The Creation Studio at the Bettendorf Public Library is meant to be hub for creative exploration. On Saturday, September 17th at 1:00 PM the Bettendorf Public Library will offer community members a hands-on exploration of fiber arts. Creation Studio Workshop: Beginning Knitting is a limited sized class open to teens through adults. Registration is required for this free workshop and can be made at http://events.bettendorflibrary.com/event/6850135 or by calling the Library at 563-344-4175. The workshop will be held in the Creation Studio of the Bettendorf Public Library located at 2950 Learning... Read More

The September “First Wednesday” art program at Western Illinois University will be held from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7 in Garwood Hall, the Heating Plant Annex and the University Art Gallery. The event is open free to all ages, and welcomes visitors from campus and the surrounding community/region. First Wednesday has relied on numerous donations of materials from businesses like Blick Art Materials in Galesburg, IL, and through monetary support from the Performing Arts Society (PAS). Garwood Hall Activities • Monotypes – Professor Bill Howard, Garwood 12 (first floor) • Embellish... Read More

You can’t fight this feeling! Come sail away to the Vibrant Arena at The Mark of the Quad Cities TONIGHT! REO Speedwagon and Styx with special guest Loverboy are coming to the Vibrant Arena (1201 River Dr Moline) tonight at 6:45 p.m.! Ticket prices vary and can be purchased at the Vibrant Arena Box Office, TicketMaster Phone Center at (800) 745-3000 or online at TicketMaster.com. These three bands have a rich shared history, both on the road and in the studio. All ages require a ticket. NO BAG POLICY: Bags will no longer be permitted in the arena with the exception of a small 5 x 7 clutch purse... Read More

Thanks to a generous donor, Earl Hanson was able to purchase a new playground for its students! On Friday, August 26, Earl Hanson Elementary School hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate its new playground. The PTO (parent-teacher organization) asked the school’s principal what are the school’s needs. She told them a playground, somewhere for the kids to play. The PTO members reached out to some of its community connections and found a donor. Seeing the need for a new playground, Heidi Huiskamp Collins generously donated funds through the Rock Island-Milan Education Foundation,... Read More

The Western Illinois University Department of English will host the Fred Ewing Case and Lola Case Writer-in-Residence Thursday, Sept. 15. This year’s author is KB Brookins, also known as KB, a Black/queer/transmasculine poet, essayist, and cultural worker from Fort Worth, TX. A craft talk with KB will be held at 3 p.m. in the third floor auditorium of Sherman Hall, followed by a reading and question and answer session at 5 p.m. KB’s writing has been published in the Academy of American Poets, Huffington Post, American Poetry Review, Teen Vogue, Electric Literature, Okayplayer, Oxford... Read More

Viking Cruise Lines are launching new destination-focused travel experiences on the Mississippi River, with its first 386-guests custom vessel, Viking Mississippi.  Its maiden voyage for passengers begins in St. Paul on September 3 and Viking’s first stop in the Quad Cities will be on Wednesday, September 7 at River Heritage Park, Davenport. The public is invited to welcome the first Viking passengers to the Quad Cities.  An opening ceremony and ribbon-cutting will take place before the passengers disembark on the red carpet to board the buses for their shore excursions. Adding Viking’s... Read More

Visit Quad Cities, the region’s official destination management and marketing organization (DMMO), announced today the launch of two new and exciting experiences designed to highlight the creative energy of the Quad Cities. The new QC Public Art Trail (qcarttrail.com) and the QC Great Glass Hunt (qcglasshunt.com) will take you on a journey of discovery and to hidden treasure. The QC Public Art Trail is a partnership between Visit Quad Cities and Quad City Arts. It uses a mobile-based platform to create a year-round trail that features temporary and permanent sculptures, murals, and galleries... Read More

Join Rock Island Public Library after Labor Day, and add to your future reading pile with our Sept. 6  book sale from 10 am to 1:00 pm at the Rock Island Public Library’s Southwest Branch,9010 Ridgewood Road, Rock Island. Visit to shop the selection of former library items and donated books, and fill a bag for a donation. Shopping bags are available, or, you can buy a Library tote bag. After this month, the monthly book sale will switch to afternoon. Please see calendar for details. If you’d like to volunteer for the sale, let branch staff or the book sale coordinator know! You can also... Read More

Area elementary school kids can step up to the plate and get a free flu shot at Modern Woodmen Park on Tuesday, September 6 to gain free entry to the Quad Cities River Bandits game. The event will kick off the annual Genesis Flu-Free Quad Cities campaign that has provided more than 100,000 free flu vaccinations to elementary school students across the region for the past 15 years. This year’s goal is to reach pre-COVID-19 levels of 7,000-8,000 flu shots in 80 elementary schools across the region and to continue the past two years of mild flu seasons. The line-up for Tuesday, September 6: •... Read More

Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse is hosting a job fair on Tuesday, Sept. 6. The job fair will be held from noon-1 p.m. and from 4-6 p.m. at the theater, 1828 3rd Ave., Rock Island.  The theater is trying to fill several positions throughout the business, including operations (restaurant) manager, sound engineer/ technician, dishwashers, changeover crew, ticket office, bussers, kitchen assistants and Speakeasy bartenders.  Job descriptions and requirements are available on their website, circa21.com/employment. Applicants should bring a resume, if available, and only those vaccinated and boosted... Read More