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Ring in 2024 at Rock Island’s Icons Martini Bar

December 30th, 2023
Ring in 2024 at Rock Island’s Icons Martini Bar

Kick it like it’s 2002 and head to the District of Rock Island and celebrate the end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024 with Icons! With over 50+ flavors of Martinis,12 flavors of Mojitos, over 80 Craft beers , over 40 Bourbons, free snacks, free champagne toast at midnight plus much much more, Icons is THE place to be! Learn more: NYE AT ICONS  Read More

Take the Annual Christmas Lights TONIGHT!

December 16th, 2023
Take the Annual Christmas Lights TONIGHT!

The Annual Holiday Light Tour will be held on Saturday, December 16th and guests will be leaving from the back parking lot at The Docs Inn at 6pm. For only $50 you will receive a 3 hour tour of the Quad Cities most elaborate light displays aboard the party bus. You will also get both Alcoholic and Non -Alcoholic (but who would want that) hot and cold Drinks and Christmas themed snacks. Learn more: CHRISTMAS LIGHT TOUR    Read More

A Charlie Brown Christmas Hits Countryside This Weekend

November 25th, 2023
A Charlie Brown Christmas Hits Countryside This Weekend

IGNITING THE MAGIC: CAST OF FIRST-TIMERS BRING HOLIDAY CLASSIC TO LIFE Get ready to witness a holiday classic like never before! Countryside Community Theatre is absolutely buzzing with excitement as the timeless tale, based on the 1965 TV Special, starring none other than the lovable gang from the iconic “Peanuts” comic strip by Charles Schulz. Prepare to join Charlie Brown as he hilariously takes on the role of director for the school Christmas pageant, all because he can’t handle the materialistic madness that engulfs the holiday season. More than half of the cast is filled... Read More

Scarecrow Row Returns to Geneseo October 28

October 28th, 2023
Scarecrow Row Returns to Geneseo October 28

Scarecrow Row is Geneseo’s favorite Halloween tradition and returns to the Geneseo City Park on Saturday October 28, 2023 from 10a-4p! As a part of Geneseo’s Scarecrow Row, children are invited to trick or treat at the Geneseo City Park among the Scarecrows from 10a-12p. Geneseo businesses will be at the park handing out candy to trick or treaters, while a Halloween photo booth will be set up on the bandshell stage. GHS Silver Cord Volunteers are encouraged to sign up to help pass out candy to trick-or-treaters. The trick-or-treating fun happens from 10a-12p, but the scarecrows will... Read More

Igor’s Bistro Hosting Tarot Card Readings

October 13th, 2023
Igor’s Bistro Hosting Tarot Card Readings

Igor’s Bistro is hosting a tarot card reader Friday and Saturday nights. Come see how your future could play out! It’s $10 (cash only) for a 10-minute session. Group readings (3 people max) are $10 per person for a 15-minute-long reading. Igor’s very own tarot card reader will be located out on the front yard in a brand-new tent. Dinner in a scary spot? Tarot card readings on the front lawn? SPOOKY SEASON IS HERE! Learn more: TAROT READINGS AT IGOR’S  Read More

“All Is Calm” Now Playing at Moline’s Black Box Theatre

December 12th, 2022
“All Is Calm” Now Playing at Moline’s Black Box Theatre

The Black Box Theatre is presenting a truly unique theatrical experience with “All Is Calm!” It’s World War 1. Christmas Eve, 1914. Out of the violence a silence, then a song. A German soldier steps into No Man’s Land singing “Stille Nacht.” Thus begins an extraordinary night of camaraderie, music, peace. A remarkable true story, told in the words and songs of the men who lived it. “All Is Calm” is now playing in Downtown Moline and runs through December 17 with performances on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2:00pm. All tickets are $16 and can be purchased... Read More

Not So Scary Halloween Walk Celebrates 7 Years

October 27th, 2022
Not So Scary Halloween Walk Celebrates 7 Years

Dress up your little ghosts and goblins for the Quad City Botanical Center’s 7th annual Not So Scary Halloween Walk October 6:30PM-8:00PM October 14, 21, 27 and 28! Bring your flashlights and explore the nooks and crannies of the Sun Garden – search for spiders, bats, jack-o-lanterns, and toads as you wander down the darkened pathways. Get a glimpse of the Halloween train in their ever popular train garden. It’s not so scary in the Rock Island gardens, making this event great for all ages! Not So Scary Tickets: NOT SO SCARY Oct. 20 Members Only Not So Scary Tickets:MEMBER TICKETS The walk... Read More

Like Jason, It Rises Again! Midwest Monster Fest Returning In 2020!

November 1st, 2019
Like Jason, It Rises Again! Midwest Monster Fest Returning In 2020!

The Midwest Monster Fest is returning from the not-so-dead! The event dedicated to horror films, shows and pop culture will be offering a Monstrous good time Sept. 5-6 2020 at a new venue — The Rust Belt, 533 12th Avenue, East Moline! The Midwest Monster Fest is a predominantly horror, but also some general pop culture, convention. QuadCities.com is proud to be a sponsor of the event! For more info see Midwest Monster Fest  Read More

And The Scariest Horror Film Of All Time Is…

November 1st, 2019
And The Scariest Horror Film Of All Time Is...

QuadCities.com visitors had a bloody great time selecting the most diabolical and deviously frightening horror flick of all time! Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween, The Exorcist, The Ring, The Hills Have Eyes, The Shining, Dracula, The Blob, Nightmare on Elm Street, Rosemary’s Baby, It, The Conjuring, Poltergeist, The Omen, The Evil Dead, Saw, Insidious, It Follows, Cabin in the Woods, and Blair Witch Project. Almost 1200 people skulked over to our survey, and after a gory battle, the TOP FIVE left standing are: (tie) The Exorcist (tie) The Shining It The Conjuring Blair Witch Project  Read More

Is The New ‘Pet Sematary’ The Cat’s Meow, Or Ghostly Dog Doo?

October 30th, 2019
Is The New 'Pet Sematary' The Cat's Meow, Or Ghostly Dog Doo?

As big names in horror go, you can’t get much bigger than Stephen King, and this year saw the release of a new film version of his classic “Pet Sematary,” which is now available on video and streaming for your viewing pleasure as Halloween quickly approaches. So what’s the verdict on the new flick? I reviewed it earlier this year, and here’s my take. In the 1989 original  film“Pet Sematary” pets buried in a spooky backwoods cemetery come back to life. When a tragedy befalls a child of Louis and Rachel Creed (Jason Clarke and Amy Seimetz), the lure of having... Read More