Chris Dunn would like to invite you to an afternoon St. Joe’s Open Mic Coffeehouse to benefit the St. Joe’s evening meal that happens at Rock Island Township Hall. Because we ended up playing in the dark on September 10th, it was suggested to move the coffeehouse to a weekend afternoon. Mark your calendars for […]
Blues rock guitarist Pat Travers returns to the Redstone Room this Thursday joined by Far Out 283! Known for hits Boom Boom and Snortin’ Whiskey, Travers puts on an energetic and fun show that fans of killer guitar playing won’t want to miss. Tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/156031577649
Local officials, citizen scientists, and community organizations will gather on Friday, October 15, 2021 at Jetty Park in an effort to combat plastic pollution along the Mississippi River. The initiative is being directed through the leadership of the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI) and the mayors of the Mississippi River, in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme and […]
The following story is shared from WVIK News as part of QuadCities.com’s partnership with WVIK. To see the full story click here. Republican Rock Island Mayor Mike Thoms is running for the Illinois Senate. Thursday morning he began a several-stop announcing tour of the new 36th Senate district. If elected, he says his focus would […]
Quad City Storm hockey roars back FRIDAY NIGHT! Single game tickets are on sale now for the 2021-2022 Quad City Storm hockey season. Tickets can be purchased by visiting quadcitystorm.com or following the link below: Link: https://www.ticketmaster.com/quad-city-storm-tickets/artist/2528236 Opening night is October 15th when the Storm take on the Evansville Thunderbolts. The first 1000 fans in […]
From the film favorite and board game, “Clue: On Stage” opens at Richmond Hill Players this Thursday and runs weekends thru October 17. For reservations phone 309-944-2244 or go online at rhplayers.com.
“Disenchanted!” runs through Nov. 6 and has scheduled performances on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:45 p.m., Sundays at 5:45 p.m., and Wednesday matinées at 1:30 p.m. Ticket prices are $56.55 for the evening dinner-and-show productions and $49.73 for the plated-lunch matinées. Reservations are available through the Circa ’21 ticket office. Contact the theater […]
October is the perfect month to unearth stories of our local cemeteries and their inhabitants. In our program on Wednesday, October 20th at 6:30 pm, tales of murders, tragedies, mayhem, and connections to local hauntings abound. We will use the collections of the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center to help us untangle some of these local […]
Do you know someone that doesn’t forget a stranger’s face, even years later? Law enforcement in the UK employs these individuals, “Super Recognizers”, to solve crime. Join our Zoom on Saturday, October 16th at 11:00 am with Dr. Joshua Davis from the University of Greenwich to discuss his research. Registration is required to receive meeting […]
Local libraries have dubbed October as TeenTober, a celebration of area young adult services available to teens. The Bettendorf Public Library is seeking tweens and teens ages 11 – 19 to participate by reading and creating videos and submitting them for the community-wide TeenTober challenge. The local library that garners the most reading minutes will […]
