The David R. Collins Writers’ Conference (formerly known as the Mississippi Valley Writers’ Conference) will return to the campus of Augustana College this summer, June 24-27. It will continue to offer scholarships to students, veterans/active-duty service members, and those with financial need. Attendees will hone their craft in intimate, intensive three-day workshops and will also […]
Nine years after last being staged in the Quad Cities, one of theater’s most beloved and acclaimed musicals is returning to Moline. Spotlight Theatre, 1800 7th Ave., Moline., is presenting the iconic 1957 classic, “West Side Story,” opening Friday, June 12. It will run at 7 p.m. June 12, 13, 19 and 20, and 2 […]
To help celebrate Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse’s 49th anniversary, the downtown Rock Island venue’s signature event “Music on the Marquee” will return next Thursday, June 11. For the first time since 2023 (due to downtown construction), this unique and popular outdoor concert venue will showcase performers atop their iconic marquee. Bring a lawn chair and […]
Sara Olson-Smith is used to dealing with death, but in her new book, she addresses perhaps one of the hardest endings of all in her line of work – the death of a church. In “Eulogy for a Faithful Church: The Story of a Congregation’s Courageous Ending and Enduring Legacy” (Resource Publications), the associate pastor […]
Richmond Hill Players continue their 2026 season with the romantic comedy-drama “The Rainmaker” by N. Richard Nash. The show is presented Thursdays through Sundays, June 4-14 at the Barn Theatre in Geneseo, directed by Joe DePauw. In the story (which premiered in 1953 as a live TV play), during a paralyzing drought in the American West, a […]
Downtown Bettendorf will be the place to be on Saturday, June 6, 2026, offering a full day of fun that moves from a family-friendly outdoor festival to an evening of live music throughout downtown Bettendorf. The day kicks off with a free outdoor festival from noon to 7 p.m. at 15th Street Landing (15th and […]
If you, like me before May 30, have never been to Timber Lake Playhouse in Mt. Carroll, Ill., then you’re truly missing out on a treasure in northwest Illinois, for its beautiful, bucolic setting alone. The professional summer theater (62 miles northeast of Moline) is worth the drive, especially given the absolute banger that’s opening […]
Rock Island’s West End Revitalization (WER) will host a community discussion on the future of the Centennial Bridge corridor and its potential impacts on the West End, on Tuesday June 2, at 6 p.m., at the Martin Luther King Center, 630 9th St., Rock Island. As the June 3 state public comment deadline approaches, WER […]
For the first time since 2022, a Major League Baseball game will be played in Iowa, with MLB at Field of Dreams is returning to Dyersville, Iowa, with a Thursday, Aug. 13, matchup between the Phillies and Twins at the refurbished site. “Major League Baseball is excited to return to Iowa in 2026 and to deliver […]
The city of Bettendorf is benefitting from three new grants from Scott County Regional Authority, which were announced last week. Of nearly $1.4 million in total spring grants, supporting 48 Quad Cities projects, three main ones apply to Bettendorf: $166,667 for The Landing water park and ice rink, part of $4 million in total SCRA […]
