An Australian art and design firm is the recommended choice to create a new $400,000 public art installation at The Q in downtown Moline, at 4th Avenue and 13th Street. The Moline City Council on Tuesday night will consider the Moline Public Art Commission’s recommendation of Skunk Control as the choice artist and their proposed […]
Friends and family of Greg Hipskind are reeling from the sudden, shocking loss of the incredibly kind, gifted, giving Rock Island man who started and led QC Rock Academy and was the longtime backbone for the rock band Wicked Liz & The Bellyswirls. Hipskind, 49, died on Friday, Jan. 2 (from a sudden heart attack), […]
In 2026, for its 10th season, the Black Box Theatre (1623 5th Ave., Moline) will again present a multitude of Quad Cities premieres. In fact, all but two productions of its year-long lineup will be local debuts for the shows. Co-founder and artistic director Lora Adams said Thursday: “It’s hard to believe it has been […]
The Grant W. Brissman and Virginia M. Brissman Foundation, administered by the Quad Cities Community Foundation, has awarded $161,000 in grants to 36 nonprofits supporting quality of life in the Village of Milan. “This year’s grants reflect the breadth of community need and the generosity and vision of Grant and Virginia Brissman,” Cathy Edwards, a […]
After two long years of being closed, the popular Rock Island Brewing Co., 1815 2nd Ave., is reopening Friday, Dec. 19, under new ownership. Owner Zach Edwards is a Rocky alum, a fan of RIBCO, a supporter of adaptive re-use of historic buildings, and a cheerleader for downtown Rock Island’s rebound. The 2001 Rock Island […]
Several Quad Cities leaders helped make history Tuesday, as they joined Illinois Governor JB Pritzker at Chicago Union Station for the signing of the state Transit Bill, securing $475 million in funding for the Chicago to Quad Cities Passenger Rail. The nearly $900-million project has been a long-standing priority for regional leaders and marks a […]
I’m sure it was purely coincidental, but it was illuminating to see two Moline theatrical productions about a strict father with a big brood of kids within about a month of each other. As soon as Joe Urbaitis (who played another proud, frustrated Papa in 2024’s “Fiddler on the Roof” at Music Guild) blew his […]
The Putnam Museum & Science Center is bringing back its beloved Polar Express Pajama Party, now celebrating its 19th year. The festive tradition will run Thursday, Dec. 18 through Sunday, Dec. 21. Since launching the event in 2007, the Putnam (1717 W. 12th St., Davenport) has welcomed thousands of families for a night of holiday […]
A three-year-old locally produced documentary will be shown Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, on WQPT PBS at 8 p.m. That’s when the public TV station will premiere “I AM disABLEd,” a heartwarming documentary that highlights the challenges and triumphs of students with disabilities, and their families, by following the journey of nine youths as they stage […]
The best performing arts not only offer us incandescent talent from those who share their dazzling gifts with us, but a welcome, necessary, tidy distraction from the chaos, craziness and cruelties of the real world. When you step into the magical fairy-tale world of the stunning new production of Spotlight Theatre’s “Cinderella,” the contrast could […]
