Local and visiting writers have extra reason to celebrate later this month as the Midwest Writing Center (MWC) presents The David R. Collins Writers’ Conference at Augustana College on June 26-28, celebrating 20 years of the conference in its current format. Formerly known as the Mississippi Valley Writers’ Conference, the event will feature a stellar […]
A special farewell concert is scheduled for Sound Conservatory, 504 17th St., Moline, on Sunday, June 22 at 5:30 p.m. The heartfelt evening of music, memories, and new beginnings is called “Andrzej & Friends” — the final performance by Andrzej Kozlowski as owner of the Sound Conservatory, which will not be closing but continuing under new ownership. […]
On Saturday, June 14th, the Putnam Museum and Science Center will be opening a new exhibit, “Sacred Places.” The exhibit encourages the exploration of dozens of sacred sites across the globe. Through stories from teenagers and adults, guests are invited to expand their understanding of different beliefs and ways of worshipping, according to a museum […]
The Downtown Bettendorf Organization (DBO) Monday announced that Rock Island artist William Gustafson has been chosen to paint a new downtown Bettendorf mural on the west-facing wall at 312 17th St., across from City Hall. Titled “Arches,” the concept of the mural is to show the viewer Quad Cities-specific time periods through the arches. Gustafson […]
I’ve never been a big fan of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice fable, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” which sold out its Sunday, June 8 performance at Music Guild, Moline. The Biblical tale (based on the Book of Genesis) — first set to music by a 20-year-old Lloyd Webber in 1968, in a school […]
If you are a piano player or simply a piano fan, you will be in heaven the next two days. The Iowa Music Teachers Association (IMTA) State Conference is being hosted this year by the music department of St. Ambrose University, and it has special events open to the public Sunday, June 8 and Monday, […]
The Quad Cities’ public TV and public radio stations are joining the chorus of public media nationwide protesting planned cuts to federal funding. The White House has submitted a formal request to Congress to eliminate $1.1 billion in funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which supports more than 1,500 public media stations across […]
A stacked cast, a veteran music director, a first-time venue director, a beloved score and an eye-popping panoply of colors is ready to bring a new “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” to blazing life at Quad City Music Guild, Moline. The Biblical story (based on the Book of Genesis) was first set to music […]
It’s taken 66 million years (or really, since 1867), but the Putnam Museum and Science Center in Davenport expects to be the first Iowa museum to display a complete dinosaur skeleton in 2027. During the Putnam’s recent annual Dino Days event, president/CEO Cindy Diehl Yang announced the ambitious plan to bring an adult Triceratops skeleton […]
The Pulling Focus Film Festival returns for its third year this weekend, kicking off with a Thursday night opening reception at The Last Picture House, downtown Davenport. In 2023, Azubuike African American Council for the Arts launched the inaugural year of the Pulling Focus Film Festival, an annual celebration of film and culture that focuses […]
