Due to the closure of three elementary buildings at the end of this school year, the elementary boundaries have been reconfigured for the 2023-2024 school year. Letters were sent home in early February notifying families of which building their student will be attending next year. If a letter was not received, families may contact their student’s current school to inquire. Students who are currently enrolled in a school through a transfer option will need to reapply for the 2023-24 school year. Families wishing to attend a school other than their neighborhood school must complete a Request... Read More

West High School honored Students of the Month, department awards, and students earning Falcon/Kestral awards. Falcon Awards are given to 11th and 12th graders. Kestrel Awards are given to 9th and 10th graders. (A Kestrel is a small falcon.) Both are given to honor citizenship, leadership, and academics. Students were recognized with a breakfast highlighted by a keynote address given by Laura Engels, Director of Choirs at West High School. Students honored at this breakfast were chosen by teachers for their leadership and personal focus on positive student behaviors at West High School. #growingexcellence... Read More

At Davenport Public Library, join us the third Wednesday of the month, March-May, from 5:30-7:30p at | Eastern for a Death Cafe. A Death Cafe is a group directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives, or themes. It is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counselling session. All are welcome to attend any/all sessions and can participate as much as they are comfortable. For additional information, visit the Death Cafe website at https://deathcafe.com/ or the Local Death Cafe Facebook page at  https://www.facebook.com/QCDeathCafe For more information about this event, please... Read More

The Magic of Bill Blagg LIVE! is coming to Davenport’s Adler Theatre! Event Date and Time: Friday, April 14 at 7:30 PM General On-Sale: TODAY! To say that BILL BLAGG has had a magical life would be no exaggeration. He received his first professional magic book from his great-grandfather, which eventually led to building magic tricks with his dad.  These early beginnings paved the way for what is now known as The Magic of Bill Blagg. After years of endless practice and persistence, Bill professionally launched his magic performing career in 1996. In just two short years of professional... Read More

Get your skate on this spring break at The River’s Edge!  Davenport Parks and Recreation has added a few more Public Skate hours this week! Admission is $5.50 and skate rental is $3.50.  Read More

IowaWORKS will host its second private reverse hiring event for the Quad City Steamwheelers. The event will be held on Monday, March 13 from 11 am until 1 pm at the IowaWORKS job center – 1801A E. Kimberly Road, Davenport. The private hiring event will allow for employers to interview players in hopes of securing long-term employment. “Our hope is to find employment that revolves around the players’ practice and game schedule,” Cory Ross, Steamwheeler head coach, said. “The community has been supportive of the team. Helping with employment secures the... Read More

St. Pat’s is back in a big way at the MVF on March 17th and 18th with FREE ADMISSION all weekend long! There is somuch to see and do with over 20 hours of live music, a Friday night lighted parade, fair food vendors, expanded kids zone to include both days and of course a return of the Flying Leprechaun Sky Divers on both Friday night and Saturday afternoon! Learn more here: MVF  Read More

Battle of the Bands/Acoustic QC 2023 is coming to the Mississippi Valley Fair bigger and better. MVF is excited to announce Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds and co planned by MH Entertainment will be hosting the MH Battle of the Bands QC on Saturday, March 25, 2023! This year they will have 2 battles throughout the day! They will be hosting our first acoustic/duo battle starting at 1pm on Saturday, March 25, 2023! All genres of music are eligible and the top 8 acoustic/duo acts will advance to perform at the Battle of the Bands. The acoustic battle will start around 1pm and one winner will be opening... Read More

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING will be the first Prenzie Players show since 2019! Prenzie Veteran Jarrod DeRooi will direct this comedy from Shakespeare’s middle period — one of his wittiest, with Benedick and Beatrice starting out with total disdain for each other that blossoms (with much help) into deepest love. Everything that could possibly go wrong with this love story does, and the ways disaster is defeated are more than half the fun of this engaging work. Showtimes: March 17-18, 23-25 at 8:00 pm, March 19 at 2:00 pm. Location: The Village Theatre, 2113 E. 11th St, Davenport Tickets: Pay... Read More

Who doesn’t need a little fun in their lives? Need some fun in your life? Looking for fun this week in the Illinois and Iowa Quad-Cities and throughout the region? You need to check out our Fun10! Fun10 — ten ways for you to have fun in the Quad-Cities, this week and every week, running every Sunday, only on your site for fun, free, local entertainment, QuadCities.com! Every Sunday, 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... Read More