With America's National Park Service now in existence for more than a century, former President Herbert Hoover's contributions to its continued development and massive success will be explored in a March 17 presentation held as part of the Davenport Public Library's virtual 3rd Thursday at Hoover's Presidential Library & Museum programming, with park ranger Jenny Cripe Davis treating virtual participants to the informative program The Progression of America's National Parks.

The University of Dubuque's 2021-22 Performing Arts Series continues in magical style on March 11 with the Heritage Center arrival of internationally touring illusionist Mike Super, the gifted performer from Penn & Teller: Fool Us who remains the only magician in U.S. history to win a live magic competition on prime-time network television.

After an incredible 72-year wait, the 1950 Federal Census will finally be released on April 1. And three weeks earlier, on March 10, the Davenport Public Library and presenters Anne Thomas and Karen O'Connor will explore the significance of its release in the presentation Making Sense of the Census: 1950, providing a historical overview and detailing what information the 1950 census could potentially provide for your family's history.

Designed for all ages interested in health, fitness, and athletic performance, the 2022 Quad City Fit Fest will be held at East Moline's Bend XPO on February 27 and 27, the eagerly anticipated two-day event boasting vendors, activities, demonstrations, speakers, and a number of special guest visitors, among them Billy Blanks Jr. of the worldwide phenomenon Dance It Out.