Attention all Quad Cities women! Your assistance is greatly needed! We’ve all done it. You’re out shopping and see the perfect bra. On sale! You find your size, grab that baby off the rack and head to the check-out. Then you get home, put it on, and realize this bra was obviously made for someone else. So, you tuck it away and decide you’ll try again some other time. Now is the time to pull out all those bras you don’t wear and put them to good use! The QC Bra Drive for Free the Girls is currently collecting new and gently used bras to help women rescued from sex trafficking reintegrate... Read More

Hey Quad Cities, are you ready for the area’s most highly anticipated kick-off to summer event? That’s right, the 5th Annual Micro Brew Mile Road Race and Craft Beer Festival is almost upon us! These two amazing events will be happening this Saturday Jun 16 in Downtown Moline! Come out for the area’s only 1-mile and 6K road race and stay for the delectable and downright delicious Craft Beer Festival, afterwards! Whether you are an avid runner or prefer a leisurely stroll through Downtown Moline, there is a race option for you! The check-in location on the day of the race will be at 5th Avenue... Read More

Celebrate Flag Day at the Moline Memorial Park Cemetery this week! National Flag Day is on Thursday Jun 14. The Moline Memorial Park Cemetery (5001 34th Avenue Moline) will be celebrating from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m., and you’re invited! Come enjoy patriotic music, performed by Big River Brass Band, and the retiring of the flag. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy the refreshments! For more information on this event, call the Park Office at (309) 524-2424.  Read More

There is still time to have a rocking summer at the Rock Island Libraries! Libraries Rock Summer Reading programs, courtesy of the Rock Island Libraries, are in full swing and are helping students realize reading rocks!  Don’t miss out on this awesome summer reading program! Free and open to all ages, these four weekly programs are offered on Monday and Tuesday afternoons from Jun 4 – Jul 10 at the Downtown Library (401 19th Street Rock Island): Carle’s Creators art program is for grades K-3 and provides hands-on art projects inspired by the children’s picture book illustrators... Read More

There is a new family-friendly production hitting the stage at Circa ’21! Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical, the Children’s Summer Musical at Circa ’21 (1828 3rd Avenue Rock Island) will be in production beginning Tuesday Jun 12 and running through Saturday Jun 30. Based on the beloved Caldecott Honor-winning picture book, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical is filled with adventure, song and dancing laundry and an instant children’s classic! Six-time Emmy Award winner, Mo Willems, teams up with Grammy Award-winning composer, Michael Silversher, to create this heart-warming and hilarious... Read More

One of the best parts of the summer months is fresh locally grown produce, and John Deere Road Hy-Vee is all about supporting the local community! The John Deere Road Hy-Vee (750 42nd Ave Dr. Moline) has teamed up with QC Buy Local to bring you a Sustainable Sunday Market! The market will be open from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Sunday Jun 10. Enjoy this Farmers’ Market themed event while sampling and purchasing local products. Vendors such as Gluten Free Country Gal, R’s Honey, Crandall Farms, DCP Naturals, All Dogs, Merry’s Mushrooms, Bright Farms, Creekside Winery, Casa Food Service and Oak... Read More

The time has arrived! It’s officially time to kick off the 2018 Rock Island Artists’ Market season! The highly anticipated 3rd season of the Rock Island Artists’ Market will begin this Sunday Jun 10 from 12-4 p.m. and will continue every second Sunday of each month, in the Skeleton Key Art and Antiques (520 18th Street Rock Island) parking lot. Come peruse and purchase local art, hand-crafted items and locally grown treats at this one-of-a-kind open-air artists’ market. Each month will feature live music and a different blend of vendors. Enjoy live music from Roger Carlson in the month... Read More

Have you ever wanted to experience the New York City underground scene without the travel hassles? Well then you are going to love this one of a kind night! The Figge Art Museum, located at 225 W 2nd Street Davenport, is hosting their annual Art at Heart Gala on Saturday June 3. From 5:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. community members are invited to help raise funds for the benefit of children’s arts and educational outreach in the Quad Cities region. The cost for the Gala is $135 per person (all inclusive) or you can purchase a table sponsorship for $2.100 for ten guests or $1,100 for two guests.  Recycled... Read More

It’s no secret that the Quad Cities are filled with amazing museums. So why not take advantage of Quad Cities Museum Week and check them all out? The 4th Annual Quad Cities Museum Week is happening Jun 9-17 all over the area! Enjoy discounted admissions, special events and more! Here is the list of participating museums this year: Bix Beiderbecke Museum & World Archives– 131 West 2nd Street Davenport http://www.bixmuseum.org/   Buffalo Bill Cody Homestead– 28050 230th Avenue Princeton   Buffalo Bill Museum- 199 Front Street LeClaire http://www.buffalobillmuseumleclaire.com/   Butterworth... Read More

When the weather starts to warm up, the live outdoor music in the Quad Cities follows closely behind. That’s right, it’s time to start up the River Music Experience Friday Live@Five! Since 2010, the River Music Experience (RME) has hosted this free summer concert series in the RME Courtyard on 2nd Street in Davenport. All ages are welcome and the shows are every Friday night at 5 p.m. This Friday Jun 8 is the RME’s 14th Anniversary Block Party. Celebrate RME’s past 14 years with live music from Desert Noises (from Nashville), King of the Tramps and The Winter Blues All-Starts. 2nd Street... Read More