To help celebrate Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse’s 49th anniversary, the downtown Rock Island venue’s signature event “Music on the Marquee” will return next Thursday, June 11. For the first time since 2023 (due to downtown construction), this unique and popular outdoor concert venue will showcase performers atop their iconic marquee. Bring a lawn chair and […]
Sara Olson-Smith is used to dealing with death, but in her new book, she addresses perhaps one of the hardest endings of all in her line of work – the death of a church. In “Eulogy for a Faithful Church: The Story of a Congregation’s Courageous Ending and Enduring Legacy” (Resource Publications), the associate pastor […]
Richmond Hill Players continue their 2026 season with the romantic comedy-drama “The Rainmaker” by N. Richard Nash. The show is presented Thursdays through Sundays, June 4-14 at the Barn Theatre in Geneseo, directed by Joe DePauw. In the story (which premiered in 1953 as a live TV play), during a paralyzing drought in the American West, a […]
Downtown Bettendorf will be the place to be on Saturday, June 6, 2026, offering a full day of fun that moves from a family-friendly outdoor festival to an evening of live music throughout downtown Bettendorf. The day kicks off with a free outdoor festival from noon to 7 p.m. at 15th Street Landing (15th and […]
State Senator Mike Halpin released the following statement after the Senate passed the Fiscal Year 2027 budget: “There are key initiatives in this package that combat food insecurity and provide tax relief to working families. I am supportive of policies that make sure that we’re holding big multinational corporations and big tech companies financially accountable. […]
If you, like me before May 30, have never been to Timber Lake Playhouse in Mt. Carroll, Ill., then you’re truly missing out on a treasure in northwest Illinois, for its beautiful, bucolic setting alone. The professional summer theater (62 miles northeast of Moline) is worth the drive, especially given the absolute banger that’s opening […]
A stretch of West 3rd Street in Downtown Davenport will be transformed on Saturday, June 6 as local businesses join forces to host a full day of live music, pickleball and fundraising. The activation will take place on 3rd Street between Harrison and Ripley Streets and is presented by Daiquiri Factory, Kilkenny’s Irish Pub, Carriage […]
Rock Island’s West End Revitalization (WER) will host a community discussion on the future of the Centennial Bridge corridor and its potential impacts on the West End, on Tuesday June 2, at 6 p.m., at the Martin Luther King Center, 630 9th St., Rock Island. As the June 3 state public comment deadline approaches, WER […]
For the first time since 2022, a Major League Baseball game will be played in Iowa, with MLB at Field of Dreams is returning to Dyersville, Iowa, with a Thursday, Aug. 13, matchup between the Phillies and Twins at the refurbished site. “Major League Baseball is excited to return to Iowa in 2026 and to deliver […]
Chalk up some fun with book sales, a Ratt sighting, live comedy and more in the Quad-Cities this weekend! Looking for some fun this weekend? Check out Weekend in 2 Minutes podcast with Sean Leary! Sean will run through a variety of awesome things to do in the Quad-Cities every weekend — from music to […]
