Tamara Feldman, owner of the Artsy Bookworm book store in Rock Island started the campaign “Planting Books-Seeds 4 a Better Future”. She asked the community to step up and help out local kids. And they delivered! Through the donation campaign, Feldman was able to purchase enough books that every second-grade student would be able to […]
If you like indie rock you’ll want to check out Rock Island’s Rozz Tox tonight! Two great bands, ALGIERS and MOUNTAIN SWALLOWER will rock Rozz-Tox September 17! ALGIERS (Matador Records): “… Algiers’ gothic gospel funk finds the right balance of doomy melodrama, metallic Motown and floor-pounding post-punk.” – The Guardian “their live show has been […]
YOU ARE INVITED TO A BIG FAT GREEK FESTIVAL! Admission is $2.00 for adults and children 12 and under are free. The weekend will feature fine Greek cuisine, culture, music, dance and fun for the entire family. Get cultured in Rock Island! Opa! Friday, September 16th from 4 PM – 11 PM Saturday, September 17th […]
A board game comes to life at Circa ‘21 on September 14! The internationally popular game is now a fun-filled musical that brings the world’s best-known suspects to life and invites the audience to solve the mystery of who killed Mr. Boddy, in what room, and with what weapon? Comic antics, witty lyrics, and a […]
Vintage Football returns to Douglas Park in Rock Island! The Moline Universal Tractors return to face the Rock Island Independents in Douglas Park, home to the “real football Field of Dreams.” Come see Vintage Football on the same field where Halas, Lambeau, Thorpe and Duke Slater all played. The vintage game uses 1920’s rules with […]
Thursday Night Groove rocks Schwiebert Park every Thursday night through Sept. 22! The free concert schedule in downtown Rock Island includes: 9/8 Crooked Cactus Band 9/15 Soul Storm 9/22 Phyllis and the Sharks 9/29 North of 40 10/6 Piso’s Cure – Sponsored by The Arc of the Quad Cities Area 10/13 Class of ’82 – Sponsored […]
Thanks to a generous donor, Earl Hanson was able to purchase a new playground for its students! On Friday, August 26, Earl Hanson Elementary School hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate its new playground. The PTO (parent-teacher organization) asked the school’s principal what are the school’s needs. She told them a playground, somewhere for the […]
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,” […]
Thursday Night Groove rocks Schwiebert Park every Thursday night through Sept. 22! The free concert schedule in downtown Rock Island includes: 8/25 Ivan Singh – Sponsored by Mississippi Valley Blues Society 9/1 Wicked Liz & the Bellyswirls 9/8 Crooked Cactus Band 9/15 Soul Storm 9/22 Phyllis and the Sharks 9/29 North of 40 10/6 Piso’s […]
Polyrhythms 8th Annual Bill Bell Jazz & Heritage Festival will be held August 19-21 in Rock Island and Bettendorf! Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center (Outside) 630 Martin Luther King Drive Rock Island, IL Rivermont Collegiate Becherer Hall Auditorium 1821 Sunset Drive Bettendorf, IA MUSICAL PERFORMANCE TIMES: Friday Aug 19 2022 – Martin Luther King, […]
