BETTENDORF, IOWA (November 18, 2024) — Want to inspire students ages nine to fourteen and have a blast? Sign up to volunteer at one of the four, Quad City FIRST LEGO League Challenge qualifying events supporting nearly seventy teams at the John Deere World Headquarters or the Putnam Museum and Science Center.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (November 18, 2024) — Applications for Quad Cities Community Foundation scholarships are now open for 2025. Thanks to generous donors, local students can apply for more than seventy scholarship opportunities totaling over $600,000!

Applications are due by February 15, 2025, with recipients announced in May. Students are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 18, 2024) — The Iowa Motion Picture Association and Fridley Theatres are proud to announce a strategic partnership that will strengthen Iowa’s position in the future of the film industry and allow local filmmakers to have greater access to theatrical exhibition.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (November 16, 2024) — Kaleidoscope, Augustana College Art Department’s children’s-art program, will soon be moving to the Figge Art Museum. The Art Department has offered children’s-art classes for nearly 100 years, including 42 years under the title Kaleidoscope.

Kaleidoscope at the Figge will begin March 8. Registration information will be available in the near future at figgeartmuseum.org.