Experience Blippi Live! at the Adler Theatre (136 E 3rd Street Davenport) this Tuesday Mar 3 at 6 p.m. Blippi Live! is set to bring the vivacious, energetic, and educational children’s character from the screen to the stage for an all-ages extravaganza of fun, dancing, singing and meeting amazing new friends onstage. Blippi’s appeal lies in his wonder, in the way he looks at the world — “wow, look at that! It’s a plane, a tractor, a fire truck and a train”— so expect plenty of fun and discoveries for the whole family. He’s taught millions of kids how to count, colors, letters, and... Read More

The Rust Belt is teaming up with JGEE again to bring you…. Kamasi Washington March 3rd at The Rust Belt (533 12th Avenue East Moline) at 8 p.m.! Don’t miss this one! Tickets ($27 – $40) can be purchased online. When Kamasi Washington released his tour de force LP, The Epic, in 2015, it instantly set him on a path as our generation’s torchbearer for progressive, improvisational music that would open the door for young audiences to experience music unlike anything they had heard before. The 172-minute odyssey featuring his 10-piece band, The Next Step, was littered with elements... Read More

Tenacious D just announced they are kicking off The Purple Nurple Tour right here in the Quad Cities! Hilarious comedy rock duo, Jack Black and Kyle Glass, get The Purple Nurple Tour started at the Adler Theatre (136 E 3rd Street Davenport) on Friday Sep 25 at 8 p.m. Tickets will go on sale Friday, March 6 at 10:00 a.m. here online at TICKETMASTER.COM and in person at the Adler Theatre Box Office (136 E. 3rd St.). Reserved seat tickets are $65 and $79.50. A message from Tenacious D: “Donald Trump has proven to be the most divisive, corrupt and dangerous President in the modern history of this... Read More

Shocking concert announcements continue in the Quad Cities! Just announced today, The Smashing Pumpkins will bring their Spring Tour 2020 ‘Rock Invasion 2’ to The Rust Belt (533 12th Avenue East Moline) on Wednesday Apr 29. Doors open at 7 p.m. Advanced tickets will be $55 ($60 on the day of the show) and will go on sale this Friday Mar 6 at 10 a.m. You can purchase your tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-smashing-pumpkins-tickets-96774813071. Formed in Chicago, IL in 1988, The Smashing Pumpkins released their heralded debut album Gish in 1991 and found mainstream success with 1993’s... Read More

Turnbuckle Fest is coming back to Codfish Hollow in Maquoketa! A throwdown of the greatest stand-up comedians in America, critically-acclaimed rock and roll bands, and the bashing exploits of elbow-throwing, spandex trunk-wearing professional wrestlers, Turnbuckle will be returning to Codfish Hollow barn and its hallowed hills June 6 for a night of epic entertainment. More details are on the way! For more info on acts and tickets, keep checking out www.quadcities.com, www.codfishhollowbarnstormers.com and www.moellernights.com  Read More

Whether you’re visiting from out of town or looking for some entertainment in your own backyard, the Quad-Cities is full of fun activities this week and every week! Live concerts? Local theatre? Comedy? Art? We’ve got it all! And in that spirit, QuadCities.com proudly presents our latest new feature, FUN10, a list of the top 10 things to do in the Quad Cities this week, and every week! Every Sunday, we’ll 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... Read More

Join the Quad City Singers this Sunday Mar 1 from 3 – 5 p.m. on a journey through Tin Pan Alley, at Modern Woodmen Park (209 S Gaines Street Davenport). Admission is just $15 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under. Cheesecake and a river view are included with admission. Cash bar will be available. You can purchase tickets in advance, online. Spend your Sunday afternoon with favorites like Moon River, The Nearness of You, Taking a Chance on Love, In the Good Old Summer Time, There’s No Business Like Show Business, Alexander’s Ragtime Band and more! The Quad City Singers introduces... Read More

Augustana will present the children’s show, “Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook,” based on the best-selling book series by Barbara Park, at Brunner Theater (3750 7th Avenue Rock Island) this Saturday Feb 29 and Sunday Mar 1 at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are just $5 (free for Augustana students with I.D.) and can be purchased at the show or online at https://www.augustana.edu/arts/ticket-office. Something terrible happened to Junie B. Jones at school today! Someone stole her new furry mittens! So when Junie B. finds a wonderful pen of many colors, she should be allowed to keep it, right? Because... Read More

Got a player interested in learning about soccer, or keeping his or her skills sharp over the winter? The fifth annual Midwest Elite Dragons Soccer CAMP is coming up and the deadline to register is March 10! The CAMP, for boys and girls born in years 2007, 2008 and 2009, will teach kids soccer fundamentals, attack and defensive formations, team play and game theory. CAMP dates are five sessions, every Saturday, March 14 through April 11, 2-3 pm at Rivers Edge in Davenport. Cost is $75 for the entire camp and includes a Dragons CAMP t-shirt! To register, please email your child’s t-shirt size,... Read More

“Hey, have you ever heard the one . . .” And that’s how it would usually begin. With a mischievous grin, a conspiratorial wink, and then that little aside, voiced down as if imparting some ribald secret, which, let’s face it, he usually was. That’s how Ed “Jonesy” Jones would greet me pretty much every time I walked in to Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse in downtown Rock Island. Jonesy shuffled off to that spotlight in the sky on Tuesday, at age 92. He’d been retired from Circa for a few years, since 2014, although he was sorely missed. Jonesy was always one of my favorite elements... Read More