July 27, 2010

Ellis & Kristi Kell Win "Extra Mile" Award from Lujacks!

Ellis Kell received a very nice gift from our friends at Lujack's Northpark Auto Plaza this week, when they gave Ellis an “Extra Mile Award” of $500! The Extra Mile award is given each week to someone who has gone the EXTRA MILE, on the job, or in the community.

Ellis & his wife Kristi have donated the $500 check from Lujack’s back to the Karli Rose Kell Music Scholarship Fund at RME, to help our area youth who can’t afford music lessons and educational program fees at River Music Experience (including our Rock Camp USA program).  Over $24,000 has been raised in their daughter Karli’s memory, since they first established the fund at RME. We know Karli would be very proud in knowing that her fund helps area youth that might not otherwise be able to afford to pursue their musical dreams.

Make sure to tune into WQAD Channel 8 on Thursday, July 29th at 6:30pm or Friday, July during "Good Morning Quad Cities" (5-7am) to catch Ellis receiving the Extra Mild Award!

Courtyard Series in Full Swing!

You asked for it, and now it's back! We are excited to bring back a series for the summer that will feature live music every Friday on the RME Courtyard, now for FREE! That's right, stop on by when you get off work at 5pm for some tunes from some of your favorite local & regional bands. Families and folks of all ages are welcome and the RME will offer a cash bar.

Our Friday Live @ 5 Series kicked off on June 18th and will continue on though the whole summer, until the end of September! The only Fridays this summer we will not feature bands on the Courtyard is when there are already street & music festivals going on downtown. In the event of rain, the show will be cancelled, and announcements will be made on our websites.

Gates open every Friday right at 5pm and music will begin by 5:30pm - stop by and enjoy the summer with us!

July 30 - Funktastic 5 (Funk/R&B/Pop)
August 6 - Firesale (Reggae/Dub)
August 13 - Danika Holmes (Acoustic Pop/Singer-Songwriter)
August 27 - Smooth Groove w/The Meyers Brothers (Salsa/Funk/Rock)
September 3 - Grazin' District (Country/Rock)
September 10 - The Warmth (Rock/Grunge)
September 17 - Tim Stop Trio (Pop/Rock/Soul)
Septemeber 24 - Dani Lynn Howe Band (Country)

Please help us thank our series sponsors by supporting these local businesses:

KWQC TV-6, Star 93.5, TAG Communications, Arnold's Body Shop, Tri-State Siding, Windows & Roofing, Woodfire Grill, Kevin Kraft, UBS Financial Services Inc, and
Rhythm City Casino, Lujacks Northpark Auto Plaza

Guitar Building Classes are Back!

The first class offered by AM Guitar Repair and the RME was such a hit that we are offering another guitar building class on Saturday, July 31 & Sunday, August 1! Participants can choose to build either Tele or Strat style guitars, or a Precision or jazz sytle bass guitar.

The price for the class starts at $699.  This includes all the parts, use of tools, and instruction on building a guitar by AM Guitar Repair owner Alan Morrison.  You will leave the class with a fully assembled and setup high quality instrument.  Check out this slideshow for pictures from previous classes.

For more information go to www.AMGuitarRepair.com and click on Guitar Building 101.  Please e-mail or call 563-370-6810 with any questions or to register.

Kidz Days Returns to RME!

RME is excited to bring back our Kidz Days program! Kidz Days at the RME will present a different program on the third Saturday of every month through February 2011. These programs are typically suggested for children pre-school to 12 years of age.

August's program will feature Native American Drums & Dance with Larry Lockwood on August 21th.

Kidz Days is made possible with the support of QC Arts Dollar$ and KWQC TV6.

TIME: 10:30am
WHEN: The Third Saturday of Every Month
ADMISSION: $5.00 for parent/adult and accompanied children are free

Download a flyer to view upcoming artists & programs!