Plus 60 Cooking Classes and Bus Tours

The following Plus 60 cooking courses are co-sponsored by Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House. Bus tours are also listed below.

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COOKING CLASS: WE ARE NOT AMUSED
Victorian Sponge cake and Sandwiches for an English Tea party. Cost: $19

Wednesday, May 21, 2008 #49533
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM XHFFP-274-SGR01
Inst. LaBella

COOKING CLASS:THAR SHE BLOWS
Fish and seafood cooking. Cost: $19

Wednesday, June 4, 2008 #49531
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM XHFFP-277-SGR01
Inst. LaBella

COOKING CLASS:SALAD DAYS
Enjoy more than iceberg & ranch. Cost: $19

Wednesday, July 30, 2008 #49528
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM XHFFP-276-SGR01
Inst. LaBella

COOKING CLASS:WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM
I scream, you scream, we all scream for Ice Cream! Cost: $19

Wednesday, August 21, 2008 #49532
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM XHFFP-278-SGR01
Inst. LaBella

COOKING CLASS:STIR IT UP
Quick and easy stir frying and Wok cooking. Cost: $19

Wednesday, August 26, 2008 #49530
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM XHFFP-275-SGR01
Inst. LaBella

BUS TOURS

(All tours leave from Deere-Wiman House parking lot at intersection of 8th Street and 11th Avenue, Moline, IL)

FIELD OF DREAMS / DYERSVILLE
Father's bring your sons, Mother's bring your daughters, Grandparent's bring everyone to the most famous "ball diamond" in the world, located in Dyersville, Iowa. Also bring your baseball glove to play catch with, or possible play in a pick up game. Maybe "Shoeless Joe Jackson" will pick the sides, and don't forget your camera to record your presence at this historic movie site. Also you can visit the Dyersville Historical Society at the "Dyer-Botsford Victorian House" which houses over 1000 dolls. The National Farm Toy Museum has 30,000 farm toy collectables and for a complete cultural experience, view the famous Saint Francis Xavier Basilicas, a twin spired church with 64 windows...."Dutch Lunch" in a barn, the "Country Junction Restaurant".
Cost: $ 45

Wednesday July 23, 2008 #48490
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM XSPTR-1237-SGR02
Kimberly Center for Alternative Educ. Inst. Grensing
1002 W. Kimberly Rd., Davenport, IA

Wednesday July 23, 2008 #48484
7:30 AM - 5:30 PM XSPTR-1237-SGR01
Deere / Wiman Inst. Grensing
817 – 11th Avenue, Moline, IL

DUBUQUE RIVER MUSEUM
Dubuque is one of the oldest and unique city's in Iowa, and the National Mississippi Museum & Aquarium is the finest museum of its kind between Chicago and Denver. Its exhibits are housed and developed on the same basis as those in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. If your children or grandchildren have not been privileged to view this aquarium and river, they have missed a truly great educational adventure! We will tour down town Dubuque, stopping at the "Visitors Center" and "Cable Car" square before spending the majority of the time at the "National Museum". The historical Dubuque Boat Works are featured in the "Ice Harbor" exhibits, including a walking tour of the "W.W. Black". Cost: $ 49

Wednesday, June 25, 2008 #48483
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM XSPTR-1230-SGR02
Kimberly Center for Alternative Educ. Inst. Grensing
1002 W. Kimberly Rd., Davenport, IA

Wednesday, June 25, 2008 #48482
7:30 AM - 5:30 PM XSPTR-1230-SGR01
Deere / Wiman Inst. Grensing
817 – 11th Avenue, Moline, IL

LINCOLN MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Visit the new Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum in Springfield, Illinois, to discover new and interesting displays about our 16th president. This new facility has the latest in the "state of arts" historical displays. A limited supply of wheel chairs are available on a first- come, first-served basis. You may also visit the Union Station Visitors center, just across from the museum, and the bus will travel by Lincoln's Springfield home. Dutch lunch at the museum or your choice. This is now one of the finest Presidential Museums in the United States. Cost: $59

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 #48479
7:00 AM – 7:15 PM XSPTR-1236-SGR02
Kimberly Center for Alternative Educ. Inst. Grensing
1002 W. Kimberly Rd., Davenport, IA

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 #48480
6:45 AM – 7:15 PM XSPTR-1236-SGR01
Deere / Wiman Inst. Grensing
817 – 11th Avenue, Moline, IL

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL TOUR
A major part of the history of the Quad Cities and of Iowa and Illinois centers on the largest island of the Mississippi, the Rock Island Arsenal. Relive and learn the fascinating history as we visit the Corps of Engineers Center, the Davenport House, the John Browning Museum and the site of the infamous Northern prison camp of the Civil War and many other points of interest including the site and history of the first bridge across the Mississippi. (2006 is the 150th anniversary of this event.) Lunch on your own. Cost: $25

Friday, May 23, 2008 #48474
8:45 AM – 3:15 PM XSPTR-1210-SGR01
Floriun Keen Lot Inst. Grensing
North of John O’Donnel Stadium

Friday, May 23, 2008 #48477
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM XSPTR-1210-SGR02
Deere / Wiman Inst. Grensing
817 – 11th Avenue, Moline, IL