Quad City Arts on Tuesday announced the full schedule of events for Chalk Art Fest in Schwiebert Park, downtown Rock Island, June 26-27. SATURDAY, JUNE 26 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. — Chalk art competition Live Music Lineup: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Live DJ Mark Manuel, Alt 104.5/Kiss FM 1 p.m. to 3 […]
One of the strangest things to occur over the past year — and trust me, there’s a long list, so this is impressive that it hits the top — is that the government has actually come out and admitted the existence of UFOs and people’s reaction has largely been a collective shrug. The media covered […]
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. Last year due to Covid, the series was limited to August and September. The RME courtyard will host live music featuring a wide range of genres and styles. Like last summer, the […]
Celebrate biodiversity at the 6th annual BioBlitz, held at Illiniwek Forest Preserve from 2 p.m. on June 25 to 2 p.m. on June 26. A BioBlitz is an intensive survey of as many species as possible within a specified area during a 24-hour period. This is a rare opportunity to join over 40 scientists and […]
The Quad-Cities’ own Brandon Gibbs Band has been added to the bill for the Dokken/Firehouse/Great White show at Moline’s TaxSlayer Center July 9! The announcement was made on the Rascals Music Pub Facebook page as follows: “We will be the first band on stage at the TaxSlayer Center center since the start of the pandemic. […]
Bad Hair, Willie Nelson and Grateful Dead tribute bands, Chalk Art and more rounds out the scene in a big weekend of entertainment in the Quad-Cities! Check it out in Weekend in 2 Minutes, your weekly podcast running down some of the cool stuff happening over the week ahead. Listen to it here!
The Mockingbird On Main will be holding an audition for a new adaption of Henrik Ibsen’s Enemy of the People by Quad City playwright Alexander Richardson on Thursday, June 24 at 7pm. This powerful drama explores the impact of pollution in a small town and the consequences of uncovering the truth. Follow the story of […]
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – Western Illinois University-Macomb COVID-19 summer test clinics will be held from 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, through Thursday, Aug. 12, in the University Union Sandburg Lounge. Fall 2021 test clinic times and days will be announced prior to the start of the fall semester, which is set to begin Monday, […]
On Sept. 10, at 7 p.m., ROOKIE w/IN THE PINES are coming to Davenport’s Raccoon Motel! Tickets go on sale tomorrow, Thursday, June 24! LISTEN to Rookie here. LISTEN to In The Pines here. TICKETS to all Raccoon Motel shows can be purchased HERE!! www.theraccoonmotel.com
Members of the teen LGBTQIA community and teen allies are invited to join Miss Amber on Zoom for the 2nd Annual Teens Read with Pride to celebrate books from all across the rainbow! On Thursday, June 24th at 3:30 pm, we will be hanging out, playing online games to win prizes, and sharing new and […]
