Find Cool Events This Week In Illinois And Iowa In The FUN10!
Looking for FUN in Illinois and Iowa this week?
Well, look no further!
Check out the Fun10 for the Quad-Cities of Illinois and Iowa!
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 entertainment, QuadCities.com!
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.
So what’s on the Fun10 for this week? Read on…
WQPT Holding Auction In Your House
WQPT, Quad Cities PBS is holding their third on-air/online “The Auction is at Your House.” The event will air on WQPT January 26 from 8 to 10 pm, while bidding starts on-line January 17.
Items can be viewed before the on-air portion of the auction by visiting wqpt.org/auction. Bidders need to sign up before they can begin bidding. Click on an item and a link will pop up. It’s very easy – people bid using their phone placing bids in real time.
Some of the highlighted items include artwork by Spike O’Dell, an autographed football from Chicago Bears defensive end Al-Quadin Muhammad, a platter from Hot Glass and a gorgeous necklace from Inspire Design Jewelers.
WQPT General Manager Dawn Schmitt said “The Auction is at Your House allows our viewers and anyone from around the country the opportunity to be a part of the fun and to support the station through their participation in the event.”
Sponsors for the auction include:
EATON
Roger Clawson, State Farm Insurance;
Dr. John Frederick and Eye Surgeons Associates
Janet Masamoto and Ernest Arku
Modern Woodmen of America
Quad City Bank & Trust
Sedlock Construction
WQPT is a public media service of Western Illinois University.
Circa ’21 Rocks ‘We Will Rock You’
They will ROCK YOU!
Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island opens up the Queen jukebox musical “We Will Rock You” this weekend.
“Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Killer Queen,” “We Will Rock You,” “Somebody To Love,” “We Are the Champions,” “Don’t Stop Me Now,” and many more.
roll in a post-apocalyptic world. In an age where algorithms predict our every preference, WE WILL ROCK YOU is a musical for our time: a fist-pumping, foot-stomping anthem to individuality. WE WILL ROCK YOU has been
performed in 28 countries and seen by more than 16 million people.
what its audience demands — lashings of
energy, spectacle worthy of a rock video
and wall-to-wall Queen hits.”
Get Fit On The Skybridge
Get Fit on the Davenport Sky Bridge!
Free fitness every Sunday at 9am. Beat those winter blues, keep those cold muscles active and share a smile or a high 5 with some great people! There is about 50 mins tonwalk, jog run, climb stairs, shake your hips with Zumba and so much more! Positive quotes are hung throughout the course that you go at your own pace at. At the end we draw for prizes thanks to local businesses donating ever week! Wear layers it gets warm inside, water available, and a great playlist!
Experimental Show Coming To Rock Island’s Rozz Tox
Cool experimental noise, sound collage, ambient and more comes to Rozz-Tox January 28!
Mykola Haleta – artist, educator, graphic designer, musician, etc. coming down from Wisconsin
Current Projects:
Haleta Wellins Winter Mountain: (Lexie Mountain, Matt Wellins, Kevin Winter, Mykola Haleta)
https://haletawellinswintermountain.bandcamp.com/album/haleta-wellins-winter-mountain;
Past Projects:
Voltage Spooks: (Keith Rowe, Rick Reed, Mykola Haleta)
https://www.discogs.com/release/3797602-The-Voltage-Spooks-Boston-2007
WZT Hearts: (Shaun Flynn, Jeff donaldson, Jason Urick, Mykola Haleta)
https://pitchfork.com/artists/4907-wzt-hearts/
Chachka – artist and sound collager from Iowa City
https://chachka.bandcamp.com/music
Haunter – guitar based drone/noise from Iowa City
https://haunter0.bandcamp.com/
Elliott Bay Towers – theatrical sound focused performance group from the QC
https://www.facebook.com/ebt1901/
Doors open at 7pm and the show begins at 8pm.
Admission is $5-10.
Learn more: SHOW
New Exhibit Opening At Figge Museum
𝗭𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗮 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗮 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻: 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙞𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 will be on view in the Figge’s first floor Gildehaus Gallery starting Jan. 28 and includes 18 new paintings and a site-specific installation of 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘝𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘭, a suspended boat made of wire and fabric, serving as a repository to carry away pain and burdens. Above 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘝𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘭 glowing papier mache orbs will be suspended, representing hope, gratitude and spiritual connections.
The exhibition explores concepts of trauma and loss while emphasizing art’s ability to heal and renew. Visitors will be invited to tell their story by writing on pieces of cloth, which will be continuously added by Thorson to the sculptural components of the exhibition.
𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮 –
𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗽.𝗺. – 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
𝟲:𝟯𝟬 𝗽.𝗺. 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸
Supporting Sponsor: The Current Iowa
Contributing Sponsors: Wynne and David Schafer
Learn more:FIGGE
Bootleg Hill Open Mic Showcases Local Talent
Looking for a spot to showcase your talents?
How about the Bootleg Hill open mic night?
The musical open mic night is back. Happening weekly at Bootleg Hill Honey Meads in downtown Davenport. All are welcome. Hosted by Dan Fennesy and starts at 8 p.m.
Rock Out With Bingo!
And she’s loving him with that body, I just know it,
Yeah ‘n’ he’s holding her in his arms late, late at night.”
Just like “regular” bingo, but we replaced bingo numbers, like “B16”, with parts of songs. If you know the song title (no phones, devices or apps – basically no cheating), then place a bingo chip on that square. Get 5 squares in a row and you’re a winner!!
It’s the most fun you will ever have playing bingo!Name That Tune +
Sing-a-longs
Rock Star Bingo
Win FREE drinks!
Music changes EVERY week!
Music from the 50’s through music that came out in the last month!
Trivia Night Hits Bettendorf
Trivia Night Live is rolling into The Tangled Wood in Bettendorf every Tuesday at 7 p.m.!
It’s 
Free To Play, with up to eight people per team playing in various categories.
What is Trivia Night Live?
Trivia Night Live is a live interactive team trivia game played at your favorite restaurants and bars. The game consists of four rounds of questions of increasing difficulty and point values. Categories range from current events, history, geography, science, sports, and more….
Trivia Night Live is free to play, and you can have up to 8 members on a team.
Prizes are awarded for the winner of the 1st half and the overall winners win a $25 gift card for 1st Place, $10 for 2nd Place (cannot be used the same night).
We ask a question, and then play a song. Your team has the duration of that song to turn in your answer. No cell phones. web devices or smart watches can be used, just the useless trivial knowledge contained between your ears.
#LiveFromDavenportItsTriviaNight
Get The Blues Every Wednesday At Kavanaugh’s
The Hilltop is THE neighborhood bar and grill of the Quad Cities. Featuring the best local draft beer selection and great food. It’s at 1228 38th St., Rock Island.
And every Wednesday night at 8 p.m. at the Hilltop you can check out some awesome local musicians at the open mic blues jam.
So if you like the blues, head to the Hilltop on Wednesdays!
Skate On In To Davenport For Public Skate
Looking to get in some ice time?
Want to have some fun skating?
skate rental is $3.50.
