50+ Lifestyles

Calendar of Events – May 2022

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Support Groups and Informational Seminars

Open AA Meeting – Illowa Intergroup

24 hour (309) 764-1016 or visit www.aaquadcities.org

Quad Cities Alzheimer’s Association – Virtual support groups and programs are being offered. For assistance call (563) 293-8058 or the 24/7 helpline at (800) 272-3900.

QC Breast Cancer Support Group Meeting in Illinois is the 3rd Wednesday of the month, 11:30am – 1:00pm at the Butterworth Center, 1105 8th Street, Moline, Illinois. Meeting in Iowa is the 3rd Thursday of the month, 6:00pm – 7:30pm at Gilda’s Club in Genesis West, 1351 West Central Park 355-7548.

Genesis Aphasia Support Group  If you need support or someone to talk to, call Speech Therapist Rebecca Rall at (563) 421-3495

Grief Support Group sponsored by CASI – meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Currently, this group meets at 9:30 am at the Family Restaurant, 902 W. Kimberly Rd, Davenport, IA. This is a FREE community service program; however, participants are required to sign-up in advance by calling (563) 386-7477 ext 227 and leaving a message for Vicky Ertel. Participants are responsible for their own food and beverage costs.

Grief Support Group at Ridgecrest Retirement Village, 4130 Northwest Blvd, Davenport. Each person’s grief is unique but you don’t have to grieve alone. Join us on the second Tuesday each month at 1:30. Meetings led by Kristine Dohrmann, MDV, MA, Bereavement Coordinator on May 10th and June 14th. RSVP or for more information call (563) 388-3322 or e-mail dshook@ridgecrestvillage.org

Family Caregiver Support Group  at CASI, 1035 W Kimberly Rd, Davenport. Caregiving can be challenging, but you are not alone. We invite you to join us the first and third Thursday of each month from 4:30 – 5:30pm in the CASI Library. Call (563) 386-7477. Go to website www.CASISeniors.org.

Mindful Bites offered by Ridgecrest Retirement Village, 4130 Northwest Blvd, Davenport. Come munch and learn the third Wednesday of each month at 10 am. May 18th, Communication with Someone with Dementia presented by Megan Pedersen – Alzheimer’s Association; June 15th, Preventing Falls presented by Gina Verbecke Select Therapy – in House therapy at Ridgecrest Village. RSVP or for more information call (563) 388-3215 or e-mail acoffman@ridgecrestvillage.com.

Lewy Body Dementia Support Group – will not be meeting during the winter or early spring months. Any person dealing with LBD or an associated dementia may contact either of the following for information and help. Marilyn at (309) 781-6462 or Peggy at (563) 388-1065.

Dementia: It’s many forms Does your loved one have Alzheimer’s, Lewy Body, Vascular, Frontal Lobe or another of over 100 forms of dementia? For information about the different forms of dementia, please call Marilyn at (309) 781-6462.

Parkinson’s Support Group – meetings have been cancelled at this time, but if you need to talk to someone, call Marilyn, social worker, at (309) 781-6462.

Suicide Support Group – to talk to someone please call (309) 786-5734 or go to www.christiancareqc.org

Museum Exhibits

Figge Museum presents Film at the Figge April 14 – May 12, 6:30 – 8:30pm. The Figge is presenting a monthly series featuring award winning, independent films about the arts in the Figge’s John Deere Auditorium as part of the Figge’s FREE Thursdays at the Figge programs. Al Weiwei: Never Sorry Thursday, May 12 6:30 – 7:30. In December 2008, 24-year-old American Alison Klayman, living in China, was invited to make a short movie about the installation of 10,000 photographs that Al had taken while living in New York between 1983 and 1984. In 2011, Art Review magazine named Al Weiwei the most powerful person in the art world. Come early to enjoy a cash bar from 5:00 – 7:30pm. The museum is located at 225 W 2nd Street, Davenport, IA. For more info call (563) 326-7804 or figgeartmuseum.org.

Other events sponsored by Figge:

Beaux Arts Fair at the Mississippi Valley Fair Grounds. Celebrating 69 years of the fair, all proceeds benefit the Figge Art Museum. The date is May 7 – 8 2022, 100:00am – 5:00pm.

Free Family Day – Live on the Figge Plaza May 15, 2022, 12 noon – 3:00pm. An afternoon of family fun on the Figge’s Bechtel Plaza

Opening Celebration: College Invitational May 26, 2022, 6:30 – 8:00. Celebrate the opening of College Invitational, an exhibition that features artworks by students attending eight area colleges and universities.

Bettendorf Children’s Museum has many interactive and hands on exhibits and activities for youth of all ages. The museum is located at 2900 Learning Campus Drive, Bettendorf, IA. 52722 (563) 344-4106 familymuseum@bettendorf.org.

Theater and Music Venues

Bucktown Revue is now live with more Americana music from the Heartland, featuring bluegrass, Irish folk and Americana roots music. Third Friday of the month at Nighswander Theater 2822 Eastern Ave, Davenport, IA. Performances start at 7:00 PM. For more information or to purchase tickets visit www.bucktownreview.com/home.