September 17th, 2020
Davenport
Make plans to check out the latest exhibit at the German American Heritage Center and Museum (712 W 2nd Street Davenport), Valor & Victory Gardens: WWII in the Hawkeye State, this week! WWII was a global conflict that forever altered society and touched the lives of people around the world, including right here in Iowa. […]
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September 16th, 2020
Entertainment
Join the St. Ambrose University Music Department virtually for Casual Classics I: Alex Widstrand and Perry Mears this Friday Sep 18 from 5 – 6 p.m. SAU Teaching Artists Alex Widstrand and Perry Mears perform music for bassoon and piano, including selections by Mozart, Tansman, Mediņš, Garšnek, and Rivé-King. The concert will be live-streamed on […]
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September 16th, 2020
Entertainment
The Speakeasy (1818 3rd Avenue Rock Island) is thrilled to welcome back the areas premiere drag show VIVA LA DIVAS this Friday Sep 18 from 8 – 10 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. Seating will be limited due to social distancing so order early or you won’t get in! Because The Speakeasy cannot mix […]
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September 16th, 2020
Arts & Entertainment News
Nonprofits improving the quality of life in the Village of Milan, Illinois, can apply for a grant from the Grant W. Brissman and Virginia M. Brissman Foundation, administered through the Quad Cities Community Foundation. Applicants may apply for up to $10,000 to support their work in the areas of youth development, community development, and cultural […]
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September 16th, 2020
Davenport
Come watch the Dude on the video board and enjoy a White Russian. Mac’s Tavern proudly presents The Big Lebowski at Modern Woodmen Park (209 S Gaines St. Davenport) this Friday Sep 18. Gates open at 7 p.m. and the movie will begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 and available online, over the phone […]
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September 16th, 2020
Arts & Entertainment News
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – – Emilee Rains, a 2020 Western Illinois University teacher education alumna and second grade teacher at George O. Barr Elementary in Silvis, IL, is the first student to graduate after participating in the Great River Teacher Corps (GRTC) program. Western’s GRTC program is meeting the need for more rural teachers by offering […]
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September 16th, 2020
Arts & Entertainment News
If you’ve been spending some of that social distancing downtime going through files at home, the Rock Island Public Library offers a way next Thursday to safely rid yourself of those excess personal papers. The library’s annual Community Shred Day will be offered on Thursday, September 24 from 9:30 to 11:30 am in the Rock […]
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September 15th, 2020
Education
Most every American civil rights struggle throughout history has sought a simple solution – equality. For one segment of the population to earn and enjoy the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. It’s not been easy, to say the least. In addition to this year’s devastating coronavirus epidemic, catastrophic unemployment, social isolation and extreme […]
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September 15th, 2020
Art
A dilapidated brick building, right off the 74 bridge on Moline’s riverfront, is all about possibility. And Brandon Nees is thrilled about bringing that surging potential to colorful life. The 25-year-old Davenport artist, who graduated from Moline High School, has been chosen to create a $10,000 public mural on nine panels of the boarded-up ground […]
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September 15th, 2020
Arts & Entertainment News
MOLINE, IL – – Western Illinois University is one of five Illinois colleges and universities, and the only four-year public university, to receive $1.3 million in grant funding from the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) to strengthen and diversify the early childhood workforce. Western received $225,516 for the coming year, which will be used […]
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