Claire McPartland has never done a show at Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, Rock Island, but she feels like she’s home. Co-starring as Betty Haynes in the new production of “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas,” the Minneapolis native has fond memories of spending the holidays at the home of her maternal grandparents, Chuck and JoAnn Harrington of […]
The River Bend Food Bank, Figge Art Museum, and a Davenport church, students and food pantry are among local organizations stepping up to help combat hunger as the federal government shutdown (now in its second month) has cut food assistance. The regional food bank is urgently raising $145,000 in cash donations as part of Gov. […]
The Quad City Arts’ Festival of Trees was born in 1986 with a death mourned around the world. The legendary 82-year-old actor Cary Grant was to headline a fundraiser for the new Festival of Trees at the then-three-year-old RiverCenter in downtown Davenport, to benefit the Visiting Artist Series (later to merge with the nonprofit Quad […]
A young Davenport singer-songwriter has already pursued her dreams in Los Angeles and Nashville, and she hasn’t even finished high school yet. Cameryn Danielle Bergthold is a 17-year-old actress, singer, and songwriter (who performs as Cameryn Danielle). She began performing at the age of five in a production of “Annie Jr.” at Center for Living […]
The day after Halloween, the Putnam Museum & Science Center invites families to keep the fun going at the Putnam Pumpkin Launch on Saturday, Nov. 1, from 1 to 4 p.m. This free, family-friendly event brings together the excitement of flying pumpkins and the color and creativity of Día de los Muertos traditions in one […]
“The show must go on” has never been more urgent than during this haunted month of October, when two Moline theaters were forced to replace female leads just days before opening night, due to health issues. First, at the start of the month, it was Sara Wegener, who stunningly stepped into the role of Elizabeth […]
DAVENPORT, IA. – Quad-Cities advertising agency TAG has won two prestigious Davey Awards for their work on websites for Visit Quad Cities and Experience Galesburg. Winners of the 21st Annual Davey Awards were announced this week by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA) in New York City. The Davey Awards honors the best […]
Just in time for spooky season, local author Michael McCarty and artist Bruce Walters have partnered to produce “Eerie Iowa,” with haunted tales and places all about the Hawkeye State. The 176-page book (published by The History Press) paints a haunting portrait of the farmlands and rural areas of Iowa, which are no stranger to […]
In the criminal justice system, there are two typically sworn enemies who put aside their differences to solve curious misdeeds. The detectives’ names are Purrlock the cat and Marlowe the dog, and these are their stories. The prolific Davenport author and illustrator Jason Platt launched his new graphic-novel series, “Paw & Order,” this past August […]
The Black Box Theatre in downtown Moline deserves all the praises in the world for presenting another spot-on Quad Cities premiere, “The Thanksgiving Play” by Larissa FastHorse. But if the Native American playwright aimed to present the long-misunderstood or ignored perspective of Indigenous peoples in this beloved American holiday, this ridiculous satire – which mercilessly […]
