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By Stephanie De Pasquale | Wednesday, May 07, 2008

>>> MySpace band of the week: EOTO (pronounced E-oh-toe) produces techno dance music with catchy melodies that are improvised on the spot. The duo is comprised of Jason Han and Michael Travis, and their MySpace page includes five samples of their ever-changing music, recorded live around the country, plus links from which you can download the EOTO albums “Razed” and “Elephants Only Talk Occasionally.” EOTO is performing with special guest Samadhi at 10 p.m. Friday, May 2, at the Redstone Room, 129 Main St., Davenport. Doors open at 8 p.m. and tickets are $10.  To check out EOTO, visit myspace.com/eotomusic. For more information, call (563) 326-1333, Ext. 107, or visit redstoneroom.com.

>>>“Fairway for Murder”: It’s a whodunit, and the dinner guests at The Lodge Hotel are the detectives.

Guests mingle with mystery characters over cocktails, interrogate them and interpret packets of clues over dinner, and then solve the crime by dessert. The interactive theater presented by It’s A Mystery begins at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 2, at The Lodge, 900 Spruce Hills Drive, Bettendorf. Reservations are required and can be made by calling (563) 359-1607. The cost is $35.

>>> Davenport Central/North After-Prom party: Juniors and seniors attending Davenport Central and North High schools have a place to go after prom that their parents will approve of.

The alcohol- and drug-free Davenport Central/North After-Prom Party will be from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday/Sunday at NorthPark Mall, 320 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport. The event is free to all North and Central juniors and seniors and their dates.

>>> HE SAID WHAT?: Richard Ragan, the regional manager of Skeffingtons, said that when high school guys rent a pinstripe tuxedo for prom, they usually also get a zoot hat, cane, scarf and black-and-white shoes to complete the look.

“Some of these guys show up and they’ve got the scarf on and the zoot hat and whatever,” he said. “And I think sometimes the parents must take one look at them at the door and then not let the guy in: ‘Who’s this taking my daughter to prom?’ ”

Ragan said a lot of guys come in and eye a camouflage vest that’s on display at the store.

“The guys really like it,” he said. “But the girls, obviously, they’re going to come in and say,              ‘Uh-uh, not my prom.’ ”