Who will win the "Mr. Habitat" title?  Come to the Rogalski Center on the St. Ambrose University campus on Saturday, October 21st and enjoy the elegance of a beauty contest and the ambience of a construction site at this first-ever Habitat for Humanity - Quad Cities event.  The evening begins at 5 with a cash bar, appetizers and silent auction followed by dinner at 6.  The fun begins at 7 when the Mr. Habitat contestants take the stage to compete in evening wear and construction gear before a panel of the area's most influential women.  Tickets are $50.  Proceeds help Habitat for Humanity - Quad Cities build homes for partner families.

OPEN CITIES ANNOUNCES 2006-07 FILM SERIES  

The Open Cities Film Society has a new name :  Open Cities Cinema.  “We wanted a name that reflects our new mission statement—The Quad-Cities’ premiere window to the world, projecting culture, education, and entertainment,” says the organization’s incoming president, Ted Priester. 

 
The upcoming season also reflects other changes, including a new venue. Open Cities’ 28^th season begins Saturday, September 23 and will feature 27 films in four categories:  Award-Winners, British, Favorites, and Quad-City Premieres.  “The Quad-City Premieres movies will be noted films from 2005 and 2006 that haven’t been shown in the area, now that there’s no longer a Brew & View or Rocket Theatre to fill that need,” says Priester. That category includes Junebug, Tristram Shandy, and Water. The season opener will be the Scandinavian classic Babette’s Feast, with other features including M*A*S*H, A Clockwork Orange, The Third Man, Lone Star, A Room with a View, and Stop Making Sense. 

The new venue for the Open Cities Cinema season is the Davenport Public Library at Fairmount Street.  The viewing room has 80 seats, and patrons have access to a well-lit parking lot and refreshments from the library’s Slanted Straw Café.   All films will be shown on Saturday nights, beginning at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:45.  Seating is on a first-come, first served basis.  Suggested donations are $5.00 for individual tickets, $3.00 for students showing a college ID, and $45.00 for season tickets, which are available at the door or by calling 563-322-5386.  More information is available at the Open Cities Cinema’s new website:  www.opencitiescinema.org

Besides the film series, Open Cities Cinema has other projects in the works, including co-sponsoring the Avati Film Festival at the Figge Art Museum September 15-17.

for more information contact: Karen McFarland at somanybonnets@hotmail.com or Ted Priester at 563-322-5386  

 2006-2007 Open Cities Cinema Season

Sept. 23--     Babette’s Feast

Sept. 30--     North by Northwest

Oct. 7--         Secrets and Lies

Oct. 14--       Junebug

Oct. 21--       Blow-Up

Oct. 28--       The Blue Angel

Nov. 4--        A Room with a View

Nov. 11--       Me and You and Everyone We Know

Nov. 18--       M*A*S*H

Nov. 25--       The King of Comedy

Dec. 2--        The 39 Steps

Dec. 9--        Nine Lives

Dec. 16--      8 ½

Jan. 6--         A Clockwork Orange

Jan. 13--       Tristram Shandy

Jan. 20--       Barton Fink

Jan. 27--       Brazil

Feb. 3--        The Third Man

Feb. 10--      L’Enfant

Feb. 17--      All About Eve

Feb. 24--      Lone Star

Mar. 3--        Topsy Turvy

Mar. 10--      Wah-Wah

Mar. 17--      Mephisto

Mar. 24--      Stop Making Sense

Mar. 31--      The Go-Between

Apr. 7--         Water

The QC First Fridays Family invite you to their "Coming ART" party Friday, September 1^st from 6P-10P at the Isle of Capri, 1777 Isle Parkway in Bettendorf, Iowa.  Watch as they "paint the town red" with the talents of Quad City artists specializing in contemporary and modern art.  Mr. Jesse Adams of Rock Island High School and others will be prominently featured.  Musical entertainment will be provided by the world-renowned jazz duo "Boris & Tony."

Admission will be in the form of donations, and all proceeds will be contributed to the September 11^th Disaster Relief Fund.

All professionals must attend!  Come out and continue building professional and personal relationships at this social networking event.  Drawings will be held for prizes, and we ask that individuals bring announcements or advertisement paraphernalia promoting their business, company and/or organization for us to display.  For more information, contact Hiram Harris at 563-391-9693 or 678-588-2799 or e-mail (HiramCHarris@aol.com).  "QC First Fridays - Mixing Business With Pleasure!"

Website: www.geocities.com/qcfirstfridays/qcfirstfridays

The Adaptors and Elbow at RIBCO Saturday August 26th, doors at 9pm. 

From the mid 90's when "indie" was still a fresh word, comes a reunion of two bands that is long overdue. The Adaptors, which included 3 of the 4 members of Driver of the Year, and Donnie Bobb (the Vow, Parlet, The Paradise Boys) will take the stage at RIBCO on Saturday August 26th with old friends Elbow, who play(ed) an unrelenting form of cosmic, long haired post punk/pre metal not often heard today, but much needed.