What has happened to daytime TV? At one point, it was a wild, wild, west of trash TV shows. However, with all the moral majority whiners returning to gripe about the sinful rot of television, every week a new daytime chatter is getting the short straw. Politicians and pundits are pounding away at the “cultural abomination” oozing about daytime TV. Advertisers are starting to drop shows, and viewers are beginning to cool to such meaty topics as “Hermaphrodites who have slept with their sisters’ husbands and the meth-addicted white trash who love them.” It seems like... Read More

Collective Soul will perform in the Event Center on Thursday, July 13 at 8 PM! As 2023 unfurls, it is clear heaven continues to shine its light down on Collective Soul, a formidable five-man band humming along in unison with many more good vibrations of their own to share with the masses far and wide. 2015’s See What You Started by Continuing was the reset blueprint for how a revamped and revitalized five-man lineup fully gels as a unit. 2019’s Blood was the ensuing coagulant further infused by an in-tune rock ensemble clearly firing on all corpuscles. Collective Soul’s long-awaited 2022... Read More

The Mockingbird on Main will present Tennessee Williams’ classic memory play, “The Glass Menagerie,” at the Black Hawk College Quad-Cities Campus on July 7-8 and July 13-15. The Mockingbird on Main’s theatre was located on the first floor of the building that collapsed May 28 in Davenport, Iowa. The 40-seat theatre has been closed since the collapse, and as the building has been torn down, The Mockingbird is in search of a new home. BHC alum Tristan Tapscott and his wife, Savannah Strandin, started The Mockingbird on Main in 2021 as an arts incubator and performance space for the Quad Cities.... Read More

St. Joseph Coffeehouse will be taking place Friday July 14th, 6:30pm at First Lutheran Church, Rock Island Weather permitting, we will be on the patio behind the Parish House Call me with questions at 309 798 3776.  Read More

The Bettendorf Public Library is offering makers of all genres a chance to share their work and be entered into a prize drawing. The library’s promotion Find Your Voice: Make Your Mark is seeking maker submissions created between July 1st and July 31st. Multiple entries can be submitted. Photos must be submitted before July 31, 2023 to be eligible. The prize drawing for a customized tote bag will take place on August 1, 2023. Only one prize per person will be awarded. Submitted photos become the property of the Bettendorf Public Library and may be used for publicity. Find Your Voice –... Read More

Teen Anime Club will draw attention tonight 6:30pm – 7:30pm at Fairmount Davenport Library, 3000 N Fairmount St. The club takes place the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, including: June  28 July 12 & 26 August 9 & 23 Teens (ages 11-19) are invited to join us as we watch Japanese animation, eat snacks, and socialize with others interested in Anime! This program is for teens ages 11-19 only. Content will be rated PG13/TV14 (or international equivalent). Content provided courtesy of CrunchyRoll.  Read More

Celebrate the American Truck Driver at the Walcott Trucker’s Jamboree July 13-15! The feature md events include: • Antique Truck Display • Super Trucks Beauty Contest • Exhibits • Iowa Pork Chop Cookout • Live Music – Diamond Rio! • Trucker Olympics • Fireworks • FREE Admission • FREE Parking And so much more! There is fun for the entire family at the Walcott Truckers Jamboree! Learn more: https://facebook.com/events/s/2023-walcott-truckers-jamboree/153998660895573/  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

Join us for a geeky good time as we take over the NorthPark Mall Saturday and Sunday during normal mall hours. Over 70 artists and vendors will be a part of this event which spans the ENTIRE mall. So get your walking shoes on and get ready to Nerd Out! Schedule of video game tournaments and cosplay showcase will be on the event page the week of the event. More details: www.quadcitycon.com  Read More

Eight is looking great for the annual Dawn and On Festival, returning for its eighth summer to Rock Island’s Schwiebert Park on July 8. The all-day fest’s lineup this year will include The Big Wu, Jon Stickley Trio, The Dawn (go figure!), Strange Neighbors, The Scarlet Goodbye, Running Man, Avey Grouws Band, CJ Parker, and Jason Carl And The Whole Damn Band. Acts will start hitting the stage at 11 a.m. Presale tickets are available online now at bit.ly/DAO23Tickets and will also be available at select retail locations. Founded in 2015, Dawn and On is a fun-for-all, homegrown music festival... Read More