It’s Day 5 of the Mississippi Valley Fair! Looking for the complete schedule of events? Check out the schedule for the day below to find your favorite attractions, bands, and more!

The Quad Cities Astronomical Society and the Pleasant Valley High School Astronomy Club will co-host a meteor shower viewing party at Pleasant Valley Junior High School, at 3501 Wisconsin Street in Leclaire, on Saturday, August 7.  The viewing party will begin at dusk, approximately 8:30 p.m. The family-friendly event is free and open to the […]

The Bix Jazz Festival continues today at the Rhythm City Casino Events Center, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport. This is the 50th anniversary for the jazz festival, to honor and continue the legacy of Bix, the great jazz cornetist, pianist and composer. This year’s festival also features a special guest, Bix fest pioneer and trombonist Bill […]

East Moline BMX will be hosting our biggest races of the year this upcoming weekend. An Illinois State Qualifier and Gold Cup race will bring over 250 riders to the East Moline BMX Speedway located at the Rock Island County Fairgrounds directly behind Kunes Ford. Extensive work has been done to the track in preparation […]

JAMBRELLA JAMS CONCERT SERIES rocks the stage in East Moline at Whiskey Stop, 726 15th Ave., East Moline! Presented by River Music Experience, the show is Saturday August 7th, Showtime 8 p.m. to midnight. FREE ADMISSION! Bringing you 4hrs STRAIGHT of LIVE MUSIC from some of the areas best musical acts! On Card Acts: •Karl […]

What to do this weekend… what to do this weekend… Need some help? Need some tips? Want to know what’s going on? Check out our Weekend in 2 Minutes podcast! It runs every week on your fun, free, local QuadCities.com! This week, All Sweat presents Abbey Road, new shows open at Music Guild and Playcrafters, […]

EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! Countryside Community Theatre will continue their 39th season this weekend with the second weekend of the critically-acclaimed Disney’s Newsies! Set in turn-of-the century New York City, Disney’s Newsies! is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of teenaged “newsies.” When titans of publishing raise distribution prices […]

The River Music Experience, 2nd and Main streets, Davenport, has brought back the free Live@Five on Fridays from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The RME courtyard will host live music featuring a wide range of genres and styles. This year’s schedule of bands is: Aug. 6: Heads In Motion sponsored by Downtown Davenport 13: The Dawn sponsored […]

Old Dominion is the grandstand performer at 8 p.m. tonight at the Mississippi Valley Fair, 2815 W. Locust St., Davenport! For tickets, CLICK HERE! Back when Matthew Ramsey was a teenager, and falling increasingly ever more in love with music, nothing was so exciting to the blossoming singer-songwriter as hanging in a garage with his […]

Art in the Garden is August 7 at the Quad City Botanical Center in Rock Island, Illinois. The 5th annual event features local and regional artists including potters, painters, sculptors, jewelry makers and others who are inspired by nature to create. Their works will be exhibited and sold at this outdoor show. The handcrafted works […]