Bounce House weekend, We Will Rock You, Ariel Reynolds, a bridal expo, and more is coming up in this week’s Weekend! Other Episodes April 25, 2024 Quad Cities Weekend In 2 Minutes – April 25th, 2024 Get your hot burgers, your cool reptiles, and some great comedy and music in this week's Weekend! ... Read More

Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) announced the launch of his Valentines for Veterans drive. Residents, schools, and organizations in Illinois’ 17th Congressional District are invited to create handmade valentine’s cards and deliver them to Congressman Sorensen’s district office in Rock Island starting on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, through Thursday, February 9, 2023, at 5:00 PM CT. Once received, valentines will be distributed to veterans across Illinois’ 17th Congressional District.   “Our veterans have sacrificed so much to keep our nation safe,” said Sorensen. “This Valentines... Read More

Grab the sticky geckos, break out the duck cakes, and alert the grannies! It’s time to meet the much-loved Heeler family, who will be coming to the Adler Theatre on JUNE 14 & 15, 2023 with the Bluey live show, Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show! The Emmy® Award-winning animated preschool series, which airs on Disney Junior, Disney Channel, and Disney+, will be “taking the show on the road” to the ADLER THEATRE for TWO performance only! Tickets go on sale Friday, January 27th at 10 AM. When Dad feels like a little bit of Sunday afternoon time out, Bluey and Bingo have other plans! Join... Read More

Celebrating and supporting the local hospitality industry, Visit Quad Cities announces that QC Restaurant Week returns on March 20-26, 2023.  QC Restaurant Week offers visitors and Quad Citizens a meaningful opportunity to experience some of the region’s many restaurants. Small businesses are a key part of the Quad Cities’ local economy, and our QC identity includes our local restaurants to help set us apart from other destinations.  QC Restaurant Week is your chance to expand your taste buds by trying new things from participating businesses and to continue to eat locally to support our... Read More

The downtown Moline Black Box Theatre presents Lauren Gunderson’s play “Natural Shocks.” Based on Hamlet’s “To be or not to be,” Natural Shocks is one act, tour-de-force that bursts to life when we meet a woman waiting out an imminent tornado in her basement. Angela, our fast-talking heroine, overflows with quirks, stories, and a final secret that puts the reality of guns in America in your very lap. The play is part confessional, part stand up, and part reckoning. The play deals with a difficult topic, and is not recommended for young children. The play’s production team includes:... Read More

Trey Kennedy: Grow Up comedy show will be at Davenport’s Adler Theatre  Sunday, July 16 at 7:00 PM. General On-Sale: Friday, January 27 at 10:00 AM. Trey Kennedy is a born and raised Oklahoman who never expected to enter the entertainment industry. While attending college at Oklahoma State University, Trey found fame on the mobile app Vine, amassing more than 2.5 million followers. He was a top creator on the app for more than three years and, through this experience, discovered a passion for entertainment. Trey has now continued his social media success on platforms such as Instagram... Read More

Davenport-based manufacturer American Power Systems, Inc. (APS) is now accepting applications for its $5,000 award for new college entrants pursuing education in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The Thomas K. Evans Memorial Scholarship is a merit- and need-based, one-time gift. Now in its sixth year, the scholarship is named in honor of the late Thomas Keenan Evans, a local engineer and entrepreneur who founded APS in 2006. The award was created in 2017 to encourage bright, creative young people to achieve and excel, and to help them change the world for the better. APS fully funds... Read More

The Davenport West High Publications Groups have BOTH taken home 1st Place in the American Scholastic Press Association National Contest. The Shaheen 2022 yearbook won first place for their book titled Seeing Double and the newspaper team received first place based on two of their 2022 print issues. Congratulations to all of you!  Read More

Starting in 2023, RIPL cardholders will not be charged a daily late fine for most materials, with certain exceptions. Most traditionally-circulated materials are fine free (for example, books, DVDs, CDs, magazines.) Who Qualifies? Rock Island Public Library cardholders only. Patrons of other PrairieCat libraries will continue to be assessed for late items. What Isn’t Fine Free? Mobile hotspots, mobile streaming devices, cultural passes, and Library of Things collections. These items will incur a late fine if returned after the due date. These are scarce items with high demand. Return these... Read More

On Thursday, January 26th at 7:00 PM, the Bettendorf Public Library will host a musical performance by Quad City Arts Visiting Artists Skye Consort and Emma Björling. The four-person band performs trans-Atlantic arrangements of songs from Sweden, Norway, Ireland, Scotland, England, Québec, Acadia, and the United States alongside their original compositions. The program will be held at the Bettendorf Public Library located at 2950 Learning Campus Dr. Registration is not required to attend this free event. Each musician in Skye Consort and Emma Björling brings their own musical interpretation... Read More