Enjoy a great tour of the Karpeles Museum during March Museum Madness Month which will include a detailed description and history of the building which includes walking into the heart of the organ and the main basement area. Admission and tours are all free! Learn more here: https://karpeles.com/ O
The Knoblauch Café will open for the Spring 2022 semester Thursday, Feb. 24, and will serve carry-out meals from 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. on Thursdays, which can be picked up in the Knoblauch Hall Corporate Kitchen, room 238. Each meal is $8, which includes a beverage and dessert. The meals are organized and run by students […]
Enjoy FREE admission all day, explore the galleries, and enjoy live art making in the studios with art projects inspired by artist Doris Lee whose exhibition Simple Pleasures: The Art of Doris Lee is currently on view. Registration is required and you can sign up for one of the 60 minute sessions (limited to 50 […]
Join local author Isis Covington as she discusses different ways to go about writing a book, as well as how to engage in self-publishing on Saturday, March 12th at 2:00 pm. Born and partially raised in Davenport, Iowa, Covington’s love of reading and writing began at a very young age. After taking second place in […]
Western Illinois University has a busy future ahead thanks to numerous capital development projects. According to Assistant Vice President for Facilities Management Troy Rhoads, the University will be using approximately $19 million state funding, provided through the Capital Development Board, to implement much-needed maintenance and repairs to the existing facilities campuswide. In Stipes, Morgan, and […]
Aaron Dworkin will perform his spoken word composition, “The AmericanRhapsody,” on April 8 with the Augustana Symphony Orchestra, Fernanda Lastra conducting.The free public performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Centennial Hall. Tickets are not requiredat this time.Dworkin was a member of the Obama National Arts Policy Committee and is the founder andpresident of the […]
Moline has received a $404,764.59 recovery payment from its cyber liability insurance carrier, Tokio Marine HCC, stemming from a December 2020 phishing fraud incident. That incident resulted in the city sending two fraudulent wire transfers on 12/16 and 12/30 of 2020 for a total loss of $421,119.86. With the assistance of the FBI and U.S. […]
The Bettendorf Public Library aspires to be a champion for local music. Throughout the rest of February, the Library’s popular Brown Bag Lunch series is offering a virtual concert featuring Soultru. The Davenport native’s soulful music is available via the Bettendorf Public Library’s YouTube channel. Viewers can find a ready link through the Library’s website […]
Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) recognized National Public Schools Week which runs from February 21st through the 25th. The American Rescue Plan, which Bustos helped pass, secured more than $595 million for public schools in Northwest and Central Illinois K-12 schools to stay open safely and make up for lost learning time. “All students should […]
From the African American Literary Society to the Zoology Club, and all sports clubs, honor and academic societies, fraternity and sorority life and all other clubs in-between, with more than 200 student organizations at Western Illinois University, there truly is something for everyone. WIU-Macomb students can check out registered student organizations at Western at the […]
