The time has arrived. Whether you are into board games, role-playing games, miniatures or card games, the convention of your dreams is finally here. QC Game Fest 2017 will be held at the RiverCenter in downtown Davenport on Saturday April 22 and Sunday April 23. Doors will open at 8am will events beginning at 9am. […]
After 36 years, Davenport Junior Theatre’s Mary Fluhrer-Nighswander Theatre is on course for key renovations this September. Over the last six weeks, the non-profit Junior Theatre Inc has been attempting to raise $40,000 by the end of April 30. The goal is now within site. “We have 10 days left to raise $10,000,” said DJT’s […]
The newly formed Quad-City Music Guild Youth Chorus will perform their spring concert Sunday, April 23rd, at 2 p.m. at the Music Guild Theater. Under the direction of Valeree Pieper, Moline and accompanied by Randin Letendre, also of Moline, the Youth Chorus will present a program entitled Songs of the (QCMG) Season, which features selections […]
ChaRICKatures 9:30 p.m. Friday, April 21 The Establishment Theater, 220 19th St., Rock Island $5 at the door, free with admission to the Comedy Sportz show at 7 p.m. www.establishmentqc.com Rick Davis has long been known as an improvisational master of many hats and voices, and in his latest one-man show, “ChaRICKatures,” he’ll get the […]
The Quad City Playwrights’ Festival is quickly approaching and submissions are being accepted now. Selected works will be presented in a staged reading in the Honkamp Black Box Theatre in the Brunner Theatre Center on May 13, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. The festival is currently calling for submissions. Submission requirements: original work, 10-minute script with […]
One of America’s most popular children’s-book and comic-strip characters is set to come to life in a brand-new way, as the Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse stages the area premiere of the family comedy BIG NATE: THE MUSICAL. Running through May 13, this charming, hilarious treat based on writer/illustrator Lincoln Peirce’s beloved creation is filled with […]
The imaginative, quirky and vibrantly eclectic artworks of Sara Holtz are sprouting on the walls at Taste Buds, 150 16 ½ St., Rock Island, through April 27. Holtz utilizes a wide array of found objects and different textures in her mixed media art, including metalware, fabrics, stones, plastics and even ground spices. She has had […]
Just in time for Shakespeare’s upcoming birthday, the great Bard of Avon gets the improv treatment at the Rock Island Public Library on Wednesday, April 20. Shakespeared, which consists of Shakespearean improvisational comedy from Guys in Ties of Comedy Sportz, Rock Island, will be presented at 6:00 pm in the Rock Island Main Library Community […]
Local entrepreneur and music scene tastemaker Sean Moeller always has plenty of great shows up his sleeve, and looking into April and beyond, Moeller’s got a stacked lineup. Here’s what’s up with the creator and former head dude at Daytrotter: Philadelphia’s The Districts will be attempting to destroy Baked with their crushing, fun rock and […]
For one night only, you can relive a time when baggy clothes, Starter jackets and overalls were cool and the air smelled of CK One. That’s right, the I Love the 90’s Tour is heading to the Quad Cities! On Saturday April 15, the iWireless Center in Moline (1201 River Drive) will be featuring live […]
