As a fire-and-brimstone preacher delivered a fiery oratory about comics fans courting hell and the devil on one floor of Davenport’s Hotel Davenport and Conference Center Sunday afternoon, far more pleasant and happy people chatted about other fantastic scenarios on the floor below as the annual Q-C Fun Con drew several hundred people to the […]
This weekend, the Quad-Cities will be exploding with pulse-pounding action at the QC Fun Con, the latest convention and celebration of superhero culture in the area. Every year, the popularity of comics and related genres of action, adventure and science-fiction is increasing locally. But what is the radioactive burst of energy that’s giving the popularity […]
Look out for a huge Brew Ha Ha at Davenport’s LeClaire Park this weekend. Brew Ha Ha is a beer sampling even that offers just about every type of beer, porter, ale, lager and more from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 at LeClaire Park in Davenport. And just like before the proceeds from […]
I really wanted to like Playcrafters’ “Deathtrap.” After all, it has a quality cast and crew, many of whom I know or have worked with in theater, so I know they’ve got the talent to pull it off. It’s largely a really fun script. Yeah, going in I really had high hopes for the show. […]
John LaBella wants to help you find your next favorite book. The area author is helping to organize a string of events at various locales which feature local authors reading and signing their books. The next is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 at High Ground Café, 301 E Market St., Iowa […]
Quad City Music Guild is holding auditions for its rendition of the holiday classic “A Christmas Carol” from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18 at Prospect Park Auditorium, 1584 34th Ave., Moline. Dates for the show are Dec. 1-4. Broadway heavy hitters, Alan Menken (Disney’s Beauty […]
Jam Theatricals and the Adler Theatre are thrilled to bring the Broadway musical ELF to the Quad Cities. ELF is part of the 2016-17 season of Broadway at the Adler Theatre presented by Lexus of Quad Cities. Tickets ($43, $53, $73) will go on sale Friday, September 16 at 10:00 a.m. Tickets can be purchased […]
People in the Davenport community and surrounding areas will have the opportunity to receive free dental services at Crow Valley Dental Care on Friday, Sept. 16. Dr. Tiffanie Smith, Dr. Scott Holm and teams at both Crow Valley Dental Care and Duck Creek Family Dental will be improving the oral health of the community as […]
Kids can try their hand at all sorts of science and engineering projects with the Rock Island Public Library’s monthly STEM-Azing after-school events. The next session, on Wednesday, Sept. 14, will feature experiments using wind power. STEM-AZING is offered from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm on the second Wednesday of each month at the 30/31 […]
To say Rock Islanders were a wee bit miffed about city officials blowing $15 million and getting stiffed by Walmart is like saying Bix Beiderbecke played around with music as a little hobby. The outrage has been justifiably hot. As I said in my last column, the city overspent by millions buying up decrepit properties […]
