How would you like to be invited to the biggest small-town block party around? Main Street in Orion is hosting their Annual Eat in the Street event this Saturday Sep 23. From 6-10 p.m. you are invited to join in on this amazing block party along 4th Street in Orion! Come on out for some […]
Drums are among one of the oldest musical instruments, dating all the way back to 6000 BC in Mesopotamia. Group drumming has been used for just as long in harvest rituals, solstice gatherings, marriage ceremonies and many more celebrations. Drum Circles, a more recent gathering, are for the sole purpose of connecting the community spiritually […]
Looking for a family friendly activity this weekend that will provide fun for all? Then head to the Apple ‘n Pork Festival! This annual festival has been held the last weekend of September at the C.H. Moore Homestead Dewitt Co. Museum, since 1968! While the first festival consisted of a kettle of soup and stack […]
Whether you are a vendor or a shopper, here is an opportunity to participate in a Flea Market for a good cause! Kiwanis Club of East Moline-Silvis is hosting their final Flea Market of this year, the Fall Flea Market Extravaganza! It will take place on Sunday Sep 24 from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. […]
You’ve gotta love an artist whose muses have included Beetlejuice and Vincent Price. Jackie Krebs, who has painted portraits of those two titans of horror films and more, is the new artist-in-residence at A Taste of Q-C Art beginning Friday, Feb. 3 atTaste Buds, 150 16 ½ St., Rock Island. You can get a taste […]
If you have been downtown Moline on a Friday night, you might be wondering where those amazing aromas and joyous sounds are coming from. Well, they’re coming from Mercado on Fifth! Mercado on Fifth is the Quad Cities only outdoor night market, and it happens every Friday night! From 5-9 p.m. on 5th Avenue and […]
Defense carried the days as Mid America Premier – the top-rated U10 soccer team in the region, and perhaps, now it can be said, the state of Illinois – took the gold in the Lincoln Soccer Tournament Sept. 16-17, defeating not only the top teams from downstate Illinois but the official youth team of Major […]
This year marks the 20th Annual Quad Cities Marathon. Are you ready? The Quad Cities Marathon will take place this weekend in downtown Moline, with a run for everyone! There will be the Marathon, a Marathon Relay, Half Marathon, 5K Run/Walk, 1 Mile Run/Walk, Kids Micro-Marathon and the Pump-N-Run. The weekend’s events start with the […]
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a hot air balloon! It must be time for the Quad Cities Balloon Festival! That’s right, it is time for the Quad Cities Balloon Festival! This year’s event will take place on Friday Sep 22 and Saturday Sep 23. Gates open at 4 p.m. on both days. There […]
The 3rd Annual Quad Cities Fall Pride Festival is upon us! Are you ready to part-ay? Come celebrate the Quad Cities Fall Pride Festival along the banks of the beautiful Mississippi River! The festival takes place at LeClaire Park in Davenport this Friday Sep 22 from 4 p.m. – 12 a.m. and Saturday Sep 23 […]
