MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – The 2021 #GivingTuesday, a worldwide fundraising movement that’s held the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving, brought more than $27,000 to Western Illinois University programs and special projects that will benefit students, faculty, staff and the University as a whole. Some of the special programs unveiled on #GivingTuesday as part of WIU’s new crowdfunding […]
Saturday in the Arts is a weekly feature covering a trend, subject, event or personality of local interest. It runs every Saturday morning on your site for the best entertainment and arts coverage in the area, QuadCities.com! If it’s the dream of most artists to make their mark on society and leave a legacy for […]
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – Western Illinois University Center for Career Preparation and Employer Engagement Director Audrey Adamson has been named the Al and Elaine Goldfarb Civil Service Employee of the Month for December 2021. Adamson began working at WIU in July 2012 as the assistant director of Student Services on WIU’s Quad Cities campus. She transitioned […]
The Davenport Public Library, as part of the RiverShare Consortium is pleased to announce that it will be even easier to use the Library! Beginning January 1, all RiverShare member libraries decided to discontinue collecting fines on Young Adult materials! This change comes after the consortium voted a few years ago to eliminate fines on […]
The Channel Cats are hitting the Ribco stage for our first show of 2022 on Saturday, January 8th. Learn more here: http://www.ribco.com
TLP is proud to present ~TACOS & TECHNO 15~ ===================== Featuring: DJ Wigwam After Midnight Entertainment East Troy, WI DJ Wigwam is a multi-genre DJ from the Walworth County, WI, area. His romance with music started young, playing the cornet in middle school. He started learning how to DJ a little over 5 years ago […]
As Illinois hits new records for covid infections, hospitalizations and deaths on a seemingly daily basis, more schools across the state are closing and going to remote learning. Even without a mandate from Gov. JB Pritzker, who has said he won’t be issuing a statewide shutdown of schools, districts across the state are shutting down […]
We all know The Avey Grouws Band is hitting The Rhythm City Casino stage Friday night but just who are they?! Let’s find out! Jeni Grouws met Chris Avey and Bryan West at a blues jam in the Quad Cities in 2015, and later that year The Avey Grouws Duo was formed. After throwing in […]
AWAKE Coffee Company is brewing up a couple of new locations around the Quad-Cities. AWAKE, based originally at 1430 4th Ave. in Rock Island, will be opening two new spots in the spring — a Davenport shop will be next to the Davenport Fire Department on North Brady Street, and an East Moline spot will […]
The Davenport Community School District is welcoming leadership from the Iowa Department of Education to a special open board meeting. Director of Education for the State of Iowa Ann Lebo and several state board members also attending will be presenting the district with a performance update at this meeting. The meeting will take place Thursday, […]
