Join a variety of local artists and makers this Sunday, September 10th for the fourth monthly installment of the 2017 Rock Island Artists‘ Market. Over 20 vendors selling art, hand-crafted goods and more will be set up in the parking lot of Skeleton Key Art and Antiques at 520 18th Street, Rock Island. Live music will […]
Well coffee lovers I’m back at our next stop on our Java Journey. It’s a quiet little place called Atomic coffee. Atomic coffee sprung into existence as of January 29, 2016. It’s located at 4707 Brady Street Davenport and is a small drive-thru with big flavor. The newest location that opened April 24 is located […]
Gingerly, delicately, with the utmost care and precision, Andrew Huot is running a surgical scalpel over ancient pages that smell of dust and adhesive and are stained brown as gingerbread. He is dismantling connections made decades prior, which have succumbed to the rigors of time, in order to save the precious materials within. “Sometimes you […]
After selling out the initial three-weekend run of performances of the world-premiere of Aaron Randolph’s Broken the QC Theatre Workshop has added three additional performances to meet the high demand – one of which has already sold out. Broken, produced in partnership with Braking Traffik and supported by a grant from the Regional Development Authority, […]
The Night People are making one last bow before heading into their own good night. The Night People, a local Quad Cities music group for over 50 years, were inducted into the Iowa Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on September 3, 2017. This prestigious designation was in recognition of their influence and contribution to […]
Mid America Premier’s U10 Red Team, the top-rated youth soccer squad in the Midwest region, gutted out a huge win in the Muscatine Soccer Club Fall Classic Tournament last weekend, taking home the first place gold and upping their 2017-2018 season record to a blistering 8-0. Playing up against teams stocked with 11-12 year olds, […]
The Rock Island Public Library’s Hug A Book program series will offer a special early learning art event this Thursday for ages five and under. Hug-A-Book, Make Some Art offers a story and several related art projects designed for children ages to five. The free event is at 6:00 pm on Thursday, Aug. 31 at […]
The Whiffenpoofs of Yale, the world’s oldest collegiate a cappella group, will perform at the Adler Theatre on Sunday, October 8 at 3:00 p.m. Reserved seat tickets ($20 & $30) will go on sale Friday, September 1 at 10:00 a.m. Tickets will be available at the Adler Theatre Box Office (136 E. 3rd St), online […]
Quad Cities Food Hub and the City of Davenport, in conjunction with the other tenants of the Freight House Marketplace (Front Street Brewery Taproom, Fresh Deli, and the Freight House Farmers Market) are planning a centennial celebration of the Freight House Marketplace for Saturday August 26, 2017. The celebration will take place from 8:00 AM […]
The Smoking Popes will be lighting up the stage at Daytrotter this weekend, bestowing their musical blessings at 7 p.m. Saturday at the DT venue, 324 Brady, Davenport. For tickets click here: https://www.bandsintown.com/event/14912847?affil_code=fb_events&artist=SmokingPopes&came_from=268
