Prepare to go back to the golden era of boy bands, pop stars, hip hop, and pop punk. Experience Fool House, the Ultimate 90’s Dancy Party, this Friday Jan 31 at River Music Experience’s (129 N Main Street Davenport) Redstone Room. Doors open at 8 p.m. the dance party begins at 9 p.m. Nonstop sing alongs, party throwbacks and choreographed dance moves is what this show is all about! Come prepared to sing your heart out and dance all night long! Tickets are just $10 in advance and $12 on the day of the show. Must be 19+ (minors must be accompanied by parent or guardian) to attend. Get your tickets... Read More

If your idea of the perfect day involves chocolate, the Rock Island Public Library is the place to be on February 22.  The Rock Island Public Library will offer a Chocoholic Paradise evens that allow chocolate lovers to learn more about their favorite treat. The library will offer a hands-on learning experience in chocolate making with Randyl Mohr later in February. The Chocoholic Paradise Create class occurs from 1:00 to 2:00 pm on Saturday, February 22, also at the Downtown Library. Participants will develop their own chocolates. Registration is required, with enrollment opening at 1:00... Read More

From January 30 through March 20, 2020, see works of art by regional artists who are best known as tattoo artists. Fine art and tattooing go hand in hand. Both utilize skills such as ability to draw and an eye for color. Although not required for a license to tattoo, many tattoo artists have degrees in fine art, studied art, or at the very least, have a lifelong passion for drawing or cartooning. Good people skills and the ability to interpret a client’s idea visually are other essential skills for tattooing, but “The Artist Behind the Tattoo” provides an opportunity to see the fine art of... Read More

They made their way to Kokomo, and now they’re making their way back to the Quad-Cities. With or without John Stamos. (Sorry, Uncle Jesse…) The Beach Boys will pull into town to perform on Sunday, August 16, 2020 at Rhythm City Casino Resort in Davenport, IA. Tickets range from $45 to $85 depending on seat selection. Tickets go on sale Friday, January 31 at 10 AM CST and can be purchased online at rhythmcitycasino.com, by phone at 844-852-4FUN or in person at The Market gift shop inside Rhythm City Casino Resort. Since lead-singer man Mike Love penned the lyrics to The Beach Boys’... Read More

Things are going to get Fire’t Up in the Quad Cities this Thursday night! Country music star Brantley Gilbert brings his Fire’t Up Tour, along with special guests Dylan Scott and Brandon Lay, to the TaxSlayer Center (1201 River Drive Moline) this Thursday Jan 30 at 7 p.m. The 30-plus-date tour takes its name from a track on Brantley’s upcoming album, Fire & Brimstone, which dropped on Oct 4. “I truly feel like we’re at the point that we can let the music take us where it is meant to go, so with every new album we like to change up our show and make it something that plays to those... Read More

Moms and their sons can enjoy a fun night together courtesy of Davenport Parks and Rec at the Mother Son Formal dance March 8 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the RiverCenter. Davenport’s Parks and Recreation department is hosting their annual Mother Son Formal on Sunday Mar 8 from 5:30-8 p.m. at the RiverCenter (136 E 3rd Street Davenport). Couples will be treated to a dinner buffet, crafts, dancing and a chance to win prizes. A professional photographer will be available to take couple’s photos. The cost for this magical evening is $30 per person (Davenport residents) or $36 per person (non-residents).... Read More

Tuesday January 28th the TaxSlayer Center will be open to the public from 10 AM – 7 PM for the Storm’s Hockey Fights Cancer Ice Painting.  Quad Citizens are encouraged to come to the arena to paint the names of loved ones who have fought cancer on the ice in the color that symbolizes the cancer they fought.  Painting is free and the Storm will be providing paint, brushes and everything needed for painting names on the ice. Next Saturday February 1st is the Quad City Storm’s Hockey Fights Cancer Night.  The game is sponsored by UnityPoint Health Trinity and all proceeds raised from... Read More

Beginning this week, the Figge Art Museum’s second-floor Mary Waterman Gildehaus Community Gallery will feature the artwork of local elementary art students (K-5) for the annual Young Artists at the Figge exhibition. The exhibition will kick-off with works by elementary art students from Geneseo Schools. For the 2020 installment of Young Artists at the Figge, eight area school districts will be represented throughout the winter/spring including Geneseo Schools, Bettendorf Schools, North Scott Schools, Pleasant Valley Schools, Moline Schools, Muscatine Schools, Davenport Schools and ending... Read More

Squirrel Nut Zippers, with The Gentlemen’s Anti-Temperance League will be taking the stage at the River Music Experience’s (129 N Main Street Davenport) Redstone Room this Wednesday Jan 29. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are just $35 in advance and $40 on the day of the show. ! The Squirrel Nut Zippers began their musical journey in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in the mid 1990’s, as a musician’s escape from the cookie cutter world of modern rock radio at the time. Jimbo Mathus along with drummer/percussionist Chris Phillips formed the band as a casual musical... Read More

The Black Box Theatre (1623 5th Avenue Moline) brings yet another thought-provoking and powerful show to the stage. I Never Saw Another Butterfly is a collection of works of art and poetry by Jewish children who lived in the concentration camp Theresienstadt. They were created at the camp in secret art classes taught by Austrian artist and educator Friedl Dicker-Brandeis. The book takes its title from a poem by Pavel Friedmann, a young man born in 1921 who was incarcerated at Theresienstadt and was later killed at Auschwitz. The works were compiled after World War II by Czech art historian Hana... Read More