Violins from a private collection – and the remarkable stories of the Jewish musicians connected to them before and during the Holocaust – are now on exhibit at The German American Heritage Center and Museum. The historic instruments are part of the global project Violins of Hope, and the exhibition is in the museum’s first-floor […]
The Quad City Symphony Orchestra (QCSO) continues its 2025–26 Masterworks season with another world premiere from a female composer this weekend. Masterworks V: Beethoven Second Symphony – a dynamic program that highlights rhythmic vitality, artistic innovation, and the power of personal storytelling through music – will be presented Saturday, March 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the […]
MOLINE – In order to promote transparency, engage the community and consider various safety proposals for the Steel and Sears Dams, State Senator Mike Halpin is calling for the community to attend and comment at a public hearing regarding this key issue. “This hearing will give folks who live, work, and play near the Rock River […]
The seventh-annual QC Environmental Film Series (QCEFS) ended on a high note Sunday, March 1, at a crowded Galvin Fine Arts Center, Davenport. After the screening of the seventh documentary shown this year (since January, including one double feature), “Reef Builders” (2025), series leaders Kristin Bergren and Kathy Wine explained that they started a new […]
Seeing the tremendously intense, uncomfortable, brutal and cathartic production of “God of Carnage” made me realize again how much I’ve missed the now-defunct QC Theatre Workshop in Davenport. The original 2009 Broadway version of Yasmina Reza’s bitter, black comedy — with the star-studded cast Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden – won […]
Just Announced! Smells Like Nirvana is coming to Capitol Theatre! Don’t miss their show on Friday, May 22nd! Tickets on sale now // axs.com/events/1345560/
Charlie Berens will be performing his The Lost & Found Tour is coming to Adler Theatre on March 8th. Tickets on sale now. See ya there and watch for deer! CHARLIE BERENS is a comedian, New York Times Best Selling Author, Emmy-winning journalist, musician and creator of the viral sensation, The Manitowoc Minute, a comedic news […]
State Senator Mike Halpin’s bill to allow retired teachers to work additional paid hours as substitutes in order to address the statewide teacher shortage passed committee Tuesday. “Illinois schools need more teachers and more substitute teachers. Allowing retired teachers to continue to work more substitution hours gives the support our education system needs,” said Halpin […]
A little bit acoustic, a whole lot of NEEDTOBREATHE! Catch them at Capitol Theatre on February 26th! Tickets available at axs.com/events/1131522/
The 2026 season at Playcrafters Barn Theatre (4950 35th Ave., Moline) kicks off this weekend and next with the bitter, black comedy “God of Carnage” by Yasmina Reza, hailed by Variety as “elegant, acerbic, and entertainingly fueled on pure bile.” When a playground fight between two boys leaves one injured, their parents agree to meet […]
