02 Aug 2022

Premiere “Ride the Cyclone” at The Black Box Theatre

By Black Box Theatre

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (August 2, 2022) — “Ride the Cyclone” is here. The area premiere of the quirky musical takes a bow on August 11 at the downtown Moline theatre. “In this hilarious and outlandish story, the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a roller-coaster. When they awake in limbo, a mechanical fortune-teller invites each to tell a story to win a prize like no other — the chance to return to life.”

02 Aug 2022

Frankly Speaking About Cancer: Metastatic Breast Cancer

By Kelly Craft

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 2, 2022) — Gilda’s Club is hosting a free educational workshop entitled “Frankly Speaking About Cancer: Metastatic Breast Cancer” for anyone impacted by cancer on Tuesday, August 23, 2022, 6-7:30PM, with dinner starting at 5:30 at Gilda’s Club Quad Cities Davenport Clubhouse, located at 1351 W Central Park Ave, Suite 200, Davenport, Iowa, 52804.

02 Aug 2022

With Monmouth College School Year Set to Begin, Rebranded “Highlander Hub” Space Will Serve Students

By Duane Bonifer

Monmouth College senior and Stockdale Fellow Grace Simpson, left, and 2019 graduate Elizabeth Smith have helped get the rebranded Highlander Hub location ready for the students who will arrive on campus later this month

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (August 2, 2022) — A project that started with Monmouth College's chaplain office prior to the pandemic is now in the capable hands of the school's Stockdale Fellows leadership program.

02 Aug 2022

Central College Awarded IDEAS Grant to Build Study-Abroad Capacity

By Jeanette Budding

PELLA, IOWA (August 2, 2022) — Central College has been awarded a $35,000 grant from the US Department of State's Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for US Students (IDEAS) Program.

Central is one of 44 colleges and universities across the United States and the only college in Iowa to receive the IDEAS grant to create, expand and/or diversify American student mobility overseas in support of US foreign policy goals.

02 Aug 2022

QCSportsNet To Host Play-by-Play Workshop Sunday, August 5

By Ken Jacoby

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (August 2, 2022) — QCSportsNet.com, the Quad Cities’ provider of live high-school sports play-by-play and Quad City Storm professional hockey, will host a Play-by-Play Workshop this Sunday, August 7, 12-4PM, at Rooster’s Sports Bar and Grill, 2130 3rd Avenue, Rock Island.

01 Aug 2022

Quad City Symphony Orchestra Welcomes Kim Busic as Violin/Viola Teaching Artist

By Quad City Symphony Orchestra

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 1, 2022) The Quad City Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce the appointment of Kim Busic as Violin/Viola Teaching Artist. Busic will be serving as an instructor for QCSO’s private lesson program, the Suzuki-inspired group lesson program, and as a string specialist for the Quad City Symphony Youth Ensembles.

01 Aug 2022

Storytime with WQPT at the Davenport Library

By Brittany Peacock

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 1, 2022) — WQPT will be taking over Storytime on Tuesday, August 9, Eastern, 10AM.

Join us at Eastern as WQPT takes over this week's storytime! The theme is Summer of Possibilities!

Children will hear a story and participate in a hands-on activity. Each child will receive a PBS Kids Summer Activity book and a calendar inspiring their curiosity each day throughout the summer. Best for ages three to eight.

01 Aug 2022

Monmouth College's Class of 2021 had 98% Outcomes Rate in Jobs or Grad School

By Duane Bonifer

Kensey Arlt was one of the members of the Monmouth College Class of 2021 who took time out on their graduation day to write down their "first destination" after Monmouth. Arlt had a job secured in professional soccer, and she has since stepped up to the big leagues in that sport, working for DC United in Major League Soccer

01 Aug 2022

Corridor Business Journal Announces 2022 Coolest Places to Work

By Jenni Hatz

NORTH LIBERTY, IOWA (August 1, 2022) — The Corridor Business Journal announces its 2022 Coolest Places to Work.

These 24 companies, honored for creating engaging and rewarding work environments, will be recognized at an Aug. 31 awards banquet and featured in the Sept. 12 issue of the weekly Corridor Business Journal.

01 Aug 2022

Telescopes and Games at the Davenport Eastern Library

By Brittany Peacock

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 1, 2022) — The Davenport Public Library will be hosting the Popular Astronomy Club for a program on Friday, August 5, Eastern, 8:30PM.

The Popular Astronomy Club will visit the Eastern Avenue Branch on Friday, August 5, for a night sky-viewing event. This outdoor event will begin at 8:45 p.m. and run through (at least) 10PM.

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