The winter hit the load-in day hard and we had many vendors stranded all across the interstate but when the show started we had all of the vendors here and safe and sound. The weather abated and though cold , everyone was excited to start a new year and the 23rd Annual Bald Eagle Days.
The Native American Coalition of the Quad Cities (NACQC), is the only active non-profit Native American-led organization in the QC area. NACQC's family includes Native people & cultures from the Lakota, Cherokee, Northern Cheyenne, Arapahoe, Kiowa, Meskwaki, Dine' (Navajo), Miqmac, Arikara, Hidatsa, Mandan, and others. Please join us in the North Hall as we gather to celebrate our brother, the Eagle, and share the cultures and traditions of the Native Americans.
Jan. 9 (Sat.)
12 Noon Grand Entry (Starts in the Main Hall and ends in the North Hall), Invocation, Presentation of Colors 12:30 pm Welcome Invocation/Present Colors Intertribal & Exhibition Dancing Audience participation 2:00 pm Storytelling and/or Lakota Oral Historian presentation 3:00 pm Native Sign Language 4:00 pm Flute Player 5:00 pm (Break) 6:00-7:45 pm Intertribal & Exhibition Dancing
Jan. 10 (Sun)
12 Noon Grand Entry (same as Sat.) 12:30 pm Welcome Invocation/Present Colors Intertribal & Exhibition Dancing Audience participation 2:00 pm Storytelling and/or Lakota Oral Historian presentation 3:00 pm Native Sign Language 4:00 pm Flute Player 4:45 pm Retire Colors - Closing Remarks
Both Days - Vendor Tables selling Native American and non-Native American items
The 2010 Bald Eagles Days is proud to feature Sculptor Ted McElhiney.
Ted McElhiney is no stranger to the Mississippi River. His father was born and raised on the Father of Waters at Pontoosuc, Illinois. His father, grandfather and uncle, when not fishing during the winter months, would guide wealthy Chicago businessmen on to spotted islands on the Mississippi for goose and duck hunting.
Ted's early career, after graduating from the Fine and Applied Arts at the University of Illinois in advertising design, centered around his own advertising agency for over thirty years. During that time he participated in many art projects.
He became seriously interested in wildlife art in the 70's and displayed many paintings and sculpture in prestigious shows, such as Easton Waterfowl Festival, Easton, Maryland - Tulsa Wildlife Exposition, Tulsa,Oklahoma and Charleston Waterfowl Exposition in Charleston, S.C. His unique approach to bronze became known and began a secondary career for him.
Today he is a well-known local bronze artist with many venues of subject matter. See his bronzes at VanderVeer Park, on the river in East Moline and Bettendorf, the Bix Plaza, Handicapped Development Center , to name a few.
He and his wife live overlooking the beautiful Mississippi River. The eagles fly in the winter and they are surrounded by wildlife.
The QCCA proudly introduces Richard English’s Wild Cat Show To The Bald Eagle Days Jan. 8th-10th 2010
Richard is in his thirtieth year at showing and raising wild cats. He has done shows all over the country and we are proud to have him at this years show. Hope to see you here!
The Native American Coalition of the Quad Cities (NACQC), is the only active non-profit Native American-led organization in the QC area. NACQC's family includes Native people & cultures from the Lakota, Cherokee, Northern Cheyenne, Arapahoe, Kiowa, Meskwaki, Dine' (Navajo), Miqmac, Arikara, Hidatsa, Mandan, and others. Please join us in the North Hall as we gather to celebrate our brother, the Eagle, and share the cultures and traditions of the Native Americans.
