Bettendorf, IA – Bettendorf Public Library cardholders have free, exclusive access to a Creativebug subscription. On Saturday, March 18th, the Creation Studio of the Bettendorf Public Library is hosting a Creativebug craft-along session on etching glass. This free event is open to persons aged 16 and up. Registration is required and can be made at https://events.bettendorflibrary.com/event/7808033, in person at the library, or by calling 563-344-4175. After watching the Creativebug instructional video, participants will be able to try their hand at glass etching.  Glass will be provided, but... Read More

Oh What A Night! A Musical Tribute to Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons is headed to Davenport’s Adler Theatre, 136 E. 3rd St., at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 18. TICKETS ON SALE NOW at the Adler box office and all Ticketmaster outlets! Questions? 563-326-8500; boxoffice@riverctr.com. OH WHAT A NIGHT! Is a blockbuster musical revue directed by award-winning Broadway producer/director Michael Chapman, written by Motown producer George Solomon and choreographed by critically acclaimed choreographer Paul Holmquist. Sherry, Big Girls Don’t Cry, Walk Like A Man, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, My Eyes... Read More

St. Pat’s is back in a big way at the MVF on March 17th and 18th with FREE ADMISSION all weekend long! There is somuch to see and do with over 20 hours of live music, a Friday night lighted parade, fair food vendors, expanded kids zone to include both days and of course a return of the Flying Leprechaun Sky Divers on both Friday night and Saturday afternoon! Learn more here: MVF  Read More

Join us Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at the Quad Cities St Patrick Society Grand Parade XXXVII & Post-Parade Bash for some music, dancing, & fun! The St. Patrick Society presents Grand Parade XXXVII on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Parade organizers are most interested in participants expressing the spirit of St. Patrick and Irish Heritage, and encourage family walking units and decorated floats. Applicants of a purely commercial theme are not permitted. The day begins with Mass at St. Mary’s, 2204 4th Ave. Rock Island, 10:00AM, then the Nation’s only bi-state St. Patrick’s Grand Parade will... Read More

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING will be the first Prenzie Players show since 2019! Prenzie Veteran Jarrod DeRooi will direct this comedy from Shakespeare’s middle period — one of his wittiest, with Benedick and Beatrice starting out with total disdain for each other that blossoms (with much help) into deepest love. Everything that could possibly go wrong with this love story does, and the ways disaster is defeated are more than half the fun of this engaging work. Showtimes: March 17-18, 23-25 at 8:00 pm, March 19 at 2:00 pm. Location: The Village Theatre, 2113 E. 11th St, Davenport Tickets: Pay what... Read More

The Bored Teachers are coming to town! The Bored Teachers: We Can’t Make This Stuff Up Comedy Tour is coming to Davenport’s Adler Theatre at 7 p.m. March 17. Tickets are on sale at the Adler box office and all Ticketmaster outlets. The biggest entertainment platform for teachers in the world, Bored Teachers, presents the funniest teacher-comedians in the world all on one stage. Their hilarious skits have amassed hundreds of millions of views on the internet, and they’re all joining comic forces on the stage for a night of laughter you do not want to miss. Put that red pen down, pause that... Read More

St. Pat’s is back in a big way at the MVF on March 17th and 18th with FREE ADMISSION all weekend long! There is so much to see and do with over 20 hours of live music, a Friday night lighted parade, fair food vendors, expanded kids zone to include both days and of course a return of the Flying Leprechaun Sky Divers on both Friday night and Saturday afternoon! Learn more here: MVF  Read More

Looking for fun things to do this weekend for St. Patrick’s Day? Check out the Weekend in 2 Minutes podcast! This week: Where can you find a complete rundown of all the cool stuff going on for St. Patrick’s Day in Illinois and Iowa throughout the Quad-Cities this weekend? Here! In your Weekend in 2 Minutes!  Read More

They’re baaaaaack. That’s right, the time travelers of TikTok have returned, with more predictions about the future that will probably turn out to be B.S., but are goofy and interesting to read about anyway. The TikTok time travelers are always from different years in the future, but the one thing they have in common is that they believe making TikTok videos is the best way to communicate with the people of our time. Apparently they consider the key decision-makers of our time to be teenagers and people in their early twenties, and middle-aged goofballs like me who are still amused... Read More

Chicago Farmer is plowing into Davenport’s Common Chord for a show tonight! Chicago Farmer & The Fieldnotes are plowin’ through their 20-Year Celebration Tour, come celebrate midwestern style in the Redstone Room! “Chicago Farmer has his finger on the modern Roots pulse with a display of gritty Country Rock and Folk from the gut amid a Folksingers mesh of lyrical humor and problems with a groove.” – The Alternate Root Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm Tickets: $15 in advance / $18 day of show Headliner: Chicago Farmer & The Fieldnotes Special Guest: Wolfskill & The Wild Age... Read More