The Rock Island County Fair is continuing with tons of fun through the weekend! Come enjoy yourselves at the Rock Island County Fair! Carnival Information! Unlimited Ride Wristband Days: Saturday 12pm-4pm $25 UNLIMITED RIDES for the time allotted ^^above^^ Regular Hours Thurs-Friday 5pm – Close Saturday 12pm – Close Cash OR Card is accepted! ______________________________________________________ Grandstand Events: Thursday 7/21 @6pm – Truck and Tractor Pull – By Backroad Pullers – $10 Friday 7/22 @7pm- Monster Truck Show by 2xtreme Racing – Buy Tix here: https://event.attendstar.com/…/2xtreme-monster-trucks…/ Saturday... Read More

Geneseo’s Richmond Hill Players are presenting “Silent Sky”, the story of Henrietta Leavitt and the female astronomers of the Harvard Observatory at the turn of the 20th century, July 21-24, Thursday through Sunday. Reserve tickets at rhplayers.com or by phoning 309-944-2244. More info? See here.  Read More

Like art? Like wine? You can experience both at The Ridge, 4750 Utica Ridge Road, Davenport, tonight, with the Sit And Sip event. Spend the evening with us on the patio, sipping a glass of wine AND creating your own at our FIRST EVER Sip & Paint Party! Melanie Vallejo from The Pot Shop will be instructing various patterns to paint on a wine glass! Date: Wednesday, July 20th at 6pm Cost: $25 per person and includes 2 wine glasses you will take home! All supplies will be provided as well as a light snack! *This is a prepaid event… Sign up sheets are available at The Ridge with payment due... Read More

Stop down to Bent River in Rock Island on Wednesday July 20 as Bent River taps their “Dawn and On Festival Ale” and the Wednesday Night Open Jam featuring The Channel Cats with featured artist # 209 The Low Down. As always, feel free to bring your instruments if you wish to sit in on the jam! Let’s get this Festival weekend started! DAO Festival Ale Session IPA is perfect for a summer music festival, brewed with Mosaic and Simcoe hops. It boasts low bitterness, with flavors of tropical fruit, mango, pine and citrus imparted by the hops.  Read More

THE JIMMYS and AVEY GROUWS BAND are coming to Davenport’s Adler Theatre at 8 p.m. Saturday, November 12. TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW HERE! Questions? 563-326-8500. About The Jimmys   Amazing musicians with infectious enthusiasm, The Jimmys bring people together from coast to coast with killer rhythm and horn sections. An award-winning festival favorite from Madison, Wisconsin, this seven-piece band combines jump blues, shuffles, boogies, R&B and New Orleans traditional jazz.   About Avey Grouws Band   Avey Grouws Band defies labels with their powerful Quad Cities... Read More

A new monthly support group is being formed in Rock Island for families and friends of those incarcerated. The group is called 1 By 1 Foundation and its founder, Deacon Tim Granet, is inviting anyone who has a loved one behind bars to attend the first meeting—see attached flyer. The meeting is being held Saturday, July 23 from 9 to 11 am at St.Pius Catholic Church (McCarthy Hall) in Rock Island. Granet says the group was formed after hearing stories from people who had family members imprisoned and then their friend group disappeared. “Many people feel alone and isolated when a family member... Read More

The Davenport Public Library will be hosting a program about our beautiful and historic downtown Thursday, July 28th |Main at 5pm. Join architectural historian and guide, Ellen Shapley, for this informative and fun tour. Meet and greet the old, the new, and the rehabbed on a walkabout through this outdoor gallery of architectural designs. Learn about the two centuries of artistic and historical trends that influenced the local and world-renowned architects who shaped our cities and our sense of place. And, finally, be amazed at all the creative details you’ve probably never noticed. This... Read More

Comedian Nikki Glaser is set to perform in the Event Center on Friday, October 28, 2022 at 8:00pm. Tickets are $60, $55, $50, $45 and $40 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 to the accessible seat, if available, at... Read More

The Illinois State Fair has announced its headlining acts — and it’s a diverse array of huge names in the pop and rock pantheon including Demi Lovato, Sammy Hagar, TLC and more! The musical acts on the grandstand stage will run between Aug. 11-21. Tickets are on sale on Ticketmaster. Grammy-nominated pop star and actor Demi Lovato was announced this week as one of the new headliners, will perform on Aug. 12, a day after the fair opens in Springfield. Lovato, whose hits include “Sorry Not Sorry” and “Skyscraper” both of which appear on their album “Dancing... Read More

A free summer concert is taking place tonight at 6:30 p.m. at 620 18th St, Moline. Our concerts are for all ages! We are an old Rock & Roll dance venue with a twist of jazz and country. 5pm – until sold out Grilled brats, hot dogs and sloppy joe, chips, pie & non-alcoholic beverages. Bring a lawn chair, parking available in Bethany’s parking lot & old Dispatch parking lot at 1720 5th Ave Cross 6th Ave to enter park.  Read More