events

In 2007, the Quad Cities will host a series of activities examining some of the major coexistence issues that will define the 21 st century; poverty, ethnic conflicts, refugees, as well as local issues including immigration and coexisting with the Mississippi River. The nucleus of this endeavor is the traveling art exhibition, coming this fall.

Click here to download a flyer of the Coexistence Exhibit

Coexistence Calendar of Events 2007

April
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June
July
August
September
October
November

September

Sept. 8 - Mystery Book Discussion - Blacklist by Sarah Paretsky, 9:30-11 AM at Bettendorf Public Library

September 9, 2007
Jewish Film Series, 4:00 pm, Olin Hall, Augustana College. Film TBA. Call (309) 793-1300 for more information.

September 9, 1-5 pm, Multi-Cultural Festival, LeClaire Park

September 12, 2007            
Discussion of 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East by Naomi Shihab Nye led by former Quint Cities Poets president John McBride, Bettendorf Public Library, 7 pm (books available at BPL, 344-4179)

September 15, 2007
Zoofari Ball, Niabi Zoo, Coal Valley, IL, , Coexisting with Animals, Guest speaker “Jack Hanna”, call (309) 799-3482 for more information.

Sept. 15 - Interview with Naomi Shihab Nye on "About Books" WVIK, 90.3 FM at Noon. Author to visit Bettendorf Public Library and other venues Sept. 26-27.

September 16, 2007
Jewish Film Series, 4:00 pm, Olin Hall, Augustana College. Film TBA. Call (309) 793-1300 for more information.

September 16, 2007
"Theatrical Performance during the Holocaust"
These two talks will focus on artistic achievement by Jewish and
modern artists during the Nazi era. Free with paid admission or membership
at Figge Art Museum Auditorium  at 2:00 pm Sept. 16, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport.
For more info: (563) 326-7804 or  http://www.figgeartmuseum.org

Description of talks below:

Dr. Al Goldfarb will give a brief presentation on theatrical performance in
the ghettos and concentration camps during the Holocaust.

Dr. Al Goldfarb has been president of Western Illinois University since
2002. A professor of theatre, Goldfarb continues to teach theatre history
and has written numerous articles on the subject. He and Rebecca Rovit
co-edited Theatrical Performance during the Holocaust, which was a 1999
National Jewish Book Award Finalist.

"Defying the Nazis: Diversity in the Art of Exiled Visual Artists from
Germany"

Dr. Keith Holz will discuss how visual artists exiled from Germany responded
to the Nazi party's assumption of power after 1933, and to their intolerant
policies toward art and artists deemed "Jewish," "Bolshevik," "modernist,"
or "international."

Dr. Keith Holz teaches art history at Western Illinois University. His
current research interests include the Jewish collectors of modern art in
interwar Breslau, the artists Oskar Kokoschka and Paul Klee, and the role of
the visual arts in German governments' foreign policies, ca. 1918-1950.

September 19, 2007               
Discussion of Never in a Hurry: Essays on People and Places by Naomi Shihab Nye led by librarian Hedy N.R. Hustedde, Bettendorf Public Library, 1 pm (books available at BPL, 344-4179)

Sept. 19 - Contemporary Book Discussion - American Islam: The Struggle for the Soul of a Religion by Paul M. Barrett led by Talia Alvi, 7:00 PM at Bettendorf Public Library

Sept. 20 - Senior Day - Israel One on One, visual presentation by Nir Zernyak, 1:30 PM at Bettendorf Public Library

Sept. 20 - Snacking the Middle East Way, free cooking class for teens at 4:00 PM at Bettendorf Hy-Vee. Register at Bettendorf Hy-Vee.

Sept. 20 - Arab-Israeli Conflict, Part 1: The Genesis by Dr. Arthur Pitz, 7-8:30 PM at Bettendorf Public Library

Sept. 25 - Book Discussion for middle school age and up, Habibi by Naomi Shihab Nye led by Gwen Pokora, 4:00 PM at Bettendorf Public Library

Sept. 25 - Root Causes of Tension Between Islam and the West by Kathy Gockel, program officer Stanley Foundation, 7:00 PM at Bettendorf Public Library. (This program in partnership with the World Affairs Council and World Community Institute)

Sept. 26 & 27 - Visit to Quad Cities by Palestinian-American poet, Naomi Shihab Nye coordinated by Bettendorf Public Library.

Sept. 26 - Storytime for Preschoolers with Naomi Shihab Nye, 2:00-2:30 PM at Bettendorf Public Library

September 26, 2007            
 Presentation emphasizing coexistence in her life and in the world by Arab American poet Naomi Shihab Nye, 7pm, preceded by an interfaith dinner, 6:15 pm, Islamic Center of the Quad Cities, Moline, Illinois

September 27, 2007            
Presentation emphasizing her books Habibi and 19 Varieties of Gazelle and growing up in two cultures by Arab American poet Naomi Shihab Nye, 9:30 am, Davenport West High School Auditorium

September 27, 2007            
Presentation emphasizing her book Habibi and her experience with multiple cultures by Arab American poet Naomi Shihab Nye, 1:30 pm, Rivermont Collegiate, Bettendorf

September 27, 2007            
Presentation emphasizing coexistence in her life and in the world and poetry reading by Naomi Shihab Nye and winners of the Coexistence Poetry Contest, Bettendorf Public Library, 7 pm, preceded by reception at 6:30 pm.

September 27, 2007
Coexistence Exhibit closes

Friday September 28th, 7pm
No Me No You: An art exhibit exploring the idea"love your enemies"Opening reception for the artists at the Bucktown GalleryNo Me No You features work by: Terry Rathje, Teresa Mesich, Susan
Czechowski, Rachael Mullins, Kathleen Van Hyfte, Cathy Bolkcom and Joe
Kelley. No Me No You is presented by MidCoast Fine Arts as a part of the
community wide celebration of “Coexistence: The Art of Living Together:
Outdoor Exhibition & Community Events.” Second floor of the Bucktown Center for the Arts, 225 E. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801, (309) 737-2066 | Hours of Operation: Wed - Sat, 11am - 6pm.

Through September 28th
Creating Coexistence
Creating Coexistence is currently on display in the Quad City Arts Center Gallery through September 28th. 

“Creating Coexistence” is an exhibition showcasing professional artists together with student artists living within a 250 mile radius of the Quad Cities on the theme of Coexistence. This regional exhibit stems from the International Public Design Competition & Outdoor traveling Worldwide Exhibition originally created by the Museum on the Seam, Jerusalem, Israel. Themes presented in the work address issues of people with differences being able to live side by side in peace as well as man coexisting with the environment.

This thoughtful exhibition features work of 29 regional artists along with their statements about coexistence. Images: the one saved as prayer chart is "Prayer Ladder " by Katie Kiley. The one saved as Indian is "Crossings" by Bruce Walters.

Sept. 29, 2007
Experience the Middle East, cultural activities for all ages, Noon - 3 PM at Bettendorf Public Library

Sept. 29, 2007
Mirage Middle Eastern Dance Troupe, belly dance performance 2:00-3:00 PM at Bettendorf Public Library

Raphie Etgar, Curator
Museum on the Seam