The Davenport Public Library will be hosting a caregiver program on Tuesday, August 2nd |Eastern at 10am. Bring some of your child’s favorite storybook characters to life with felt! Felt boards make stories interactive while building memory, creativity, vocabulary, and literacy skills. Participants will leave the session with a ready-to-use felt board set to bring new excitement to storytime at home. This program is for parents and caregivers of toddler and pre-kindergarten-age children. Adults and teens only. Registration is required. Learn more and register by visiting:  https://davenportlibrary.libcal.com/event/9084521  Read More

As every member of the Illowa Council knows, a Boy Scout always leaves his campsite in better shape than he found it. According to Mark Schwiebert, a former Eagle Scout and the founder of the Mark W. Schwiebert Fund for Environmental Studies at the Quad Cities Community Foundation, that principle extends across the planet we call home. “Ask yourself: what do you want to leave behind for those who come after you?” Schwiebert’s own answer to that question helped lead him to establish the Schwiebert Fund, which since 2016 has made annual grants to Quad Cities nonprofits that educate the community... Read More

Raccoon Motel is offering new memberships! Raccoon is turning one year old in a couple weeks and we have a whole smattering of anniversary shows about to take place August 2-4 — including barnburners featuring Anderson East and Low Cut Connie — to help us all celebrate! We will be announcing all of the festivities this coming week, but before the weekend hits, please take a second to consider grabbing a fresh annual Raccoon Motel membership. We’ve really enhanced the perks to becoming a member and there are now two ways to latch onto all of those benefits. A yearly membership... Read More

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – – Western Illinois University, in collaboration with local Quad Cities college and university career centers, is offering a free summer event for Quad Cities-area employers from 9-11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 4 in QC Riverfront Hall, room 103/104. “WIU is proud to collaborate with other Quad Cities colleges and universities in hopes of gaining new connections throughout the community and bringing new opportunities to students,” said the Director of Center for Career Preparation and Employer Engagement Audrey Adamson. Employers from organizations around the... Read More

Country Singer Granger Smith (featuring Earl Dibbles Jr.) is set to perform music in the Event Center on Sunday, November 20, 2022 at 8 PM. Tickets are $45, $40, $35, $30 and $25 plus applicable online/phone ticketing fee (this fee is waived when tickets are purchased at The Market Gift Shop inside Rhythm City Casino Resort). All ages are welcome to attend. Tickets in the ADA section are for patrons with mobility disabilities and up to three companions. If companion seating is not available because the ADA section is sold out, Rhythm City Casino Resort will offer other seats as close as possible... Read More

Joke-Off Session is a brand new comedy game show coming to The Village Theatre on July 30! The show will feature 3 teams of comedians, using their joke writing skills, to compete in 3 rounds of point earning punchlines! Each round a little different, and a little harder. At the end of 3 rounds, the audience will eliminate the team with the fewest points, and the two leading teams face off in a roast battle round, earning extra points to claim the prize of Joke-Off Session champs! The show premiers July 30 at 8pm at The Village Theatre in the Village of East Davenport! Get your tickets here: JOKE... Read More

Due to several more positive Covid cases in the Cast of DISASTER this morning, Circa ‘21 has made the difficult decision to cancel the next week of performances (07/27-07/31). With the number of artists that they would be forced to replace for ten days, the staff does not feel that they are capable of presenting the outstanding product that our guests have come to expect from Circa ’21. Their plan is to reopen with their double performance day on 08/03. If you currently have reservations for one of these performances you may call the Box Office at (309) 786-7733 to reschedule for any performance... Read More

The ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) Funding Study Closes July 25. Please take this short survey if you live, work, own property, or a business in Rock Island. This once-in-a-lifetime federal funding is important, and City leaders want to hear from you. The survey is about broad funding priorities for ARPA dollars. The Library is NOT specifically listed, though we do serve several of the priorities listed. To support the library specifically, please write us in under question 6! It’s quick and easy to take the survey online at this link. Or, scan the QR code with your phone’s QR code... Read More

Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17), a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, helped pass an Appropriations legislative package for Fiscal Year 2023. Congresswoman Bustos secured local wins in each of the six bills: Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA; Energy and Water Development; Financial Services, General Government; Interior-Environment; Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Transportation-HUD. The package included eleven of Congresswoman Bustos’ Community Project Funding requests. This package now heads to the Senate. “During my final year serving Northwest and... Read More

QuadCities.com is happy to partner with Quad City Animal Welfare Center, 724 2nd W. Ave., Milan! Interested in adopting a pet? Check out our Pet of the Week every Monday! This week’s Pets of the Week are…. Tulip and Magnolia! Get ready to fall in love with Tulip and Magnolia! This incredibly sweet pair is looking for a furever home where they will stay together. They were born 1/2022, are up to date on vaccines, microchipped, and Magnolia is spayed. We discovered that Tulip has a severe grade 6/6 heart murmur and will need a special adopter. Because of her medical condition, she is a furever... Read More