Boasting Tchaikovsky’s glorious score, Ballet Quad Cities and Orchestra Iowa bring the holiday classic, The Nutcracker, to the Adler Theatre (136 E 3rd Street Davenport) this magical season. Whether this is your first Nutcracker, or your 50th, the holidays will not be complete without a visit to the Historic Adler Theatre to cheer on Clara and her prince as they battle the fearsome Rat Queen, and travel through the magical Land of Snow to the Sugar Plum Fairy’s Kingdom of the Sweets. Performances: Saturday Dec 14 at 2:30 p.m. Saturday Dec 14 at 7:30 p.m. (Join the dancers and musicians for... Read More

Feeling like some Sex & Candy this weekend? Catch a rare live performance from Marcy Playground, with Elizabeth Moen, this Friday Dec 13 at The Rust Belt. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. with opening act beginning at 9 p.m. and Marcy Playground taking the stage at 9:45 p.m. Tickets are just $15 in advance or $20 on the day of the show. Purchase yours today at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/marcy-playground-tickets-76436005149. With the release of “Sex and Candy,” the multi-platinum trio Marcy Playground overtook Oasis on Billboard’s Modern Rock chart for most weeks at #1, lasting a then record-breaking... Read More

Put on your jammies and join the Family Museum for a cozy evening of singing and family togetherness! Jinglin’ Jammie Jam happens this Friday Dec 13 from 6 – 7 p.m. at the Family Museum (2900 Learning Campus Dr. Bettendorf). Make a frosty jingle bracelet and be swept away to Arendelle, singing holiday favorites together with Elsa herself! This event is meant to be a small, quiet moment for your family, so the Museum galleries will be dark and turned off. Since the gallery will be closed, there is no admission charge for this event. Just take a moment during this busy time of year and spend... Read More

Factory of Fear presents their 4th annual Frightmare Before Christmas! A Quad Cities’ winter tradition! Frightmare Before Christmas will happen on Friday Dec 13 and Saturday Dec 14 from 7 p.m. – Midnight at Factory of Fear (5027 4th Avenue Moline). See what happens when the Fear Technicians at the Factory of Fear get into the Christmas Spirit! The haunt gets a little more cheery and a whole lot more creepy. New rooms, new characters, and Twitch Klaus and the Grinchman in the building all night both nights for a free photo opportunity! Save $3 at the door by bringing in a New/Unwrapped Toy... Read More

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the Quad Cities! Catch a performance of Miracle on 34th Street at The Spotlight Theatre (1800 7th Avenue Moline) this holiday season! A holiday classic from the writer of the classic, “The Music Man!”, and based on the movie of the same name, Miracle on 34th Street features a book and score by none other than Meredith Willson. Single mother, Doris Walker, doesn’t want her six-year-old Susan’s head filled with romantic notions. Their neighbor, Fred Gailey, tries to woo Doris by charming Susan and taking her to see Santa Claus... Read More

Take your holiday season to the next level, a Motown level, at the Adler Theatre (136 E 3rd Street Davenport) this Monday Dec 9 at 7:30 p.m. A Motown Christmas Holiday Spectacular features a world-class vocal group assembled from past and present members of Motown’s most legendary groups….The Temptations, The Miracles and The Capitols.  A Motown Christmas is a powerful family-oriented show combining Motown’s greatest, classic hits with everyone’s favorite holiday classics.  The show will feature Motown’s trademarks…dazzling choreography and unforgettable harmonies all performed in... Read More

One of the most deer-ly beloved events is back at the Family Museum! WinterFest takes place from 12 – 5 p.m. this Sunday Dec 8 at the Family Museum (2900 Learning Campus Drive Bettendorf)! Meet a real reindeer and have your picture taken with Santa! Make a variety of holiday crafts, enjoy performances by the Family Museum Dance Company (A Nutcracker “Sweet”), the Quad City Symphony Youth Choir, and other local musical groups. A $1 cash or canned food donation for the River Bend Foodbank is all you need for admission (members, too!). Cash donations are preferred as every dollar donated provides... Read More

Head to Downtown Silvis from 5 – 8 p.m. this Saturday Dec 7 for an evening filled with holiday fun! Christmas in Silvis will include horse-drawn carriage rides, live ice sculpting, hot sandwiches and soup, puppet shows, entertainment from the Moline Boys Choir and so much more! Stop by the Silvis Library (806 1st Avenue Silvis) to write letters to Santa and even visit and take pictures with jolly big man himself! Listen to live holiday music from the Ukulele Club, enjoy homemade cookies and apple cider or create and take home a fun holiday craft! The $10,000 winner will also be drawn Saturday... Read More

Believing is just the beginning for your favorite Disney heroes at Disney On Ice presents Dream Big! Courage leads the way for Disney’s most adventurous heroes when Disney On Ice presents Dream Big at the TaxSlayer Center (1201 River Drive Moline) this Saturday Dec 7 at 3 p.m. Join the wayfinder Moana and the greatest demigod that ever lived, Maui, on an action-packed voyage to restore the stolen heart of Te Fiti. Explore the Land of the Dead as Miguel from Disney•Pixar’s Coco brings the festivities of Dia de los Muertos to the ice. Get tangled up in Rapunzel’s hair-raising quest to see... Read More

The Canadian Pacific (CP) Holiday Train will soon set out once again to entertain hundreds of thousands of people, celebrating 21 years of collecting food and raising funds for food banks across North America. The CP Holiday Train program launched in 1999 and has since raised more than $15.8 million and gathered 4.5 million pounds of food for communities along CP’s routes in Canada and the United States. Every pound and dollar raised at each stop stays with the local food bank to help feed those in need in that community.   ****DATE**** December 7, 2019   ****LOCATION**** Davenport Corner... Read More