February has been kind of a busy month for Alex Richardson. The prolific playwright is back with his Barely There Theatre to present another world premiere (his second in less than a month) at the Black Box Theatre in downtown Moline. “word play” is a new play from Richardson, and first-time director Emma Wahlmann, featuring […]
Hope and beauty triumphed over evil and hatred in a special program Tuesday night at the Putnam Museum and Science Center, Davenport. The free event kicked off a worldwide traveling exhibit of violins now in the Quad Cities, which reflects the power of music to heal, inspire and teach. Violins of Hope Iowa will bring […]
There are many Mexican restaurants throughout the Quad Cities, but Corazon Latino is decidedly not one of them. The new bar and restaurant at 1514 5th Ave., Moline, in fact, is unlike any eatery in the QC, in more ways than one. Fresh, authentic cuisine from Latin America combines with a vibrant, colorful atmosphere (the […]
It’s fitting that a Memorial Jam concert for Greg Hipskind will be held Valentine’s Day, Saturday, Feb. 14 at The Rust Belt in East Moline, at 7 p.m. That’s because the beloved drummer, teacher, and director of QC Rock Academy – who died unexpectedly on Jan. 3 – had a huge heart, and the love […]
After being established more than three and a half years ago, the Quad Cities Film Office has been working quietly behind the scenes to help attract more film and TV production to the region. “Over the past months, our focus has been on strengthening marketing and infrastructure, increasing visibility for the Quad Cities, building relationships […]
If you build it, will they come? That famous catchphrase from the classic 1989 Iowa film “Field of Dreams” applies to the planned $12-million film production facility to be built on Rock Island’s 5th Avenue, between 20th and 22nd streets, called Rock Line Studios. That project – including two soundstages totaling 35,000 square feet of […]
You are pretty much guaranteed of a good time with the winning new production of “9 to 5: The Musical,” at Spotlight Theatre, 1800 7th Ave., Moline. Directed by Becca Casad and starring Katie Griswold in the role immortalized by Dolly Parton in the 1980 film of the same name, we are in very capable […]
Katie Griswold and Becca Casad have seen their theatrical careers gleefully intertwine since their days at Rock Island’s Augustana College, which included performing together in the colorful, exuberant “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” on campus in 2019. They have succeeded in QC theater by really trying, including an Augie reunion at Black […]
The Putnam Museum and Science Center (1717 W. 12th St., Davenport) will hold the grand opening of the Family Discovery Center, a brand-new early‑learning environment designed especially for young explorers and the families and educators who support them, on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, from 1 to 3 p.m., in an afternoon of exploration, connection, and […]
It was extremely gratifying to see a nearly sold-out crowd Saturday, Jan. 31 in the 60-seat Black Box Theatre in downtown Moline for an exciting event – the world premiere of “What Might Have Been,” a trio of brand-new, emotional, engrossing one-act plays by prolific local playwright Alexander Richardson. These heart-wrenching stories explore the roads […]
