May 6—What do an actor putting on a one-man play and a three-man punk rock band have in common? They all have taken up routes delivering letters and packages around the Quad-Cities.
Zach Pethoud and The Pivots band members Ryan Levsen, Curtis Rosing and Joe Verstraete will perform this weekend for their fellow postal carriers and the public after their shared background and profession brought them together.
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