Get into the fall season and get into the mood for some fun Halloween activities and seasonal events this weekend with your Weekend in 2 Minutes podcast! Every week we give you a rundown of some of the cool things going on in and around the Quad-Cities, here on your fun, free, local QuadCities.com! Lots […]
On Tuesday, Oct. 21, the Performing Arts Season of Davenport’s First Presbyterian Church kicks off its 2025-2026 season with a concert by acclaimed women’s vocal ensemble Lyyra. Part of its national tour, the concert will feature a wide stylistic range, from classical vocal works to arrangements of contemporary popular music. Doors open at 7 p.m. […]
Halloween fun is stalking into the Quad-Cities this weekend, with hayrack rides, haunted houses, fall frolicking and more, and you can get the lowdown on all of it in your Weekend in 2 Minutes podcast! Every week, the Weekend in 2 Minutes gives you a rundown of some of the cool stuff going on in […]
The downtown organizations in Rock Island and Davenport are planning weekend spooky fun this month. First this weekend, the Rock Island Downtown Alliance invites you to Back from the Dead, Oct. 11-12, 2025, a weekend filled with thrills, chills and Halloween fun for all ages. Hop on a free trolley ride to explore everything from haunted […]
When free speech apparently only applies to red America, and the First Amendment is under attack on many fronts, it was with renewed urgency that the annual Banned Books Reading was held Monday night at the Rock Island Public Library, Watts-Midtown Branch. Part of national Banned Books Week, the local Banned Books Read Out is […]
Looking for some fun stuff to do in the Quad-Cities this weekend? Look no further than your Weekend in 2 Minutes podcast! Listen in every week as we give you a rundown of some of the fun things going on in and around the Quad-Cities. Check out Weekend in 2 Minutes with Sean Leary! Sean […]
Tapestry Farms will hold its first fall fundraiser – Harvest Moon Celebration – on Tuesday, Oct. 7th at 7 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 121 W. 12th St., Davenport. At the end of April, the nonprofit’s executive director Ann McGlynn got an email from New York-based soprano and Davenport native Claire Kuttler with a generous idea: “What […]
The Quad City Symphony Orchestra Association (QCSOA) on Thursday announced two landmark agreements that underscore the organization’s commitment to artistic excellence, stability, and community impact: a new four-year Collective Bargaining Agreement with the American Federation of Musicians, Local No. 137, and a six-year contract renewal with Music Director and Conductor Mark Russell Smith. The QCSOA […]
Thirty-six local nonprofits are receiving $629,000 through the Quad Cities Community Foundation’s Operations and Program Grants. The Operations and Program Grants are made possible by generous donations to Field of Interest Funds as well as the Quad Cities Community Impact Fund. The grants make up the Community Foundation’s largest competitive grantmaking cycle each year, according […]
For the second time in less than three years, Davenport’s German American Heritage Center and Museum (GAHC + M) has a new boss. Moline native Kirk Marske, 54, took over the reins of the nonprofit in mid-September, succeeding Brian Allen, who left as executive director after 26 months this past spring to become executive director […]
