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Baseball Project Slides Into Codfish Hollow On Friday

Baseball Project Slides Into Codfish Hollow On Friday

A notable indie band featuring members of two of the greatest alternative groups of all time is doing a home run trot into the Quad-Cities this weekend. The Baseball Project, featuring members of R.E.M., and the Wooldridge Brothers will perform from 7 p.m. to midnight Friday at Codfish Hollow Barnstormers, 5013 288th Ave Codfish Hollow, […]

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`Much Ado About Nothing’ Deserves Much Ado About A Terrific Show

`Much Ado About Nothing’ Deserves Much Ado About A Terrific Show

With the warming weather comes the season of romance and with it, Genesius Guild and their amazing performance of the 400 year old romantic comedy, William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” under the stars in Rock Island’s Lincoln Park. Their outside theatre is both charming and comfortable. I attended their performance on July 23 and […]

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Winton’s Words Wind Wonderfully Into Figge’s Pecha Kucha Night

Winton’s Words Wind Wonderfully Into Figge’s Pecha Kucha Night

Pecha Kucha sounds like something you’d catch in Pokemon Go or a trip to Tijuana, but it’s actually the Figge Art Museum’s monthly event wherein speakers speak on any subject for 400 seconds, with 20 slides timed at 20 seconds per slide. It’s a fun event and a chance to hear about diverse things — […]

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Pokeballs Getting Harry With Potter-Themed Show

Pokeballs Getting Harry With Potter-Themed Show

The Pokeballs are about to get Harry. And if you want to get your wand atwitter, don’t Hermione your own business, use your sorting hat to make sure your plans for Saturday night include you slytherin over to the Speakeasy, 1828 3rd Ave., Rock Island, because I dumble-dare you to ravenclaw your way to Show […]

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YaMaka My Weekend Is Back For Its 25th Birthday

YaMaka My Weekend Is Back For Its 25th Birthday

Yah mon, it be time for 25! The sweet taste of Rasta lemonade, the sunny sounds of island music and the scenes and scents of colorful Jamaica will permeate the Rock Island District Aug. 19-20 as YaMaka My Weekend bounces in for its 25th year of exotic fun. The festival has enjoyed a hearty and […]

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Pokemon Pub Crawl Pops Into Q-C Saturday

Pokemon Pub Crawl Pops Into Q-C Saturday

Gotta catch ‘em all, gotta drink . . . some of ‘em, or you’re going to be chucking up your Pikachu. Pokemon Go has brought out people by the thousands trying to catch wild Pokemon, to the point where some people (who shall remain unnamed) have turned it into a drinking game, and now, some […]

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3 Years Hollow Ready To Rip Into Rock Island

3 Years Hollow Ready To Rip Into Rock Island

It’s taken over a decade for 3 Years Hollow to become an “overnight sensation,” and they’re hoping the years in the trenches have prepped them for a long run of success. After forming in 2001 and slogging through various roster changes and dingy club gigs, the act began to take off in 2008, after solidifying […]

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The Sky’s The Limit On New Family Museum Playground

The Sky’s The Limit On New Family Museum Playground

The sky’s the limit on the new Family Museum play area. Literally. The Sky’s the Limit is the Museum’s brand-new, aviation-themed, outdoor play structure open now for visitors to the museum, 2900 Learning Campus Drive, Bettendorf. The Sky’s the Limit was designed by Cunningham Recreation of Ankeny, Iowa. Ground broke for the renovation on May […]

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