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

It’s official! Skeleton Key Art and Antiques is double-digits old, and they want to party with you! Join us as we celebrate our 10th birthday in conjunction with the next Rock Island Artists’ Market on TODAY – Sunday, September 10th -from noon to 5 pm. In addition to the artists, makers, and antiques you’ve come to expect from SK, you’ll also find live music, sweet treats and birthday presents – for you! Learn more: DOUBLE DIGITS PARTY  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

Do you believe in little green men? No, I don’t mean leprechauns. We all know they exist, they make Lucky Charms. I mean aliens. Life on other planets. Black gold. Texas tea. Sorry, too many episodes of “Beverly Hillbillies” ingested. Judging by aliens’ popularity right now, even if you don’t believe, you’re still interested in the bug-eyed baldies. And the funny thing is, our perception of that life is about 90 percent shaped by the world of entertainment. Ever since H.G. Wells created Martians, the public’s imagination has far outstripped its logical... Read More

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… Khoga! About Khoga: Hi there! I’m so pleased to meet you. My name is Khoga and I’m 2 years... Read More

Just a quick note to let everyone know that RIFAC will be open normal hours on Labor Day this year! Come get a good workout in on your day off!   Check pool and whirlpool hours by clicking here. *The pool and whirlpool will be closed between 9-11 am due to canceled classes.   There will be no land or aquatic fitness classes and no Silversneaker classes.   Pickleball will be available 8:00 – 1:00 pm.   Labor Day Facility Hours September 4th, 2023 5:00 am – 10:00 pm  Read More