After deliberation, the QC Beats Board has decided who will be added to the QC Beats Collection! The QC Beats team is pleased to announced that the 2021-2022 QC Beats artists added to the collection are: Centaur Noir, kumate, Steve Couch, and TuCent! Congratulations to our winners! Help us celebrate the work of our new artists by joining us at the River Music Experience on March 10th at 7:30PM. More information about this event will be released in the weeks to come. QC Beats is a partnership with the Davenport Public Library, River Music Experience, and St. Ambrose University. QC Beats is an online... Read More

Do you know someone between the ages of 10-14 who loves to read? Have them join the German American Heritage Center Reading Club throughout 2022! On the second Sunday of each month, students will be asked to meet -in person or via Zoom- to discuss that month’s selection, hear the perspective of others, and socialize with their peers. Meetings will last 1.5 hours and a light breakfast will be served. Discussions will be moderated by GAHC staff. Each month a selection will be offered on loan in physical copy. E-reader and audiobooks will also be available for students who may prefer to utilize... Read More

Rocky LaPorte will perform in the Rhythm City Casino Event Center in Davenport on Sunday, January 16th, 2022 at 7:00 pm. Tickets will be $15 and seats will be General Admission. You must be 21+ to attend this show, as the Rhythm Room is on the Casino Floor. Tickets are available now at the following link: https://rhythmcitycasino.showare.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=116  Read More

Comedian Nate Bargatze announced today his The Raincheck Tour is coming to the Adler Theatre in Davenport on Sunday, January 16, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. Fresh off the release of his highly anticipated second Netflix special, The Greatest Average American, now streaming worldwide on Netflix, The Raincheck Tour will feature all new material. Reserved seat tickets are on sale online at Ticketmaster.com and in person at the Adler Theatre Box Office (136 E 3rd St). Tickets are $39.75, $49.75 and $69.75. Hailing from Old Hickory, Tennessee, stand-up comedian Nate Bargatze is selling out shows across the world.... Read More

Quad-Cities covid numbers continue to skyrocket, as Genesis Health Systems reports its latest numbers, and logs a record high for a month. December 2021 was the highest month over the past year, and the second-highest month overall for COVID-19 hospital admissions since the start of the pandemic. In December 356 patients were admitted with COVID-19. The highest number of admissions was Nov. 2020 with 501. Since the start of the pandemic, 3,060 patients have been hospitalized with COVID-19 at Genesis Medical Centers. Hundreds more have been treated as outpatients. Testing site (Lombard Street... Read More

Downtown Davenport Partnership (DDP) will host Icestravaganza, presented by Rubberstamps.net, beginning at 5 p.m., Friday, Jan. 14, through 10 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 16 at the Freight House and LeClaire Park in downtown Davenport. The free-to-attend event features beautiful ice carvings (36,000 pounds’ worth) on display all three days. This year’s ice sculpture theme is “Zoo Animal Safari.” Whether attendees stroll by at the Freight House boardwalk or check them out from their vehicle in the new drive-through display on Beiderbecke Drive in LeClaire Park, organizers recommend the best... Read More

Un-ironically, I’m spending a Taco Tuesday at Verde, 1507 State St., Bettendorf, a contemporary Mexican restaurant located off the foot of the Iowa side of the New 74 bridge, for my 1st of 52 reviews this year. Verde opened close enough to one year ago. The dream child of Chef Connor Larson, has been growing legs and learning how to not crawl but run in this shaky economy. While other restaurants have been forced to shutter doors, take days off, and change business models. Verde seems right at home, offering a smaller more intimate relationship with its customers; seriously customers? I... Read More

The Haus Of Ruckus, the company of artists behind the critically acclaimed “Jacques”alope is back with another unique endeavor. This time,The Haus will present a wholly original play written three different times by three different writers. We Wrote This In A Day (don’t yell at us) is A unique and exciting 24 hour theatre experience put on by a wonderful group of incredibly sleep deprived performers. The finished product will be presented January 9th at 7:34pm at The Mockingbird On Main in Downtown Davenport, Iowa. Tickets only $10 and and the presentation is rated PG 13 for some content... Read More

Davenport – Opera Quad Cities will celebrate its return from a two year hiatus with a recital featuring Davenport native Nicholas Fahrenkrug, baritone, and Greek pianist Eleonora Apostolidi. The event, which begins at 7:00 PM Sunday, January 9 in the Great Hall at Davenport’s Trinity Cathedral, is sponsored by Opera Quad Cities and features Mr. Fahrenkrug and Ms. Apostolidi, members of the Apollo Duo. The duo will present the complete song cycle Die Schöne Müllerin by Franz Schubert. Composed in 1823, the set of twenty songs is based on the poetry of Wilhelm Müller. The main character is... Read More

Get A Drink, Or A Foot Rub, Tonight! That’s right, according to the event’s facebook page, you could get a free drink OR  a free foot rub if you go to check out the Big Room Open Mic Night 6-9 p.m. Sunday at the Village Theatre, in the Village of East Davenport. So, bring your talents, your guitars, your fresh voice, and your tired feet and welcoming liver out to this fun event!  Read More