The Quad Cities Community Foundation and nine other area families and organizations are joining forces to launch a new matching gift campaign to benefit community members seeking food assistance through River Bend Food Bank. The River Bend Food Bank Hunger Relief Fund at the Quad Cities Community Foundation will collect community donations to help meet […]
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the Quad-Cities. Starting Wednesday, Nov. 19, explore the Deck the Downtowns promotions with fun holiday activities, unique local shopping, seasonal displays, ornament hunts, delicious goodies and opportunities to win prizes along the way. Deck the Downtowns is a joint promotion of the Downtown Bettendorf Organization, Downtown Davenport Partnership and Rock Island […]
Rhythm City Casino is going to be rocking the 2025 New Year’s Eve on Wednesday, December 31 at Rhythm City Casino Resort for exceptional New Year Celebrations! Enjoy our $90,000 Rockin’ in the New Year Drawing as three winners each half hour from 1 PM to 4:30 PM, 9 PM to 11:30 PM, and 12:30 […]
Claire McPartland has never done a show at Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, Rock Island, but she feels like she’s home. Co-starring as Betty Haynes in the new production of “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas,” the Minneapolis native has fond memories of spending the holidays at the home of her maternal grandparents, Chuck and JoAnn Harrington of […]
The Western Illinois University Civil Service Employee Council (CSEC) and the Council of Administrative Personnel (COAP) are teaming up to collect Toys for Tots this holiday season. Donation boxes are located on the first floor of Sherman Hall, Stipes Hall and Western Hall beginning Thursday, Nov. 6 through Tuesday, Dec. 16. All toys donated will […]
The Quad City Arts’ Festival of Trees was born in 1986 with a death mourned around the world. The legendary 82-year-old actor Cary Grant was to headline a fundraiser for the new Festival of Trees at the then-three-year-old RiverCenter in downtown Davenport, to benefit the Visiting Artist Series (later to merge with the nonprofit Quad […]
Cirque Musica: Holiday Wonderland is coming to the Adler Theatre Friday, November 28 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale at the Adler box office and all Ticketmaster outlets, and online. This holiday season, experience the magic of cirque like never before with the all-new Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland! A thrilling blend of world-class circus artistry and your […]
It’s Independence Day weekend, and you can gain your freedom from boredom by listening in to our podcast Weekend in 2 Minutes, giving you a rundown of some of the cool 4th of July weekend activities going on in and around the Quad-Cities!
Bettendorf will be hosting the annual 4th of July Street Fest throughout the day and into the evening with fireworks happening at dusk on Spruce Hills Drive off Middle Road in Bettendorf. Food, fun, fireworks, live music and a whole lot more! CraZy Ex rocking the Street on the 4th. Tons of bands all evening. […]
Celebrate America’s Birthday in the Quad Cities with the FREE Red, White and Boom event in downtown Davenport and Rock Island, at LeClaire and Schwiebert Parks! Celebrate Independence Day on both sides of the Mississippi with family fun, live music, and the largest fireworks display in the Quad Cities, synchronized to music on 97X! Fireworks […]
