Effective Monday, November 16th, all Davenport Public Library branches will be CLOSED to browsing. *Computer use will be available by appointment only. Call 563-326-7832. *All holds must be picked up by Curbside Delivery or the drive-up window. *Special Collections is available by appointment only. Call 563-326-7902. *Both the Fairmount & Eastern Bookstores are closed. These restrictions are due to the rising rate of COVID-19 in our area. They will be in effect until further notice. Please call 563-326-7832, text DPLKNOWS to 6676, or send us a message here if you have any questions.  Read More

Enter for a chance to win a FREE FunBundle, which gives your family memberships to the Quad City Botanical Center, Niabi Zoo and the Putnam Museum! For one day only, visit the Putnam or Quad City Botanical Center to enter for a chance to win on FunBundle Friday! Can’t make it out? You can still join the fun. When you purchase a FunBundle using the code FALLFUN on Friday you’ll get 25% off your FunBundle. That’s savings ON TOP of savings. What’s a FunBundle, you ask? It’s your all-in-one membership to three Quad City favorites: the Botanical Center, Niabi Zoo and the Putnam Museum. It... Read More

Rhythm City Casino (7077 Elmore Ave Davenport) is currently displaying the traveling memorial “Remembering Our Fallen”. The display will continue through Nov 18. Remembering Our Fallen includes our nation’s military Fallen who have died post 9/11 in The War on Terror and called Iowa Home. For more information, please visit https://www.rhythmcitycasino.com/event/2020/nov/rememberingourfallen.html.  Read More

The annual Teen Anime Day is going virtual! All Teens ages 11-19 are invited to register for a special Teen Anime Day To Go activity kit and to attend a special Zoom party on Saturday, November 21st from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm on Zoom with the Davenport Public Library, the Figge Art Museum, and special guest, “JAPANNA” anna ito, founder of Japan Shinzen Art and Culture International! Each Teen Anime Day To Go kit will include cups of ramen, tea, and candy sushi supplies plus some simple crafts, drawing activities, and swag. Registered teens will be invited to attend a virtual Teen Anime Day featuring... Read More

The Western Illinois University School of Music will present the WIU Jazz Guitar Ensemble, under the direction of Assistant Professor of Guitar George Turner, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12. Due to the restrictions currently in place, there are no general admission performances in the COFAC Recital Hall. This performance will be broadcast on the School of Music’s YouTube Channel and Facebook page. PROGRAM: The Four of Us – Steve Shenkel Stylin’ – Dave Frackenpohl Recordame – Joe Henderson/arr. George Turner In a Sentimental Mood – Duke Ellington/arr. Mark Tonelli The... Read More

“Sheltering in place” takes on new meaning with a brand-new streaming service, tailored to fans of architecture and building design. Online streaming rights to “The Barn Raisers,” an award-winning documentary produced by Kelly and Tammy Rundle of Moline-based Fourth Wall Films, have been acquired by Australian actor-producer and entrepreneur Dustin Clare for Shelter, a new digital platform for architecture enthusiasts. The channel targets a global audience and streams films, TV shows, and its own original works.  “The reality of lockdown has made us re-examine our connection to home,... Read More

Dynamic Restaurant Holdings,LLC has appointed Thomas Sacco, a 30+ year restaurant executive as the new transformational CEO, Chief Happiness Officer and President of its two restaurant brands: Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream Parlors, a Midwest pizza chain with a cult-like following for its famous Taco Joe pizza, and Tony Sacco’s Coal Oven Kitchen with locationsin Florida, Indiana, Ohio,and Michigan. Mr. Sacco joined the company in October and hit the ground running with the goal of national expansion for both restaurant chains through aggressive franchising efforts. Mr. Sacco led the image... Read More

At Quad City Arts in Rock Island, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, as the 35th anniversary of Festival of Trees will look different this year, but the holiday magic will continue in a whole new way. Kicking off the holiday season during Covid, this year’s eight-day event will not be in person, but will highlight a televised Holiday Special & Day of Giving to air on KWQC-TV6 on Saturday, Nov. 21 at 10 a.m. There will be select designs, ornaments, gift shop items and VIP baskets available for bid and purchase at www.qcfestivaloftrees.com or at the Quad City Arts Rock Island... Read More

Juan Carlos Mendoza has sung in some pretty prestigious places – including New York City’s Juilliard School, and the Lyric Opera and Grant Park Music Festival in Chicago. But recording two recent recitals at the Muscatine Art Center may be among the most meaningful so far in the young tenor’s career. Mendoza, a Mexican-American 34-year-old, is a Muscatine native and last month he filmed two solo programs in the 1921 music room in the Muscatine mansion at 1314 Mulberry Ave., as a partnership with Moline-based Living Proof Exhibit (LPE). The first 20-minute program — accompanied by Jessica... Read More

Please join Ballet Quad Cities at The Nutcracker in the Round this December. The ballroom at The Outing Club will be transformed into a snow globe with dancing and music like you’ve never seen before to kick off the holiday season. Make The Nutcracker part of your December at this magical, safe event for the entire family! Limited number of tickets to each performance on sale now| $15-$65 All seating and tables will be spaced generously apart with extra safety measures in place. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4 – DOORS OPEN AT 6:30PM | PERFORMANCE 7:30PM Theatre seating with your group SATURDAY,... Read More