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Comedy Sportz Brings The Funny Back To The Quad-Cities This Weekend!

November 11th, 2022
Comedy Sportz Brings The Funny Back To The Quad-Cities This Weekend!

ComedySportz® Quad Cities returns to the stage this weekend – November 11 & 12. The show will perform every Friday & Saturday in its new home – The Spotlight Studio located within The Spotlight Theatre in Moline, Illinois Long-time audience favorite improvisors will take the stage this weekend with new players who were a product of auditions held in September. ComedySportz is a fast-paced, hilarious improv “game” with a red team and a blue team competing for the most laughs and the audience always wins. Nothing is scripted or rehearsed prior to the show and the result is... Read More

Last Chance To Give Your Verdict On ’21 Angry Jurors’ At Moline’s Playcrafters Barn Theatre

November 11th, 2022
Last Chance To Give Your Verdict On '21 Angry Jurors' At Moline's Playcrafters Barn Theatre

It’s your last chance to give your verdict on Playcrafters Barn Theatre’s “12 Angry Jurors” by Reginald Rose with a stage version by Sherman L. Sergel and directed by Mike Schulz this weekend! The last shows are this weekend, Friday & Saturday at 7:30 PM Sunday at 3 PM! The trial of a 19-year-old man for the fatal stabbing of his father has just concluded. It looks like an open-and-shut case; that is until one of the jurors takes a look at the facts in a new way. Evidence is re-examined, tempers get short, and arguments grow heated as issues become personal, with each juror... Read More

Kansas Rocks Bettendorf November 11

November 11th, 2022
Kansas Rocks Bettendorf November 11

KANSAS will be performing a set of KANSAS Classics for Bettendorf fans on November 11 at the Isle of Capris! Fans will hear KANSAS Classics such as ‘Carry On Wayward Son,’ ‘Dust in the Wind,’ ‘Point of Know Return, ‘Fight Fire with Fire,’ deep cuts, and much more. Tickets are ON SALE NOW: Kansas Tickets   Read More

Enjoy Moline Centre’s Holiday Hop November 11-12

November 11th, 2022
Enjoy Moline Centre’s Holiday Hop November 11-12

Kick off the holiday shopping season in downtown Moline during the 5th Annual Holiday Hop! Festivities begin on Friday, November 11, at 4pm highlighting many of our unique stores, restaurants, and much, much more. The Holiday Hop will feature in-store specials, live music, refreshments, kid’s crafts, Christmas movies, games, free trolley transportation and more. Learn more here: HOLIDAY HOP  Read More

Find Fun In Illinois And Iowa This Weekend With Weekend In 2 Minutes!

November 11th, 2022
Find Fun In Illinois And Iowa This Weekend With Weekend In 2 Minutes!

Looking for fun this weekend? Listen to our Weekend in 2 Minutes podcast! This week: Christmas shows are ringing in, Carrie Underwood is back at The Mark, and there are plenty of other things to do, from live bands to a holiday hop and more in this week’s Weekend!  Read More

Rock Island’s Circa ’21 Opens ‘White Christmas’ This Weekend

November 11th, 2022
Rock Island's Circa '21 Opens 'White Christmas' This Weekend

A Circa ’21 family favorite returns just in time for the holiday season! Veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II. With romance in mind, the two follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters en route to their Christmas show at a Vermont lodge, which just happens to be owned by Bob and Phil’s former army commander. Featuring a dazzling score with well-known standards including “Blue Skies,” “I Love A Piano,” “How Deep Is the Ocean” and the perennial title song, Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” is an uplifting musical that promises... Read More

Sure, Chris Evans May Be The Sexiest Man ALIVE, But What About Dead Guys?

November 11th, 2022
Sure, Chris Evans May Be The Sexiest Man ALIVE, But What About Dead Guys?

People magazine shocked the world this week when it announced Chris Evans was the NEW Sexiest Man Alive! As recipient of the honor, he receives a $1,000 scholarship to the People School of Vapid Journalism, a free year’s supply of Turtle Wax, a 1995 Ford Festiva and free refills of his favorite beverage at participating Taco Bell restaurants dining room only. In addition, he will be stalked by a vengeful, shirtless, Andrew Tate, who swears the thing was rigged. Evans is having none of it. He has repeated over and over that he wants to be known as a serious actor, darn it — not... Read More

Jazz Ambassadors Playing At Iowa’s Adler Theatre Nov. 11

November 10th, 2022
Jazz Ambassadors Playing At Iowa's Adler Theatre Nov. 11

The Jazz Ambassadors will be performing Friday, November 11 at 7:30 PM at Davenport’s Adler Theatre! Tickets are on sale now at the Adler box office and all Ticketmaster outlets. The Jazz Ambassadors is the official touring big band of the United States Army. Formed in 1969, this 19-member ensemble has received great acclaim at home and abroad performing America’s greatest original art form, jazz. Concerts by the Jazz Ambassadors are programmed to entertain all types of audiences. The band’s diverse repertoire includes big band swing, bebop, Latin, contemporary jazz, standards,... Read More

Free Calligraphy Workshop available at the Bettendorf Public Library on November 12

November 10th, 2022
Free Calligraphy Workshop available at the Bettendorf Public Library on November 12

Just in time for cards of cheer and thanks, the Bettendorf Public Library is hosting Creation Studio Workshop: Calligraphy. Amy Nielsen from The Art Legacy League will teach the basics of calligraphy on Saturday, November 12th at 2:00 PM. This event will be held in the Creation Studio, which is on the second floor of the Library located at 2950 Learning Campus Dr. in Bettendorf. Registration for this program is required and can be made by visiting http://events.bettendorflibrary.com/event/7128410 or by calling 563-344-4175. The Art Legacy League is dedicated to preserving and promoting the tradition... Read More

Quad-Cities Author Sean Leary Offers Book Of Optimistic Tales For Difficult Times

November 10th, 2022
Quad-Cities Author Sean Leary Offers Book Of Optimistic Tales For Difficult Times

Change. We undergo transformations every day of our lives, in ways small and significant, in ways good and bad. Sean Leary’s “Does The Shed Skin Know It Was Once A Snake?” offers 11 award-winning short stories dealing with the life changes many of us face, and the positive ways in which our lives can transform, even in difficult times. “Shed Skin” is available in bookstores and webstores worldwide  as a print book and eBook for every eReader format. It is also available direct from the author at seanleary@seanleary.com and Leary will be signing copies of the book from noon... Read More