The first production of The Black Box Theatre 2022 season is Lauren Gunderson’s “The Revolutionists.” Described as “Four beautiful, badass women lose their heads in this irreverent, girl-powered comedy set during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. Playwright Olympe de Gouges, assassin Charlotte Corday, former queen (and fan of ribbons) Marie Antoinette, and Haitian rebel Marianne Angelle hang out, murder Marat, and try to beat back the extremist insanity in 1793 Paris. This grand and dream-tweaked comedy is about violence and legacy, art and activism, feminism and terrorism, compatriots... Read More

“You and yours and them, she be willing to give, she be willing to live, she know she got the world on her back and the galaxies in her womb. She is a woman so she know that means that she is a warrior too …” – “and She Worthy” by Kywn Townsend Riley, from her spoken word album, “and She Worthy.” Riley, a Western Illinois University College Student Personnel graduate student, recently won the Chicago Reader’s 2021 Best of Chicago Competition, in the “Best New Poetry Collection of 2021” category. She was nominated for the competition, and... Read More

It’s Sunday, and QuadCities.com proudly presents Fun10, a list of the top 10 things to do in the Quad Cities this week, and every week! Every Sunday, we drop a new Fun10, to give you a head start on your week and a heads up on what’s going on over the coming seven days. Check out Fun10 every Sunday for the details on ten awesome events happening around town. It’s a cool read, and a great way to get started planning your entertainment for the week. FUN10 — ten ways for you to have fun in the Quad-Cities, this week and every week, running every Sunday, only on your site for fun, free, local... Read More

Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out our Weekend in 2 Minutes podcast! Every week we give you a rundown of some of the cool things going on in and around the Quad-Cities, all in a little podcast you can listen to anytime! This week, you get a rundown of local bands playing from Danger Zone to Douglas and Tucker and more! Listen in HERE!  Read More

TaxSlayer Center Executive Director Scott Mullen announced today that the arena, in partnership with Arconic and Genesis Health System, will host a major fundraising event on Friday, March 4 at 7 pm featuring members of the legendary Quad City Mallards Championship Teams facing their arch-rivals, Flint Generals.   The matchup is a resumption of a long-time heated rivalry billed as Heroes vs. Villains of the United Hockey League. All net proceeds from the events, which will also include a ticketed Meet and Greet Post game reception featuring both Mallards and Flint General players on March 4,... Read More

After two years, fans are welcome back to the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Women’s Basketball Tournament, affectionately known as Hoops in the Heartland, on March 10-13, 2022, at the TaxSlayer Center in Moline, Ill.  Get ready for exciting action on the court as the tournament tips off on Thursday, March 10 at 4:02 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the TaxSlayer Center box office or online at www.taxslayercenter.com.  Tickets are $12, $20, or $25 per day or $65 for reserved seat All-Session tickets.  For complete information on the tournament, go to www.mvcquadcities.com or download the... Read More

The first production of The Black Box Theatre 2022 season is Lauren Gunderson’s “The Revolutionists.” Described as “Four beautiful, badass women lose their heads in this irreverent, girl-powered comedy set during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. Playwright Olympe de Gouges, assassin Charlotte Corday, former queen (and fan of ribbons) Marie Antoinette, and Haitian rebel Marianne Angelle hang out, murder Marat, and try to beat back the extremist insanity in 1793 Paris. This grand and dream-tweaked comedy is about violence and legacy, art and activism, feminism and terrorism, compatriots... Read More

Whitey’s Ice Cream has unveiled its eagerly awaited Treat of the Month. So what is it? Drumroll please…. The March Treat of the Month is a Lemon Bar Shake! Made with Graham Central Station Ice Cream, lemon and cake batter flavoring and topped with powder sugar, this refreshing shake is the perfect way to (hopefully) welcome the spring months. Looks delicious!  Read More

The Mayors Quad City Young Adult Hiring Fair will be taking place tomorrow, March 2 from 12 – 5 pm at the TaxSlayer Center. The event will introduce high school and college students to local businesses looking for entry-level and summer employees. Mayors will gather at noon to open the event and will be available for interviews afterward. Representatives from the QCA Young Adult Hiring Fair Committee will be available to speak with the media about the impact this event has on the young workforce and local businesses. More than 30 local businesses will be in attendance, and they will give students... Read More

New funding and resources for entrepreneurs and startups are coming to the QC as The New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative, Inc. (NewBoCo) expands. In addition, ISA Ventures, the first multi-stage venture capital studio in Iowa, plans to expand into the QC region by building a local syndicate network of investors to support regional entrepreneurs on both sides of the river. NewBoCo, a Cedar Rapids-based nonprofit, launched the Iowa Startup Accelerator (ISA) in 2014 that has assisted 67 Iowa businesses by providing entrepreneurs with the knowledge, expertise and more than $6 million in direct... Read More