Join Red & Becca at Abernathy’s for Weird Craft Night! Unleash your inner artist as you craft a collage masterpiece on canvas using an eclectic mix of materials including magazines, medical prints, and other odd findings. All supplies are included, so you can let your imagination run wild! Don’t worry if this is your first time collaging, Red and Becca will be there the entire time, dishin’ out weird guidance as needed. When: Saturday, March 9th 5-7pm From 5:00 to 6:00 PM, enjoy a Sip and Shop session (BYOB), where you can browse Abernathy’s and mingle with fellow crafters,... Read More

Dopapod with specials guests Dizgo and The Textures will rock the Redstone Room March 13 at 7pm! Genre: Jam-Band / Hypnotic hybrid of funk, rock, jazz, bluegrass, and electronica. Recommended If You Like: The Motet, Tauk, Aqueous, SunSquabi, Lotus, Lettuce, Eggy. Wednesday, March 13 Doors: 6:30pm / Show: 7pm Tickets: $20 in advance / $25 day of show Headliner: Dopapod Supporting Guest: Dizgo, The Textures Seating: General admission. No guaranteed seating. Table reservations available. Age Restriction: All Ages, (19 & Under accompanied by an adult) Learn more: COMMON CHORD *Further Questions?* Please... Read More

If you’re looking for some fun stuff to do this weekend in the Quad-Cities, there’s just one place to go every week, and that’s to your Weekend in 2 Minutes podcast! Every Thursday we drop a great, free, cool podcast here on QuadCities.com for your listening pleasure, to let you know what’s up. Check it out this week and every week on your fun, free, local QuadCities.com!  Read More

They are doing it again! The Rock Island Horticultural Club will be hosting another Seed Swap this March 8 at 5pm. We met a lot of wonderful gardeners in past years and hope to have many more involved this year. GET READY FOR A NEW GARDEN YEAR in this exciting FREE EVENT! Enjoy a night connecting with local gardeners, sharing garden stories, and learning about seed saving all while you have fun selecting new seed to grow! Please bring any extra seeds you may have to swap. NO SEEDS TO SHARE? COME ANYWAY! Learn more: SEED SWAP  Read More

Trivia Night Live is rolling into The Tangled Wood in Bettendorf every Tuesday at 7 p.m.! It’s Free To Play, with up to eight people per team playing in various categories. What is Trivia Night Live? Trivia Night Live is a live interactive team trivia game played at your favorite restaurants and bars. The game consists of four rounds of questions of increasing difficulty and point values. Categories range from current events, history, geography, science, sports, and more…. Trivia Night Live is free to play, and you can have up to 8 members on a team. Prizes are awarded for the winner of the... Read More

MEN ARE FROM MARS WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS LIVE!   is coming to Adler Theatre Event Date: Thursday, March 7 at 7:30 PM Surprise your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day with tickets to the off-Broadway hit comedy based on the best-selling book by John Gray! Use promotional code: MARS Buy Tickets Now 1. Go to the Ticketmaster.com event page 2. Locate the UNLOCK BOX, generally in the upper right-hand corner of the page, and put the code in. 3. Click “Unlock” 4. Select seats & complete your purchase  Read More

The Western Illinois University Department of Art and Design’s upcoming “First Wednesday” event will take place from 7-9 p.m. March 1, in Garwood Hall, the Heating Plant Annex and the University Art Gallery. The WIU Art and Design faculty combine their efforts to offer creative, hands-on activities to visitors. This event is open free to the public, and visitors are welcome from campus and the surrounding community and region. *Everyone is welcome but all children under 13 must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.* March 1 activities include: Garwood Hall • Printmaking... Read More

It’s time to rock out with rock star bingo! Think you know your music trivia? Time to test your skills! Think you know your music? If you know what song contains these lyrics, you would probably love Rock Star Bingo! “And she’s watching him with those eyes, And she’s loving him with that body, I just know it, Yeah ‘n’ he’s holding her in his arms late, late at night.” What is Rock Star Bingo? Just like “regular” bingo, but we replaced bingo numbers, like “B16”, with parts of songs. If you know the song title (no phones, devices or apps – basically no cheating), then... Read More

If you like American Blues, Funk & Soul, you won’t want to miss Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears! Recommended If You Like: Rick James, James Brown, Howlin Wolf, JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound, Dan Auerbach, Gary Clark Jr. March 5 – 8pm Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8pm Redstone Room – Common Chord Tickets: $22 in advance / $25 day of show Headliner: Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears Supporting Guest: Shane Guerrette Seating: General admission. No guaranteed seating. Table reservations available. Age Restriction: All Ages, (19 & Under accompanied by an adult) Learn more: COMMON CHORD  Read More

The Western Illinois University Community Music School (CMS) is accepting registrations for the 2024 Summer Music Camps. These half-day and full-day camps bring musical opportunities to children of all ages, with options for students with previous or no previous experience. Registration is required and must be done by Wednesday, May 1 to receive a 20% early registration scholarship. Use the code “EARLY20” in the registration portal for eligibility. The schedule of events include: Week One – June 10-14 • Rocky’s Pups Music Camp; ages 6-8; 9 a.m.-noon • Rocky’s Music... Read More