It sounds unrealistic and perhaps a bit cliché, but there are some people you can never imagine dying, because they’re so full of life. Ellis Kell was one of those people. The local music legend passed away from cancer early the morning of Dec. 16. It had been known for a while that Ellis was […]
Teen fans of Doctor Who may want to take a time jump in their personal TARDIS for a special event on Thursday at the Rock Island Main Library. The Teen Doctor Who Party is Thurs, Dec. 15, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm at the Main Library, 401 19th Street. Activities include Doctor Who film clips […]
Celtic Fire, starring renowned Irish tenor Michael Londra, presents the culture of Ireland, with a focus on Irish dance. Its electric energy sweeps audiences away to the Emerald Isle – its culture, its music, its pubs and its heart. Celtic Fire stops at the Adler Theatre for a one-night engagement on Thursday, March 16, 2017 […]
Blood donations drop during the busy holiday season, but the need for blood is constant. Help save a life and give during the Moline Blood Drive on December 15 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Bethany for Children & Families. The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center will be collecting donations of whole blood at […]
As a theatre based in her hometown of Davenport, Iowa, the QC Theatre Workshop believes in the importance of sharing and sustaining the legacy of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Susan Glaspell. To this end, the Workshop will produce the first annual Susan Glaspell Playwriting Contest. Susan Glaspell was born in Davenport, Iowa in 1876. She was […]
Where else can you find everything from live music to live art displays to book signings to performance art to free drinks and food in an eclectic array of settings and get an evening’s worth of that entertainment all for free? Well, Gallery Hop. The bi-annual event in the District of Rock Island going on […]
Sean Moeller is on a hot streak. The Moeller Nights and former Daytrotter mastermind has announced another huge show this week, as Sondre Lerche will be performing at The Village Theatre April 23. Tickets will be ON SALE this Friday, Dec. 9 at 10 a.m. at www.moellernights.com. The critically-acclaimed Lerche is a former Daytrotter and […]
There are few times a professor will be asking for students or other faculty to “mouth off” to him, but Muscatine Community College teacher Chad Bishop is calling out to folks to make that happen as a part of the MCC Mouth OFF. The Mouth OFF is a televised Lip Sync Battle and Bishop is […]
Sean Moeller has proven that he knows how to throw a great party. The guy behind the creation of Daytrotter, Daytrotter Downs, Moeller Mondays and Moeller Nights is popping the cork on yet another celebration of music and culture for the Quad-Cities, the Gas, Feed and Seed Festival. According to Moeller, “The three-day event will […]
“The Nutcracker.” It’s been a holiday tradition since dinosaurs roamed the earth. Countless generations have grown up attending performances, millions of girls have pirouetted through its choreography and cajillions of people have walked away from its pomp and grandeur with one thought burning in their mind… “Okay, that was really well done, but what the […]
