Drag Racing legend Arnie “The Farmer” Beswick will serve as the Grand Marshal for the 67th Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts World Series of Drag Racing, August 27-29 at Cordova International Raceway. Beswick will participate in pre-race ceremonies Saturday evening. Additionally, he will be available for meet and greets as well as autographs Friday and Saturday. […]
The past 17 months have kind of been a disaster around the world. In the land of Quad-Cities musical theater, “Disaster!” will continue into 2022, as both Quad City Music Guild and Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse plan to stage a ‘70s-themed jukebox musical comedy of that name within three months of each other. In early […]
The operating hours of the book shop run by the Friends of the Bettendorf Public Library have been increased by adding Wednesday hours 12:00-4:00. The book shop, located in the previous coffee shop area, will be open Monday through Wednesday 12:00-4:00 and Saturday 11:00-3:00 beginning September 7. Several thousand books are on sale, most for […]
Brett Gravelle was signed to the Storm’s training camp roster before the cancellation of the 2020-2021 season and will now make his Storm debut at training camp in October. Gravelle, 25, spent his first pro season last year with FPHL Elmira and recorded 13 goals and 10 assists in 20 games. Before turning pro, Gravelle […]
Join Davenport Public Library Saturday, September 18th at 8:00 pm at the Eastern Library (6000 Eastern Ave.) for a free outdoor movie night! Bring your own blankets and lawn chairs. The movie is rated PG. Call the Library for the movie title. This event is FREE and open to the public. For more information visit […]
The Quad City Storm has re-signed its leading scorer from the 2019-2020 season. Taylor Pryce will return to the TaxSlayer Center for his fifth season of professional hockey after extended stints last year with the SPHL’s Birmingham Bulls, Pensacola Ice Flyers and a brief stay at the end of the season with the Huntsville Havoc. […]
The Davenport Public Library is pleased to host the “Toward a Universal Suffrage: African American Women in Iowa and the Vote for All” traveling exhibit beginning September 1st through October 15th at the Main Library (321 N. Main). The exhibit honors and celebrates the contributions of African American women in Iowa to the women’s suffrage […]
The Backwater Gamblers Water Ski Show Team performs FREE water ski shows every Wednesday and Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at 44th Street and the Rock River, Rock Island, IL, from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Shows are free, but donations are accepted at DONATIONS – VENMO – @Backwater-Gamblers
The following article is part of QuadCities.com’s partnership with local music website The Echo. For more, check out theechoqc.com! The Alternating Currents festival makes a strong return in 2021. For the first day of the Davenport festival, the AC team extended their festival grounds into Rock Island, with events at The Spot, Quad City Arts, […]
Protomartyr will be coming to Davenport‘s Raccoon Motel, 315 E. 2nd St., at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10! For tickets, click here! For more info, click here!
