The Channel Cat Water Taxi returns for the 2026 season beginning Friday, May 22. The water taxi will operate daily through end of September with weekend-only service continuing through mid-October, weather permitting. Operating hours are as follows: Monday – Thursday: 11 a.m. to 7:40 p.m. Friday – Sunday: 9 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. The Channel […]
For the past 25 and 10 years, respectively, Opera Quad Cities and Black Box Theatre have both been known for presenting productions and performances of the utmost sensitivity, grace, emotion and class. Seeing them partner for their latest — the area premiere of “Master Class” by Terrence McNally – is a natural, and an unparalleled, […]
Anderson Taylor of Cambridge, Illinois, at just age 11, has officially been recognized by Guinness World Records as the youngest museum curator in the world. He was just 9 years and 340 days old when he opened the Cambridge Natural History Museum on August 10, 2024. What began as a childhood fascination with fossils, minerals, dinosaurs, and natural history has quickly grown into […]
Six Black Hawk College students recently were honored for their artistic talent in the 2026 Student Art Exhibition at the Quad-Cities Campus. The juried competition garnered 50 entries with 27 pieces selected for the show by juror and BHC alum Abi Kongkousonh Frey, interim marketing director for Quad City Arts. Justyce Watson of East Moline won […]
The new Rock Island Arsenal Trail officially launched on Monday, May 11, 2026. Located in the heart of the Quad Cities, the Rock Island Arsenal occupies a 946-acre island in the Mississippi River. This historic military installation has played a vital role in major American conflicts, from the Civil War to the present day, since its establishment in 1862. As the […]
A big $1-million renovation project is taking place in the middle of the Village of East Davenport. The building that formerly housed the Village Theatre, 2113 E. 11th St., is being totally transformed into a planned Town Hall East, as co-owner Michelle Solis Russell is planning to open it in June as a community center. […]
The Putnam Museum and Science Center, 1717 W. 12th St., Davenport, will welcome the community back for its second-annual Putnam Palooza, a full day celebration of spring, creativity, and Quad Cities culture. The event will take place Saturday, May 9, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., bringing together dozens of community partners, performers, and hands‑on […]
The average car is built from roughly 30,000 parts, which all have to fit and work together, to allow you to drive after turning your ignition key. Putting together a musical is similarly complex, to ensure a smooth ride and operation, though it’s both less and more complicated. The phenomenally powerful, emotional and urgent new […]
The hugely popular 1964 musical “Fiddler on the Roof,” always seems resonant and relevant, but a new production at Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, Rock Island, feels especially urgent and timely. Last done at Circa in 2014, and at Quad City Music Guild in August 2024, the new “Fiddler” opening Friday, May 1 stars Jacob Medich […]
As part of its ongoing commitment to community, service, and supporting those who protect our region, Ascentra Credit Union has donated $20,000 to the inaugural Quad City Back the Blue Flight. The new program honors local law enforcement officers, both active and retired, by providing a one-day chartered flight to Washington, D.C., where participants will visit the […]
