Q-C Pride Week is brightening up the area all week with a colorful array of fun and cool activities! The week kicked off last weekend with a rowdy and ebullient crowd in the village of East Davenport for the street fest, and continues on with a variety of activities. We were out and about at the gigs last weekend, and all this week we’ll be featuring photos from that good time. QuadCities.com is proud to be the media sponsor for this awesome event. For the full rundown of activities, see our stories at  https://www.quadcities.com/articles/local/have-fun-showing-qc-pride-this-week/ and https://www.quadcities.com/articles/local/continue-the-fun-showing-qc-pride/.  Read More

Q-C Pride Week is brightening up the area all week with a colorful array of fun and cool activities! The week kicked off last weekend with a rowdy and ebullient crowd in the village of East Davenport for the street fest, and continues on with a variety of activities. We were out and about at the gigs last weekend, and all this week we’ll be featuring photos from that good time. QuadCities.com is proud to be the media sponsor for this awesome event. For the full rundown of activities, see our stories at  https://www.quadcities.com/articles/local/have-fun-showing-qc-pride-this-week/ and https://www.quadcities.com/articles/local/continue-the-fun-showing-qc-pride/. ... Read More

Q-C Pride Week is brightening up the area all week with a colorful array of fun and cool activities! The week kicked off last weekend with a rowdy and ebullient crowd in the village of East Davenport for the street fest, and continues on with a variety of activities. We were out and about at the gigs last weekend, and all this week we’ll be featuring photos from that good time. QuadCities.com is proud to be the media sponsor for this awesome event. For the full rundown of activities, see our story at  https://www.quadcities.com/articles/local/have-fun-showing-qc-pride-this-week/.  Read More

Drag shows are hardly a drag. If you’ve ever been to one, you know that they’re all over-the-top flamboyance, attitude and above all, raucous fun. That’s certainly the case with Viva Las Divas. The regular drag show at the Circa Speakeasy, 1818 3rd St., Rock Island, returns with a gig Friday, Feb. 3, doors open at 7, you get your tickets at the door or by calling 786-7733, ext. 2, and if you’re looking for a colorful, sassy, bawdy, funny evening out, I suggest you check it out. I went to the last Viva show, and have been to a few drag shows before. I have a couple of friends who do drag,... Read More

A packed house all ‘Chered’ a good time at the Rock Island Speakeasy on Jan. 14 as Viva Las Divas took the stage with a special headliner — “Cher” impersonator Miss Candi Stratton.  Stratton is a former Miss All American Goddess (National Title) and has performed across the county. Stratton did a fantastic job emulating her stylistic and musical hero, not just lip synching to Cher’s hits, but also perfectly capturing her stage moves and personality and, of course, her various looks in segments throughout the show. Fans were thrilled at the performances of Stratton and the... Read More