The hugely popular 1964 musical “Fiddler on the Roof,” always seems resonant and relevant, but a new production at Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, Rock Island, feels especially urgent and timely. Last done at Circa in 2014, and at Quad City Music Guild in August 2024, the new “Fiddler” opening Friday, May 1 stars Jacob Medich […]
As part of its ongoing commitment to community, service, and supporting those who protect our region, Ascentra Credit Union has donated $20,000 to the inaugural Quad City Back the Blue Flight. The new program honors local law enforcement officers, both active and retired, by providing a one-day chartered flight to Washington, D.C., where participants will visit the […]
All Aboard in Silvis, Illinois this weekend for the Silvis Train Day and Classic Car Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at 1101 2nd Ave. North, Silvis. Join Railroading Heritage of Midwest America (RRHMA) for an unforgettable Train Day & Classic Car Show! This family-friendly event is packed with excitement, delicious food, and […]
Circa ’21 and Richmond Hill Players, despite being very different venues with very different shows (a large dinner theater presenting mainly musicals and a small barn theater in the round offering primarily straight plays), share some key commonalities. The Rock Island and Geneseo houses both seem to pride themselves on staging comforting, feel-good stories, and […]
Car shows, Train shows, football, nachos, and my Dad’s boat… so many fun things going on this weekend in the Quad-Cities! Where can you find out about all the cool things going on in the Quad-Cities every weekend? Well, in your Weekend in 2 Minutes podcast, running down cool things to do in and around […]
Galesburg, IL – Get your day started with a jolt at The Downtown Galesburg Coffee Crawl from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 25, at three area java shops, Orange Cup Sidecar, Innkeepers and The Beanhive. Trolley rides will shuttle attendees between locations to experience a fun morning of coffee, community, and exploring some of […]
Join River Action for the 24th Annual Fish & Fire on Thursday, April 30, as citizens, artists, policy makers, corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, environmentalists, elected officials and philanthropists from all walks of life gather to celebrate the Mississippi River and the good work being done to make it and the communities along it more resilient. The […]
Watching the spectacular, mesmerizing new production of “The Secret Garden” Friday night at Moline’s Spotlight Theatre made me cry. Not only because of the tremendously powerful performances in this story of loss, grief and death in the haunting, breathtakingly beautiful musical — which premiered in 1991 and is based on the classic 1911 book of […]
Steel Panther are bringing their glam metal fun to East Moline’s Rust Belt at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 18! Cody Parks & The Dirty South will be joining Steel Panther for the Twenty Twenty $ex Tour! Best described as “Def Leppard on cornbread,” they blend their country roots with their love for 80’s and 90’s […]
Richmond Hill Players begin their 2026 season continues with the comedy “The Charitable Sisterhood of the Second Victory Trinity Church,” by Bo Wilson. The show will be presented Thursdays through Sundays, April 16-26 at the Barn Theatre in Geneseo. Mike Skiles, Geneseo, directs the play. The roads are flooded, the bridges are washed out, and less-generous […]
