Today I read another's blog that I disagreed with. I wrote a quite lengthy rebuttal to his or her comments, but got a message that the blog site was not accepting comments. So, I decided to comment on it here.

The blogger's point was that there was little to do in the Quad Cities and that the QCA is a cultural wasteland. I get quite upset when I hear comments like that. I feel that we are very fortunate to have so many activities going on here. We have several excellent theatre groups - Playcrafters, New Ground, Ghostlight, My Verona, and the two colleges, St.Ambrose and Augustana. I am always amazed at the quality of college productions and the talent of these young people. We saw The Laramie Project and four Edward Albee one-act plays at Augustana and Urinetown at St.Ambrose. All very well done. At the other theatres we saw many productions such as Neil Simon plays, Drawer Boy, Vagina Monologues, Boston Marriage, Scotland Road, Closer, Enchanted April. We also saw Altar Call which was written by a local playwright at Playcrafters and Miss Saigon which was performed at the Adler. Music Guild also has a good selection of musicals. In addition to the theatre, other cultural productions are the Quad City Symphony and Ballet. Early in the year we went to both Edward Albee appearances, St.Ambrose and Augustana, and listened to him.

Art is another cultural activity which is abundant here. In the Reader I counted 27, yes I said 27, art exhibits and shows. Anyone who has not seen the Thaddeus Erdahl ceramic sculpture display at the Quad City Arts Center is missing a real treasure. A trip to the new Figge Art Museum is certainly well worth the time.
There are also many other listings under such headings as literary arts, dance, comedy,museums, and community courses in such areas as art, dance, crafts.
If one is interested in sports, there are the Steamwheelers, Mallards, Swing of the Quad Cities, and Augustana and St.Ambrose athletic events.

To anyone who feels there is nothing to do in the Quad Cities, all you have to do is pick up the new copy of the Reader every Wednesday and select from a large array of activities. Perhaps instead of complaining, some should spend their time finding out all that is offered here.