This summer, join WQPT for the Summer of Adventure Tour! WQPT PBS is making guest appearances at libraries throughout the region during early childhood story time and at other events throughout the community. Your family will have the opportunity to watch a PBS KIDS program, listen to a story, and do a fun craft activity. PLUS, each child will receive a PBS KIDS Summer Activity booklet and tools that will allow you access to free online resources on PBS KIDS. Communities we’re visiting include Cambridge, Clinton, Colona, Cordova, Davenport, Dixon, East Moline, Eldridge, Galesburg, Geneseo, Le... Read More

East Moline Main Street’s Summer Concert series is kicking off at Runner’s Park 742 15th Avenue., East Moline! Free Concerts take place from 5 to 8 p.m. every Sunday through Aug. 27. Here’s the schedule: June 4: The Textures June 11: 10th of Soul June 18: Funktastic 5 June 25: Pulgita Grupo Realidad July 2: Avey Grouws Band July 9: Incredible 45’s July 16: Orangadang July 23: Mercury Brothers July 30: Pulgita Crooked Cactus Aug. 6: Far Out 283 Aug. 13: Class of ’82 Aug. 20: Wild Oatz Aug. 27: Travis Reid Band Concerts are free and open to the public.  Read More

The 2023 Summer Concert Series at Bass Street Landing Plaza is going on every Thursday in Moline! Live music starts at 6pm. This is a FREE event. And, with food and beverages available for purchase, all you need to bring is a lawn chair! Thank you to our sponsors – Stage and Vehicles Sponsors: Courtesy Car City and KEY Auto Mall Band Sponsors: Breakfast Optimist Club- Moline, IL and Crime Stoppers of the Quad Cities Hospitality provided by Bent River Brewing Company, Lagomarcino’s, Pour Bros. Craft Taproom Moline, Pub1848, Stoney Creek Hotel Moline, and Restaurante El Mariachi – Moline No... Read More

A nine-year-old from Davenport has qualified for Team USA and to compete in the UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland in August of 2023. Knox “Fort Knox” Reaves has been racing BMX since he was able to stand. He has been practicing at East Moline BMX two nights per week and competing around the nation at BMX tracks like Music City BMX (Nashville, TN), Oldsmar BMX Supercross (Oldsmar, Florida), and Hardesty National BMX Stadium (Tulsa, Oklahoma). His qualification to compete with Team USA in Glasgow, Scotland came at the February 2023 Gator Nationals in Oldsmar, FL. He will be... Read More

Three Dog Night is coming to the Adler Theatre on September 28! Tickets go on sale Friday, June 9 at 10am. Legendary band, THREE DOG NIGHT, now in its 5th decade, claims some of the most astonishing statistics in popular music. In the years 1969 through 1974, no other group achieved more top 10 hits, moved more records, or sold more concert tickets than THREE DOG NIGHT. THREE DOG NIGHT hits weave through the fabric of pop culture today, whether on the radio where they are heard day in and day out, in TV commercials or in major motion pictures — songs like “Mama Told Me (Not To Come)”,... Read More

Looking for some fun things to do in Illinois and Iowa this week? In the Quad-Cities? Check out our Fun10! Fun10 — ten ways for you to have fun in the Quad-Cities, this week and every week, only on your site for fun, free, local entertainment, QuadCities.com! Every week, we drop a new Fun10, to give you a head start on your week and a heads up on what’s going on over the coming seven days. Check out Fun10 every Sunday for the details on ten awesome events happening around town. It’s a cool read, and a great way to get started planning your entertainment for the week. So what’s on the Fun10... Read More

The Laughs and Liberty Tour: featuring Kennedy and Jimmy Failla is coming to Davenport’s Adler Theatre Saturday, June 3 at 7:30 PM. Tickets are on sale tomorrow at the Adler box office and all Ticketmaster outlets. About The Laughs and Liberty Tour: featuring Kennedy and Jimmy Failla Lisa Kennedy Montgomery (Kennedy) joined FOX Business Network (FBN) as a contributor in 2012 and is the host of the primetime program Kennedy (Monday- Thursday 7-8PM/ET.) She also appears frequently as a panelist on FOX News Channel’s (FNC) Outnumbered program (weekdays 12-1PM/ET). Prior to joining... Read More

7th ANNUAL QUAD CITIES CHALK ART FEST hits the sidewalks of Schwiebert Park June 24 and 25! ​In its’ 7th year, Quad City Arts’ Chalk Art Fest will take place June 24-25, 2022 at Schwiebert Riverfront Park in downtown Rock Island, IL. The festival starts at 10 a.m. both days and goes till 7pm on Saturday and 5pm on Sunday. This FREE, live outdoor arts festival brings together hundreds of artists that spend hours transforming the cement pavement at Schwiebert Park into a gallery of chalk art, while competing for cash prizes. Visitors strolling by can see the wonderful works of art as they... Read More

Interim Western Illinois University Campus Recreation Center Director Brian Thomas has been named the permanent director, effective May 1. Thomas has served as interim director of Campus Recreation since June 2022. He was hired as the center’s assistant director in January 2018, and was promoted to associate director in January 2021. He has also previously served as a fitness coordinator and head personal trainer at the McDonough County YMCA, and was an adjunct instructor in WIU’s Kinesiology department in 2022. Thomas received his bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science and his... Read More

Rosalee Jewelry is holding their grand opening from noon to 4 Saturday! The event will be held at the Rosalee Jewelry design studio located at 221 E Second St. on the second floor in Davenport, IA. Meet the designer, check out the one-of-a-kind collection, and try on samples made to help you create your own unique engagement ring or wedding band. Light refreshments will be provided as well as fine jewelry giveaway items. Follow @rosaleejewelry on Facebook or Instagram for additional giveaways. Grand Opening Special: Schedule a design appointment now through June 25th to receive $200 off your finished... Read More