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Rock Island’s Circa ’21 Serving Up ‘Just Desserts’ This Weekend

March 16th, 2022
Rock Island's Circa '21 Serving Up 'Just Desserts' This Weekend

Praised by Connecticut’s Patch magazine as “a delightfully sweet musical with some savory elements,” Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse opens its exciting 45th season of live entertainment with the delectable new musical comedy JUST DESSERTS. This uplifting musical comedy is making its area stage debut and is being brought to life by a marvelous team of professional talents. JUST DESSERTS will be presented at Circa ’21 through May 14, with performances on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 5:30 p.m. and Wednesday matinées at 1:30 p.m. Pre-show entertainment... Read More

Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos’ Statement on President Zelenskyy’s Address to Congress

March 16th, 2022
Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos' Statement on President Zelenskyy’s Address to Congress

Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17), a member of the powerful House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, issued a statement following President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address to the U.S. Congress. Prior to the address, the Congresswoman joined NewsNation’s Morning in America to discuss American support for Ukraine. “In President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address to Congress I saw an undaunted, but dire, plea from a leader on the front lines of preserving and defending democracy. Ukraine needs help – and the United States is stepping up. That’s why in Congress, I voted to send nearly... Read More

Doc Kaalberg Goes Out On A Limb To Recommend This Iowa Pie Company

March 16th, 2022
Doc Kaalberg Goes Out On A Limb To Recommend This Iowa Pie Company

The first citation states “as easy as pie” originated in Australia in the 1920s. It grew from the term “pie on” or “pie at” which means to be very good at something. The root is the Maori word “pai” which means “good”. Hence, if you’re good at something it will be as easy as pie. Out On A Limb Pie Company, demonstrates there is nothing easy about her pies. In fact these are pain staking creations of lots of scientific development and meticulously crafted amazingly baked concoctions. For her it has become “Easy as Pie”. By her, I am referring to Juli.... Read More

Rock Out At Rock Star Bingo In Bettendorf TONIGHT

March 16th, 2022
Rock Out At Rock Star Bingo In Bettendorf TONIGHT

Rock Star Bingo EVERY Wednesday Night @ 7pm The Tangled Wood (Bettendorf, IA) B-I-N-G-O + Name That Tune + Sing-a-longsRock Star Bingo FREE To Play Win FREE drinks! ALL AGES Think you know your music? If you know what song contains these lyrics, you would probably love Rock Star Bingo! “And she’s watching him with those eyes, And she’s loving him with that body, I just know it, Yeah ‘n’ he’s holding her in his arms late, late at night.” What is Rock Star Bingo? Just like “regular” bingo, but we replaced bingo numbers, like “B16”, with parts of songs. If you know the song... Read More

Job Fair Coming To Iowa Quad-Cities TODAY!

March 16th, 2022
Job Fair Coming To Iowa Quad-Cities TODAY!

In an effort to promote different career paths and occupations, IowaWORKS will host a Multi-Employer Hiring Event at the job center, 1801A East Kimberly Road, Davenport, on Wednesday, March 16 from 10 am until 2 pm. Twenty employers have been invited to share career opportunities and will be pre-screening candidates for potential employment. The event is new in hopes of attracting more job seekers to diverse occupations.  The IowaWORKS center serves as a resource to job seekers who need help with resumes and interviewing skills.  They can also attend training workshops to help them... Read More

Western Illinois University Hosting Panel Discussion about Ukrainian Crisis March 24

March 16th, 2022
Western Illinois University Hosting Panel Discussion about Ukrainian Crisis March 24

Western Illinois University will host a faculty panel discussion to provide historical, geopolitical and religious context for the ongoing situation in Ukraine from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 24 in the University Union’s Sandburg Theater. WIU Department of History Interim Chair Tim Roberts will moderate three brief presentations, followed by a discussion and question and answer session. Panelists include: • Liberal Arts and Sciences Coordinator and Religious Studies Professor Betsy Perabo, who has taught at WIU since 2005. Her research focuses on religion and war and she is the author... Read More

Quad Cities Restaurant Week Cooking Up Next Week

March 16th, 2022
Quad Cities Restaurant Week Cooking Up Next Week

Every night for seven nights can be a date night, girls’ night out, family gathering, or get take-out because it’s been a long day as QC Restaurant Week is your chance to expand your taste buds by trying new things from more than 55 participating businesses.  In its tenth year, the annual event on March 21-27, 2022, organized by Visit Quad Cities is the perfect time to support and celebrate Quad Cities restaurants. Visit Quad Cities encourages food lovers to explore www.qcrestaurantweek.com for all of the restaurants’ details.  Small businesses are a key part of the Quad Cities region,... Read More

Looking For Jobs In Iowa? IowaWORKS Hosting Multi-Employer Hiring Event

March 15th, 2022
Looking For Jobs In Iowa? IowaWORKS Hosting Multi-Employer Hiring Event

In an effort to promote different career paths and occupations, IowaWORKS will host a Multi-Employer Hiring Event at the job center, 1801A East Kimberly Road, Davenport, on Wednesday, March 16 from 10 am until 2 pm. Twenty employers have been invited to share career opportunities and will be pre-screening candidates for potential employment. The event is new in hopes of attracting more job seekers to diverse occupations. The IowaWORKS center serves as a resource to job seekers who need help with resumes and interviewing skills.  They can also attend training workshops to help them in their... Read More

Tool Coming To Moline’s TaxSlayer Center Thursday

March 15th, 2022
Tool Coming To Moline's TaxSlayer Center Thursday

Tool will rock Moline’s TaxSlayer Center with special guest The Acid Helps on March 17, 2022. Tickets are available Friday at 10 a.m. at the TaxSlayer box office and all online ticket sellers. For more info, click here.  Read More

Davenport Public Library Welcomes Author Reid Forgrave

March 15th, 2022
Davenport Public Library Welcomes Author Reid Forgrave

The Davenport Public Library is excited to welcome author Reid Forgrave to the Fairmount branch on Monday, March 28th at 6:30pm! For parents, the decision on whether to allow their son to play football is a difficult one weighing very real risks with very real rewards. There are the social pressures to join in on America’s favorite sport – and also the concerns about how concussions may impact their child’s future. And then there is weighing how football can help form their child’s character. In telling the story of Zac Easter, Reid Forgrave tells the story of America’s... Read More