Join Mockingbird on Main, 320 N. Main St., Davenport, for a very special evening focused on Walt Disney’s beloved boyhood hometown of Marceline on Sept. 25. Come meet the Creative Director of the Walt Disney Hometown Museum, Peter Whitehead, as he takes us on a journey through Walt’s childhood growing up in the heart of the American […]
BREAKING NEWS: Rock Island has stopped exploring selling off its water and sewer services to a private company. The city issued the following statement this afternoon: “The Rock Island City Council is suspending further exploration into the privatization of the City’s water and sewer utilities. The elected officials and staff of the City of Rock […]
For years, Moeller Nights’ GARP Fest has rocked the barn at Codfish Hollow Barnstormers in rural Maquoketa, quickly becoming recognized as one of the Midwest’s best events. But on short notice this year, the barn made the difficult decision to temporarily cease performances, leaving the beloved festival without a venue. After cancelling last year due […]
Comedian James “Murr” Murray is performing live at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 12 at The Rust Belt, 533 12th Ave. East Moline. It’s a hilarious hang out with your favorite impractical joker at your favorite venue.Tickets ($35 – $42) are available HERE. More info: https://bit.ly/TRBMurr “Murr” is an American comedian and actor who came […]
The unveiling of a public art project to raise awareness for farm machinery on the roadway will be from 4-6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, in the Mummert Pocket Park, next to Forgottonia Brewing and the Bold Brew House in Macomb. The project is a vintage Farmall H tractor, covered in mosaic glass tiles, which depict […]
Ballet on the Lawn Take Two: Dorothy Goes to Oz! will be presented September 12th at 3:00pm, and 5:00pm at The Outing Club, Davenport! Ballet Quad Cities is back for more great entertainment on the lawn of The Outing Club for our second performance of the season premiering Dorothy Goes to Oz, Ballet Quad Cities […]
The Rock Island Speakeasy, 1828 3rd Ave., Rock Island, is presenting the Laugh Hard Challenge at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11. We are pleased, once again, to be sponsoring the Speakeasy Laugh Stand Up Comedy Competition this year. We have two prelim rounds on September 11 and 18 and the finals will take place on […]
In the debut episode of this new digital video show interviewing various celebrities and interesting people of note, Sean interviews James “Murr” Murray of “Impractical Jokers” fame, talking about how he got started in improv comedy, how he met the other “Jokers,” and his other career writing best-selling novels — including his new thriller. It’s […]
BREAKING NEWS: Vaccines could be available to schoolchildren ages 5-11 throughout Illinois as soon as later this year, according to reports out of Frankfurt, Germany. The company behind the vaccines, BioNTech will be requesting approval for its covid-19 vaccine use in kids 5-11 across the globe over the next few weeks and preparations for a […]
The Black Box Theatre located in downtown Moline is presenting ‘The Guys’ by Anne Nelson to honor the heroism of first responders on the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Based on a true story, “The Guys” follows an editor named Joan, who receives an unexpected phone call on behalf of Nick, a fire captain who has […]
