Looking for something fun to do in the Quad-Cities this weekend? Check out Weekend in 2 Minutes! Every week we give you a rundown of some of the cool stuff going on in and around the Quad-Cities, with your host Sean Leary. This week there are a couple of pro wrestling events, live music galore, […]
The Putnam: Re-Imagined Capital Campaign that began nearly 10 years ago as a masterplan is now reaching its conclusion, and a new permanent exhibit reveals more of the Davenport museum’s quarter-million-piece collection. The major renovation project started with breaking through walls to allow for more accessible routes into the museum, at 1717 W. 12th St., […]
Fresh Films, the Rock Island-based production company, is bringing the heartwarming, family-friendly feature film Six More Weeks to life right here in the Quad Cities. Filming will take place for 22 days from July 10 to August 1, with key scenes shooting in Rock Island’s iconic Arts Alley on July 20 and 21. “We are […]
Gillian Weatherford is absolutely thrilled to be playing the iconic part that made her fall in love with musical theater in the first place. The twentysomething Las Vegas native is stepping into the classic nanny lead in “Mary Poppins,” opening Friday at Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, Rock Island. “The Sound of Music” (1965) was the […]
The Genesius Guild theater in Rock Island will present four performances of Shakespeare’s tragedy Antony & Cleopatra, opening this weekend. Show dates are July 12, 13, 19, and 20, with performances starting at 7 p.m. at Lincoln Park’s Don Wooten stage, 1120 40th St., Rock Island. Admission for the show is free. Antony & Cleopatra is the sequel to last […]
Richmond Hill Players’ next production is billed as a hilarious tribute to the English farces of the 1930s and ’40s. Ken Ludwig’s “A Fox on the Fairway” (which premiered in 2010 and was done at Moline’s Playcrafters in 2013) takes audiences on a riotous ride that recalls the classics of the Marx Brothers, according to […]
Girl power is the theme this summer at Countryside Community Theatre at North Scott High School’s Fine Arts Auditorium in Eldridge. The first production in the two-show season is the delightful, relentlessly entertaining and inspirational “Sister Act,” the popular 2009 Alan Menken musical based on the hit 1992 film starring Whoopi Goldberg. Countryside has a […]
Addie Jorgensen is just 20, but the two lead roles she’s already had in musicals both concern high school girls who have a challenging time at their prom. The bubbly 2023 Geneseo High grad played the title character in the iconic horror story “Carrie,” in Double Threat Studios’ summer 2022 production, and now Jorgensen is […]
Take a seat for this show announce. Death Angel is performing “ACT III” in its entirety at Capitol Theatre on Saturday, November 29th. Featuring Toxic Holocaust, Lions At The Gate, and Misfire. Tickets on sale at axs.com/events/1028667/
St. Joe’s Coffeehouse is coming back to Rock Island next weekend! The show will take place Friday July 11th, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in the Parish House, 1600 20th Street, Rock Island. All donations will be used for the St. Joseph Evening Meal at RI Township For more info call 309-798-3776
