Breaking news! Hell Yeah, All That Remains and Butcher Babies are coming to the Quad Cities! That’s right, this unbelievable line-up will be taking The Rust Belt (533 12th Avenue Moline) stage on Friday Apr 24. Stay tuned to QuadCities.com for more information, including when ticket sales will begin.  Read More

Headquartered in East Moline, Living Lands & Waters is an environmental organization that is best known for cleaning up rivers. But there is so much more to this amazing group of hardworking individuals. And now you have the chance to learn it all! Join the Davenport Public Library (6000 Eastern Avenue Davenport – Meeting Room B) and Living Lands & Waters on Monday Feb 3 from 2 – 4 p.m. to learn more about the history of this organization, what they do to help our environment and how you can reduce waste in your every day life. If you would like to get a head start on exploring all... Read More

The February 4 Tuneful Tuesday performance at the Rock Island Public Library features classical saxophone by Danelle Kvapil, of Davenport.  The free performance starts at noon in the Rock Island Downtown Library Community Room, 401 19th Street. With accompaniment by pianist Jody Johnston-Mohr, Kvapil’s program features works by classical composers and arrangers Henri Eccles, George Frideric Handel, Sigurd Rascher, Jules Massenet, Ronald Binge, and Carl Anton Wirth, as well the hymn Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy and a polka arrangement, The Wild Rose, by H.A. VanderCook.   Kvapil... Read More

Athletes with mental or physical disabilities can check out the Beautiful Game with a beauty of a new program from East Moline Silvis Soccer Club! EMSSC is proud to present Top Soccer!  This program is for athletes ages 5-22 with mental or physical disabilities who want to learn to play soccer.  This will be a four week session in May, where once per week athletes practice skills and then participate in a coach-led game! Cost is $35, which includes registration and a t-shirt.  Register by April 1, 2020!  We look forward to having everyone learning a new sport and having fun, too! Register... Read More

Does your child know the many jobs our four-legged heroes do so well? Test their knowledge with Explorers Jr.: Heroes with Four Legs — for Pre-K through 1st Grade! The Putnam Museum’s (1717 W 12th Street Davenport) Explorers Jr.: Heroes With Four Legs will take place this Saturday Feb 1 from 9 – 11 a.m. They say “dogs are man’s best friend!” but they are so much more than that! This workshop is sure to grow your child’s appreciation for canine companions in our community! Parents can rest assured during Putnam Explorers (Grades 2-5) & Explorers Jr. (Pre-K – 1st... Read More

Looking for some awesome live music this weekend? Then look no further than The Rust Belt! Daiquiri Factory and The Rust Belt present Buckcherry, Adelitas Way, Alborn and blackite district live at The Rust Belt (533 12th Avenue East Moline) this Saturday Feb 1. Doors open at 7 p.m. General admission tickets are just $29 and can be purchased at  Daiquiri Factory, Co-Op Records of Moline, Jennie’s Boxcar, Dunn Brothers Coffee Duck Creek, Dunn Brothers 53rd Street and online! Early Entrance tickets are also available for $35 and must be purchased online. Skip the GA line, grab your favorite... Read More

WQPT – PBS for the Quad Cities Region and Western Illinois University – Quad Cities’ Student Services invites all Quad Citizens to submit images of art, photos, and designs for possible display in the 5th Annual Campus Art Show. The theme for this year’s Campus Art Show is THE GENE.  In April, Ken Burns will release a film that uses science, social history and personal stories to weave together a historical biography of the human genome while also exploring the stunning breakthroughs in understanding the impact genes play on heredity, disease and behavior. From the story of the remarkable... Read More

The City of Bettendorf hosts their 4th Annual Winter Carnival this Saturday Feb 1 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Activities will be set up throughout Bettendorf for the 2020 Winter Carnival. All activities are free and open to all ages! Stop by the Bettendorf Library (2950 Learning Campus Drive) for some amazing and all-inclusive fun. Enjoy activities and crafts with Nahant Marsh, The Figge, QC Yoga Foundation, Master Gardeners; snowflake crafts for every age, tin foil art, and Little Hands Site with activities for ages 5 and under. For a full schedule of events, visit http://www.bettendorflibrary.com/. The... Read More

The Family Museum is proud to present Science + You, a groundbreaking interactive children’s exhibit presented in conjunction with scientists at AbbVie, the global biopharmaceutical company.  The exhibit will be on display through April 19, 2020. Sponsored by the AbbVie Foundation, the 1,200 square-foot Science + You exhibit offers a child-sized laboratory where children can explore how scientists impact health and wellness. Through hands-on, interactive machinery, processes, and technology; Science + You demonstrates the role science plays in keeping the body healthy. A demonstration... Read More

Midcoast Fine Arts and Bucktown might be closing up shop in March of this year, but they’re going out with some awesome events and leaving behind a tremendous legacy. You can check out some art exhibits by a variety of talented creators, arts events and more at Bucktown over the next couple of months. Here’s the schedule of events at Bucktown and the other Midcoast venues: Ringing in the ‘20s Final Friday January 31, 6-9 p.m. Bucktown Center for the Arts   Experience a speakeasy created by Bucktown Artists, closing reception for Tony Seabolt, live music by Anthony Catalfano,... Read More