If you want to be part of the popular ancestry search trend, you may not need to look any further than the Library. The Davenport Public Library is now a FamilySearch Affiliate Library, which means it has access to more genealogy resources to help you make more family discoveries. FamilySearch is a world leader in […]
Low Cut Connie is coming to Davenport’s Raccoon Motel at 10 p.m. Aug. 3! Over the pandemic the band kept busy with their acclaimed livestream show Tough Cookies (see The New Yorker, NPR’s All Things Considered, Bloomberg, Tablet Magazine, The Philadelphia Inquirer), and in May 2021, released a new album to commemorate it called Tough Cookies: The Best of The Quarantine Broadcasts. Their […]
The 2022 Mississippi Valley Fair is just around the corner! Coming to the fair are: Kid Rock – Tuesday, August 2nd Nelly and Flo Rida – Wednesday, August 3th Jimmie Allen -Thursday, August 4th Carly Pearce – Friday, August 5th Brantley Gilbert – Saturday, August 6th Dustin Lynch – Sunday, August 7th Both will be […]
Downtown Rock Island property owners seeking to stabilize their investment and revitalize downtown submitted a proposal to the Rock Island City Council on Monday, formally requesting it to consider establishing a Special Service Area (SSA) in partnership with a new Quad Cities Chamber place management organization. The action would enable property owners to fund and […]
Western’s Office of Public Safety (OPS), the Macomb Police Department (MPD) and Carthage Police Department will hold a bicycle auction, conducted by Lowderman Auction Company, beginning at 5-5:30 p.m. (registration), 5:30 p.m. (auction) Friday, Aug. 5 at the University Services Building on West University Drive. The bikes will be on display between 4-4:30 p.m. Approximately […]
The Modern Pop Art Experience Collage Workshop will be held Monday, August 1 @ 4:00 – 6:00pm at LeClaire Fire Station Community Room 201 N. 15th Street, LeClaire. FREE, pre-registration suggested but not necessary. The LeClaire Community Library is hosting New York pop artist and author Michael Albert for an all-ages hands-on collage workshop August […]
The Davenport Public Library will be hosting a caregiver program on Tuesday, August 2nd |Eastern at 10am. Bring some of your child’s favorite storybook characters to life with felt! Felt boards make stories interactive while building memory, creativity, vocabulary, and literacy skills. Participants will leave the session with a ready-to-use felt board set to bring […]
As every member of the Illowa Council knows, a Boy Scout always leaves his campsite in better shape than he found it. According to Mark Schwiebert, a former Eagle Scout and the founder of the Mark W. Schwiebert Fund for Environmental Studies at the Quad Cities Community Foundation, that principle extends across the planet we […]
Raccoon Motel is offering new memberships! Raccoon is turning one year old in a couple weeks and we have a whole smattering of anniversary shows about to take place August 2-4 — including barnburners featuring Anderson East and Low Cut Connie — to help us all celebrate! We will be announcing all of the festivities […]
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – – Western Illinois University, in collaboration with local Quad Cities college and university career centers, is offering a free summer event for Quad Cities-area employers from 9-11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 4 in QC Riverfront Hall, room 103/104. “WIU is proud to collaborate with other Quad Cities colleges and universities in hopes of […]
