September 4th, 2022
Arts & Entertainment News
Looking for fun in Illinois and Iowa this week? It’s Sunday, and QuadCities.com proudly presents Fun10, a list of the top 10 things to do in the Quad Cities this week, and every week! Every Sunday, we drop a new Fun10, to give you a head start on your week and a heads up on […]
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September 3rd, 2022
Events
It’ time to celebrate! The Argrow’s 5th year anniversary celebration will be held on September 15th at 6pm at the Quad City Botanical Garden! This year will include a virtual speech from Mrs. Joy Reyes. Joy is the Founder and Executive Director of a social enterprise called New Hope Girls. She works with women and […]
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September 3rd, 2022
Arts & Entertainment News
The Grand Prix is bringing racing fun and excitement to downtown Rock Island this weekend! X Tream Rock Island Grand Prix Presents: Track Side Bash! Hosted by The Smoking Dog this week, Sept. 1-4. Join us for a weekend filled with live music, good food, cold drinks and some racing on the main down town […]
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September 2nd, 2022
Arts & Entertainment News
Orion Fall Festival is back! Orion Fall Festival – Orion, Illinois…THE place to be Labor Day Weekend! Proceeds go back into the community!! It’s taking place Sept. 2-4 at Central Park Bandstand in Orion. More information on the festival is here.
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September 2nd, 2022
Arts & Entertainment News
Looking for fun in the Quad-Cities this weekend? Check out our Weekend in 2 Minutes podcast! Rock Island Gran Prix roars in, the Blackhawk Motorcycle Show hits the fairgrounds, and there’s plenty of live music and more coming your way in this week’s Weekend!
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September 2nd, 2022
Arts & Entertainment News
Shocking! Stunning! Amazing! All three of those words would likely accompany any “Better Call Saul” spinoff at this point. With the “Breaking Bad” prequel wrapping things up two weeks ago, with Saul Goodman stuck in jail for 86 years (give or take a few for good behavior), it’s looking like the story of our favorite […]
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September 1st, 2022
Arts & Entertainment News
The Midwest Writing Center is proud to present the winners of the Great River Writers’ Retreat from both 2021 and 2022 as they share their work and current projects for a live reading. Jo Ivy Young and Jeffrey Wolf will be sharing some of their experiences and reading from the projects they will be working […]
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August 31st, 2022
Arts & Entertainment News
X Tream Rock Island Grand Prix kicks off roaring through the streets of Rock Island this weekend, and so does Track Side Bash! Hosted by The Smoking Dog this week, Sept. 1-4. Join us for a weekend filled with live music, good food, cold drinks and some racing on the main down town plaza! With […]
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August 31st, 2022
Arts & Entertainment News
Circa ’21 looking for girls for their holiday shows! Circa ’21 is announcing auditions for local youth females in their holiday musicals, “White Christmas” and “Santa Claus the Musical.” Auditions will be held at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 20, at the theater, 1828 3rd Avenue, Rock Island. For the role of Susan in “White Christmas,” […]
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August 30th, 2022
Local News & Happenings
For Alex Johnson, the annual fireworks display over Lake Matherville this past July felt more celebratory than ever. The village of Matherville, in northeast Mercer County, had wrapped up a variety of improvements to the lake area just in time for thousands of spectators to gather for the holiday—a project Johnson had spearheaded as one […]
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