Looking for something to do this weekend? Well, Reggae music, hair metal, Pride month festivities, a Geneseo fair and more are in store for you in this week’s Weekend in 2 Minutes! Check out our weekly podcast here, and listen to get the details on all the fun stuff happening this weekend!  Read More

Kick off Summer Reading 2021: Reading Colors Your World by helping us color our world outside the library! We’ll bring the chalk; you bring the creativity! Sign up for a 1-hour time slot on Saturday, June 19th between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm at either our Eastern Ave. or Fairmount St. branches to decorate your assigned parking spot with a recreation of a book cover, an inspirational quote, or a silly sketch. Register at http://bit.ly/chalkthelot. We’ll alternate available spots to keep things safe and socially distant. Sign up for one space and work as a family or with a friend or register individually.... Read More

Claud (@claud.mp3) is coming to the Motel on July 30th to play songs from their INCREDIBLE album Super Monster LIVE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME!! Tickets are on sale this Friday, June 18 at 10 am!!!! Members can buy now!! https://www.tixr.com/groups/raccoonmotel Claud Mintz is an American bedroom pop musician from the suburbs of Chicago. Claud is a non-binary artist and performs under the stage name Claud. Claud began releasing music under the pseudonym Toast, releasing an EP in 2018. In 2019, they dropped out of college at Syracuse University to pursue music full-time. Claud released an EP called... Read More

Join the Davenport Public Library on Thursday, June 17th at 3:00 pm as our librarians recommend all-ages titles for LGBTQ+ Pride Month that can be found at the Library. This program will be presented on Facebook Live at www.facebook.com/davenportlibrary and Instagram Live at www.instagram.com/davenportlibrary. Keep up with our virtual programming on our Virtual Branch Calendar of Events at https://davenportlibrary.libcal.com/calendar/virtual. This event is FREE and open to the public. For more information visit www.davenportlibrary.com or call the library at (563) 326-7832.  Read More

The annual Juneteenth festival in the Quad-Cities will be held Saturday, June 19, at TMBC at The Lincoln Center, 318 E. 7th St., Davenport, the former Lincoln Elementary School. Open since Feb. 1, 2021, TMBC stands for “Together Making a Better Community,” and the free Juneteenth event will be 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, including food and retail vendors, history and information booths, fun-filled games and entertainment for the whole family. TMBC is the hub for resources, professional services, programs and events for the African-American community in the Quad-Cities. The Juneteenth festival... Read More

A goat’s stomach has four sections and they love to snack on poison ivy! Join us Thursday, June 17th at 6:30 pm at Fairmount (3000 N. Fairmount St.) for more fun facts and meet a couple of real goat friends with local goat expert Lydia Whitman from Happy Horns Brush Management. This event will be socially distanced outdoors in the Fairmount Library Children’s Garden. Register at: http://bit.ly/dpl-getyourgoat. This event is FREE and open to the public. For more information visit www.davenportlibrary.com or call the library at (563) 326-7832.  Read More

So there I am driving home with my sausage pizza from Gunchies Davenport. I’m jamming out to NWA rolling in my 2007 Honda Minivan, Pepto Bismol for my tummy ache that’s coming from my eventual encounter with too much pizza and dog treats for my husky Abrodog Lincoln, all in my reusable Hyvee bag #savetheearth sitting in the passenger seat. I’m loving the new air freshener from Yankee Candle my wife picked out, Vanilla bean ahhhhhh that’s my jam. The chorus starts playing and my extensive 90s gangsta rap lyrics knowledge takes over. Let’s make something clear.... Read More

As we previously reported FIRST on QuadCities.com, and then we saw duplicated by WQAD-TV8 (I mean, really, TV8? You’re gonna steal our ideas??? We can’t even!), the Quad-Cities has been buried in the brine of a sour battle royale over the past five days or so — yeah, that’s right, we’re talking about PICKLE WRAP WARS. So here’s the dill… to recap in my own original words (imagine me reading this in Morgan Freeman’s voice, cool as a cucumber): For those unaware, the owner of Cafe Fresh made a lengthy post the other day claiming that her Cafe was in... Read More

One of the most unique, colorful, fun, and creative stores in the Quad-Cities is going to be closing its doors. Crafted QC, at 221 E. 2nd St., will be shutting down for good at the end of August. The owner of the store, Mary Talbert, sent out this announcement and posted this to her social media today: So this is a hard email to write, but I’m confident this is 100% the right decision. I’ve decided it’s time to close Crafted QC at the end of August. Why? There are many reasons, but at the end of the day it’s because of my own health issues. It’s time for me to step... Read More

The Alternating Currents festival will showcase 100-plus performances, film screenings and art-related events at more than 20 downtown Davenport venues from Aug. 19 to 22. Designed to showcase the vibrant culture of our downtown areas, the annual event is billed as a music, film, comedy and art experience, according to an event release Tuesday. Alternating Currents is produced by Downtown Davenport Partnership (DDP), a division of the Quad Cities Chamber, in collaboration with local talent across our region’s creative community. Alternating Currents today announced featured live music acts for... Read More