Tag Archives: Bix 7 Road Race

History and Legacy of the Bix 7 Road Race

Posted on July 20, 2018 by SCblogger

What does a jazz cornetist have to do with running? Find out this Monday, July 23rd at 6:30 pm at the Davenport Public Library | Main. Representatives from the Bix 7 will be on hand to talk about the history … Continue reading →

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New LibGuide – Bix Beiderbecke

Posted on July 30, 2015 by SCblogger

Our latest LibGuide covers all of our available resources on Davenport native jazz musician, Bix Beiderbecke. The new LibGuide can be accessed through the Suggested Research Topics page on our website. It lists everything from books, video recordings, audio recordings, sheet music, photographs, posters … Continue reading →

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Great Iowa Traditions: Bix 7 Race and RAGBRAI

Posted on July 24, 2015 by SCblogger

Two great Iowa traditions, one local and one statewide, meet in Davenport this Saturday, July 25th and we are all very excited. The local based event is the Quad City Times Bix 7 Road Race which will start at 8:00 … Continue reading →

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Main Street Branch Opening Late – July 27, 2013!

Posted on July 26, 2013 by SCblogger

The Davenport Public Library – Main Street branch including the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections department will be opening at 1:00 p.m. this Saturday, July 27, 2013 due to the Bix 7 race that morning. Eastern and Fairmount branches will be open … Continue reading →

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The Barnard Lehrmann Memorial Road Race?

Posted on August 4, 2008 by SCblogger

As we all continue to recover from the Bix 7 Run,* it might be of interest to look back 150 years and a month back to another race that took place one Davenport summer—a race that was far more spontaneous and … Continue reading →

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A Double-Bix Weekend!

Posted on July 21, 2008 by SCblogger

Bix Beiderbecke, for those of you who don’t know, was a jazz genius, a coronet player who jammed with the likes of Hoagy Carmichael and played with the Jean GoldKette  Orchestra and the Paul Whitman Band.    When he died on … Continue reading →

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The Trouble with Boulevards

Posted on January 8, 2008 by SCblogger

While searching through a carton of 1895 Davenport City Council documents, we found a protest letter written to the council by a Mr. Jacob M. Eldridge. It seems that the City of Davenport planned to run a landscaped boulevard down the center … Continue reading →

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