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Good News On Codfish’s Marv, GoFundMe Up To Help

Good News On Codfish’s Marv, GoFundMe Up To Help

Marv is on the healing path, but he’s not out of the woods yet, and still needs your help to get back on the tractor again. The amiable Marvin Franzen, the upbeat and genial driver of the tractor shuttling music fans from parking lot to venue at Codfish Hollow Barnstormers, was severely injured in an […]

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East Moline’s Freedom Fest Back and Better than Ever!

East Moline’s Freedom Fest Back and Better than Ever!

Are you looking for a full day of fun for the entire family this weekend? Then look no further than the 2019 East Moline Freedom Fest! The 2019 East Moline Freedom Fest is happening this Saturday Aug 17 from 2 – 11 p.m. along 15th Avenue in Downtown East Moline. This FREE family-friendly event will […]

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Assassins Shooting For Black Box Theatre

Assassins Shooting For Black Box Theatre

The Black Box Theatre opens the multiple Tony Award-winning musical Assassins. With a book by John Weideman and Stephen Sondheim’s music and lyrics the “panoramic story of our nation’s culture of celebrity and the violent means some will use to obtain it, embodied by America’s four successful and five would-be presidential assassins. Bold, original, disturbing and […]

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QC Rollers Return To Rock Quad-Cities

QC Rollers Return To Rock Quad-Cities

Zipping around the track in a savage ballet, following intuitive patterns as their bodies crash into each other, the women engage, again and again. Muscles sore, sweat dripping from their skin, they push hard, ever forward, a tangle of arms and legs, as through the cacophony, two lithe figures weave between the jigsaw of effort, […]

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Floatzilla 2019 Returns with a Splash!

Floatzilla 2019 Returns with a Splash!

Have you ever wanted to participate in an attempt to break a world record? Well here is your opportunity! Floatzilla 2019 will return in its ‘world-record breaking’ glory, this Saturday Aug 17! Take part in the largest paddlesport festival on the the nation’s greatest river, the Mississippi! Help set a new world record for the […]

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August Library Events Offer Great Adult Options

August Library Events Offer Great Adult Options

While the kids are back in school, the Rock Island Public Library has some great options to help keep adults of all ages keep learning their whole lives. Among other options, adults can learn about the Army history of the World War II battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. The free talk is presented by […]

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Sweatstock Music Festival Will Take You Around ‘The Bend’

Sweatstock Music Festival Will Take You Around ‘The Bend’

In 1969, the original Woodstock Festival brought together half a million people in a celebration of peace, music and love. Fifty years later, there are anniversary celebrations of Woodstock large and small taking place throughout the country and around the world, including right here in the Quad Cities. Presented by All Sweat Productions, Sweatstock Music […]

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Fans Flock To Help Codfish Hollow Icon Marv After Accident

Fans Flock To Help Codfish Hollow Icon Marv After Accident

Marvin Franzen, the genial chap in the farmer’s hat and overalls who has charmed visitors to Codfish Hollow Barnstormers while trolleying them from the parking lot to the barn on his tractor, is recovering after being involved in an accident at the barn Saturday night. The crashing of his vehicle caused Franzen to suffer two […]

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