With the weather getting colder, having shows at Garage 3 is going to require wearing more than a crew neck, so next Monday, Crew Neck Comedy is calling it a year for 2016, having their last show at 8 p.m. at the venue at 817 22nd St., Rock Island. Admisssion is free. The Crew Neck […]
Just in time for October, here come the Oktoberfests. Front Street Brewery, one of the best and longest-tenured area brew pubs in the Quad-Cities, rolls out their fest this weekend, Friday and Saturday at its venue at 421 W. River Drive. There’s free admission to the event so come down to the Freight House parking […]
There’s something fun, relaxed, goofy and familiar about the Quad Cities Lip Sync battles that’s utterly charming, which is why, if you haven’t done so already, you really should check one of them out. This weekend, the regular gigs at the Rock Island Speakeasy return, and if you’re looking for something fun and light to […]
Hey, when it comes to festivals involving beer and food, it’s hard to mess with the Irish and the Germans. And I say this as someone who is very Irish and part German. And as someone who might be making his way to Kavanaugh’s Hilltop this weekend for their first Oktoberfest celebration Saturday from 7 […]
Are you ready for the greatest Beer Festival in the Quad Cities? Bierstube hosts two weekends of Oktoberfest on September 30/October 1 and October 7/8. Dig out those lederhosen and head down to the Stube for traditional German beer, food, games, prizes and live music direct from Austria. Don’t forget to stop by Moline’s new […]
Pretty much everything I loved as a pre-teen (and that I continue to love) has been wrapped up into one band called Magic Sword, which will perform with opening acts Idpyramid and Alex Body from 7 to 11 p.m. Thursday at Daytrotter, 324 Brady St., Davenport. Advance tickets to the show are just $5. Magic […]
On Saturday, September 24, 2016, the Family Museum will open Voyage to Vietnam: Celebrating the Tết Festival, a new exhibition to promote understanding of Vietnamese culture. Children and their parents throughout the country will delight in the opportunity to discover the beauty, sights, and sounds of Vietnam through its most important celebration of the year, […]
The streets of the Quad Cities can get pretty rough for some of these kids. There is not much to do outside of getting into fights and causing trouble in some instances. Some kids have less than perfect lives. Some of them never make it out of this lifestyle. Drugs and jail time end up […]
Drag queens, kings of comedy and princesses of burlesque will make up the royalty of upcoming events at the Speakeasy, 1828 3rd Ave., Rock Island. Reservations for all shows can be made at www.thecirca21speakeasy.com or by calling (309) 786-7733, Ext. 2. Anyone attending a show at the Speakeasy must be 18 or older except for […]
Ford Photography is sponsoring a film series at the Figge Art Museum, beginning Sept. 23. “Expect to see films from established directors/giants like Jarmusch, Herzog, Kubrick, Lynch as well as emerging directors like Jeremy Saulnier, Panos Cosmatos and Chloe Zhao,” said Joshua Ford, the director of the series and president of Ford Photography. “Each evening […]
