Quantcast
   
Thursday - March 28, 2024
Quad Cities USA - Guide to Davenport & Bettendorf Iowa and Rock Island & Moline Illinois
 

Moline Public Library And Pour Bros Craft Taproom Team Up For Fundraiser

February 29th, 2024
Moline Public Library And Pour Bros Craft Taproom Team Up For Fundraiser

Join the Moline Public Library on Wednesday, March 6 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm for <https://url.emailprotection.link/?be4duaZ58Hr0HFYaIDljJsXTqt0qtCKAijEVXYX2l2Iq6m4mz2WLr-MsgxzGR9XZTI-zJt6ATkmrjq4mWkNRYTIANw8Mx7RCX3iakLpGH7nRD82kETld1VeU-Cce7pngd4AEgZWwjJsAww-R_ouZGi_3O9oBHQFQVUiRL7UvcASk~> Blooms and Brews<https://url.emailprotection.link/?bbXu3UO5fe-cHt-z2APcU9SKpD3OPsIMaEJ3m3azoub9bt_GqIwjXlUTYLeEcPW2maSbW_tpgWWkvJUckBoHO0HJ1EELcJpQ9yIuVQV_b1kKJ48uLDgd0CP49hfo4cl5sk2LsqXXhHjRSKPZvVI4FEQUyZ50sBdiXtgqXgkkmpkeg0Pmfqj3lJnhuVmGhW5UQHLqkxBc9n3u6GF3EwGvx0w~~>, a fundraiser for the Moline Library... Read More

Guest Recital and Masterclass Leslie Marrs March 2 at Western Illinois

February 28th, 2024
Guest Recital and Masterclass Leslie Marrs March 2 at Western Illinois

The Western Illinois University School of Music will present a Guest Recital featuring flutist Leslie Marrs at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2 in the College of Fine Arts and Communication (COFAC) Recital Hall. Leslie Marrs is an associate professor of Flute at Drake University. The recital will be followed by a masterclass with WIU flute students, from the studio of Suyeon Ko. The program will include: Songs of the Open Road – Daniel Dorff (1956b) 1. Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road 2. However calm these waters we must not anchor here 3. Strong and content I travel the open road 4.... Read More

Illinois Congressman Sorensen Announces Investment to Expand Education

February 27th, 2024
Eric Sorensen

Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are announcing $602,799 for the Regional Office of Education (ROE) #26 to expand distance learning opportunities to students in rural communities.    “Creating opportunities for our neighbors who live in our rural communities remains a top priority for me,” said Sorensen. “This investment from USDA is going to connect more students to the classroom, make sure they have the resources they need to learn, and prepare them for future success.”    Video footage of Congressman Sorensen’s full remarks on the... Read More

Some Bunny Is Going To Love The New Illinois And Iowa Pet Of The Week

February 26th, 2024
Some Bunny Is Going To Love The New Illinois And Iowa Pet Of The Week

QuadCities.com is happy to partner with Quad City Animal Welfare Center, 724 2nd W. Ave., Milan! Interested in adopting a pet? Check out our Pet of the Week every Monday! QCAWC Adoption & Education Center is at 724 2nd Ave. W. Milan, IL 61264. The number is (309) 787-6830. QCAWC Spay/Neuter & Wellness Clinic is at 612 1st St. W. Milan, IL 61264. Number is (309) 787-6830. Also check out qcawc.org This week’s Pet of the Week is… Lily! Get ready to fall in love with Lily! We think this little lady is ear-resistable! She was born 2018 and is spayed and vaccinated. Lily is super sweet and... Read More

Quad Cities Cultural Trust Grants $245,000 To Iowa And Illinois Organizations

February 24th, 2024
Quad Cities Cultural Trust Grants $245,000 To Iowa And Illinois Organizations

The Quad Cities Cultural Trust is excited to announce the 2022 grant recipients of the Adler Theater Fund. Five worthy local organizations have received a total of $245,000.  All grants will help underwrite programming at the Adler Theater. The Quad Cities Cultural Trust partnered with the Adler Theater Foundation in November 2021. This partnership’s goal was to advocate for the performing arts here in the Quad Cities and encourage organizations with programs that encourage diversity and equity to apply for funding to perform at the Adler Theatre in Davenport, IA. The 2022 Adler Theater Fund... Read More

Ashley January Exhibition Jan. 17-Feb 24 at Western Illinois Art Gallery

February 24th, 2024
Ashley January Exhibition Jan. 17-Feb 24 at Western Illinois Art Gallery

Chicago artist Ashley January will have a solo exhibition, “Human | Mother | Black,” on display Tuesday, Jan. 17 – Friday, Feb. 24 at the Western Illinois University Art Gallery. A reception for the artist will be held from 4:30-6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31. The artist will speak about their work at 5 p.m. January creates contemporary paintings informed by her maternal experience. Due to pregnancy complications that led to her son’s premature birth, her body of work addresses the crisis of the Black maternal mortality and morbidity rate in America. Recently, January became the first... Read More

Black Box Theatre Presents Dark Thrilling Musical In Moline This Weekend

February 23rd, 2024
Black Box Theatre Presents Dark Thrilling Musical In Moline This Weekend

THE BLACK BOX THEATRE LAUNCHES THEIR 8TH SEASON WITH THRILL ME: THE LEOPOLD AND LOEB STORY The downtown Moline theatre, The Black Box, begin their 8th season with the chamber musical “Thrill Me: The Leopold and Loeb Story” with a book, music, and lyrics by Stephen Dolginoff. New for the theatre this year is a three-week run of each production. The musical stars Adam Cerny and Daniel Williams with Musical Direction by Ron May and Direction and Design by BBT co-founder and Artistic Director, Lora Adams. Based on the true story of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, dubbed “thrill killers”... Read More

Find Fun Events In The Quad-Cities This Weekend!

February 23rd, 2024
Find Fun Events In The Quad-Cities This Weekend!

Find fun events in and around the Quad-Cities this weekend with the Weekend in 2 Minutes podcast! Every Thursday we give you a rundown of some of the fun things going on in and around the Quad-Cities in Illinois and Iowa, and you can listen to it here on QuadCities.com for free! Listen this week and every week to find out what’s happening!  Read More

‘Harvey’ Hopping Into Moline’s Playcrafters This Weekend

February 22nd, 2024
‘Harvey’ Hopping Into Moline’s Playcrafters This Weekend

“Harvey” is returning to Moline’s Playcrafter’s Barn Theater this weekend! Harvey by Mary Chase Directed by Jake Ladd • February 9-11 • February 16-18 Friday & Saturday at 7:30 PM, Sunday at 3 PM *Doors open 1 hour before the show. Rated PG Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy, “Harvey,” is the story of a perfect gentleman, Elwood P. Dowd, and his best friend, Harvey — a pooka, who is a six-foot tall, invisible rabbit. When Elwood begins introducing Harvey around town, his embarrassed sister, Veta Louise, and her daughter, Myrtle Mae, are determined to commit Elwood to a sanitarium.... Read More

“The Stacks” Immersive Theatre Experience Debuts This Week!

February 22nd, 2024
“The Stacks” Immersive Theatre Experience Debuts This Week!

The Stacks, a new immersive theatre piece created by QC actor/director Ben Gougeon, will hold its world premiere February 22-March 2 and will be hosted by Sound Conservatory in downtown Moline. The show will take place in the old library stacks of the newly relocated music academy at the former Carnegie Library. Based around a fictional unsolved murder, The Stacks invites audiences to the night of September 25, 1957, when the body of Sam Hawkins is found in the stacks of a small Catholic college library . The play takes place simultaneously on multiple floors and in multiple rooms, and as the story... Read More