August 24th, 2020
Arts & Entertainment News
Circa ’21 is ready to get back to entertaining you, and the theater’s 44th season is filled with the laughs, the music, and the family moments we’ve all missed so much this crazy year! In 2021, the Circa ’21 will offer six amazing mainstage shows — four have never been on the Circa ’21 stage, […]
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August 24th, 2020
Education
The Putnam Museum’s exhibition, “Liberated Voices, Changed Lives,” showcases how technology provided more time for women to work on the suffrage movement which led to the ratification of the 19th amendment on August 26,1920. This amendment gave some women the right to vote in the United States. Marking 100 years since the passage of the […]
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August 24th, 2020
Arts & Entertainment News
Bishop Hill hosted a unique live Chautauqua festival on Aug. 22, but due to state rules, they limited attendance to 50 people and quickly sold out. So the Bishop Hill Heritage Association is working with the Butterworth Center and Deere-Wiman House to present a virtual Chautauqua this week. “History in Person: A Virtual Chautauqua Festival” […]
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August 24th, 2020
Arts & Entertainment News
The professional dance company Ballet Quad Cities is starting its new season outdoors with two performances at Davenport’s Outing Club on Sunday. Aug. 30. The 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. shows, at 2109 Brady St., will be on a temporary stage on the lawn at the 125-year-old, member–owned, private club. Audience members should bring their […]
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August 24th, 2020
Art
Quad City Arts is proud to present three gifted Midwestern artists: Ralph Scott of East Galesburg, Illinois; Andrea Van Wyk of Pella, Iowa; and Terry Rathje of Long Grove, Iowa. Community members can view artwork from these three amazing artists at Art at the Airport, located in the Quad City International Airport Gallery (2200 69th […]
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August 24th, 2020
Arts & Entertainment News
It’s Monday, and it’s once again time for The Video You Deserve. Now, maybe aside from the usual case of the Mondays, you’re feeling like your life is a battlefield. Well, if that’s the case, then this video might just be extra special to you, and by “extra special,” I mean it’ll make you laugh […]
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August 22nd, 2020
Davenport
Head to the German American Heritage Center (712 W 2nd Street Davenport) on Sunday Aug 23 at 2 p.m. for a screening of the film Sophie Scholl – The Final Days. This film is a dramatization of the final days of Sophie Scholl, one of the most famous members of the German World War II […]
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August 22nd, 2020
Arts & Entertainment News
Are you a local performer, theatrical actor, theater, or arts organization? We’re looking to provide you a virtual stage on the QuadCities.com site and social media! With covid rampaging, we know it’s a crazy time and we want to showcase your organization. No one can come to you but that doesn’t mean you can’t come […]
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August 22nd, 2020
Davenport
Hey Quad Cities, are you ready to Rev It Up for a great cause? The annual Rev It Up for Awareness Ride, which normally happens the first weekend in May, will take place this Saturday Aug 22. In addition to the Motorcycle Awareness ride, the event will also feature vendors, raffles, live music and more, […]
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August 22nd, 2020
Arts & Entertainment News
Saturday In The Arts is a weekly feature looking at a person, topic, or trend of interest in the Quad-Cities and nationwide. This past week was a historic one for women in U.S. politics and the electoral system. One day after the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. […]
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