The final area festival of 2017's summer will commence in this inaugural celebration of music, film, comedy, and visual art, with performances and activities scheduled at 14 downtown-Davenport venues.
Written by Philip King and Falkland L. Cary, 1964's farcical slapstick Big … Bad … Mouse! became a touring sensation when it became a vehicle for popular British comedians Jimmy Edward and Eric Skyles, and was a top-selling attraction during the three years the show played London's West End.
Retired Rock Island High School teacher Janet Moline leads an informal discussion on our area's most beautiful flying insects in a new Quad City Botanical Center presentation – offered on August 16 and 19 – in River Action's Riverine Walks series.
Hosted by LiveFit with Lupus, this fourth-annual outing will raise funds for those suffering from lupus and related autoimmune diseases through a four-person-scramble event followed by clubhouse drinks and dinner.
Performing from their repertoire of funk, soul, and hip-hop, the Nashville-based indie musicians of The Lonely Biscuits will perform in a Moeller Nights concert with opening sets by Okey Dokey and Hannah Aldridge.
River Action hosts its eighth-annual event promoting recreational water trails, canoeing, kayaking, and safe paddling, with participants invited to spend the day paddling from five launch sites along the Mississippi River.
Co-sponsored by the Village of East Davenport Business Association, the eighth-annual Village of East Davenport Wine Walk will allow attendees to sample numerous local, domestic, and imported wines in a summer fundraiser for Gilda's Club of the Quad Cities.
Polyrhythms hosts a tribute to “The Jazz Professor” Bill Bell – the accomplished jazz musician, longtime educator, and former East Moline resident who passed away in March – with free weekend performances by local and national musicians and dancers, including the Sunday headliners of 2 Brown Sisters.
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