It’s been several decades since I’ve gotten into a TV show that was aimed at a younger generation.
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You've got to admire the do-it-yourselfers.
Nov 08, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
One of the great things about Quad-City area musicians is their willingness to help a good cause.
Nov 01, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
I got a nice e-mail a few weeks ago from someone who was moving away from the Quad-Cities, thanking me, especially, for what I had written about radio in the past few years.
Oct 25, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
"Where were all the theater people?" a friend who works for the Eastern Iowa Community College District asked me a couple weeks ago, as she was leaving Olympia Dukakis' Viewpoint presentation. (The college district is in its second season of presenting the Quad-City speaker series.)
Oct 18, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Arts and the people covering them are alive and well.
Oct 11, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
I never quite understood the anger that built up in the likes of the 21st-century tea party protesters or those who would shout down public officials during health-care reform discussions.
Oct 04, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
The last quarter of 2009 will have three big-name concerts in a setting that hasn't hosted that many shows - the RiverCenter in Davenport.
Sep 27, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
As someone who has attended more than the average number of concerts through the years, I have come up with a question for which I don't think I can fathom an answer.
Sep 20, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
When I told someone in July 2008 that I was on my way to the then-new Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport to review a show, I got one piece of advice: Lock your car.
Sep 13, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
I'm a sucker for a good sales pitch, so I was ready to drive the car off the lot when the concept of a Cultural Resource Marketing Center was pitched to arts groups in the Quad-Cities a few weeks ago.
Sep 06, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Here's a selection of updates based on various columns past, for the 11 regular readers of this space, plus a shameless plug for a blog as a bonus:
Aug 30, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
The talk among theater types in the Quad-Cities, who were gathered around the cyber-watercooler earlier this summer, drifted toward the topic of standing ovations.
Aug 23, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
I recently took some baby steps from my status as a near-Luddite with a purchase that puts me on the brink of the 21st century.
Aug 16, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
In all the years I've been attending and reviewing concerts, I've never given in to the ritual of the pre-show meet-and-greet.
Aug 09, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
He was unmistakable, standing in front of me in line at the Best Buy in Davenport a few weeks ago.
Aug 02, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Congratulations to the winners of Saturday's Quad-City Times Bix 7 - as well as all of those who finished the race. Nice going.
Jul 26, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
"Dad," the almost-teenager asked me a few weeks ago, "did you own Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' (she paused) on a record?"
Jul 19, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Katherine Lanpher says she hadn't realized the magnitude of the accomplishment by her friend and former boss until it was pointed out by someone else.
Jul 12, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
I try not to be a "grass is always greener on the other side of the fence" person. Really I don't.
Jul 05, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
David Burke has covered arts and entertainment for the Quad-City Times since November 1999, after 8 1/2 years with the Herald & Review, the Lee Enterprises newspaper in Decatur, Ill. A Kansas native, his accomplishments including being chosen as a fellow in the National Endowment for the Arts Institute in Theatre and Musical Theatre in Los Angeles during 2007 and finishing in second place in the “Ultimate Fan Search” game show on cable's TV Land during 2000. He also emcees the Times monthly trivia nights, which benefit Newspapers in Education.
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