The Quad Cities Community Foundation and nine other area families and organizations are joining forces to launch a new matching gift campaign to benefit community members seeking food assistance through River Bend Food Bank. The River Bend Food Bank Hunger Relief Fund at the Quad Cities Community Foundation will collect community donations to help meet […]
Quad City Botanical Center is presenting ninth annual Winter Lights Powered by MidAmerican Energy Foundation, opening Friday, Nov. 21 at 2525 4th Ave., Rock Island. Step into a dazzling scene of over 315,000 glowing lights adorning over five acres of garden grounds. Explore the Crawford Company Tropical Sun Garden, Children’s Garden, the glistening pond, lawns, […]
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the Quad-Cities. Starting Wednesday, Nov. 19, explore the Deck the Downtowns promotions with fun holiday activities, unique local shopping, seasonal displays, ornament hunts, delicious goodies and opportunities to win prizes along the way. Deck the Downtowns is a joint promotion of the Downtown Bettendorf Organization, Downtown Davenport Partnership and Rock Island […]
Classic entertainment is classic for a reason, and freshly tugs at our heartstrings every time, even though we may know every musical note, or spoken line. This time-tested formula is not guaranteed, for nostalgia only works when you have performers who have the professionalism, poise and polish to turn familiar pieces (both timeless and unforgettable) […]
Isn’t it rich? Thursday night, Nov. 20, certainly will be – with glorious local talent and tremendous tunes, as Opera Quad Cities presents its first cabaret tribute to the legendary Broadway composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021) at the Circa ’21 Speakeasy, 1818 3rd Ave., Rock Island. The relaxing, casual evening will start at 7:30 p.m., and […]
The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) and Economic Growth Corporation (GROWTH) today celebrated the grand opening of Shimer Square, marking a major milestone in the multi-phase redevelopment of the historic Shimer College campus. The project preserves the campus’ architectural legacy while reimagining the 14-acre site as a dynamic mixed-use community that delivers new housing, job […]
Claire McPartland has never done a show at Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, Rock Island, but she feels like she’s home. Co-starring as Betty Haynes in the new production of “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas,” the Minneapolis native has fond memories of spending the holidays at the home of her maternal grandparents, Chuck and JoAnn Harrington of […]
Friday afternoon, the Rock Island High School boys soccer team will strive to even the score against Washington High School and make it to the Illinois state soccer finals. The Rocks previously lost to Washington, then ranked number one in the state, 3-0, but it was a closer game than the score would suggest, and […]
It’s ironic that Facebook began out of bitterness and spite, since that’s how it’s dying as well. As anyone who has watched the movie or read the book detailing the origin story of Facebook knows, it began out of a website created by Mark Zuckerberg after a breakup, essentially to get petty revenge on the […]
So, it’s Halloween, and in addition to all the ghouls and goblins, we also get a lot of grouches lurking about as well. That’s right, Karens and Archies who want to be jerks to people trying to just celebrating the holiday, complaining about kids being driven in to their neighborhood, and other assorted B.S. Since […]
