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Icestravaganza Returns to Downtown Davenport!

January 16th, 2019
Icestravaganza Returns to Downtown Davenport!

If you are looking for a free family-friendly event this weekend, then make plans to head to Downtown Davenport! Icestravaganza returns for the seventh year this Saturday Jan 19 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Freight House Farmer’s Market! A team of professional ice sculptors will work to make the Davenport Freight house come alive with iconic American symbols from ice. Watch as 24,000 pounds of ice blocks are transformed into incredible works of art. This year’s theme is the Great American Road-trip! This event is free for all ages from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. There will be interactive ice... Read More

Casale Joining The Q-C Storm

January 15th, 2019
Casale Joining The Q-C Storm

The Quad City Storm have traded the Fayetteville Marksmen for forward Michale Casale in exchange for future considerations. Casale, 25, is a native of Stoney Creek, Ontario and is playing his first year of professional hockey.  This season he has tallied 2 goals and 2 assists through 16 games and has recorded a +1 on-ice rating. The Storm are in action this weekend in Peoria for the tenth and eleventh battles in the #ColdWarOn74 versus the Rivermen!  Read More

World’s Toughest Rodeo Returns to Quad Cities!

January 15th, 2019
World’s Toughest Rodeo Returns to Quad Cities!

Let’s rodeo, Quad Cities! Cinch World’s Toughest Rodeo returns to the TaxSlayer Center (1201 River Dr. Moline) this Friday Jan 18 and Saturday Jan 19 at 7:30 p.m., both nights. Saddle up for a thrilling evening featuring the nation’s top P.R.C.A cowboys vs. the rankest bucking horses and bulls in the fan favorite events: Bull Riding, Saddle Bronc Riding and Bareback Riding.  Riding to garner points to qualify for the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas… the COWBOYS are In it to Win it. Whiplash, the Cowboy Monkey is back!! CWTR will feature some of the nation’s most exciting specialty... Read More

Rhythm City Heating Up With 98 Degrees

January 15th, 2019
Rhythm City Heating Up With 98 Degrees

Rhythm City Casino is heating up with 98° on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 8 PM! Tickets for this show go on sale Monday, January 21 at 10 AM CST. Tickets range from $65 to $30 plus applicable taxes and fees. Tickets may be purchased by visiting rhythmcitycasino.com, by calling 844-852-4FUN or in person at The Market inside Rhythm City Casino.   In five short years — from 1997 to 2002 — they‘d sold a staggering 10 million records, scored a chart–topping single,“Thank God I Found You,” with Mariah Carey and Joe, and collaborated with their collective idol, Stevie Wonder, on“True to Your Heart,” for the 1998 animated Disney film, Mulan. Their four–million–selling album, 98° and Rising (1998, Motown), spawned the top-5 favorites “Because of You,” “I Do,” and “The Hardest Thing,” while 2000’s Revelation(Universal Records), which sold two... Read More

Quad Cities’ Beck And Woods Win Critics’ Choice Award For ‘Quiet Place’

January 15th, 2019
Quad Cities' Beck And Woods Win Critics' Choice Award For 'Quiet Place'

Former Quad-Cities filmmakers Scott Beck and Bryan Woods took home the Critics Choice Award for Best Sci-Fi/Horror Film for their blockbuster hit “A Quiet Place” at Sunday’s trophy ceremony in Los Angeles. Beck and Woods co-wrote the screenplay for the smash hit, which was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay, losing to legendary veteran filmmaker Paul Schrader for his script for “First Reformed.” Beck and Woods grew up in Bettendorf and began their career producing films around the Quad-Cities area, featuring local talent. After winning the MTV Young Filmmakers... Read More

Twisted Tales of the Quad Cities

January 14th, 2019
Twisted Tales of the Quad Cities

Learn about some of the most Twisted Tales of the Quad Cities in the library at the Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House (1105 8th St. Moline) this Thursday Jan 17 from 7 – 8 p.m. Jeff Adamson of ComedySportz will take guests through a photo buffet of weird but true QC facts. From a misplaced river, to our local connection to the JFK assassination, these are stories you have probably never heard. And what better place to expand your knowledge of the Quad Cities than in one of the most historical homes in the area? Both built by the family of John Deere, the Butterworth Center and Deere-Wiman... Read More

Disney’s Newsies Set to Premiere in the Quad Cities!

January 13th, 2019
Disney’s Newsies Set to Premiere in the Quad Cities!

The Disney musical taking the nation by storm is hitting the Circa ’21 stage! Disney’s Newsies hits the stage at Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 3rd Ave. Rock Island) in their Quad Cities’ premiere this Wednesday Jan 16 at 5:45 p.m. and will continue production through Saturday Feb 23. Set in New York City at the turn of the 20th Century, Newsies is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a ragged band of teenaged “newsies,” who dreams only of a better life far from the hardship of the streets. But when publishing titans Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph... Read More

Say Goodbye to the Monday Blues and Hello to Molly Durnin

January 12th, 2019
Say Goodbye to the Monday Blues and Hello to Molly Durnin

Dreading Mondays is a thing of the past with this weekly Quad Cities attraction! Join Molly Durnin for ‘Mondays with Molly’ every Monday from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., live at the Gypsy Highway (2606 W Locust St. Davenport). Enjoy dinner and a show to kick-start your week and say goodbye to the Monday Blues! Molly Durnin is an impassioned alternative singer/songwriter who has rapidly emerged from the talented 518 music scene of Upstate New York. Her sultry, uninhibited vocals, percussive acoustic guitar style and sophisticated lyrics invariably excite and captivate audiences. Molly’s passionate... Read More

Abby Jeanne, Along with Soultru & Progeny Head to Raccoon Motel!

January 11th, 2019
Abby Jeanne, Along with Soultru & Progeny Head to Raccoon Motel!

Get out this Saturday night and enjoy some amazing live music in the Quad Cities! Abby Jeanne, with Soultru & Progeny, take the stage at Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel (304 E 3rd St. Davenport) this Saturday Jan 12. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the music begins at 7 p.m. Abby Jeanne is a songwriter, singer, and producer originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 2010 she hit the road in her mini-van to begin her musical journey with her first demo and Band Eden-Abby. she would spend the next 4 years traveling around America and Europe as a solo artist exploring her creativity and finding... Read More

The Manny Lopez Band Returns to Downtown Rock Island

January 10th, 2019
The Manny Lopez Band Returns to Downtown Rock Island

Looking for something to do this Friday night, in the Quad Cities? Then head on down to The Speakasy! The Manny Lopez Big Band returns to The Circa ’21 Speakeasy (1818 3rd Ave Rock Island) this Friday Jan 11. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the show begins at 6 p.m. Manny Lopez and his 13-piece big band will be performing all your favorites from such legendary artists as Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Henry Mancini, and Stan Kenton, just to name a few! Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 the day of the show. You can purchase tickets online at https://www.thecirca21speakeasy.com or by calling... Read More