Kaffee und Kuchen
May 18, 2025 |
1:30 pm -
3:00 pm
$0-8
In 1956, the family of Denkmann-Weyerhauser lumber company heiress Susanne Denkmann and her husband John Hauberg gifted their home to the City of Rock Island to be used as a civic center. In 2016, the non-profit Friends of the Hauberg Civic Center Foundation was organized to oversee the preservation and sustainability of the house and grounds. Come learn about the past, present and future of this magnificent treasure!
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1:30 refreshments
2:00 program
FREE for members
$8 for non-members
Annette LeZotte received her PhD in Art History from the University of Texas at Austin, her MA in Art History from Florida State University and her BA in Art History from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She spent 20 years in Kansas working as Associate Professor of Art History at Wichita State University, Education Curator at the Wichita Art Museum, and Director/Curator of Kauffman Museum at Bethel College. Dr. LeZotte has completed a number of professional programs including the Smithsonian Museum/George Washington University “21st Century Museum Leadership Seminar,” the New York Museum of Modern Art’s “Meet Me at MoMA” curriculum addressing art accessibility for those with Alzheimer’s and dementia, and a fellowship in the scientific examination and restoration of paintings at the Toledo Museum of Art sponsored by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. She returned to the state of Illinois in 2021 to care for her aging parents and now teaches Art History classes for Professional and Continuing Education at Black Hawk College, serves as a docent for the Hauberg Estate in Rock Island, and sits on the City of Moline Historic Preservation Commission.
Cans in progress for Best of the Wurst on Sunday! We will have Hefenstein’s Monster, a 5.1% abv Hefeweizen on tap Sunday during the event. Cans will be available in the gift shop to take home 🍻
16 oz, 4 pack is $14.
Museum members get a 10% discount and all purchases are tax free! ☀️
If you haven’t been to @twinspanbrewing, take a trip to the restaurant and brewery and try all of their yummy brews!
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Get ready for the 8th annual Best of the Wurst sausage competition, this Sunday, July 13th from 12:00 am- 4:00 pm! Members get in free to this fun competition where you can sample local brats, purchase a variety of delicious food, enjoy an ice cold beer or pop, and vote for your favorite “wurst!” This year we will also ice cream from Here`s the Scoop to taste! Live music, ice cream, and balloon twisting are just some of the special activities we have planned. $5 entry per person, kids under 12 and members are free. Tickets are available at the door, cash or card is accepted. Take a look at some of the highlights from last year`s Best of the Wurst competition here: …
GAHC members get in free to our 8th annual Best of the Wurst sausage competition, held this Sunday, July 13th from 12:00 am- 4:00 pm! Along with local Here`s the Scoop ice cream, guests can sample local brats, purhcase from a variety of delicious foods, and enjoy an ice cold beer or pop! And don`t forget to vote for your favorite “wurst!” Live music, ice cream, and balloon twisting are just some of the special activities we have planned. $5 entry per person, kids under 12 and members are free. Tickets are available at the door, cash or card is accepted. Here`s some of the fun that we had at last year`s Best of the Wurst! …
Did you know the Col Ballroom in the West End of Davenport, is part of the National Register of Historic Places?
Though renamed in 1914, Col Ballroom originates from the Saengerfest Halle. This building brought together German musicians across the Midwest. Today it is no longer a performance venue, but we can keep its legacy alive by talking about it.
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This Sunday, July 13th from 12:00 am- 4:00 pm, we`ll host our 8th annual Best of the Wurst sausage competition! Guests can sample local brats, purchase a variety of delicious food, enjoy an ice cold beer or pop, and vote for your favorite “wurst!” This year we will also ice cream from Here`s the Scoop to taste! Live music, ice cream, and balloon twisting are just some of the special activities we have planned. $5 entry per person, kids under 12 and members are free. Tickets are available at the door, cash or card is accepted. Take a look at some photos from last year`s Best of the Wurst competition: …
Join us Sunday July 13th from 12:00- 4:00 pm for our 8th annual Best of the Wurst sausage competition! Sample local brats, purchase a variety of delicious food, enjoy an ice cold beer or pop, and vote for your favorite “wurst!” Live music, ice cream, and balloon twisting are just some of the special activities we have planned. $5 entry per person, kids under 12 and members are free. Tickets are available at the door, cash or card is accepted. Here`s a throwback to last year`s Best of the Wurst! …
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