Current Events & Tours (pdf)
Lizzie Borden Portrayal Luncheon – Friday, April 26
“Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother 40 whacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her father 41.” Quad City Plus 60 Club is proud to host award-winning actress Leslie Goddard as she brings to life Lizzie Borden, accused of the brutal hatchet murder of her father and stepmother in 1892.
This sensational crime captured the public imagination of late 19th century America. On the morning of August 4, 1892, the bodies of Andrew Borden and his second wife, Abby, were found slaughtered in the home they shared with an Irish maid, Bridget, and Andrew’s 32-year-old daughter, Lizzie. Hear Lizzie’s story come alive as she talks about her life growing up in Fall River, Massachusetts, her estrangement from her stepmother, and her troubled relationship with her father. Was Lizzie a desperate and unsettled daughter who resorted to murder . . . or an innocent woman who could never escape the trauma that destroyed her life? Join us on April 26 to decide for yourself.
Leslie Goddard is an award-winning actress and scholar who has been presenting history programs for more than fifteen years. In addition to both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in theater, she has a Ph.D. from Northwestern University and currently works full-time as a historical interpreter and public speaker. She has presented for hundreds of museums, libraries, senior centers, clubs, and other organizations around the country. And now, your Quad City Plus 60 Club has the privilege of bringing her knowledge and talent to the Quad Cities.
Join your fellow Quad City Plus 60 members for this exclusive event at The Outing Club, 2109 North Brady Street, Davenport for this engaging performance on Friday, April 26, following an 11:30 a.m. luncheon. The menu will include your choice of 3 entrees:
- Pretzel Encrusted Chicken Breast with Boetje’s mustard cream sauce, garlic mashed potatoes, petite green beans and baby carrots;
- Roast Pork Loin with grilled apple compote, whipped sweet potatoes with brown sugar and maple, and steamed broccolini; or a
- vegetarian entrée of Risotto Parmesan with mixed mushroom sauté, grilled asparagus, and roasted baby carrots.
All entrées are served with rolls and butter, and coffee or tea service.
The non-refundable registration fee for the luncheon and performance is $45 for members or $55 for non-members. Not a member? You can join by visiting qctplus60.com, clicking the MEMBERSHIP tab at the top of the home page, filling out the membership form and submitting it with your credit card payment online. Or you can print the membership form, complete it, and mail with a check payment to Quad City Plus 60 Club, Quad-City Times, P. O. Box 3828, Davenport, IA 52808. A three-year single membership is only $10 or $15 for a household couple.
Click HERE to register for this event by printing the displayed Registration Form, completing the requested information, and mailing it with your check payment to “Lizzie Borden Luncheon”, 3006 E. 31st Street, Davenport, IA 52807-2454.
Registrations must be postmarked by Tuesday, April 16. For further questions please text or leave a voicemail on the Club’s cell phone at 563-370-4566 for a prompt return call. Be sure to mark your calendar now.
This is a unique opportunity you don’t want to miss!
Pella Tulip Festival Day Trip
5 seats have opened up on the previously sold-out deluxe motorcoach day trip to the outdoor Pella Tulip Festival on Thursday, May 2, 2024. Cost is $125/person. Call Cindy toll-free during business office hours 8am – 5pm on weekdays at 800-779-4869 and provide your Club membership number when requesting a reservation.
Starved Rock Lodge luncheon program Day Trip
A few seats remain available for the deluxe motorcoach day trip to Starved Rock Lodge on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 for the “Branson on the Road” matinee luncheon show. Cost is $175/person. Call Cindy toll-free during business office hours 8am – 5pm on weekdays at 800-779-4869 and provide your Club membership number when requesting a reservation. Both trips offer passenger boarding from complimentary parking lots in Davenport and Moline.
