You won’t want to be left holding the bag, you’ll want to give it a toss, as Local Union 25 holds its third annual Veteran’s Bags Tournament Saturday. Doors open at noon and the tournament starts at 1 at the union headquarters, 4600 46th Ave., Rock Island. You can have some fun and food and support the Honor Flight of the Quad Cities to support area veterans. Cost is $30 for a team of two, and anyone in the community is invited to play. Prizes will be awarded to 1st and 2nd place winners. Food will be available for purchase, but BYOB. Register the day of the event. For more... Read More

The Flood of 2019 may have attempted to take this unconventional and eclectic business down. Thankfully, a little Mississippi River madness is no match for Downtown Davenport’s ultimate spot for vintage clothing, handmade jewelry, antiques and oddities. Abernathy’s (which has now relocated to 432 W. 3rd Street Davenport) will be celebrating their 6th Anniversary this Saturday Nov 9 from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Abernathy’s 666 Year Anniversary Celebration will be an all-day party at the shop with snacks, drinks, tons of deals on Abernathy’s brand merch and much more! To celebrate 6 years... Read More

Are you ready? Jimmy Eat World is coming to the Quad Cities! Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment and The Rust Belt (533 12th Avenue East Moline) present Jimmy Eat World on Friday Nov 8 at 7 p.m. Tickets to this nostalgic show are only $30. You can purchase yours online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jimmy-eat-world-tickets-72975887845. Jimmy Eat World is an American alternative rock band from Mesa, Arizona, formed in 1993. The band is composed of lead vocalist and guitarist Jim Adkins, guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch and drummer Zach Lind. Jimmy Eat World has... Read More

Feel like pouring a little Buble? Smooth crooner Michael Bublé will be performing at the TaxSlayer Center on May 14. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 18 at the TaxSlayer box office and all Ticketmaster outlets. Michael’s 2020 U.S. Tour will include stops at TD Garden in Boston on March 25 and T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on May 9. This past February Bublé returned to the U.S. after a lengthy absence for a sold out 37 show tour where he performed for over 500,000 fans. His 2019 world tour included 82 shows in front of over 1.2 million people. He has already completed five sold... Read More

Comedy Sportz is about to pull off their last “yes, and…” After 30 years, the improvisational troupe will no longer play under the Comedy Sportz banner, instead changing their name to the G.I.T. Improv Band starting in December. Comedy Sportz Quad-Cities, one of 29 groups nationwide, debuted March 20, 1990 in the Speakeasy next to Circa ’21. The franchise, based off the popular improvisational game slate created six years earlier and franchised to various locations nationwide in the years after, was brought to town by Jeff and Patrick Adamson and Brett and Denny Hitchcock,... Read More

Kick off the holiday shopping season in downtown Moline during the 3rd Annual Holiday Hop presented by IH Mississippi Valley Credit Union! The festivities begin on Friday, November 8, highlighting many of our unique stores, restaurants, and much, much more. The Holiday Hop will feature in-store specials, live music, refreshments, kid’s crafts, Christmas movies, games, free trolley transportation and more. Plan your night hopping around by checking out the list of participating businesses below.   Academy for the Performing Arts | 1506 6th Ave Come see the storefront window holiday performances.   AF... Read More

More than 600 vintage tractors, 2,000 signs and farm relics and 100 vintage trucks are set to cross the auction block at the Mississippi Valley Fair Center (2815 W Locust St. Davenport), Nov 6-9 at Mecum Auctions’ 2019 Gone Farmin’ Fall Premier. Headlining the Gone Farmin’ department’s first dedicated vintage-truck auction segment is an exceedingly rare 1926 Fordson Prototype (Lot K7) dubbed the first heavy-duty truck ever built by Ford. The Fordson exists as Ford’s first purpose-built and designed heavy-duty truck chassis, making it a significant and impressive piece of Ford history.... Read More

Singer/ventriloquist Darci Lynne Farmer is bringing her Fresh Out of the Box Tour to the Adler Theatre! Darci Lynne Farmer brings her talent to the Adler Theatre (136 E 3rd Street Davenport) on Saturday Mar 14 at 7 p.m. Mark your calendars! Winning NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” at just 12-years old by the most votes for a final performance in the history of the show, singer/ventriloquist Darci Lynne Farmer continues to impress audiences across the country with her sweetheart disposition and undeniable, show-stopping talent beyond her years. Darci is accompanied by her musical friends including... Read More

The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear! ELF The Musical takes the stage at Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 3rd Avenue Rock Island) Friday Nov 8 (with preview performances on Wednesday Nov 6 and Thursday Nov 7) and will continue through Sunday Dec 29. Based on the beloved holiday film, this hilarious fish-out-of-water comedy follows Buddy the Elf on his quest to find his true identity. Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human, until... Read More

The award-winning TV comedy “Mystery Science Theater 3000” (MST3K) is coming to the the Adler Theatre in an all-new LIVE show featuring Joel Hodgson, original host and the creative vision behind the beloved TV and Netflix comedy series for more than three decades, in his final live tour. Catch Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live: The Great Cheesy Movie Circus Tour, on Sunday Nov 3 the Adler Theatre (136 E 3rd Street Davenport) from 6 – 8 p.m. Following the wildly successful “Watch Out for Snakes! Tour” in 2017 and “30th Anniversary Tour” in 2018, Hodgson will don the red jumpsuit one... Read More