MOLINE, IL – Western Illinois University Quad Cities Student Services will host the first annual Anime Art Show. All WIU students, faculty and staff are invited to submit artwork by Thursday, Sept. 7. The event welcomes paintings, drawings, sculptures and designs. Artwork or designs that are two dimensional must be a maximum of 36″X36″ in […]
Rally at the Rock/Open House is taking place 3:30-5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18 at Rock Island High School, courtyard, cafeteria, island (Rocky Cafe area) This year, Rock Island High School is combining Rally at the Rock, the back-to-school tradition, and an Open House. Students and their families can learn more about the clubs and sports […]
Andrzej Kozlowski, a pianist from Rock Island’s Sound Conservatory, will perform a free concert at the Rock Island Public Library Watts-Midtown Branch auditorium on Thursday, August 17. Originally scheduled for a previous date, the concert will feature works by Polish composer Frédéric François Chopin. The concert is from 6 pm to 7 pm at 2715 […]
Each household that lived at 324 Main Street in downtown Davenport is now eligible for a total of $3,500 in financial assistance from the Quad Cities Disaster Recovery Fund at the Quad Cities Community Foundation. The fund was activated after the partial building collapse earlier this summer. Donors from the Quad Cities region and across […]
The 2023 Major Saver Campaign is coming soon! Through this campaign, Davenport Community Schools is partnering with the Davenport Schools Foundation. Major saver cards directly benefit participating Davenport Schools. Since 2012, over $476,000 has been raised with the Major Saver Program. See below for more details. Campaign Kickoff: -Tuesday, August 29th – Thursday, August 31st […]
The article “Searching for our Mississippi” by Edward Robert McClelland details his five- day adventure along the Mississippi River in Illinois from East Dubuque to Cairo. The photographs by David Kasnic beautifully captures their journey. McClelland and Kasnic visited Rock Island and Moline in April 2023. They stopped at the Mississippi River Visitor Center on […]
Attention new Teachers! Stop by the Teacher Re-Store this Tuesday, August 15th from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.! Address: 1002 W. Kimberly Rd. (Stepping Stones building). The DEA and Active Community Conscious Teachers Committee (ACCT) have gathered materials from staff throughout the district for new teachers who join the Davenport Education Association to be able to […]
Get ready to meet the Illinois and Iowa Pet of the Week! QuadCities.com is happy to partner with Quad City Animal Welfare Center, 724 2nd W. Ave., Milan! Interested in adopting a pet? Check out our Pet of the Week every Monday! QCAWC Adoption & Education Center is at 724 2nd Ave. W. Milan, IL […]
TESLA may have been born in the mid 80s, but their bluesy, soulful sound is strongly embedded in the roots of organic, authentic, 1970s rock and roll. The same roots that produced bands like The Allman Brothers, Grand Funk Railroad, AC/DC, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Aerosmith. TESLA has endured many of the same taste-changing challenges that […]
Looking for some fun things to do in Illinois and Iowa this week? In the Quad-Cities? Check out our Fun10! Fun10 — ten ways for you to have fun in the Quad-Cities, this week and every week, only on your site for fun, free, local entertainment, QuadCities.com! Every week, we drop a new Fun10, to […]
