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00 1 Nordic Choir warms winter chill The acclaimed Luther College Nordic Choir will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 2136 Brady Dav- enport. Admission is by donation, with proceeds going to UNITE Service Camp, which paints houses for residents in need, and the Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center. Nordic Choir, founded in 1946, directed by alum Andrew Last, has earned international raves as a premier collegiate choral en- semble, according to its bio.

Based at the private liberal-arts school in Decorah, Iowa, north of Dubuque, Nordic is flagship choir in a program that comprises three upper-class mixed touring choirs, two first-year choirs, and a choir. More than 530 singers from these ensembles combine with Sym- phony Orchestra, Luther Ringers, and pipe organ for five Christmas at Luther performances each year. The concerts in 2008 and 2012 were nationally broadcast as PBS holiday specials. The 2008 broadcast won a regional Emmy for Best Special Event Coverage. Nordic Choir has toured extensively throughout the nation, in churches of all denominations, schools, and concert halls, including Lincoln Center, New York; Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.; Orchestra Hall, Chicago; Orchestra Hall and the Historic State Theatre, Minneapolis; the Ordway Music Theatre, St.

Paul; Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Crystal Cathedral, Los Angeles; and Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City. also toured through Europe, the Caribbean, Mexico, Russia, and Eastern Europe. Most recently, Nordic Choir toured Italy in 2015, and to commemo- rate the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, the choir toured Germany in May 2018. Life Thursday, January 31, 2019 B8 EDITOR: JONATHAN TURNER, 309-757-4992 JONATHAN TURNER, ROCK ISLAND War is on the mind of two area artists, as Quad City Arts opens its newest exhibits, De Corps: The Brotherhood of Paratroopers, Rangers, and Special Forces at by Kenneth Cunningham, and Disobedi- by Brian Schulz, at the gallery at 1715 2nd Ave. On display Friday through March 22 will be paintings by Cunningham, of Eldridge, and spray-paint collages by Schulz, of Davenport.

work is heav- ily influenced by the time he spent as an Army trooper, according to a Quad City Arts release. evokes a sense of mystery and danger through his compositions, but his main focus is the feeling of brotherhood that sustained him then and now. By adding plan- etary bodies to his paintings, Kenneth depicts his interest in astronomy and references the field discussions of science and it says. Schulz uses art tech- niques and a large array of medi- ums to create dynamic collages on the release says. is about lies and contradic- Schulz said the exhibit designed to make you challenge the information we are fed daily.

Question everything and trust Through the use of newspaper articles, which can be partially read beneath the paint, he provides the basis of the propaganda he feels should be questioned. Both men use art to express personal beliefs and portray significant experiences in their lives, according to Q-C Arts. You can meet the artists and enjoy complimentary food and bever- ages 7-9 p.m. Feb. 8 at the gallery.

New exhibit explores war, brotherhood, truth and lies Playing in a winter wonderland Baby, cold outside, but not stopping Bettendorf from hosting its third-annual Winter Carnival Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All activities are free and open to all ages. Outside activities include a snow obstacle course and snow painting at Field, out- side the library; sledding and cross-country skiing (limited ski rental or bring your own) at Palmer Hills Golf Course, and ice skating (free to skate; $2 skate rental or bring your own) at Frozen Landing. There will be shuttle service available, with stops approximately every 10 minutes at the Learning Campus, Palmer Hills, the parking lot across from Life Fitness Center, and Frozen Landing.

Indoor activities include library activities and crafts with Nahant Marsh, Figge Art Museum, Navigators USA, artist Angie Kilmer, Master Gardeners, and calligrapher Amy Nielsen. For a full schedule of events, visit bettendorflibrary. com. Family Museum activities ($5 admission for the day) include make a snowflake or a snow- man and play with pretend snow. At Life Fitness Center, there will be pom-pom hockey, snowman bowling, rubber ducky ring toss, snowflake drop, the nose on the snow- snowbell toss, snowball fight, winter col- oring station, winter wonderland photo station, and make-a-mask craft.

For more information, call 563-344-4106. Rockers go Dutch in Davenport Dutch quartet Mozes and the Firstborn, who just released their new album Jan. 25 on Burger Records, will let it rip at Daven- Raccoon Motel, 304 E. 3rd at 7 p.m. Feb.

5. Admission is $8. Playing a mix of sleazy grunge and power pop Mozes and the First- born hail from Eindhoven, The Netherlands, according to a band release. The group started out in 2010 with Melle Dielesen on vocals, gui- tar, Corto Blommaert on bass and Raven Aart- sen on drums, with Ernst-Jan van Doorn join- ing prior to their 2011 debut EP Got California label Burger Records signed the band to release their self-titled debut full-length in 2014, followed by Pile Of in 2016, touring internationally in support. The new disc, embraces the feel of a mixtape, as Mozes blend their favorite styles and genres into an intriguing collection of songs, including the prior 2018 single, Supermarket which has nearly 400,000 plays on Spotify, according to the band.

A recent review from newnoisemagazine. com said: Mozes and the First- born deliver an album like a love letter to DIY dubbed mixtapes. Their fourth release through Burger Records showcases the person- ality and taste. The band treats music joyfully and irreverently, celebrating their interests and avoiding the pretense of maintaining too tight of an aesthetic. is a bubbling, joyous, indulgent For more information, visit mozesandthe- firstborn.com.

4eventsJAN. 31-FEB. 6 BY JONATHAN TURNER for YOU! Stunning shenanigans at St. Ambrose In a special program presented with Quad City Arts, the unique Los Angeles-based ensemble Antics will take over St. Ambrose Allaert Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday in Galvin Fine Arts Center, 518 W. Locust Davenport. Antics incorporates street dance, poetry, theater and film into and daring urban dance perfor- according to SAU. In the language of hip-hop, Antics tells stories using the vocabulary of street dance styles including krump dance, house dance, locking and popping, its bio says. Founded in 2007, Antics has performed extensively in and around L.A., including University of Southern California, Loyola Marymount University, Levitt Pa- vilion MacArthur Park, Skirball Cultural Center and Los Angeles Theater Center.

also toured throughout California and the nation. In addition to live performances, Antics has created and produced two short dance films directed by founder Amy Campion. (2011) was shown at the Dance on Camera film festival at Lincoln Center, the San Francisco Dance Film Festival, and Dance for Camera Festival at the Phoenix Center for the Arts. In 2012, Campion was invited to a residency at the Sacatar Institute in Brazil, where she created the short film Dance believes in the power of hip-hop dance to inspire and move audiences across all according to its bio at anticsperformance.com. Satur- performance costs $16 for adults, $14 citizens, $10 for non-SAU students, and free for SAU students with a valid ID.

These are just some of the great upcoming events taking place in our area. For more ideas, check out the events calendar at qconline.com/calendar A new artwork by Brian Schulz of Davenport. STAFF REPORT DAVENPORT On the day before Super Bowl 53, another pigskin classic the annual Bacon Beer Festival en- courages you to pig out 6-9 p.m. Saturday at the RiverCenter, 136 E. 3rd St.

The festival will again bring the top eateries, pork purveyors, and specialty craft brewers together for a one-day salute to the culinary match made in hog ac- cording to its website, baconand- beerfestivals.com/davenport-ia. For $30 in advance $35 that day attendees get a commem- orative pint glass, unlimited bacon and beer samples while they last and entertainment, including Rock Lewis Knudsen. Area breweries scheduled to attend include Backpocket, Baked, Bent River, Crawford, Exile, Five Cities, Front Street, Granite City, Millstream, Micro- brew Mile, Radicle Effect, Rubys and Reunion. You can reserve tickets online, at the Adler Theatre box office or at 800-745-3000. Bacon Beer Fest allows you to pig out The Luther College Nordic Choir.

Skaters at Frozen Landing in December 2016. The L.A.-based hip-hop ensemble Antics. The Dutch band Mozes and the Firstborn..