May 20th, 2020
Art
EAST MOLINE, Illinois (May 2020) — Earlier this month, the Rock Island County Fair Board voted to cancel the 2020 Rock Island County Fair, originally scheduled for July 14-18. “This decision was made for the health and safety of our fairgoers, exhibitors, participants, volunteers, staff and animals. It was not made lightly,” said Gin Wray, […]
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May 20th, 2020
Art
Beginning Friday, May 22, 2020, the Family Museum will once again open its doors to the public. New guidelines have been implemented to help ensure the health and safety of Museum staff and guests. Family Museum Reopening Guidelines: · Up to 75 guests will be permitted in the Museum at any given time. · The […]
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May 20th, 2020
Entertainment
Muscatine School Orchestras are excited to present the 11th Annual Giles Joslyn Memorial Stringfest! This year, the format will be VERY different, with performances being entirely online, but the spirit of Stringfest remains the same. Students and performers are hard at work prepping for this event. The performance will be broadcast right here on Facebook […]
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May 19th, 2020
Arts & Entertainment News
Crafted QC is opening up again! The quirky, fun, downtown Davenport shop at 221 E. 2nd St., will open its doors tomorrow. The shop released the following email today: Two months. We’ve been closed for over two months. There have been tears, there have been times I’ve been ready to throw in the towel, there’s […]
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May 19th, 2020
Entertainment
Who is ready for another night of family fun playing Lotería? KWQC’s Montse Ricossa plans to lead the family game via Facebook Live starting at 6 p.m. on Friday May 22. Prizes include both Mercado on Fifth and KWQC swag. Print your cards here and get ready for some fun! https://bit.ly/2QWTuvl If you can’t print […]
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May 19th, 2020
Entertainment
The creative team at The Spotlight Theatre is feeling anxious to get back to creating and entertaining again. Same goes for all the local talent and performers out there. So, they’ve decided to put together a virtual Cabaret for everyone’s enjoyment right from the comfort of everyone’s couches! Lots of area performers will be singing […]
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May 18th, 2020
Art
It’s been said there are no coincidences. All actions, all events, are part of a lattice of connection that perhaps we can’t see, and of which we’re not aware, but that we all feel, consciously or unconsciously. That’s what it means when you say something feels right. It feels like it should be. It feels […]
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May 18th, 2020
Entertainment
Yoga on The Mezz has changed to Yoga LIVE FROM The Mezz! Long Live Yoga and CBW Beer! Pre-order your Crowlers for curbside pickup at CrawfordCrowlers.com and join live for their regularly scheduled Yoga slots, now EVERY Wednesday. If you can’t join live we still have you covered. All live stream yoga can be found […]
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May 18th, 2020
Art
Davenport’s Junior Theater is holding online classes starting June 1. The sessions will last for four weeks. Here’s the lineup and links for more info: Creative Movement Ages 3-6 This fun class helps to build locomotive skills essential to a strong dance foundation. Using imagination play students will learn to become different things and travel […]
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May 18th, 2020
Arts & Entertainment News
DAVENPORT—Grace Bjustrom of Eldridge has been named as the 2020 recipient of the Thomas K. Evans Memorial Scholarship. Bjustrom, a soon-to-be graduate of North Scott High School (Eldridge), will receive $5,000 toward tuition, room and board at Iowa State University (Ames), where she plans to study agricultural engineering and marketing in the fall. “Grace has […]
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