Teens between the ages of 11-19 are invited to show off their creativity and filmmaking skills by creating videos for the QC Libraries’ Annual Teen Video Contest! Two grand prizes of $100 Visa gift cards will be awarded to winning videos in each category: Short Form Video (30-60 seconds) and Long Form Video (3-5 minutes). Videos must be submitted by October 31, 2021. Teens can find more information and submit their entries at: bit.ly/2021teenvideocontest. Contact Youth Services and Programming Librarian Amber Carlson at acarlson@davenportlibrary.com with any questions! This event is FREE... Read More

MICHIGANDER will perform at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12 at the Raccoon Motel in Davenport. To LISTEN to Michigander, click on the link. TICKETS to all Raccoon Motel shows can be purchased HERE!! www.theraccoonmotel.com  Read More

Tomfoolery On Tremont is presenting a show with kick this Sunday, as Bret Ernst, Cousin Louie on the Netflix series “Cobra Kai,” will perform standup at 7 p.m. Oct. 10, at the Renwick Mansion, 901 Tremont Ave., Davenport. Admission is $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Ernst has been written up in national magazines, and his “Comedy Central Presents” was voted one of the Top 5 specials of 2011 by Comedy Central viewers, and his comedy album “American Comic” broke the top 10 on iTunes the first week of its release in 2012. He has made celebrity appearances on “Chelsea Lately,” ABC’s... Read More

Tomfoolery On Tremont is presenting a show with kick this Sunday, as Bret Ernst, Cousin Louie on the Netflix series “Cobra Kai,” will perform standup at 7 p.m. Oct. 10, at the Renwick Mansion, 901 Tremont Ave., Davenport. Admission is $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Ernst has been written up in national magazines, and his “Comedy Central Presents” was voted one of the Top 5 specials of 2011 by Comedy Central viewers, and his comedy album “American Comic” broke the top 10 on iTunes the first week of its release in 2012. He has made celebrity appearances on “Chelsea Lately,” ABC’s... Read More

Teen readers (ages 11-19) are invited to take part in this annual teen challenge to see which QC Libraries’ teens can read the most during the month of October! Every QC teen reader who reads for at least 1,000 minutes will be entered into a grand prize drawing to win a $100 Visa gift card! Keep track of your minutes spent reading on www.davenportlibrary.beanstack.com, the Beanstack app, or a paper log that will be available in the Teen Area of participating libraries. As a bonus, Davenport teens will get a ticket to enter in exclusive prize drawings for every 250 minutes they log reading!... Read More

The Bettendorf Public Library’s Global Gathering 2021 World Tour is making a stop in Japan on Thursday, October 14th at 7:00 PM. Figge Educator, Kelsey Vandercoy, will be on hand for an in-person presentation all about Japanese art. No registration is required to attend this free event, which will take place at the Bettendorf Public Library located at 2950 Learning Campus Dr. in Bettendorf. The 2021 Global Gathering World Tour series is sponsored by The Bettendorf Public Library Foundation, Quad City Bank & Trust, Morgan Stanley, HNI Corporation, Bettendorf Rotary, and Twin State. The topic... Read More

Saturday in the Arts is a weekly feature covering a trend, subject, event or personality of local interest. It runs every Saturday morning on your site for the best entertainment and arts coverage in the area, QuadCities.com! How do you solve a problem like diversity in live theater? From Broadway to the Quad-Cities, theatrical organizations of all kinds are wrestling with this thorny issue, now more than ever. Long before the widespread racial reckoning that’s taken place nationwide in the past 17 months (post-George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Black Lives Matter, which has only intensified),... Read More

MOLINE, IL-The Quad City Storm begins training camp this Saturday October 9th, 2021 at The River’s Edge in Davenport.  The full 2021-2022 training camp schedule is as follows: Saturday October 9th, 2021:                       The River’s Edge: 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Sunday October 10th, 2021:                       The River’s Edge: 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Monday October 11th, 2021:                      TaxSlayer Center: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM                                                                           ... Read More

“Iron Invasion hopes to continue to make a direct difference in the lives of kids suffering from congenital heart defects. Join us in a celebration of good people, good music, and maybe a little gear grinding in Davenport, Iowa.” On Oct 8-9 the Iron Invasion staff and volunteers will be bringing another exciting vintage lifestyle fund raiser to the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds. The show kicks off Friday around noon. Then, Friday evening, Iron Invasion gets revved up with live bands and flame throwing cars exhibition! Saturday morning opens at 9am and goes strong all day long (just check... Read More

Moody New York psych rockers Wild Pink will be performing at The Raccoon Motel Friday, Oct. 8 It’s going to be a full house so get on those tickets. Tickets are now on sale. TICKETS to all Raccoon Motel shows can be purchased HERE!! TICKETS to all Codfish Hollow shows can be purchased HERE!! www.theraccoonmotel.com  Read More