The Family Museum, 2900 Learning Campus Drive, Bettendorf, will save about $300,000 by closing two weeks in August, furloughing its staff, and leaving nine open jobs unfilled, among other budget cuts. The city-owned museum – which reopened May 22 after closing nine weeks due to Covid-19 — will be closed Aug. 9-23, due to a […]
DAVENPORT — Like many other Quad-Cities events impacted this year by Covid-19, the German American Heritage Center in Davenport will hold its third-annual Best of the Wurst Sausage Competition virtually next month. Out of an abundance of caution, this year’s Best of the Wurst will be a special, socially distanced event, rather than the usual […]
Get the kids out for a day of fun and fishing this weekend! Credit Island Bait Shop is hosting a Fishing Tournament this Sunday Jul 26 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Credit Island Boat Ramp. This free-entry tournament will be broken up into two age groups, 12 and under and 13 and […]
Though Illinois allowed indoor museums to reopen June 26, the Covid-19 pandemic still rages across the nation. Museums, historic homes and gardens in the Quad-Cities have taken differing approaches to reopening. As of that Friday in late June, with phase 4 of Illinois’ reopening implemented, very few museums on the Illinois side of the Mississippi […]
Enjoy a free, fun-filled, family night out this Wednesday! Eldridge-North Scott Chamber of Commerce will be hosting July’s Beat in the Street this Wednesday Jul 22 from 6 – 9 p.m. along South 4th Avenue in Eldridge. Come out for a great night of music, food vendors, free bounce house and the Quad Cities Cruisers […]
Rock Island Public Library (RIPL) has vastly expanded its selection of digital magazines available through RBdigital, a service of Recorded Books (Prince Frederick, MD.) After a year on the RBdigital platform, RIPL moved from a basic subscription of just 50 magazines to an unlimited subscription offering access to 3,200 magazines. RBdigital features full-color, digital magazines […]
A little more than two weeks after the Mississippi Valley Fair announced it would scale back its offerings this year, including no big-name grandstand acts, on Tuesday it said it would cancel the 101-year-old tradition altogether. The fair, at 2815 W. Locust St., was scheduled for Aug. 4-9. “We have continued to work closely with […]
Celebrate the flower that follows the sun with the Quad City Botanical Center! Quad City Botanical Center (2525 4th Avenue Rock Island) will be hosting Kindernature Summer Sunflowers this Tuesday Jul 14. Two sessions will be available from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. and 2 – 3 p.m. The sunflower, which is native to the Americas, […]
Join the Rock Island Parks and Recreation Department for a Drive-in Movie in the Park on Saturday, July 11. Dolittle, a family friendly movie, will be the feature presentation at the Campbell Sports Complex. Gates will open for cars to park at 7:30 pm. All cars must be parked by 8:30 pm, for the movie […]
Looking for a safe, fun and family-friendly way to spend your Friday night? Join the Moline Parks and Rec Department at Green Valley Sports Complex (60th Street Moline) this Friday Jul 10 from 8:30 – 10:30 p.m. for a Movie in the Park! The outdoor movie night will feature Trolls playing on the big screen, […]
