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Moline Township Concert Series Rising Again

Summer Concerts take place in Stephens Square Park outside the East end of the Moline Township Activity Center.  The bands play from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm and you can get something to eat in the M.A.C. dining room from 5:00 pm until the food is gone. We will be serving brats, hot dogs, sloppy joe’s, chips, dessert, and non-alcoholic beverages. Once the music begins, we will be selling popcorn, soda, and bottled water outside in the park. Parking is available across 18th Street in the Moline Township parking lot (next to Amerifile), Bethany’s parking lot, the old Dispatch parking lot located at 1720 5th Ave, and any on street parking.

Here’s the summer schedule:

July 10th Crooked Cactus
July 17th Glory Days Garage Band
July 24th Tommy Pickett & Friends
July 31st Gray Wolf

Starlight Review Concert Series In Rock Island

Bettendorf Summer Concert Series Beginning

Summer is on our doorstep and the Bettendorf Public Library is set to celebrate with the return of its wildly popular Summer Concert Series. The eleven-week series starts on June 1st and takes place each Thursday night at 6:30 PM at Faye’s Field located at 2850 Learning Campus Dr. in Bettendorf. Attendees are encouraged to bring along food and drink to this program. In the case of inclement weather, concerts will be
held inside the Bettendorf Public Library which is next to Faye’s Field.
The Summer Concert Series band line up Is as follows:

 

7/13 – Crooked Cactus
7/20 – Knockoffs
7/27 – Big Fun
8/3 – Logan Springer
8/10 – Funktastic 5

The Summer Concert Series is funded by the Bettendorf Public Library Foundation and
supported by Title Sponsors: TBK Bank, Abbey Carpet Gallery, Build to Suit, and Focus Real
Estate Development; Autographed Edition Sponsors: Bettendorf Rotary Club and Duck Creek
Tire & Service; Limited Edition Sponsor: Mel Foster Co.; and First Edition Sponsor: BankORION.
More information about the Summer Concert Series series and other library events can be
found at www.bettendorflibrary.com or by calling 563-344-4175.
ABOUT the Bettendorf Public Library Information Center: Located at 2950 Learning Campus
Drive, Bettendorf, Iowa 52722, the library’s mission is “Committed to providing access to
information and ideas for all.” For more information, visit www.bettendorflibrary.com or call
563-344-4175.

Bass Street Landing Concerts Every Week In Moline

Get Into Thursday Night Groove At Schwiebert Park

Tunes In Town Tunes Up In DeWitt

Kewanee Summer Concert Series Revs Up

Kewanee is revving up their 27th Season of Concerts in the Park at Veterans Park, 400 E. 2nd St., Kewanee. Food stand opens at 5:00 p.m. with music starting at 6:30 p.m. No admission. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy live music outdoors! Click the link to see the full 2023 line up.

Here’s the schedule:

July 13 Troy Rangel & Friends
July 20 West MacQueen Street Band
July 27 Kewanee Community Band/Jazz on the Side
August 3 KHS Marching Boilermakers & Guests
August 10 Glory Days Garage Band
August 17 River City 6
August 24 Crooked Cactus Band AKA Los Nopales Chuecos
Bring your lawn chairs or blankets

Live at Five Returns This Week

Live At 5 – Free Summer Concert Series is back with some brand new additions!

Live music will happen every Friday from 5pm – 7pm in the Skybridge Courtyard at Common Chord! Sound is rocking, boots are stomping & tasty cold beverages are poured for a weekend kick-off celebration in Downtown Davenport, IA.

The party does not stop there… with the new “AFTERPARTY” addition at Zeke’s Island Cafe, with each week’s featured intermission artist performing from 7pm – 8pm!

Series Line Up:

July 14th: The Textures | Sponsored by: IHMVCU

July 21st: Crooked Cactus | Sponsored by: MidAmerican Energy

July 28th: BYOBrass | Sponsored by: Virdi Dental

Aug. 4th: Fair Warning | Sponsored by: Friends Of Common Chord

Aug. 11th: Far Out 283 | Sponsored by: Friends Of Common Chord

Aug. 18th: Beaker Bros. Band | Sponsored by: QC Foot & Ankle

Aug. 25th: Rude Punch | Sponsored by: IHMVCU

Sept. 1st: Matt Fuller Band | Sponsored by: Friends Of Common Chord

Sept. 8th: The Knockoffs | Sponsored by: Friends Of Common Chord

Sept. 15th: The Velies | Sponsored by: The Planning Center

Sept. 22nd: Wicked Liz & The Bellyswirls | Sponsored by: Grace Technologies

Sept. 29th: Michael Moncada & Whiskey High | Sponsored by: Lobo’s Salsa

Learn more: LIVE AT 5

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East Moline Summer Concert Series Kicks Off

East Moline Main Street’s Summer Concert series is kicking off at Runner’s Park 742 15th Avenue., East Moline!

Free Concerts take place from 5 to 8 p.m. every Sunday through Aug. 27.

Here’s the schedule:

June 18: Funktastic 5

June 25: Pulgita Grupo Realidad

July 2: Avey Grouws Band

July 9: Incredible 45’s

July 16: Orangadang

July 23: Mercury Brothers

July 30: Pulgita Crooked Cactus

Aug. 6: Far Out 283

Aug. 13: Class of ’82

Aug. 20: Wild Oatz

Aug. 27: Travis Reid Band

Concerts are free and open to the public.

It’s Sunday, and QuadCities.com proudly presents Fun10, a list of the top 10 things to do in the Quad Cities this week, and every week!

Every Sunday, we drop a new Fun10, to give you a head start on your week and a heads up on what’s going on over the coming seven days. Check out Fun10 every Sunday for the details on ten awesome events happening around town. It’s a cool read, and a great way to get started planning your entertainment for the week.

Fun10 — ten ways for you to have fun in the Quad-Cities, this week and every week, running every Sunday, only on your site for fun, free, local entertainment, QuadCities.com!

So what’s on the Fun10 for this week? Read on…

Comedian Bert Kreischer Coming To Vibrant Arena

Comedian Bert Kreischer and his Berty Boy Relapse Tour hits the Vibrant Arena at The Mark stage at 7 p.m. October 28!

Nicknamed “The Machine“, Bert Kreischer is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, reality television host and actor. In 1997, he was featured in an article in Rolling Stone while attending Florida State University. The magazine named Kreischer “the top partyer at the Number One Party School in the country.” The article also served as inspiration for the 2002 film National Lampoon’s Van Wilder.

Get your tickets here: https://www.taxslayercenter.com/event-details/bert-kreischer

Fright Night Boos Into Rock Island’s Schwiebert Park

Fright Night in the Park brings the quirky and the cooky and the spooky to Rock Island’s Schwiebert Park October 27 from 5:00-7:00pm!

Presented by Goodwill of the Heartland & Rock Island Parks and Recreation, it’s a family-friendly Halloween party like none other featuring DJ Jeff James, trick-or-treating, special treats and more!

Learn more here: FRIGHT NIGHT!

Nikki Glaser Brings The Funny To Rhythm City

Comedian Nikki Glaser is set to perform in the Event Center on Friday, October 28, 2022 at 8:00pm. Tickets are $60, $55, $50, $45
and $40 plus applicable online/phone ticketing fee (this fee is waived when tickets are purchased at The Market Gift Shop inside
Rhythm City Casino Resort). All ages are welcome to attend. Tickets in the ADA section are for patrons with mobility disabilities and
up to three companions. If companion seating is not available because the ADA section is sold out, Rhythm City Casino Resort will
offer other seats as close as possible to the accessible seat, if available, at the purchase price of the original section.

Nikki Glaser is one of the funniest female voices in comedy today. For over a decade at clubs across the country, and as the host of
three hit podcasts, she has been honing her shockingly- honest, no-holds barred style of comedy. Her brand new daily show, “The
Nikki Glaser Podcast,” launched March 2021 through iHeartMedia. It is a daily companion podcast that is peppered with Glaser’s
sense of humor and honesty to help keep listeners sane, well-informed and laughing through life.

Previously, Nikki was flexing her over-sharing muscle as the host of Comedy Central’s first live daily morning show, YOU UP WITH
NIKKI GLASER for SiriusXM, which ran from February 2018 to October 2020. Nikki’s recent Netflix comedy special, BANGIN’, was
released October 2019. BANGIN’ was the most watched Netflix special of the month and VULTURE included it on their “10 Best
Comedy Specials of 2019” year-end list. In January 2020, she kicked off her nationwide comedy tour, BANG IT OUT!
Previously, Nikki hosted, co-created and executive produced the critically-acclaimed and daring comedic show, NOT SAFE WITH
NIKKI GLASER, for Comedy Central and NIKKI & SARA LIVE for MTV. Nikki was a standout at the Comedy Central Roasts of Bruce
Willis and Rob Lowe, and has had memorable film and television roles in Judd Apatow’s TRAINWRECK, NBC’s AP BIO and INSIDE AMY
SCHUMER, amongst others.
Nikki has multiple stand-up specials and late-night tv appearances in which she jokes about her most humiliating moments as a
woman in the modern world. Nikki’s past and current struggles with anorexia, depression, and anxiety are fair game in both her
stand-up, and in in-depth interviews with THE HOWARD STERN SHOW, WTF WITH MARC MARON and JOE ROGAN. She has become
a complete open book on mic – and not just for the laughs, she’s also adamant on being the empowering voice for women that she
yearned for as a young, confused, adolescent herself.

Have A ‘Clue’ At Rock Island’s Circa ’21

With the latest production in the theatre’s stellar 2022 season, Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse is inviting audiences to get a clue – literally – with the area debut of the slapstick comedy-thriller CLUE: THE MUSICAL. Running through Nov. 5, this hilarious whodunit is being presented by a topnotch team of professional artists and the show itself is a riotous whodunit that inspired the Maryland Theatre Guide to ask, “Who wouldn’t want to be immersed in a classic board game full of mystery and fun?”

CLUE: THE MUSICAL will be presented at Circa ’21 through Nov. 5, with performances on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 5:30 p.m. and Wednesday matinées at 1:15 p.m. Pre-show entertainment featuring the theatre’s wait staff, the Bootleggers, also will precede all performances. Ticket prices are $58.55 for the evening dinner-and-show productions and $51.73 for the matinées.

 Reservations are available through the Circa ’21 ticket office. For reservations, contact the theatre at 1828 3rd Ave. in Rock Island or by calling 309-786-7733 ext. 2.  For information on all upcoming shows and concerts, visit circa21.com.

 

In CLUE: THE MUSICAL, the internationally popular game becomes a fun-filled musical that brings the world’s best-known suspects to life and invites the audience to help solve a trio of mysteries: Who killed Mr. Boddy? In what room? And with what weapon?

 During the production, the audience receives forms to help them deduce the solutions from clues given throughout the madcap evening. Three audience members subsequently choose from cards representing the potential murderers, weapons, and rooms, with 216 possible solutions to choose from. Only one hard-nosed female detective, however, is qualified to unravel CLUE: THE MUSICAL’s merry mayhem. Comic antics, witty lyrics and a beguiling score carry the investigation from room to room and even after the culprit confesses, the audience has yet another surprise twist in store for them!

Directing CLUE: THE MUSICAL is longtime Circa ’21 favorite M. Seth Reines, whose most recent productions for the theatre have included “Kinky Boots,” “Singin’ in the Rain,” “Phantom” and “Spreading It Around.” The show’s dogged detective is played by fellow venue veteran Sydney Dexter from “Disenchanted!” and “Seussical,” with the six recognizably color-coded suspects including Olivia Bleak as Miss Scarlet, Jonathan Chisolm as Mrs. White, Kyle DeFauw as Mr. Green, Sam Forgie as Professor Plum, Regina Harbour as Mrs. Peacock, John Pickup as Colonel Mustard and Emmett Boedeker as the Piano Player. Meanwhile, frequent Circa ’21 performer Tristan Tapscott portrays the doomed Mr. Boddy and area favorite Ron May serves as CLUE’s musical director.

Circa ’21’s entire staff is thrilled to be continuing their 45th season with the Rock Island theatre’s debut of this hilarious, mysterious, melodious delight and urges audience members to make immediate reservations for what is sure to be a sensational autumnal smash. Call the Circa ’21 ticket office at 309-786-7733 ext. 2 for reservations and have a wonderful time guessing “Whodunnit?!” with the inspired entertainment of CLUE: THE MUSICAL!

Freeze! Stop To See Rock Island Frieze Lectures

‘Rocky Horror’ Is Back At Speakeasy

That sweet transvestite is back this October with his motley crew!

On the way to visit an old college professor, two clean cut kids, Brad Majors and his fiancée Janet Weiss, get caught in a storm and end up at the home of a mad transvestite scientist, Dr Frank ‘n’ Furter, who is in the midst of one of his maniacal experiments!

WARNING: “The Rocky Horror Show” is not recommended for the easily offended. This show deals with MATURE subject matters in an IMMATURE way!! If sex, drugs, rock & roll, adultery, cross-dressing, aliens and above all, SHOW TUNES are not your cup of tea, this may not be the show for you! If you are still reading at this point we promise you are going to LOVE IT!

No outside props are allowed to be brought in. We will be selling prop bags to use during the show for $4.00.

Friday, October 28
Doors: 6:00, Show: 7:15 (18 and older)
Doors: 10:00, Show: 11:00 (21 and older)

Saturday, October 29
Doors: 6:00, Show: 7:15 (18 and older)
Doors: 10:00, Show: 11:00 (21 and older)

Sunday, October 30
Doors: 5:00, Show: 6:00 (18 and older)

ALL TICKETS ARE $25 IN ADVANCE AND $30 THE DAY OF THE SHOW.

Make Reservations online at www.thecirca21speakeasy.com or by calling 309-786-7733 ext. 2.

Fall is falling in as summer is stepping aside, and there’s plenty of fun to be had in Illinois and Iowa throughout the Quad-Cities during pumpkin spice season!

It’s Sunday, and QuadCities.com proudly presents Fun10, a list of the top 10 things to do in the Quad Cities this week, and every week!

Every Sunday, we drop a new Fun10, to give you a head start on your week and a heads up on what’s going on over the coming seven days. Check out Fun10 every Sunday for the details on ten awesome events happening around town. It’s a cool read, and a great way to get started planning your entertainment for the week.

Fun10 — ten ways for you to have fun in the Quad-Cities, this week and every week, running every Sunday, only on your site for fun, free, local entertainment, QuadCities.com!

So what’s on the Fun10 for this week? Read on…

Renaissance Faire Riding In

The 2022 Greater Quad-Cities Renaissance Faire transports the area back to olden times 10 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at Credit Island in Davenport!

A celebration of European history and world culture through edutainment. QCRF is for all age interests and offers a unique way to experience the past. Food, drink, living history encampments, shopping, artisans, music, mayhem, & mischief!

Bacon And Brew Fest Coming To Clinton!

Screening Of ‘Riding The Rails To Hero Street’ This Week

Join the Davenport Civil Rights Commission and the Davenport Public Library for a screening of the film “Riding the Rails to Hero Street” on Wednesday, September 21 at 6:30pm at the Davenport Public Library Branch on Fairmount Street. The film details the lives of Mexican American families that lived in Cook’s Point, Holy City, and on Hero Street.

Let’s gather to make sure history is not forgotten and to honor the lives and legacies of the people who lived in these settlements. Hispanic contributions to the Quad Cities will be highlighted with a discussion after the movie.

Learn more here: FILM SCREENING

Belgian Fest Going Down TODAY!

The area’s biggest and best celebration of Belgian heritage is back in the Quad Cities! Take a trip to the heart of Moline Illinois, for some Olde Towne Flemish fun this weekend at the Fall Belgian Fest!

The 9th Annual Fall Belgian Fest returns to Stephens Park (7th Street and 15th Avenue Moline) TODAY, Sunday Sep 18 from 12 – 4 p.m. Admission is free to all!

The Fall Belgian Fest, formerly known as the Fall Flemish Fest, is sponsored and organized by the Center for Belgian Culture. Bill Cornelis, President of CBC and organizer of the Fall Belgian Fest shares, “Many of the Belgian Community came to Moline, after World War II to begin a new life. They came here with nothing but a dream. They didn’t ask for much. They only asked for an opportunity to work hard, raise a family, and thank the good Lord in Church. This is our heritage. We owe it to them to preserve it.”

This year’s Fall Belgian Fest is filled to brim with fun and exciting cultural activities, music, food, drinks and more!

•It wouldn’t be a Belgian celebration without a Rolle Bolle Tournament now, would it? Rolle Bolle, a favored past time in the Belgian community consists of a beveled bolle rolled between stakes (30 feet apart). As the bolle slows down, it turns into the stake and comes to rest. The bolle(s) that are closest to the stake scores!

The Fall Belgian Fest Rolle Bolle Tournament will begin at 11 a.m. As many players as possible are welcome! If you are interested in participating, simply show up prior to 11 a.m. with your bolle, and teams will be drawn. If you’re curious about the game but not feeling competitive, the first two courts of Rolle Bolle will be open and available to anyone who would like to pick up a bolle and try it out.

•The Happy Belgians will kick off the festivities at 12 p.m. Immediately following their performance, The Gray Wolf Band will take the stage for your listening and dancing pleasure.

 

•Connect with your inner Belgian with a famous Center for Belgium Culture Waffle (with all the fixins), a Belgian Brat from DeBord Catering, or a hot steamy VandeRueben from Belgian Village Inn –  and wash it down with a Stella Artois, Belgian Wheat or Bud Light!

•The real MVP’s of the Fall Belgian Fest, the Belgian Draft Horses, will also be in attendance. These majestic creatures, provided by Doug and Dianne Smith of Fairfield Iowa, steal the show and also provide carriage rides! Riders are $2 per person or $5 per family.

•Belgian Lace Makers will also be available, showing off their amazing talent.

•Don’t forget to purchase your annual Fall Belgian Fest t-shirt, with a new design and look for $20 each or $25 for sizes 2XL or bigger.

The Center for Belgian Culture, established to preserve and share the proud Belgian heritage, began this Fall Belgian Fest to keep the Belgian culture alive in future generations. “Many people involved with the Center for Belgian Culture are getting older. We need younger people that have Belgian ancestry to step up to the plate and get involved with preserving their heritage,” President Cornelis states. The organization has been greatly increasing their footprint in the community – through not only this festival, but the monthly Belgian Waffle Breakfast, scholarships to local students and more. They plan to add more events throughout the year as well. If community members are interested in joining the CBC’s mission, it only cost $35 a year to be a member. For more information, visit www.belgianmuseumquadcities.org/.

For more information on the festival, including upcoming events, visit them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FallFlemishFest/.

The Flemish fun will be flowing today at Stephens Park in Moline. Don’t miss out on this experience!

Celebrate Banned Books Week This Week

Barnes and Noble will be taking a stand against censorship as we take part in the online event, Banned Book Week, September 18-24, 2022.

We will be hosting nighty book reading events throughout the week and more details will be announced soon! Follow this Facebook page for more details: https://facebook.com/events/s/banned-books-week/625802382486574/

Learn more: https://bannedbooksweek.org/

How many have you loved and may have changed your life? Here is a list compiled by Barnes and Nobles:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/banned-books/_/N-rtm

Corn Crib Fall Events Fall In This Week

Fall at Corn Crib Nursery kicks off Friday, September 16th and ends October 30th!

General Admission includes:
-Ziplines
-Tire Mountain
-Barrel Train
-Human Hamster Wheel
-Pedal Cars
-Straw Maze
-Giant Bounce Pad
-Playground
-Tug o’ War
-Grain Bin Basketball
-Farm Animals
-Tire Swings
-And much, much more!!!

General Admission
Ages 0-3 Free
Ages 4-61 $13
Ages 62+ $6

*Pay-to-Play activities are not included in general admission*

Pay-to-Play includes: Paintball, Hayrack Paintball, Pumpkin Slingshot, Pumpkin Cannon, and Tennis Ball Cannon!

We have food & drinks at our concessions!

Our pumpkin shopping area is located just outside of CribFest admissions, so if you are looking for pumpkins, gourds, corn stalks, and straw bales, you don’t need to pay an entry fee!

Learn more: CRIBFEST

Bootleg Hill Open Mic Showcases Local Talent

Looking for a spot to showcase your talents?

How about the Bootleg Hill open mic night?

The musical open mic night is back. Happening weekly at Bootleg Hill Honey Meads in downtown Davenport. All are welcome. Hosted by Dan Fennesy and starts at 8 p.m.