My Brother’s Gift adapted by Claudia Haas based on the memories of Eva Geiringer Schoss and the paintings and poetry of Heinz Geiringer The Black Box Theatre is producing My Brother’s Gift as a part of the Out of Darkness: Holocaust Messages for Today (outofdarknessqc.com) Designed and directed by Black Box co-founder Lora Adams. The […]
The Putnam Museum and Science Center in Davenport, Iowa announces the opening of “Anne Frank: A History For Today,” Friday, September 2, 2022. The opening of the exhibit marks the launch of programming in the community-wide initiative called Out of Darkness: Holocaust Messages for Today. Out of Darkness: Holocaust Messages for Today is a collaborative […]
Circa ’21 looking for girls for their holiday shows! Circa ’21 is announcing auditions for local youth females in their holiday musicals, “White Christmas” and “Santa Claus the Musical.” Auditions will be held at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 20, at the theater, 1828 3rd Avenue, Rock Island. For the role of Susan in “White Christmas,” […]
Limited seats remaining to see Charlie Berens at the Adler Theatre on Sept. 10! Don’t miss it! Grab your seats TODAY! CHARLIE BERENS is an Emmy-winning journalist, comedian, host, and creator of the Manitowoc Minute. The Wisconsin native has been featured on Fox, CBS, Funny or Die, TBS Digital, Variety, MTV News and more. Charlie […]
The Multicultural Center at Western Illinois University will host its annual open house for the campus and Macomb communities from 3-5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1. Activities will take place on the center’s lawn, as well as inside the building. The open house will also feature free food and a chance to meet representatives of student […]
ComedySportz Quad Cities is re-launching at The Spotlight Theatre’s new Spotlight Studio this November. ComedySportz is a fast-paced, all-ages improvisational comedy show that uses audience suggestions in a highly competitive “game” between a red team and a blue team. The teams compete for the most laughs. There is no script or plan prior to each […]
The Davenport Public Library will be holding a Medicare 101 session at |Fairmount on Thursday, September 1st at 2pm. Open enrollment season is upon us. Join our educational presentation as we tackle the following topics: • What does Medicare cover? • How much can I expect to pay? • When and where should I apply? […]
WQPT, Quad Cities PBS will be holding a virtual screening event featuring excerpts from the documentary “Scattering CJ” on Thursday, September 1 at 7:00 pm. Following each excerpt there will be a panel discussion about the film and suicide prevention. “Scattering CJ” explores the devastating effects of suicide, the extraordinary generosity of strangers and one […]
For Alex Johnson, the annual fireworks display over Lake Matherville this past July felt more celebratory than ever. The village of Matherville, in northeast Mercer County, had wrapped up a variety of improvements to the lake area just in time for thousands of spectators to gather for the holiday—a project Johnson had spearheaded as one […]
They’re baaaaaaack. It’s almost that time of year again. The days are getting shorter. The temperatures are getting slightly colder. And the leaves are getting more orange, the color of … pumpkins. That’s right, as fall is right around the corner, it’s time for all things PUMPKIN SPICE to return to stores. We’ve already seen […]
