January 7th, 2023
Arts & Entertainment News
The Speakeasy Laugh Hard Comedy Show is back on January 20 in our beautiful newly renovated theater! Doors open at 7:00 and the show starts at 8:00. Tickets are only $3.00 for this show! This is a great stand-up comedy show featuring many hilarious comedians from across the area! Reserve your tickets in advance to […]
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October 29th, 2022
Comedy
The most popular improv comedy show in Speakeasy history is back on November 5! The Speakeasy has recently opened back up after completing a total interior renovation! Come see the new theater and this awesome improv show! Shots ‘n’ Giggles mixes adult beverages and improv comedy into one wild and crazy spectacle! What can possible […]
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January 1st, 2022
Arts & Entertainment News
Saturday in the Arts is a weekly feature covering a trend, subject, event or personality of local interest. It runs every Saturday morning on your site for the best entertainment and arts coverage in the area, QuadCities.com! Twenty-twenty-one was the year we were all supposed to get back to normal, wasn’t it? After the punishing […]
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December 28th, 2021
Arts & Entertainment News
A New Year’s Eve tradition for the last nine years is back at The Speakeasy in downtown Rock Island as the theater welcomes Bottom’s Up Burlesque to ring in 2022 with an all new show! “We’re thrilled to be continuing this tradition after having to skip last year,” said Brett Hitchcock, Speakeasy director of audience […]
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November 28th, 2021
Arts & Entertainment News
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 what’s going on over the coming seven days. Check […]
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September 22nd, 2021
Arts & Entertainment News
After two outstanding preliminary rounds on Sept. 11 and 18 with stand-up comedians from across the Midwest and from as far away as California, The Speakeasy in downtown Rock Island is down to the top 10 competing for the chance to win $1,000 and be crowned as Speakeasy Laugh Hard Champion on Sept. 25. “We […]
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November 5th, 2020
Entertainment
DON’T MISS THE DIVAS!! The Speakeasy (1818 3rd Ave Rock Island) is thrilled to welcome back the areas premiere drag show VIVA LA DIVAS this Friday Nov 6 from 8 – 10 p.m. Seating will be limited due to social distancing so order early or you won’t get in! Parties cannot be mixed at tables […]
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November 2nd, 2020
Arts & Entertainment News
Circa ’21 owner Denny Hitchcock sent out the following letter tonight to Circa ’21 subscribers and patrons. It’s a sad farewell to the holiday show and the rest of the shows throughout 2020. Here’s hoping Circa is back better than ever and we’ll have a healthy country and season in 2021! Here’s the letter from […]
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November 2nd, 2020
Art
With the closure of indoor dining throughout the state, by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse has made the difficult decision to close its doors for the holiday season. The Rock Island theater’s planned productions of “Winter Wonderland” and “Seussical” will be moved to the end of the 2021 season instead. Circa has, however, […]
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November 2nd, 2020
Arts & Entertainment News
We at QuadCities.com are ALWAYS looking for cool new ways to bring you the best in local entertainment coverage in the Quad-Cities. And so we’re once again giving you our NEW feature — The Month In Events! It’s our way of giving you even MORE great coverage here on your site for the best arts […]
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