Library2Go, the Rock Island Public Library’s traveling outreach vehicle, brings a new Park ‘n Craft activity to its August 31 stop at Black Hawk State Park. Registered participants for the Park’n Craft kit may meet Library2Go at the 11:30 to 12:30 pm stop on Monday, August 31 at the Black Hawk State Park Singing Bird […]
The Figge Café, which has been closed since March 17 due to Covid, will be reopening to the public on Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 11 a.m. The café is inside the Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport, which reopened in June. This reopening will feature the culinary skills of Chef Jason Stewart from […]
Ragged Records (311 ½ 21st Street Rock Island) presents: A Socially Distant Record Store Day in the Courtyard this Saturday Aug 29 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Things will be done a little bit different this year by moving the sale outdoors in an attempt to keep everyone as safe as possible but as […]
MACOMB, IL – A 2018 Western Illinois University alumna has won the Seth Sing-Off: Stephanie J. Block edition. Bachelor of Fine Arts graduate Sam Bonzi won the competition, which is part of “The Seth Concert Series.” The edition aired online Monday, Aug. 17. Bonzi submitted a tape of her singing a portion of “The Wizard […]
Looking for a fun-filled night out with friends, without all the headache (literally)? It’s no secret that when most people imagine a night out, whether to meet new people or catch up with old friends, drinks are usually involved. You know, a little ‘liquid courage’ to break the ice, some mixed drinks to ‘further the […]
Katy Perry didn’t just kiss a girl and liked it, she faked her own death apparently and liked that too. And why the hell not? Everyone needs a hobby. As we thankfully roll into the last quarter of this craptastic year, the conspiracy theories just keep getting weirder and weirder. Some of them are pretty […]
In this time of paralyzing pandemic, unreal unemployment, furious racial unrest and bitter political division, we could all use some simple peace and beauty. The eloquent, inspiring artist Cecile Houel provides it – displaying 20 deeply penetrating portraits of Nobel Peace Prize winners throughout the Quad-Cities, in a cooperative exhibit starting Friday. Convinced that art […]
WQPT will host a 45 minute screening of the Ken Burns documentary “The Gene: An Intimate History” on Thursday, September 17 at 7:30pm at the Blue Grass Drive In as part of the Quad City Engineering and Science Council’s “Teacher’s Night Out” series. The Bluegrass Drive In Theatre is located just off of Hwy 61 […]
Peaceful River Creations is hosting the 3rd Annual Body, Mind & Spirit Expo this Saturday Aug 29 at the Riverfront Event Center (516 S 1st St. Clinton). Pre-registration is not required. Tickets are $10.00 in advance on Eventbrite, or at Peaceful River Creations (246 5th Avenue S. Clinton). Tickets are $15.00 at the door. For […]
METALLICA FANS! GET READY Catch a must-see, once-in-a-lifetime, drive-in Metallica concert like you have never seen at the Blue Grass Drive-In (774 W Mayne St. Blue Grass) this Saturday Aug 29 from 8:20 – 11:20 p.m. The band is recording a FULL-SET, featuring material spanning the band’s near 40-year career and it will be edited […]
