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Summer Jam Volume 2 Kicks Off TODAY In East Moline

Lobos Salsa and CJ Sound and Lights have teamed up with Hey Bryans Sportsbar to bring you Summer Jam Volume 2 TODAY! Summer Jam Volume 2 kicks off at 2 p.m. at Hey Bryans (1140 15 th Ave East...
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What's Coming Next? More Dire Warnings And Strange News From The Time Traveler From 2714

CERN got started up again this week, possibly flinging us into another dimension. Voyager went down, screwing over me and several million other crypto investors. And James Caan just...
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Have Some Laid Back Fun Tonight At St. Joe's Open Mic Coffeehouse In Rock Island

Looking for some laid back fun tonight? The next St. Joe’s Open Mic Coffeehouse will be Friday, August 12, from 6 – 8 p.m. at the First Evangelical Lutheran Parish House. It will be held...
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Funk Sauce Brass Band Playing Downtown Davenport Tonight For Live At Five

Funk Sauce Brass Band is keeping the music thumping tonight in downtown Davenport! The Funk Sauce is being served up tonight at Live@Five is taking place in Davenport’s RME Courtyard Fridays at...
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Mercado Returns To Moline TONIGHT With Fun, Food, Music And More

Moline’s Mercado On Fifth is back! Bringing Back Mexican Cuisine, Culture And More TONIGHT and every Friday from 5 to 10 p.m. at 432 12th Street in Moline, everyone can get the weekend started...
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Looking For Fun In Illinois And Iowa This Weekend? Check Out The Weekend In 2 Minutes!

Looking for some fun things to do in Illinois and Iowa this weekend? Check out our Weekend in 2 Minutes podcast! Every week we give you a rundown of some of the cool things going on in and...
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Thursday Night Groove Free Outdoor Concert Series Kicks Off In Rock Island August 18

Thursday Night Groove rocks Schwiebert Park beginning August 18! The free concert schedule in downtown Rock Island includes: 8/18 Funktastic 5 8/25 Ivan Singh - Sponsored by Mississippi Valley...
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Don't Be Full Of Hot Air! Check Out Iowa's Hot Air Balloon Festival This Weekend!

Looking for an event that'll blow you away? The Quad-Cities Hot Air Balloon Festival and Rhythm City® Casino Resort are proud to bring you the Annual Quad City Balloon Fest. This year’s event...
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Moline's Bass Street Landing Wraps Up Free Outdoor Concert Series Tonight With Gray Wolf Band

Gray Wolf Band wraps up the Moline Concert Series at Bass Street Landing for the summer TONIGHT! Enjoy this free summer concert series every Thursday night through August 11th in Downtown...
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The Velies Bring Outdoor Music To Downtown Davenport Tonight

The Velies will be playing an outdoor concert tonight in downtown Davenport at Quinlan Court. Free music from local artists will rock Davenport’s newest riverfront venue, Quinlan Court every...
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Bettendorf Public Library’s Summer Concert Series Ends Tonight With Soul Storm

The Bettendorf Public Library’s wildly popular Summer Concert Series wraps up TONIGHT with Soul Storm playing Faye’s Field in Bettendorf at 6:30 p.m. Faye's Field is located just south of the...
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Antique Automobile Club of America Car Show Event Starts Today In The Quad-Cities

150 antique vehicles in pristine condition are arriving from across the U.S., including Massachusetts, New Jersey, and the Carolinas.  The automobiles will be on display in the Quad Cities as part...
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Western Illinois University Beta Alpha Psi Student Participates in First Project Run With It Competition

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL — Western Illinois University Accountancy major and Zeta Beta Chapter member Lauren Hall recently joined and participated among the 1,000 alumni of Project Run With It...
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Illinois Congresswoman Bustos Applauds Signing of Bipartisan Toxic Exposure Legislation

Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) applauded President Joe Biden for signing into law historic, bipartisan legislation to expand access to care for veterans exposed to toxic substances in the line of...
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Western Illinois University Museum Studies Invites the Public to Attend the Iowa Museum Association 2022 Conference Kick-off Party

MOLINE, IL — The Western Illinois University Museum Studies Program will attend the Iowa Museum Association 2022 Conference Kick-off Party from 2-6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18 at the Edwards Creative...
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IowaWORKS to host 6th Annual Quad-Cities Success Fair

IowaWORKS will host the 6th Annual Quad-Cities Success Fair to assist Veterans, transitioning service members and the community in finding employment, resources and education opportunities. The...
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Illinois Congresswoman Bustos Applauds Signing of Bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act

Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) applauded President Joe Biden for signing into law a historic, bipartisan bill to address inflation, strengthen Illinois families’ financial future, boost...
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North Scott Community School District Hosting Safety Symposium Today

The North Scott Community School District is pleased to host the Inaugural Quad CitySchool Safety Symposium on Wednesday, Aug. 10 from 8 am to 3:30 pm in the North Scott HighSchool Auditorium. The...
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Davenport Public Library Hosting Event For Caregivers Of Toddler Children

The Davenport Public Library will an event for caregivers on Wednesday, August 17th |Main at 3pm. Help your little one hone a pre-writing skill that builds the foundation for drawing and writing...
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Davenport Public Library Hosting Student Success Advisor For College And Educational Programs

The Davenport Public Library will be hosting Lupe Hernandez, Student Success Advisor with the Iowa College Access Network on Tuesday, August 16th |Eastern at 6pm. The Library welcomes Lupe...
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Illinois Congresswoman Bustos Accepting Applications for Military Academy Nominations

Beginning this month, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) is accepting applications from high school students in Northwest and Central Illinois seeking a nomination to a U.S. Service Academy for fall...
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Davenport Community School District Welcomes New High School Girls Wrestling Coach

For the first time ever, the Davenport Community School District will have a sanctioned, girls’ wrestling team. Josh Park has been named the head coach and will oversee wrestlers from Davenport...
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Western Illinois University Student Conducts West Nile Research in McDonough County

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – Western Illinois University Health Sciences graduate Kenia Reza recently conducted a study through the McDonough County Health Department and found a presence of West Nile virus...
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Meet Apollo, The Illinois And Iowa Pet Of The Week!

QuadCities.com is happy to partner with Quad City Animal Welfare Center, 724 2nd W. Ave., Milan! Interested in adopting a pet? Check out our Pet of the Week every Monday! This week’s Pet of the...
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What's Coming Next? More Dire Warnings And Strange News From The Time Traveler From 2714

Find Cool Summer Events In Illinois And Iowa In The Weekly FUN10!

Iowa's Bix Fest Might Be Fading Away, But There Was A Time When His Jazz Was King

There's Lots Of Fun To Be Had In Illinois And Iowa In Our New FUN10!

FINALLY, A Column For Everyone, Which Will Offend No One... Or WILL It???

Looking For Fun In Illinois And Iowa This Week? Check Out Our Weekly FUN10!

'Willy Wonka' Was a Right Bastard, But He Was Hilarious

Lots Of Illinois And Iowa Summer Fun Found In Your Weekly FUN10!

Bent River's Cherry Limeade Goze A Summer Beer To Make You Cheery

Well, from the looks of things, between the stifling humidity, the oppressive sun between monsoons, and the constant harassment of gnats as...
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To Capitalism and Beyond! (Movie Review: Lightyear)

Is Pixar the greatest animation studio in the history of film? Possibly. It can certainly compete with Disney, its quasi-parent, along with the...
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What Wine Goes Best With Combos? Doc Kaalberg's Latest Food Review Examines This Question

Random Person: I wish there was a Certified Wine Expert to tell me what wine pairs with my Combos... Me: I got you fam... Product...
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California Pho Is Undeniable... And Good, Says Doc Kaalberg

I get lost sometimes in my reviews. One can only describe how a food tastes so many times without repeating themselves. It was great, amazing,...
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Running and Screaming (Movie Review: Jurassic World: Dominion)

There’s an old belief that all little boys go dino-mad for a minute. I have no idea if that’s accurate, but I do know I was no exception. Back...
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Rock Island's Circa '21 Presents A Wonderful 'Beauty And The Beast'

I am not a Disney fan. In fact, quite the opposite. I find most Disney fare to be cloying, predictable, archaic, boring, and tiresome, and the...
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