It’s fitting that a Memorial Jam concert for Greg Hipskind will be held Valentine’s Day, Saturday, Feb. 14 at The Rust Belt in East Moline, at 7 p.m. That’s because the beloved drummer, teacher, and director of QC Rock Academy – who died unexpectedly on Jan. 3 – had a huge heart, and the love […]
After being established more than three and a half years ago, the Quad Cities Film Office has been working quietly behind the scenes to help attract more film and TV production to the region. “Over the past months, our focus has been on strengthening marketing and infrastructure, increasing visibility for the Quad Cities, building relationships […]
If you build it, will they come? That famous catchphrase from the classic 1989 Iowa film “Field of Dreams” applies to the planned $12-million film production facility to be built on Rock Island’s 5th Avenue, between 20th and 22nd streets, called Rock Line Studios. That project – including two soundstages totaling 35,000 square feet of […]
You are pretty much guaranteed of a good time with the winning new production of “9 to 5: The Musical,” at Spotlight Theatre, 1800 7th Ave., Moline. Directed by Becca Casad and starring Katie Griswold in the role immortalized by Dolly Parton in the 1980 film of the same name, we are in very capable […]
Richie Lee and the Fabulous ’50s are coming to Rhythm City Casino in Davenport from 7 to 11 p.m. tonight! Richie is a talented young singer/musician from Des Moines who has made a name for himself performing rock ‘n’ roll of the ’50s and ’60s. His ability to get the crowd dancing can be traced […]
St Joe’s Coffeehouse will return to Rock Island next weekend and honor one of its regulars who has passed away. The coffeehouse and open jam will take place Friday, February 13th 6:30-8:30 p.m. at First Lutheran Rock Island, in the Parish House 1600 20th Street, Rock Island. All donations will be used to support the St. Joseph […]
Katie Griswold and Becca Casad have seen their theatrical careers gleefully intertwine since their days at Rock Island’s Augustana College, which included performing together in the colorful, exuberant “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” on campus in 2019. They have succeeded in QC theater by really trying, including an Augie reunion at Black […]
The Putnam Museum and Science Center (1717 W. 12th St., Davenport) will hold the grand opening of the Family Discovery Center, a brand-new early‑learning environment designed especially for young explorers and the families and educators who support them, on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, from 1 to 3 p.m., in an afternoon of exploration, connection, and […]
It’s Super Bowl weekend AND the weekend before Valentine’s Day, so there are plenty of events going on in and around the Quad-Cities featuring both themes. Find out about them and plenty of other events in this week’s Weekend in 2 Minutes! Every week, Weekend in 2 Minutes gives you a rundown of some of […]
It was extremely gratifying to see a nearly sold-out crowd Saturday, Jan. 31 in the 60-seat Black Box Theatre in downtown Moline for an exciting event – the world premiere of “What Might Have Been,” a trio of brand-new, emotional, engrossing one-act plays by prolific local playwright Alexander Richardson. These heart-wrenching stories explore the roads […]
