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Quad-Cities Downtowns Take Differing Steps to Welcome Back Customers
Saturday in the Arts is a comprehensive, in-depth feature on a topic, trend or personality impacting the Quad-Cities, posted every Saturday morning on QuadCities.com. This week we look at the various...
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Tenacious D Show At Adler Theater Canceled
The Tenacious D performance, originally scheduled to play the Adler Theatre on Friday, September 25, 2020, has been canceled. A message from Tenacious D: “Dear D-sciples: We are very sad to...
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Colonial Germans & the American Revolution Program This Weekend
Join the German American Heritage Center & Museum for a virtual program on Sunday, July 12th at 2 p.m. Colonial Germans & the American Revolution will be presented by the GAHC’s Assistant...
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Quad Con Davenport’s Comic & Toy Show Rolling Out
Comics! Toys! Video Games! Cosplay! It's a Pop Culture Celebration! Quad Con Comics & Toy Show will be taking place this Saturday Jul 11 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Golden Leaf Banquet...
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Forget Kanye, I Am Formally Announcing My 2020 Campaign For President!
Ok, so about 50 percent of you hate Donald Trump. And, about 50 percent of you hate Joe Biden. But, probably about 90 percent of you, whether you like his music or not, think Kanye West is...
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Quad-Cities VPC Photographers Capture Fifth in National Photo Competition
MACOMB, IL – Sarah Ritter, Western Illinois University Visual Production Center manager, and Rachael Keating, VPC digital imaging specialist, each captured fifth place in the University...
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Moline’s Spotlight Theatre Cancels The Rest of Their Musicals for 2020
“The Wedding Singer” this past February was the last musical at the Spotlight Theatre, 1800 7th Ave., Moline. Because the Illinois phase 4 reopening guidelines limit indoor theaters to a maximum...
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Davenport's Putnam Museum Reopens to Members; Public Welcome Starting July 15
The Putnam Museum and Science Center (1717 W. 12th St., Davenport) reopened to members on Wednesday, July 8 and will open to the public on Wednesday, July 15 – under new guidelines to help ensure...
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Drive Into This Movie Night
Join the Rock Island Parks and Recreation Department for a Drive-in Movie in the Park on Saturday, July 11. Dolittle, a family friendly movie, will be the feature presentation at the Campbell Sports...
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Movie in the Park at Green Valley Sports Complex
Looking for a safe, fun and family-friendly way to spend your Friday night? Join the Moline Parks and Rec Department at Green Valley Sports Complex (60th Street Moline) this Friday Jul 10 from...
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Rock Island Public Library Open With Limited Access
The Rock Island Public Library has introduced limited building access and hours at both its Downtown and Southwest Library locations. This phase of the library’s gradual reopening coordinates with...
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2020 Walcott Truckers Jamboree Goes Virtual
The 2020 Walcott Truckers Jamboree is going virtual this year with an online Antique Truck Show; Super Truck Beauty Contest; Trucker’s Best Friend Pet Contest and free meals for drivers from July...
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Abbie Metz Named Coach Of Black Hawk College's First Women's Soccer Team
MOLINE (BHC) -- Black Hawk College will launch its new women’s soccer program with a familiar face. Abbie Metz, a Black Hawk College grad, has been tapped to lead the team that will begin...
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Metro Arts Takes New Forms This Year Due to Covid
Just as last year was unusual for the Quad City Arts Metro Arts Youth Apprenticeship Program, this summer also is unique. Far fewer students – ages 15 to 21 – are participating, in fewer...
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East Moline's Midwest Monster Fest Postponed Until 2021
The Midwest Monster Fest, originally slated Sept. 5-7 at The Rust Belt in East Moline, has been postponed until those same dates in 2021, fest officials announced today. QuadCities.com is, and...
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Summer Patio Series at Crawford Brew Works
Outdoor live music in the Quad Cities is officially in full swing – and there’s no exception at Crawford Brew Works! Join Crawford Brew Works (3659 Devils Glen Road Bettendorf) for their...
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Quad City Symphony Riverfront Pops Back at LeClaire Park Sept. 12
The Quad City Symphony Orchestra (QCSO) plans to reschedule its Quad City Bank & Trust Riverfront Pops event to Saturday, Sept. 12, at 7 p.m., back at its longtime home at Davenport’s LeClaire...
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Sip on Some Tea at Chocolate Manor
Treat yourself or a friend to tea at Chocolate Manor! Tea at the Chocolate Shop will take place this Friday Jul 10 and Saturday Jul 11 from 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at Chocolate Manor (110 E 2nd...
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Exclusive Reviews

Critic & Son - MCU Edition
I’m writing this on the morning of July 2. By now, we should have been a couple of months deep into the summer movie season. I’d be lying if I...
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Brothers
Da 5 Bloods is streaming on Netflix I’ve never served in the military. At the tail end of high school, recruiters from the Army bombarded my...
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Girl Kills World
Everyone who’s into movies has a thing. A thing that is endlessly fascinating and that can be refracted through a thousand different lenses. One...
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Ain’t Love Grand?
The Lovebirds is streaming on Netflix If you’re like me, you could use some quiet time. There’s something to be said for bringing back naps...
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Amateurs
Time to Hunt is streaming on Netflix We should be in the summer movie season right now. We should be bombarded by entertainment options: a little...
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Critic & Son - Star Wars Edition
You shouldn’t expect your kids to be into the same things you are. It certainly wasn’t the case with my father and me. Bill was a World War II...
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Touchable
Sometimes the meaning of a life is revealed at the end of it. We’ve seen that in film for decades, and perhaps the best example of this is Citizen...
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The Worst of All Possible Parents
The Willoughbys is streaming on Netflix Once upon a time, there lived a parent. This parent had the colossal misfortune to be a) alive during...
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Return of the Sad Action Guy
Extraction is streaming on Netflix now. Not all action movies are created equally. You know that, and you know there’s a wide world of...
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The Expanse of Dreams
The Room is currently streaming on Shudder. Some people love home renovation projects. Can’t get enough of them. I am not one of those people,...
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Local Quad Cities Columns

Forget Kanye, I Am Formally Announcing My 2020 Campaign For President!
Sean Leary
Ok, so about 50 percent of you hate Donald Trump. And, about 50 percent of you hate Joe Biden. But, probably...
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It's Monday, And HERE Is The Video You Deserve: Taco Tuesday One Day Early
Sean Leary
It’s Monday. Yeah. We feel you. And so, every Monday, we give you a music video. A fun, funny music video....
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10 Fun Things To Do Week of July 5th: Bike Nights, Walking Tours, Concert Series and MORE!
Tess Abney
QuadCities.com proudly presents FUN10, a list of the top 10 things to do in the Quad Cities this week, and every week!...
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Quad-Cities Hit With A King-Sized Departure From The Local Arts Scene
Sean Leary
Few people outside the small local comedy community realized that Andrew King moved away from the Quad-Cities this...
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What's The Good News For June, Quad-Cities?
Sean Leary
No doubt about it, these have been some tough times we’ve been going through. But even through all of the negative...
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It's Monday, And HERE Is The Video You Deserve: Precautionary Pop And Punk Pogoing
Sean Leary
Mondays can really suck. So, every Monday, we give you a music video. A fun, funny music video. Something that'll make...
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10 Fun Things To Do Week of June 28th: Independence, Magic, Music and MORE!
Tess Abney
QuadCities.com proudly presents FUN10, a list of the top 10 things to do in the Quad Cities this week, and every week!...
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Love Is Blind: Tiger King Edition Roaring In!
Tristan Tapscott
What if "Love Is Blind" met "Tiger King?" It's Netflix and maybe not so chill, as Tristan Tapscott takes another...
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Can You Become Addicted To Videogames?
Sean Leary
``Fortnite.'' ``Overwatch.'' ``God Of War.'' Know anyone who plays those games? Know people who say, or...
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It's Monday, And Here's The Video You Deserve: The Link Between Two Comedy Legends
Sean Leary
It's Monday. Yeah. We feel you. And so, every Monday, we give you a music video. A fun, funny music video. Something...
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Business of the Week

Dr. Tuvi Mendel: A Shoulder To Lean On
When it comes to treating and alleviating shoulder pain, patients are finding Dr. Tuvi Mendel a shoulder to lean on. Dr.... Read More
Curious About Sci-Fi, Magic, And D&D? Check Out This Dickens Of A Shop
Looking for different dragons to slay than just the ones offering bad pickup lines? A local science-fiction and curio... Read More
Zeke’s Offers Warm Island Fare For Cold Temps
Just off the foreboding paths of Harrison Street, in the wild jungles of a college-student populated strip, and in the midst... Read More
It's Game On For Land of Oz!
Mike Rankins is putting the pep back in Pac Man, the thrills into Evel Knievel’s pinball machine and the spring back in... Read More
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Food of the Week

You’ll Be Sweet On Radicle’s Strawberries And Cream Beer
You ever wonder what happened to Strawberry Shortcake? You know, Strawberry Shortcake, the cartoon ginger who has had her... Read More
Redband Coffee Is Pretty Damn Close To Perfect
It’s rare in life you find anything perfect, but you’ll come pretty damn close at Redband Coffee. I’ve been to... Read More
You Need A Hot Potato On A Cold Day
Can you believe this crap? Tons of snow, record cold, ice and sludge and those stalagmites of coal-colored gunk behind... Read More
Bent River’s Raspberry Brings Summer To Fruition
Well, from the looks of things, between the stifling humidity, the oppressive sun between monsoons, and the constant... Read More
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