October 29th, 2020
Arts & Entertainment News
A second large bar in downtown Rock Island is closing its doors. Just weeks after Billy Bob’s shut down, The Black Sheep Pub is closing. Owner Shawn Cirlos posted on social media that he’d been losing $30,000 a month due to covid and the city’s 1 a.m.curfew for bars in the downtown. Cirlos added that […]
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October 29th, 2020
Arts & Entertainment News
Whitey’s Ice Cream’s Locust Street location in Davenport will be temporarily closing due to a positive covid test by one of their employees. Whitey’s issued the following statement today on social media: Unfortunately we just had an employee test positive for COVID-19 at our Locust Street location in Davenport. We have temporarily shut down the […]
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October 29th, 2020
Arts & Entertainment News
Calling all goblins, witches, canines too, grab your best costume for a fun boo! Experience Dogtoberfest this Saturday Oct 31 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Iron + Grain Coffee House (585 12th Avenue East Moline). Dogtoberfest will feature dog-related vendors, doggy trick or treating, puppacinos and a new drink release! You can also […]
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October 29th, 2020
Arts & Entertainment News
Join Ballet Quad Cites for a delicious three course sit-down dinner and a lively, playful Halloween fundraiser performance! Enjoy Dancing for Dracula and You! in the beautiful ballroom at The Outing Club (2109 Brady Street Davenport) this Friday Oct 30 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. All proceeds will go directly to Ballet Quad Cities to […]
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October 28th, 2020
Arts & Entertainment News
(Editor’s note: QuadCities.com is proud to publish this guest editorial by Tony-nominated playwright Sarah Ruhl, whose parents grew up in Davenport. Ahead of the Nov. 3 election, former vice president Joe Biden will visit Iowa Friday, though further details were not yet available. According to his campaign, he plans to discuss “bringing Americans together to […]
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October 27th, 2020
Arts & Entertainment News
Despite the Covid crisis, the Downtown Davenport Partnership (DDP) — an affiliate of the Quad Cities Chamber – has been very busy for the past eight months. The result of all that work was presented Tuesday afternoon, as DDP executive director Kyle Carter unveiled a new strategic master plan to the Davenport City Council during […]
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October 27th, 2020
Arts & Entertainment News
The 2020 presidential election is less than two weeks away. Are you ready to vote? Better question: Do you have a ride to cast your ballot? According to data from the 2016 Survey of the Performance of American Elections, more than 15 million eligible voters didn’t make it to the polls during the last election […]
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October 27th, 2020
Arts & Entertainment News
Despite an online petition protesting theater cuts, the private St. Ambrose University in Davenport has decided to eliminate its award-winning theater major, but maintain faculty and programs. It’s also cut two theater staff positions. “It’s a disappointing decision, and a short-sighted one,” River Music Experience executive director Tyson Danner (a 2007 SAU alum) said Monday […]
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October 26th, 2020
Arts & Entertainment News
Kelly and Tammy Rundle of Moline-based Fourth Wall Films are certainly hoping the fifth time is the charm. After four previous nominations for Mid-America Emmy Awards (but no wins), the veteran documentary filmmakers received three more last week for their first docudrama, “Sons & Daughters of Thunder,” and another for their documentary “Becoming Harriet Beecher […]
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October 25th, 2020
Arts & Entertainment News
Ballet Quad Cities supplied a delicious, delightful Halloween treat last year as they performed a “Dracula Unleashed” at Moline’s new Bartlett Performing Arts Center. Given the craziness of Covid, the trick in this year’s holiday special promises to be literally more delectable, as the professional dance company offers a three-course, sit-down dinner and a lively, […]
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