The Spotlight Theatre, 1800 7th Ave., Moline, will present the popular musicals “Little Shop of Horrors” (Sept. 24 – Oct. 3) and “The Sound of Music” (Dec. 3 – 12) to round out a strange, abbreviated 2021 season. Fifteen months after staging its last mainstage musical (“The Wedding Singer”),  the Spotlight will return June 4 to open a new production of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” for six performances over two weekends. Directed by Brent Tubbs and music directed by Mason Moss, the show cast will feature: Charlie Brown: Noah Hill Snoopy: Ian Sodawasser Schroeder: Adam... Read More

The 70-minute teen comedy/drama “Yes, God, Yes” is a sweet, slight and mostly satisfying film that deftly, gently tackles enormous, weighty subjects – sexuality, morality, religion, personal autonomy and responsibility, and the vast, disgusting hypocrisy of the Catholic Church. The 2019 film was written and directed by Karen Maine (who co-wrote the 2014 abortion-themed “Obvious Child”) and stars Natalia Dyer (of “Stranger Things” fame), based on Maine’s 2017 short film of the same name also starring Dyer as a shy, sympathetic, and secret rebel. The awkward, totally identifiable... Read More

Are you or someone you know planning a wedding in 2020? Then this is the event for you! Make plans to attend the Quad Cities Weddings Bridal Show at The Spotlight Event Center (1800 7th Avenue Moline) this Sunday Nov 3 from 1 – 4 p.m. The Quad Cities Weddings Bridal Show is a unique experience among wedding vendor expos. Come meet a variety of wedding vendors as well as listen to live bands who will be playing sets, then BOOK them for your wedding day! Check out the area’s largest bridal fashion show by Celebrate! The Market: a journey to joy, boasts over 30 vendors in their retail boutique... Read More