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Ballet Quad Cities Teams Up With Quad City Symphony For Davenport Show

May 28th, 2021
Ballet Quad Cities Teams Up With Quad City Symphony For Davenport Show

Ballet Quad Cities and the Quad City Symphony Orchestra’s Trio will co-headline a performance at the Adler Theatre on Saturday, May 29, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. Special guest is Aaron Fullan, an actor, composer and social media influencer from Clinton, Iowa. Ballet Quad Cities will feature audience favorites such as, the fun baseball themed “Players,” the jazzy and sophisticated “Sugar Rum Fairy,” the sunny and chill “Dream a Little Dream,” Meghan Phillips’ “Where Ever the Wind Takes Us,” and more. Three superb Quad City Symphony Orchestra musicians, associate concertmaster Emily Nash,... Read More

Ballet Quad Cities Dancers Pumped to Return to Davenport’s Adler Theatre Stage

May 25th, 2021
Ballet Quad Cities Dancers Pumped to Return to Davenport's Adler Theatre Stage

More than 17 months after they danced “The Nutcracker” at Davenport’s Adler Theatre, Ballet Quad Cities is finally getting to return to its traditional home, in a varied 40-minute program Saturday, May 29. The professional ballet company is part of a triple bill, starting at 8 p.m., to kick off an Adler Theatre Foundation series of five shows. BQC – which had to be postponed from an originally scheduled May 8 date – will feature audience favorites such as the fun baseball-themed “Players,” the jazzy and sophisticated “Sugar Rum Fairy,” the sunny and chill “Dream a Little Dream”... Read More

Bad Hair, Northern Parallels, And More, In This Week’s Fun10!

May 23rd, 2021
Bad Hair, Northern Parallels, And More, In This Week's Fun10!

It’s Sunday, and QuadCities.com proudly presents Fun10, a list of the top 10 things to do in the Quad Cities this week, and every week! Every Sunday, we drop a new Fun10, to give you a head start on your week and a heads up on what’s going on over the coming seven days. Check out Fun10 every Sunday for the details on ten awesome events happening around town. It’s a cool read, and a great way to get started planning your entertainment for the week. FUN10 — ten ways for you to have fun in the Quad-Cities, this week and every week, running every Sunday, only on your site for fun, free, local... Read More

Ballet Quad Cities Show At Davenport’s Adler Theater Rescheduled For May 29

May 18th, 2021
Ballet Quad Cities Show At Davenport's Adler Theater Rescheduled For May 29

The Ballet Quad Cities performance scheduled for Saturday, May 8, 2021 at the Adler Theatre has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 29, 2021. For ticket inquiries, please call 563-326-8522. Ballet Quad Cities and the Quad City Symphony Orchestra’s Trio will co-headline a performance at the Adler Theatre on Saturday, May 29, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. Special guest is Aaron Fullan, an actor, composer and social media influencer from Clinton, Iowa. Ballet Quad Cities will feature audience favorites such as, the fun baseball themed “Players,” the jazzy and sophisticated “Sugar Rum Fairy,” the sunny... Read More

Ballet Quad Cities Reschedules Adler May 8 Performance to May 29

May 6th, 2021
Ballet Quad Cities Reschedules Adler May 8 Performance to May 29

The Ballet Quad Cities performance scheduled for Saturday, May 8 at the Adler Theatre has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 29, 2021. For ticket inquiries, please call 563-326-8522. Ballet Quad Cities and the Quad City Symphony Orchestra’s Trio will co-headline a performance at the Adler Theatre (136 E. 3rd St., Davenport) on Saturday, May 29, at 8 p.m. Special guest is Aaron Fullan, an actor, composer and social media influencer from Clinton, Iowa. Fullan and the trio were previously scheduled for the May 29 event. Ballet Quad Cities will feature audience favorites such as the fun baseball... Read More

Ballet’s ‘Alice,’ May The 4th Festivities, And More In This Week’s FUN10!

May 2nd, 2021
Ballet's 'Alice,' May The 4th Festivities, And More In This Week's FUN10!

It’s Sunday, and QuadCities.com proudly presents Fun10, a list of the top 10 things to do in the Quad Cities this week, and every week! Every Sunday, we drop a new Fun10, to give you a head start on your week and a heads up on what’s going on over the coming seven days. Check out Fun10 every Sunday for the details on ten awesome events happening around town. It’s a cool read, and a great way to get started planning your entertainment for the week. FUN10 — ten ways for you to have fun in the Quad-Cities, this week and every week, running every Sunday, only on your site for fun, free, local... Read More

REVIEW: Ballet Quad Cities Performs Triumphal, Colorful “Alice” to Close Crazy Season

April 29th, 2021
REVIEW: Ballet Quad Cities Performs Triumphal, Colorful “Alice” to Close Crazy Season

REVIEW: “Alice in Wonderland” was long a seriously screwy story before Tim Burton and Johnny Depp got involved. Based on the 1865 Lewis Carroll fever dream (that’s literally a dream), the loopy classic “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” is about a young girl who falls through a rabbit hole into a wild, nonsensical fantasy world populated by strange anthropomorphic creatures. For the second time in four years, Ballet Quad Cities artistic director Courtney Lyon has taken on the whimsical challenge of choreographing the beloved story, with ravishing music by the great 19th-century master... Read More

Ballet Quad Cities ‘Alice’ Tickets On Sale Now

April 16th, 2021
Ballet Quad Cities 'Alice' Tickets On Sale Now

Don’t be late getting your tickets to the zaniest tea party in town! Join Ballet Quad Cities on an adventure to Wonderland (Outing Club style) like you’ve never experienced before with Alice, The White Rabbit, The Queen of Hearts, The Mad Hatter and a cast of characters! Follow the links below for tickets and more information: April 30 – Performance with Dinner   May 1 – Matinee Performance May 1 – Performance with Dinner May 2 – Performance with Tea Party  Ticket sales for dinner and the tea party end April 27th at 11:00am.  Read More

Quad City Symphony Offers American Tunes at Figge, Will Reopen to Audiences in March at Adler

February 25th, 2021
Quad City Symphony Offers American Tunes at Figge, Will Reopen to Audiences in March at Adler

To help celebrate the blockbuster exhibit “For America,” at the Figge Art Museum, the Quad City Symphony will feature American music in a Signature Series concert at the Figge’s lobby on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m. Up to 50 socially-distanced concertgoers will be allowed in person; the concert will be livestreamed and will be available for viewing for 30 days following the livestream. As of Thursday morning, 42 tickets were sold for the program featuring associate concertmaster and violinist Emily Nash, violist Bruno Silva, and associate principal bass Kit Polen. The evening begins with... Read More

Ballet Quad Cities Brings Varied “Love Stories” to Outing Club This Weekend

February 8th, 2021
Ballet Quad Cities Brings Varied “Love Stories” to Outing Club This Weekend

If you want to see the beguiling dancers of Ballet Quad Cities in “Love Stories” this weekend, you need to act fast. Ticket sales will end Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 11 a.m., for reservations at the Outing Club (2109 Brady St., Davenport) for performances Friday at 6:30 p.m., or Saturday at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The first show is “Burgers and Ballet,” to celebrate Valentine’s Day weekend. Enjoy a casual evening of fabulous dance entertainment and dinner, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. for drinks. On Saturday, for the first show doors open at the grand ballroom at 1 p.m. for beverages and... Read More