The Western Illinois University Art Department will offer a free Community Art Program for students in grades 1-8 over three Sundays in October and November. Classes will be held Oct. 29 and Nov. 5 and 13. Classes for grades 1-2 will be held from 1-2:30 p.m. in Garwood Hall, room 24; grades 3-4 will be […]
Join Davenport Public Library at 6:30pm on Monday, October 16th at Main (321 N. Main St.) for a comedic night from Bill Mueller. Mr. Mueller will recount entertaining stories of family history and farm life and discuss stories from his second book “Time to Ship Another Steer”. “Time to Ship Another Steer” is about Mueller’s […]
The 2023 Tunes in Town Summer Concert Series is back on June 6-August 29 from 6:00-8:30 pm. Come to Lincoln Park each week in DeWitt, IA, to enjoy live music, food vendors, and fun for the whole family all summer long. Bring your own cooler, seating and check out the local food trucks & stands […]
After being closed since before COVID the Esperanza Center in Moline will open its doors to up to 80 preschool children this fall. Head Start Director, Andrea Flannery is thrilled the center—located in the Floreciente neighborhood– will be filled with students. “The Floreciente community has always embraced Project NOW’s Head Start. We have a long […]
Angela Chen, 12th-grade student at North High School, has been selected as a semifinalist in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship program. Students from around the nation are selected based on their PSAT scores. Semifinalists are the highest-scoring participants in each state. Out of the 1,300,000 students who took the PSAT in October 2022, Angela is […]
MOLINE, IL – WQPT PBS’ largest children’s event of the year, Imagination Station, is back, and you’re invited to attend. It will be held Saturday, October 14, on the Western Illinois University Quad Cities campus. The event is free, however, each person attending must have a ticket. Tickets will be available at www.wqpt.org, on Monday, […]
Get ready to meet the 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 […]
Ramón Ayala will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8 at Davenport’s Adler Theatre. Accordionist, vocalist, and songwriter Ramón Ayala is a pioneer of norteño music who has sustained an active recording and performing career for almost half a century. As part of the trail-blazing duo Los Relámpagos del Norte, along with Cornelio Reyna, he […]
The Rock Island Artists’ Market returns today from noon to 5 p.m. You can join local artists, makers, and growers in the parking lot of Skeleton Key Art and Antiques, 520 18th Street, Rock Island, IL. This outdoor event is free to the public, and family friendly. Applications are now being accepted for vendors. Interested […]
Quad-Cities psychobilly band Zed is rampaging through a demonic hot rod of rock and raunch on their new album, “Wrecking Machine,” and they’re turning it loose for the first time Saturday, during a CD release party at the Village Theatre, 2113 E. 11th St., Village of East Davenport. The group – Bill Lear on vocals, […]
