Fun10 — ten ways for you to have fun in the Quad-Cities, this week and every week, running every Sunday, only on your site for fun, free, local entertainment, QuadCities.com! Every Sunday, we drop a new Fun10, to give you a head start on your week and a heads up on what’s going on over the coming seven days. Check out Fun10 every Sunday for the details on ten awesome events happening around town. It’s a cool read, and a great way to get started planning your entertainment for the week. So what’s on the Fun10 for this week? Read on… See ‘Black Nativity’ At Playcrafters Today Playcrafters... Read More

The 2022 Geneseo Christmas Walk presents: A Victorian Walk Throwback Saturday December 10, 2022 8:00 am – 8:00 pm The Victorian Walk returns for one year only as the 2022 Geneseo Christmas Walk presents: Victorian Walk Throwback. This year’s logo features the classic Victorian family walking towards the Central Schoolhouse to celebrate Christmas in Geneseo! Attending the Victorian Walk Throwback will be a must for anyone’s holiday schedule, so save the date! Stay tuned for more Victorian Walk Throwback updates as we get closer to the holiday season. We promise that this year’s event will... Read More

Ballet Quad Cities will be presenting the holiday classic “The Nutcracker” December 10th at 2:30pm & 7:30pm at the Adler Theatre, Davenport, Iowa.. In 10 days The Nutcracker and The Rat Queen will battle to rule the Land of The Sweets. Find out who will rule the Kingdom at a performance of The Nutcracker! Celebrate the holidays with an enchanted experience for the whole family. Be swept away on a journey to the land of sweets, as Ballet Quad Cities & Orchestra Iowa present The Nutcracker. Breathtaking sets, dazzling costumes, incredible dancers, and extraordinary music. This performance... Read More

Looking for fun events in the Iowa and Illinois Quad-Cities this weekend? Listen to our Weekend in 2 Minutes podcast! This week: Lots of holiday-themed fun taking place this weekend, from an artists market in the village to winter lights in Rock Island and more!  Read More

“The Nutcracker.” It’s been a holiday tradition since dinosaurs roamed the earth, which made it really difficult because with their small arms, T-Rex were completely worthless to catch leaping Stegasaurus in those flashy dance routines. Countless generations have grown up attending performances, millions of girls have pirouetted through its choreography and cajillions of people have walked away from its pomp and grandeur with one thought burning in their mind… “Okay, that was really well done, but what the heck was it about?” And this Saturday and Sunday, that tradition will continue,... Read More

Brittney Griner is free. Of course, Griner never should’ve been imprisoned in the first place, thrown into jail for an offense that’s as ridiculous as it is minor in a country that has far greater things to address than minor cannabis possession. But while this is a time for Griner and her loved ones to be celebrating, it’s also a time of incredible hypocrisy for the United States, and many of the politicians grandstanding about her release. Before Joe Biden, Kamala Harris (whose horrible history with imprisoning pot offenders is well documented) or anyone in a position... Read More

I get things wrong. Look it up. I graduated 2nd in my class, errr 2nd to last in my class. However, like you I have my opinions and I started writing these reviews as a way to share those with you. With that influence and reach, I have to accept I’ll have some that disagree with me. Some that don’t like me. Some that send me feet pics…(Please stop, feet gross me out), and some that listen to me and go find and patronize these businesses and products. So, I’m honest. If I want to keep growing, and keep you as followers, there is a trust that must be kept. That being said.... Read More

This Friday the Quad City Storm are back at Vibrant Arena at the Mark for Peanuts Night presented by Machinist Union Lodge 6 and Local Lodges 388 and 1191. The first 1000 fans receive thunder sticks and the Storm will be wearing Peanuts themed jerseys featuring Snoopy and Woodstock. Funds raised from the jersey auction will be donated to Guide Dogs of America & Tender Loving Canines. Puck drop is 7 p.m. Fans can get tickets for this weekend’s games at QuadCityStorm.com and the Vibrant Arena box office.  Read More

Lots of holiday-themed fun taking place this weekend, from an artists market in the village to winter lights in Rock Island and more! Other Episodes May 16, 2024 Quad Cities Weekend In 2 Minutes – May 16th, 2024 Tropical Fish swim into town, along with Gavin DeGraw, Alabama, and more, in this week's Weekend! ... Read More

Western Illinois University was recently awarded a grant of $136,919 from Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust to equip and expand science laboratories on the Quad Cities campus. “We have known for some time that there is an unmet demand in the Quad Cities area for affordable, high-quality, STEM-focused programs that will provide the sort of skilled labor that area businesses are seeking,” said College of Arts and Sciences Assistant Dean Jim Rabchuk. “We are so excited that the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust has offered this support to expand WIU-QC’s ability to provide STEM-related course offerings... Read More