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Quad City Arts Cancels First “Run For the Roses” Derby Party

Quad City Arts Cancels First “Run For the Roses” Derby Party

After the 146th running of The Kentucky Derby was moved from the first Saturday in May to this Saturday, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Quad City Arts has made the difficult decision to cancel its first “Run for the Roses” Derby fundraiser at Crow Valley Golf Club in Davenport. The regional nonprofit group planned to […]

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California Designer Wins Quad City Arts Chalk Art Fest

California Designer Wins Quad City Arts Chalk Art Fest

Fontana is in southern California, over 1,800 miles from the Quad-Cities, but that didn’t stop Yuji Baba, a graphic designer and illustrator there, from using The Force (and his amazing talent) to win the Quad City Arts Chalk Art Fest. The 30-year-old California native, who was raised in Osaka, Japan, won the first place of […]

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Quad-Cities Live Music Venues Launch Red Alert Nationwide on Tuesday

Quad-Cities Live Music Venues Launch Red Alert Nationwide on Tuesday

The TaxSlayer Center in Moline will join with live-music venues across the U.S. Tuesday to literally or virtually light their facilities in red to promote passage of more federal financial assistance, covering lost income due to the pandemic. Spearheaded by the #WeMakeEvents coalition, the #RedAlertRESTART campaign seeks to bring awareness to the dire situation live music faces […]

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Quad-Cities Band Conductor Wins Prestigious National Award

Quad-Cities Band Conductor Wins Prestigious National Award

A prestigious national arts award is back under the baton of a Quad-Cities conductor. Nicolas Propes of LeClaire, who leads the Big River Brass Band, was announced this week as winner of the American Prize in conducting band/wind ensemble, community/schools division for 2019-20. “I was very honored to be selected,” Propes, a 40-year-old native of […]

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