We were on the scene last night in downtown Davenport for the awesome Alternating Currents Fest! Everything from a great cultural program on race to several live outdoor bands to a drag show to comedy to heavy metal and more could be found, and so much more can be found today in downtown Davenport, Rock Island, and Moline — AND IT’S ALL FREE! Check out some of our photos tomorrow, and hit the link HERE for our complete guide to the festival and tons of stories about what’s going on. And head out throughout the day today in the downtowns to check out some of the awesome happenings!    Read More

QC Scene was on the scene yesterday for Record Store Day at Moline’s CoOp Records, to celebrate the release of Einstein’s Sister’s first record in almost two decades. Given that we’re living in the time of covid, and social distancing, the pictures of crowds weren’t anywhere near as packed as they were for Einstein’s last record release, three years ago, performing to celebrate the reissue of their excellent album “Learning Curves” on vinyl. So, we’ve decided to give you two pictorials — one from yesterday’s record release, and one... Read More

Davenport’s VanderVeer Park hosted a peaceful gathering of hundreds of Quad-Citians to raise awareness for the Black Lives Matter movement and civil justice on Thursday evening. QuadCities.com staffer David Hartley was there and snapped some pics of the event for Q-C Scene!  Read More

Quad-Cities Pride Week had to be canceled this year due to concerns over covid-19, but that doesn’t stop Pride Month from being a point of pride and celebration throughout the nation and the Quad-Cities! In celebration and remembrance of the event, here’s a flip through memory lane and some photos from last year’s event…  Read More

A new craft beer festival celebrated their inaugural debut today and successfully jumped ahead in all the competition. Frog Town Craft Beer Festival filled The Rust Belt in East Moline with craft beers, hard cider, delicious food, amazing live music and good vibes all over this Saturday Nov 30. QCScene was on the premises and captured the following images. Stay tuned to QuadCities.com for more info on Frog Town Craft Beer Festival. Have some pictures from today that you want to share? Please send them to Tess@QuadCities.com.        Read More

The Quad City Storm, your local hockey squad, is honoring veterans this weekend with their Salute To Veterans game Saturday night at 7 p.m.! There will be special deals for customers, special honors for veterans, and various benefits for veterans charities, including a jersey auction of special themed jerseys worn by the team that night! In addition, this week, families and friends of local veterans were asked to come on down to the TaxSlayer to paint the ice with the names of their beloved veterans, with all proceeds from the painting going to charity. It’s going to be a great game for a... Read More

The Quad City Storm stormed back onto the ice at TaxSlayer Center Friday and Saturday with two hard-fought opening contests, splitting with a win and a loss, but coming up big winners in providing excitement to fans and helping out local charities with an auction of Peanuts-themed jerseys on Saturday night! As the Storm posted on their Facebook page on Sunday morning: “Thanks for a great weekend Storm Fans! Opening night rocked and we appreciate your energy last night, even though we didn’t get the result we wanted. Our jersey auction for these Peanuts jerseys is open right now. Click... Read More

Comedy Sportz is debuting in Davenport — at a great venue, the Davenport Junior Theater, 2822 Eastern Avenue, and Q-C Scene is on the scene with some pictures from behind-the-scene showing the collaboration. Sportz will be presenting a special youth-themed show on the regular at the theater, 2822 Eastern Ave, Davenport, beginning this Saturday from 3 to 4:30 p.m.The all-new, kid-centric version of the regular ComedySportz match is geared towards the younger crowd! It features shorter matches, more volunteer games, more kid-based content and interactive opportunities.Admission is $6. For... Read More

Is there any better way to have fun, while cooling off, on a hot Saturday morning than a Water Gun Fun Run?! No, there isn’t! QCScene joined the fun at the brand-new event from the Moline Parks and Recreation Department, Water Gun Fun Run, Saturday Jun 29 at Riverside Park (3300 5th Avenue Moline). Kids from the community, ages 2-12, participated in some water fun this morning! The Toddler Dash (ages 2-4) included an obstacle course, along with the BIG sprinkler! The Water Gun Fun Run ½-mile and 1-mile looped around the Riverside Aquatic Center and included a downhill slip ‘n slide, water... Read More

A colorful rainbow of activities and fun has risen over the Quad-Cities during Q-C Pride Week! The panorama of events kicked off last Saturday with the Q-C Pride Parade, and continues on through the week with the Pink Squirrel Pub Crawl Wednesday and Thursday night in downtown Davenport and Rock Island. For more information, check out QuadCities.com, as we are once again a proud sponsor of Q-C Pride Week!    Read More