Get ready to meet the Illinois and Iowa Pet of the Week! 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! QCAWC Adoption & Education Center is at 724 2nd Ave. W. Milan, IL 61264. The number is (309) 787-6830. QCAWC Spay/Neuter & Wellness Clinic is at 612 1st St. W. Milan, IL 61264. Number is (309) 787-6830. Also check out qcawc.org This week’s Pet of the Week is… Winifred! Meet Winifred! Winifred is a sweet and vocal kitty. She likes to have pets on her neck but... Read More

Hap’s Cruisin’ into Sunset speeds into Sunset Marina TODAY – September 17th, 2023 from 11am  until 2pm! This event was started by Hap years ago as a small get together for friends. It has grown from a group of friends to big car, truck, and motorcycle cruise to the sunset marina for a day of fun, food and display of some awesome vehicles. This is not an awards show, this is a chance for friends to get together and talk, eat, and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Sunset Marina, and of course enjoy all the nice cars, trucks, and motorcycles. It is like a big hot rod cookout! You won’t... Read More

Looking for some fun things to do in Illinois and Iowa this week? In the Quad-Cities? Check out our Fun10! Fun10 — ten ways for you to have fun in the Quad-Cities, this week and every week, only on your site for fun, free, local entertainment, QuadCities.com! Every week, 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. So what’s on the Fun10... Read More

The future of the Quad-Cities arts scene will step up to the stage as young artists from throughout the area are featured in the Quad Cities Youth Music & Arts Festival from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 at Schwiebert Park in downtown Rock Island. The second annual event is free and features nearly 100 of the area’s most talented young artists, musicians, dancers, poets and more. It’s also a testament to the resilience of the idea, and the desire to showcase young local talent, according to coordinator Greg Hipskind, owner/director of QC Rock Academy. “Last year’s inaugural event was... Read More

Shop a variety of houseplants, plants from the Quad City Botanical Center’s greenhouse, and items from featured plant consignors. Most plants will sell between $8-$25, with some plants at lower or higher price points. Over 130 varieties of houseplants will be available. Once again, the center is offering a plant adoption service! Drop off your houseplants that need rehoming during general admission hours, September 9-15 in our lobby. They will help find a new home for your houseplants during the sale on September 16. Purchasing a plant helps support the Botanical Center’s education department... Read More

YOU ARE INVITED to THE BIG FAT GREEK FESTIVAL! Join in on the fun Friday, September 15th from 4 PM – 11 PM and Saturday, September 16th from 11 AM – 11 PM! Admission is $2.00 for adults and children 12 and under are free. Please join us for a weekend of fine Greek cuisine, culture, music, dance and fun for the entire family! Opa! The festival will be held at 2930 31st Avenue, Rock Island, IL. on Saint George Greek Orthodox Church grounds. Learn more: BIG FAT GREEK FESTIVAL    Read More

Shop a variety of houseplants, plants from the Quad City Botanical Center greenhouse, and items from featured plant consignors. Most plants will sell between $8-$25, with some plants at lower or higher price points. Over 130 varieties of houseplants will be available. Once again, we’re offering a plant adoption service! Drop off your houseplants that need rehoming during general admission hours, September 9-15 in our lobby. We’ll help find a new home for your houseplants during the sale on September 16. Purchasing a plant helps support our education department and future exhibits.  Read More

The Speakeasy in downtown Rock Island, has been a popular club for stand up comedy since opening in 2010. For the last 6 years during September, The Speakeasy has hosted a regional stand up comedy contest called The Speakeasy Laugh Hard Challenge. This contest has brought some of the best stand up comedians from across the country to Rock Island to compete for a chance to win $1,000 and the title of Laugh Hard Champion. “We’ve had comics from Chicago, St. Louis, Denver, Des Moines, Milwaukee, Fresno, CA and many other cities, including many of our great local comics compete,”... Read More

It’s a Party in the Park with the Rock Island Parks and Recreation Department, Wednesday, September 13, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Lincoln Park, Rock Island. Fun for all with a bounce house, free hotdogs, popcorn, and Kona Ice while they last, live music, and community booths. Come meet your neighbors! The finale of the Party in the Park is the return of the Lighted Lantern Parade (once a time-honored Rock Island tradition!) To enter, just show up with a lantern (or make a bag lantern at the event.) It’s for all ages. And if you remember doing this as a kid, share the tradition with a child... Read More

The first iteration of Igor graced the silver screens in 1933. Today Igor has been in some variation of different personas in many different classic horror movies as a bumbling and loyal assistant to mad scientist and evil monsters. However, Igor’s Bistro offers up something different, than a campy horror movie. You could say its less B-Movie and more Blockbuster hit. Although I wasn’t invited into the kitchen I’m sure that they aren’t cooking up meals in a bubbling cauldron, and Chef Rick, isn’t a mad scientist, but more a Chef of 40+ years. Most of the menu... Read More