DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 21, 2022) — Students, coaches, mentors, and parents will attend the annual kickoff event of the FIRST LEGO League season at the Putnam Museum and Science Center on Saturday, September 24. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is a global STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) organization with more than 650,000 students internationally and a vibrant presence in Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois.

MUSCATINE, IOWA (September 7, 2022) — The Muscatine Art Center will welcome an array of musicians in a series of free performances this fall. The first concert features the music of Francis Verba, a French classical guitarist with a wide and colorful repertoire of European and Latin American music. The concert will be held in the Muscatine Art Center’s Music Room on Sunday, September 18, 1:30PM.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 30, 2022) — Anne Frank: A History for Today opens September 2, 2022, at the Putnam Museum and Science Center. Part of the community-wide project, Out of Darkness: Holocaust Messages for Today, the exhibit tells the story of Anne Frank against the background of the Holocaust and the Second World War.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (August 25, 2022) — The Quad City Botanical Center is hosting its Ability Garden Ribbon Cutting event on Friday, August 26, 10AM.

Join us as we celebrate the official opening of our newly-reimagined Ability Garden. The Ability Garden is designed to improve accessibility to garden spaces and provide gardening opportunities to more people. Donors, grantors, supporters, and those who were part of this endeavor will be recognized at the ribbon-cutting.