Join us at the Village Theatre in Davenport for a day of celebrating and connecting with people doing art, performance, activism, and other good works in and around the Quad Cities!

11 am-5:30 pm: Learn, Create, Connect

• Workshops on circus, print-making, belly dance, clowning, yoga, and much more!

• Classes and panel discussions on community issues such as reproductive freedom, LGBTQ+, food and housing security, and education.

• Information tables from groups and organizations working in public health, activism, community-building, and volunteerism.

• Register to vote!

• Free-form mingling, cocktails and mocktails, networking, and socializing.

  5:30-6:30 pm: Dinner Break

  Grab some food at one of the many great restaurants in Davenport’s East Village!

  6:30-7 pm: Keynote Speaker Deborah Thompson:
  “In the Name of Progress, Know Thyself and Check Your Elephant”

  As our day of learning, sharing, moving, and connecting moves into the evening, Deborah H.

  Thompson will reflect on the impact that morals and values will have on our efforts to make progress

  in Iowa. These days, politics and cultural fights are creating separation and isolation. Instead of finding connection – we’re creating distance. There is another way to effectively communicate what matters to you and to exchange ideas with people who have different opinions or life experiences. It is possible to talk about uncomfortable topics when you have the confidence that you won’t lose important relationships.

  7-7:30 pm: Live-Band Sing-Along
  with Chris Dunn and Friends

  Singing together is a great way to form community, and community is what we need to create a better society. So open up and sing your heart out. If not now, when?

  7:30-9:00 pm: Live Variety Show

  Performance from local favorites and special guests, featuring circus, burlesque, clowning, music, and more!
  (18 years and over.)

  9:00 pm: Slow-Dance Party

  Have a silly or romantic slow-dance moment with old friends and new!