Join Davenport Public Library the first Friday of every month beginning Friday, February 5th at 2:30 pm to explore and learn about the curious world of archives and manuscripts at the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center. Each month, we will cover a different topic relating to the use and study of archives and manuscripts. We will […]
For Black History Month, Rock Island native Jonathan Burnett wants to educate people about a jazz legend from the Q-C whose son went on to become the first African-American governor of Massachusetts. On Monday, Feb. 8 at 6 p.m., the first cut of the short documentary, “The Strangeness: The Pat Patrick Story,” will be shown […]
Between QAnon and the fashion return of flannel and ripped jeans, two of the hottest upcoming trends in pop culture seem to be ’90s nostalgia and the belief in a bizarre conspiracy about celebrities secretly possessed by demons. However, once upon a time, back in The Era of Cellphones The Size Of Bread Loaves, there […]
Joe Maciejko has been shooting beautiful photos for far longer than Paige Magistrelli has been alive, but both passionate Bettendorf residents are among 23 area artists who will have their photography on display in February at the Bereskin Gallery and Art Academy, 2967 State St., Bettendorf. Five other Q-C photographers are part of a new […]
The new year at the Spotlight Theatre, 1800 7th Ave., Moline, brings a new bar and a monthly jazz series starting this month to help spotlight it. The Jazz Lounge – which debuted briefly this past fall in the main theater as a Thursday series with pianist Mason Moss and singer Sara Tubbs – will […]
Due to severe weather, all branches of the Davenport Public Library will close at 5:30 pm today, February 4th, 2021. Regular business hours will resume Friday, February 5th, 2021, weather permitting. For more information visit www.davenportlibrary.com or call the library at (563) 326-7832.
In a dark, uncertain time, Circa ’21 offers light and unadulterated joy in its latest online entertainment, the fun bluegrass musical “Big Rock Candy Mountain.” Fans of the film “O Brother Where Art Thou” and the Circa ’21 favorite “Southern Crossroads” should love this original musical – written and directed by Tristan Tapscott — that features such […]
The first Friday of each month is Glow Night at the Elevate trampoline park, 1920 1st Ave. E., Milan, and it’s time to wear fluorescent garbs and come have some fun! Pricing: 2 hour jump = $22.00 90 minute jump = $19.99 1 hour jump = $17.00 More info: https://elevatemilan.com/
Due to winter weather conditions, all Rock Island Public Library locations will close at 1:00 pm, today, Thursday, February 4, 2021. Mobile Library routes for this afternoon are also cancelled. Please watch the Rock Island Public Library website, www.rockislandlibrary.org, and Facebook page for updates on Friday hours.
The Western Illinois University Department of Physics will host the fifth edition of its Virtual Science Saturday, “Cloud Chambers: Exploring the Invisible World of Subatomic Charged Particles,” from 11 a.m.-noon Feb. 6. This session will explore the challenges and rewards of exposing a hidden world all around us that is bustling with energy and activity. […]
