For the first time in 10 years, ComedySportz Quad Cities hosted the improv comedy world championships, and for the first time ever at their home at Moline’s Spotlight Theatre. After the July 9-12 tournament that saw performances by 18 other cities nationwide (including New York City, Chicago, Boston, St. Louis and Twin Cities), the home […]
MercyOne Genesis Home Runs for Life honoree Meeko Sherman, 5, of Davenport, will be honored during the Quad Cities River Bandits game Friday, July 18. MercyOne Genesis and the Quad Cities River Bandits have partnered since 2016 to recognize the success stories of MercyOne Genesis physical therapy and rehabilitation patients. Friday, July 18, at the end […]
GAIN Camp 2025 will be held from July 14 to 18 in Davenport, Iowa. GAIN Camp offers high school students (9th through 12th grade) the opportunity to explore nursing and health care careers. The camp aims to inspire and educate campers through an exciting week-long experience, where participants will engage directly with various nursing and […]
Ben Tinsman has packed a lot into his 25 years of life so far. The 2018 Bettendorf High alum graduated a year early from the University of Iowa; got married at 21; became a company vice president at 22, a new father three months ago, and is the proud new owner of the growing Sound […]
Get ready for a tail-wagging good time! Join us for QCAWC Kids Crafting Day – a FREE open house style event celebrating National Craft for Your Local Shelter Day! Create fun toys and goodies for our shelter pets at DIY craft stations! QCAWC Adoption & Education Center – 724 2nd Ave W, Milan Saturday, July […]
A Rock Island institution will be no more in a little more than a week. Mulkey’s restaurant, which has been a family-owned Quad City favorite for over 60 years, will close its doors for the last time July 13. Famous for delicious Henny Penny Fried Chicken, Catfish, Hot Roast beef and Hot Turkey, Mulkey’s has long been a comfortable […]
IA NICE is hosting a special screening of A Faith Under Siege: Russia’s Hidden War on Ukraine’s Christians in person with the film’s executive producers Steven Moore and Anna Shvetsova at 5 p.m. this Saturday, July 12, at the Dewitt Operahouse Theatre. Immediately following the 1-hour film, Moore and Shvetsova will take questions and engage […]
We’re coming to Silvis! The Quad City Animal Welfare Center will be hosting a Mobile Vaccine Clinic at the Silvis Public Library! Location: Silvis Public Library, 806 1st Avenue, Silvis, IL Date: Friday, June 20, 2025 Time: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Swing by for affordable vaccines and preventatives—no appointment needed, just wagging tails and happy […]
Western Illinois University will be celebrating Neurodiversity Pride Day on Monday, June 16. Neurodiversity Pride Day recognizes the diversity of human cognition, honoring the unique ways our brains process, learn and relate to the world around us. WIU political science professor Casey LaFrance serves on the Wisdom Council of the Neurodiversity Foundation and has pioneered […]
I’ve never been a big fan of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice fable, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” which sold out its Sunday, June 8 performance at Music Guild, Moline. The Biblical tale (based on the Book of Genesis) — first set to music by a 20-year-old Lloyd Webber in 1968, in a school […]
