It’s been one hell of a year. People always say this year is one we’ll never forget. In the case of 2020, that’s not hyperbole. Everyone will remember this year, and most people won’t remember it fondly. In truth, it seems like it’s been multiple years in one. It began with a couple of months […]
They’re just not there for virtual games, they’re also there for games of a more tangible sort as well. Sundays are all tabletop at Paradigm Gaming Center, 320 E 2nd Street in Davenport. All Day play old school and new school Tabletop Games in our lounge. Bring in your own games or play from our […]
Looking for book recommendations? Try our new Book Fix service! Join our librarian Wednesday, January 6th at 6:30 pm for a run-through of how to use this new service and receive personalized recommendations! Registration is not required. This program will be held virtually using GoToMeeting. Information about how to join is listed below. Book Fix […]
Saturday In The Arts is a comprehensive weekly feature looking at a trend, personality, or major subject involving the Quad-Cities arts and entertainment scene. Making it through nearly five months of a paralyzing pandemic was bad enough, but for those of us in Iowa and the Quad-Cities, Aug. 10, 2020 and the days that followed […]
Merry Christmas, from all of us at QuadCities.com! We wish you all a very happy, healthy and safe holiday! Enjoy the day with your loved ones…
The Festivus Show, originally slated for this weekend, has been rescheduled to Jan. 1-2. According to a message posted on social media tonight by show organizer Royce Barnett, covid pushed the editing of the video shoots incorporated into the show back a few days, so they’re postponing the two-day gig to give them more time […]
John Taylor of Cambridge, Ill. – a local cultural guru behind Heartland Connections, the Levitt AMP Galva Music Series and the Ca d’Zan concert series – has been a busy Christmas elf the past couple weeks. He has helped produce several holiday videos featuring area musicians. A “Spreading Holiday Cheer” video from Heartland Connections is […]
The Western Illinois University Department of Art and Design recently hosted its annual High School Art Exhibition and Awards, with work submitted by students from 10 regional high schools. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the competition was held virtually and was judged by WIU Professor Emeritus Julie Mahoney. She chose 100 works for the show […]
Melita Tunnicliff opened an e-mail sent by an old friend Wednesday at work, not exactly sure what its attached video contained. When she watched a heartfelt, personalized video from the legendary actor Dick Van Dyke, wishing her family a merry Christmas and happy 2021, she could hardly believe it. Tunnicliff screamed with joy at her […]
Public education and religious freedom have long been big issues, up to the present day. And the latest documentary from Moline-based Fourth Wall Films explores a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case relating to the Amish community. “The Amish Incident: Wisconsin vs. Yoder,” produced by award-winning and Mid-America Emmy-nominated filmmakers Kelly and Tammy Rundle, will be […]
