Spring is here! Which means it’s time to clean up the remnants of a harsh winter. Volunteers are needed for Bettendorf in Bloom, which takes place on Saturday Apr 6. Bettendorf in Bloom will focus on the clean-up and beautification of downtown streets and the I-74 corridor to Middle Road, in Bettendorf. Volunteers will meet at 8 a.m. at the Quad Cities-Waterfront Convention Center (2021 State Street Bettendorf). A quick announcement of key places to clean safety rules and more will take place at that time. At 8:15, volunteers will head out to begin the clean-up! Grabbers, bags, vests and gloves... Read More

Michael W. Smith and Newsboys United are coming to Moline’s TaxSlayer Center! Christian music supergroup Newsboys United and multi-Platinum®, multi-GRAMMY®-winning singer/songwriter Michael W. Smith are set to make history this spring, joining forces for the first time ever for “Surrounded & United: The Tour.” Discounted 4-pack options are available starting at just $99.  Call 1-800-745-3000 to order your tickets by phone. PLATINUM tickets will include: best seats, early entry, pre-show Q&A with the tour and photo with the tour. Doors open at 6:00 pm. Doors for Platinum ticket... Read More

After eight years, Comedy Sportz is leaving The Establishment Theater, 220 19th Street, Rock Island. “It is not the close of our shows just the venue,” said Patrick Adamson, director of Comedy Sportz Quad-Cities. “I don’t want to disclose the future locations for ComedySportz yet.”We are excited for the future,” Adamson added. “The team is on board and ready to rumble. We have so much love for the Establishment and Rock Island.” Adamson declined to comment on potential new venues for the troupe, although there is speculation on two particular landing... Read More

It was a situation akin to signing divorce papers after a three-year separation: On March 30, the Davenport Daytrotter operation ceased recording bands coming through the area, and on April 1, the DT owners, Wolfgang’s Vault/Paste, announced that they would be closing up shop here in the Q-Cs and consolidating their recording in their already-existing Atlanta and New York studios. It came as absolutely no surprise, as last summer the Daytrotter venue shut down its live shows, and two years prior, Daytrotter founder Sean Moeller was forced out of the company he started in 2006 in an acrimonious... Read More

Paging Fox Mulder! According to the National UFO Reporting Center, www.nuforc.org, the Quad-Cities has been hit with some more UFO activity, in Davenport. As previously reported on QuadCities.com, there have been three previous sightings over the past seven months, the most recent being a large object with green lights moving slowly over the river from the Iowa side to the Illinois side and into Rock Island last fall, as reported here: Another UFO Over The Quad-Cities? The latest sighting was reported March 16 and posted to www.nuforc.org on March 21. It reads as follows: 3/16/2019 05:00 (Entered... Read More

When the cannon sounds, the hunt begins! Join the Ranch Riders Motorcycle Brotherhood for their 31st Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday Apr 20 at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds (2815 W Locust St. Davenport). This amazing fun-filled event will feature food, drinks, games, raffles, bounce houses, face painting and of course- an EASTER EGG HUNT! Gates will open at 11 a.m. and a $3 donation per child is requested. All proceeds raised from this event stay local and will benefit the Children’s Therapy Center of the Quad Cities. Egg hunts will begin when the cannon fires at 1 p.m. sharp. Five age-appropriate... Read More

Are you ready for some football… drafting??? Rock Island sure is, the city that rocks is hosting the sixth round picks in this year’s NFL draft and having a hometown event for the whole family in conjunction with the kickoff. The entire community is invited to join in celebration on April 27th at the Austin E. Knowlton Athletic Complex at Augustana College. Gates Open: 12:00 pm Family Fun Zone:  Bounce houses, Games, & Goodie Bags Youth Football Skills Clinic: 12:30 PM (Sign Up for Skills Clinic) (Pre-Registration Required) Vintage Football Game:  Rock Island Independents vs.... Read More

The Rock Island Library’s Hug-A-Book early learning program and the Quad City Botanical Center’s KinderNature program have teamed up this spring help grow young readers with a Garden Starters event. The Hug-A-Book Garden Starters event is Tuesday, April 9, from 10:30 am to 11:30 am in the tropical sun garden of the Quad City Botanical Center, 2525 4th Avenue, Rock Island. The event features stories and songs from the library’s Hug-a-Book program and nature fun and crafts from the botanical center’s KinderNature series. Preschoolers will plant a seed to take home their... Read More

Spring has sprung! The most enjoyable and exciting event of the season is quickly approaching! That’s right, it’s time for some Easter Egg Hunts! All over the Quad Cities, businesses and organizations are preparing for fun-filled activities for both the kiddos and the adults! Here at QuadCities.com, we officially bring you the ultimate list of Easter Egg Hunts throughout the area for 2019. Check them out!   East End Bolders Club (3712 4th Avenue Moline) Friday Apr 5 at 7 p.m. Members of the EEBC will join together for an adult-only Easter Egg Hunt. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/events/660873811013572/.   Scott... Read More

Moeller Nights has done it again! Experience An Evening with Bon Iver on Saturday Apr 6 at the newest and coolest music venue in the Quad Cities, The Rust Belt (533 12th Avenue East Moline). Doors open at 6 p.m. and the music begins at 7 p.m. Defined by the pure vocals and confessional lyrics of singer/songwriter Justin Vernon, Bon Iver embodied the sound of late-2000s indie folk with their debut album, For Emma, Forever Ago, while later albums incorporated electronic and R&B elements that widened their fan base, which included collaborator Kanye West. For more on Bon Iver, visit https://boniver.org/. Tickets... Read More