Back by popular demand, One Night with Queen performed by Gary Mullen and the Works will rock the stage at 7 p.m. Friday, July 23 at the TaxSlayer Center, 1401 River Drive, Moline! Don’t miss a spectacular live concert, recreating the look, sound, pomp and showmanship of arguably the greatest rock band of all time. […]
In 1888 Vincent Van Gogh painted quite possibly my favorite work of art. Cafe De Terrace. It was part one in a series of three. Fast forward to 2021, and Chef Keys from Cooks and Cuffs has cooked for me her Cafe De Keys. This New York born and raised Chef found her way here, […]
Want to see some live music over the coming week? We’ve got a pretty active rundown of shows going on over the next few days! For a comprehensive listing of everything, please check out the calendar of our partners at The Echo HERE! And, as posted by Local Scene Magazine on Facebook this week, here’s […]
The River Music Experience, 2nd and Main streets, Davenport, has brought back the free Live@Five on Fridays from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The RME courtyard will host live music featuring a wide range of genres and styles. This year’s schedule of bands is: July 23: The Blackstones July 30: 10 of Soul 6: Heads In Motion […]
Drag Racing legends Don “Big Daddy” Garlits and Arnie “The Farmer” Beswick will serve as the Grand Marshals for the 67th Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts World Series of Drag Racing, August 27-29 at Cordova International Raceway. Garlits and Beswick will participate in pre-race ceremonies Saturday evening. Additionally, they will be available for meet and greets […]
Playcrafters Barn Theatre, 4950 35th Ave., Moline, presents the Pulitzer-winning “The Piano Lesson” this weekend. The play, by August Wilson (1945-2005) is set in the 1930s of The Great Depression. Its discordant, clashing notes resolve in peaceful harmony that carry forceful lessons for our fractious times today. Directed by Kermit Thomas of Moline, part of Wilson’s […]
The Black Box Theatre in downtown Moline presents the dramedy “I and You” by Laura Gunderson through Saturday. The plot: One afternoon, Anthony (Michael Alexander) arrives unexpectedly at classmate Caroline’s (Adrienne Jane) door bearing a beat-up copy of Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, an urgent assignment from their English teacher. Homebound due to illness, Caroline […]
It’s Bix 7 weekend, Rock Island County Fair Weekend, Mercado weekend and more! Also get the lowdown on all the theater going on around town, outdoor concerts and more in the latest Weekend in 2 Minutes! Listen HERE!
The Davenport Public Library is excited to welcome Rosaria Munda to a Virtual Author Visit for the Teen Online Book Club on July 22nd at 10:00 am on Zoom! Registration is required to attend the event: https://bit.ly/teenvirtualauthorvisitfireborne. Teens (ages 11-19) can also register for the Teen Online Book Club meeting on Thursday, July 15 at […]
Since Brianna Hobbs, new program director at Davenport-based River Music Experience, joined the staff in early June, the nonprofit has kicked it into high gear – adding some more staff and getting ready for the return of regular Redstone Room concerts in late August. Hobbs, with executive director Tyson Danner, recently hired the following part-time […]
