The Western Illinois University School of Music brass faculty and BCA will present BRASSFEST 2022 from 2:30-9 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23 in the COFAC Recital Hall. The event will feature performances by WIU’s La Moine Brass Quintet and special guest artists, the Blair Brass (Vanderbilt University). Additionally, instrumental masterclasses, clinics and opportunities for all participants […]
On Friday, January 21, 2022, the Iowa Chapter of Certified Public Accountants is personally donating a new book to several first-grade classrooms in the Davenport Community School District. Local CPAs will be reading, “When I Grow Up I Want to Be An Accountant,” by Dr. Adrian L. Mayse, CPA, to these first graders. The goal […]
Project NOW has partnered with the 14th Judicial Circuit in Rock Island County, the Rock Island County Bar Association, Prairie State Legal Services, Inc., and the Salvation Army to develop an Eviction Diversion Program (EDP) which has been operating for months. The goal of the program is to keep tenants housed while ensuring that small […]
The independent underground would not be what it is today without pioneers Tech N9ne and they’re coming to East Moline’s Rust Belt Friday night, with special guests Joey Cool & Jehry Robinson. Here’s the deets: Tech N9ne with special guests Joey Cool & Jehry Robinson The Rust Belt – East Moline, IL January 21, 2022 […]
The QCCA Expo Winterfest Car and Bike Show rumbles into the QCCA Expo Center,2624 4th Ave., Rock Island, today through Sunday. Make plans and register now for the Expo Winterfest. 3D Sound will be on hand and many exciting events and vendors will be there! For more info, see here.
Do you love sewing and your Library? Then you have the perfect combination for adding to our community quilt project! Love your Library, but don’t sew at all? You’re still perfect for adding to our quilt! Using books, reading, or community as the theme, create your own one-of-a-kind 10″ quilt block to donate to our […]
The Black Box Theatre in downtown Moline kick off their sixth year in operation with improvisational comedy. The BBT hosts Shakespeared on February 12th and Wisenheimer takes the stage on March 19th. “We are so happy to make The Black Box Theatre the home of improvisational comedy and to kick off 2022 with lots of […]
The snow leopard is an elusive predator, living at altitudes of up to 18,000 feet in one of the world’s harshest environments. Join us Saturday, January 22nd at 2:00 pm and hear from The Snow Leopard Conservancy as they share stories and images from photographers and conservationists who have traveled to the high mountains of […]
NormaLeah Ovarian Cancer Initiative invites survivors, supporters and the public to its 10th annual Cocoa & Cookies Open House on Saturday, January 29th from 11 am-2 pm at the NormaLeah office, 1614 Second Avenue in Downtown Rock Island (IL). The Cocoa & Cookies Social is free to attend and is open to both men and […]
For the final production of the venue’s sensational 44th season, Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse will proudly stage the area debut of one of the funniest slapstick comedies of modern times: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG. Running at the Rock Island dinner theatre through March 12, this Tony Award-winning riot was described by the New York […]
