After being established more than three and a half years ago, the Quad Cities Film Office has been working quietly behind the scenes to help attract more film and TV production to the region. “Over the past months, our focus has been on strengthening marketing and infrastructure, increasing visibility for the Quad Cities, building relationships […]
If you build it, will they come? That famous catchphrase from the classic 1989 Iowa film “Field of Dreams” applies to the planned $12-million film production facility to be built on Rock Island’s 5th Avenue, between 20th and 22nd streets, called Rock Line Studios. That project – including two soundstages totaling 35,000 square feet of […]
St Joe’s Coffeehouse will return to Rock Island next weekend and honor one of its regulars who has passed away. The coffeehouse and open jam will take place Friday, February 13th 6:30-8:30 p.m. at First Lutheran Rock Island, in the Parish House 1600 20th Street, Rock Island. All donations will be used to support the St. Joseph […]
It’s Super Bowl weekend AND the weekend before Valentine’s Day, so there are plenty of events going on in and around the Quad-Cities featuring both themes. Find out about them and plenty of other events in this week’s Weekend in 2 Minutes! Every week, Weekend in 2 Minutes gives you a rundown of some of […]
It’s hard not to like “Lucky Stiff,” the fun, fizzy musical farce now playing at Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, Rock Island, in its Quad Cities premiere. In dark, depressing, heavy times like this (in an Arctic winter), this 1988 show by acclaimed Broadway veterans Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (“Ragtime,” “Anastasia,” “Once on This Island” […]
“Lucky Stiff,” the show opening this weekend and running through March 7 at Rock Island’s Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, is new to area stages, but it’s not new to one cast member. Megan Mistretta did the show in summer 2024 (in a different part) at the Maples Repertory Theatre in Macon, Mo. “It’s really a […]
The list of comic musical murder mysteries is not long, and Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, Rock Island, features one in its latest production, a Quad Cities premiere. Friday night is the opening of what’s billed as the “delightful song-and-dance slapstick,” “Lucky Stiff,” playing through March 7. Penned by acclaimed Broadway veterans Lynn Ahrens and Stephen […]
Improv comedy is back this Saturday at The Speakeasy in Rock Island! Doors open at 7 and the show begins at 8 p.m. for ImprovMania. Grab your friends and come out for a fun evening! Those attending must be 21 or older. Nightcaps Improv Comedy presents a competitive improv show unlike any other.Four performers enter.Only […]
Local authors Mark McLaughlin and Michael Sheehan Jr. are inviting you to the LABYRINTH OF THE CRAWLING CHAOS! Their new novel of cosmic horror has been released and is available for just $5 on Kindle / KU: US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHRZHSD8/ UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GHRZHSD8/ For countless eons, the ancient, shape-changing being known as Nyarlathotep has served the Outer […]
Quad City Arts has announced that Brian Allen is no longer serving as Executive Director of the organization. The Board of Directors thanks Brian for his service and contributions during his time with Quad City Arts and wishes him well in his future endeavors, according to a statement from board president Sam McCullum. “Brian Allen […]
