Davenport’s German American Heritage Center is starting the new year off with a bang, with a bunch of family-friendly events for kids still on break, families looking for interesting things to do and anyone just wanting a change of pace event. Below are a multitude you will not want to miss! January 8th: Community Open House, 12-4pm Free admission to the museum Presentations by Glenn Ehrstine 1pm: German-Iowan Newspapers & the News of the Day, 1860-1920 3pm: German Iowans & the Politics of Brewing January 15: Women Immigrant Exhibit Opening A new multicultural exhibit focusing on the... Read More

Angi Chapman of Waking Robots, who will play at RIBCO in the District of Rock Island Friday night, says she wrote “Frost” while suffering an incredible fever, days later discovering the recording and hearing it as if for the first time. She remembers thinking that it sounded “hokey,” with its almost western saloon rhythm, but when she reluctantly presented the sparse demo to a trusted friend, their reaction was so positive that she had no choice but to finish the track. It has since become a fan favorite. This story is typical for of one of the Quad Cities’ most unique bands, Waking... Read More

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Two new artists have fresh tracks released on www.Daytrotter.com this week. Here are the acts you can check out: Michaela Anne: In 2014, Michaela Anne released her album titled “Ease My Mind,” which was listed in the Top 5 Country Albums of the year for Village Voice and was praised by the New York Times. Originally from Brooklyn, she relocated to Nashville and recorder her second album “Bright Lights and the Flame.” This country singer’s sound can be heard on the dance floor and the radio with its variants of upbeats songs to laidback melodies. To check out her tunes and for more info... Read More

You don’t have Santa Claus shave his beard and sport a handlebar mustache. You don’t paint Rudolph’s nose green. And you don’t mess with the Nutcracker, says Joedy Cook, director of Ballet Quad Cities. “It’s a holiday tradition, people are used to coming out every year and seeing it, and it’s wonderful just the way it is, if it isn’t broken, why break it?” Cook said with a chuckle. “I know that sometimes people are always looking for something new and different, and we do that with some of our shows, but with Nutcracker we like to keep it classic.” What that means is a reprise... Read More

“This year” finally came for the 2016 World Series Champions Chicago Cubs, and if you want to see if they can continue their winning streak, the Classic Wrigley Field Rooftop Experience silent auction package at Food For Thought might just be the ticket. The Rock Island Public Library Foundation fundraiser, Thursday night from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm at the Rock Island Main Library, supports the library’s literacy efforts with a wide range of ways to bid and win at the silent auction. The home run item may be the Cubs Rooftop experience for two, which includes watching a Chicago Cubs... Read More

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