Join the dancers from Ballet Quad Cities at rehearsal for a sneak peek of Alice in Wonderland this week on March 8, 9, 12 & 13 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The dancers love to perform for an audience! Grab your friends, bring your lunch and pop in at the studio and be among […]
Multi-Platinum, three-time Grammy® Award winning artist, best-selling author and acclaimed actor Michael W. Smith will bring his “Surrounded By A Million Lights World Tour,” presented by Compassion International and featuring special guest Nathan Tasker, to the Adler Theatre on Friday, March 16. While on tour, Michael will perform fan favorites from his extensive repertoire along with “A […]
Downtown Davenport’s Hot Glass Inc. recently received a facelift, courtesy of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union 25 member volunteers. The nonprofit — which teaches valuable life skills to veterans and at-risk or underserved youth through the experience of blown-glass art — moved into an upgraded studio and worked with Local 25 to obtain new equipment […]
It’s just past five on a dark winter Wednesday, and a half-dozen women are shivering in the cold, dressed in tights, their coats wrapped tightly around them, exchanging small talk as they wait for the door to be unlocked. With the clatter of keys, it opens, and, granted access, they rub their hands and shiver […]
A new racing league is rocketing onto the scene in Muscatine. Rocket League will hold its first double-elimination tournament from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at Star Collectibles’ Island Speedway, 1109 Grandview Ave, Muscatine. Tom and Alex Knapper, Sean Stivason and Aaron Burton set up the league a month ago to convert one of […]
Skeleton Key Art and Antiques announces a new “shop hop” style shopping event, Best Kept Shopping Secrets, taking place Saturday, February 24. Four Illinois small businesses will offer shopping, sales, refreshments, and prizes as they welcome shoppers to some of the best kept shopping secrets in Rock Island and Moline. Skeleton Key Art and Antiques […]
Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island is pleased to welcome back popular stand-up comedienne ETTA MAY in BOX WINE AND GAS STATION CHICKEN on Thursday, March 8. “ETTA MAY has been coming to Circa ’21 for several years and plays to sold-out houses. Audiences just love her show,” said Brett Hitchcock, Circa ‘21 director […]
Travis Glynn is soft-spoken and quick to smile as he sips his coffee from a large mug at Elly’s in downtown Muscatine. He’s talking about his family, one of his favorite subjects, and the winter holidays, but he speaks with the same consideration and compassion on most topics, displaying the humanity and courtesy that informs […]
Storyteller and librettist Charlotte Blake Alston will be in residence through Feb. 23, thanks to Quad City Arts’ Visiting Artist Series. Charlotte Blake Alston is a nationally acclaimed storyteller, narrator, instrumentalist, librettist and singer who performs in venues throughout North America and abroad. She is the host of “Sound All Around,” the Philadelphia Orchestra’s Preschool […]
Rock Island Library will be hosting a Teen YouTube Challenge Video Night Tuesday, Feb 20, 5:30 to 7:00 pm, at the Rock Island Downtown Library, 401 19th St. Teens who enter the Quad City wide Teen YouTube Video Challenge could see their work on the big screen at the Putnam. If you need help with […]
