Looking for some fun events in Illinois and Iowa? Check out the Weekend in 2 Minutes podcast, highlighting cool stuff in and around the Quad-Cities over the next week! Here are the deets on this week’s show: It’s a Boo-tiful weekend and there are plenty of Halloween-themed activities starting up, as well as live music, […]
A new event in a newly created space is coming to Downtown Davenport. German Fest will be held from 6 – 10 p.m. on Friday, October 14, 2022 in Kaiserslautern Square (K-Square), 119 E. 3rd St. The event is co-produced by the German American Heritage Center (GAHC) and Downtown Davenport Partnership (DDP). The FREE event […]
Dr. Edgar Epperly, author of the new true crime book “Fiend Incarnate: Villisca Iowa Axe Murders of 1912,” will be the guest for the Bettendorf Public Library’s October Community Connections on Friday, October 14 at 1:30 PM. Decades in the writing, “Field Incarnate” looks at the notorious Iowa crime that led to nearly a decade […]
Lately, there’s been a lot of talk about trains around the Quad-Cities. There’s long been a push to get a train service between the Quad-Cities and Chicago, which would increase traffic and interaction between the two hubs. It would allow some people to even work in the Windy City while living in the Quad-Cities, as […]
Local company Wild Cherry Spoon Co. was recently featured in last Saturday’s Wall Street Journal – Off Duty, part of the Wall Street Journal Weekend edition. The article featured a kitchen utensil known as a Spurtle, which is a utensil used for porridge/flat oatcakes in Scotland. CEO, Tim McGuire, 33, said “We were very excited […]
Thursday Night Groove rocks Schwiebert Park every Thursday night, and tonight’s show features Class of ’82! The free concert schedule in downtown Rock Island includes: 10/13 Class of ’82 – Sponsored by The Arc of the Quad Cities Area 10/20 Rain Date if needed For more visit THURSDAY NIGHT GROOVE
CHICAGO FARMER w/KEVIN GALLOWAY of UNCLE LUCIUS will hit the Raccoon Motel stage on Thursday, October 13 at 7:00pm! The son of a small town farming community, Cody Diekhoff logged plenty of highway and stage time under the name Chicago Farmer before settling in the city in 2003. Profoundly inspired by fellow midwesterner John Prine, […]
Thomas Rhett Bring That Bar to You Tour with special guests Parker McCullom and Conner Smith October 13, 2022 – 7:30pm Tickets on sale Friday, January 28 at 10am! Learn more here: https://facebook.com/events/s/thomas-rhett-bring-the-bar-to-/1084767725592447/
The premiere of a new work by Western Illinois University Music Composition Professor James Romig, titled Spaces, will be held from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, IA. The 80-minute piece will be performed by Augustana College Percussion Professor Tony Oliver, a long-time member of the Quad City Symphony […]
Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) joined David Westin on Bloomberg TV’s Balance of Power to discuss how Democrats are addressing rising costs and the importance of protecting access to women’s health care. WATCH: Bustos on Bloomberg TV: “Voters Are Angry About What Came Out of the Supreme Court” WATCH: Bustos on Bloomberg TV: “Voters Are Angry […]
