The Mississippi Valley Blues Festival celebrates its 30th annual festival on July 3-5 with an all-star line-up of a variety of blues legends and up-and-coming stars. More than 10,000 festival enthusiasts are expected to partake in the three days of fun, food, and great music on the banks of the Mississippi River in Davenport, Iowa. The Mississippi Valley Blues Festival is considered one of the top five blues festivals in this country and one of the top twenty in the world.

Almost 20 PGA Tour winners and more than a dozen British Open contestants have committed to play in the PGA TOUR's John Deere Classic on July 7-13, 2014, at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill. Tickets for the John Deere Classic are available at johndeereclassic.com or by calling 800-336-4655. Free admission will be offered for professional practice rounds on Monday, July 7th and Tuesday, July 8th. The annual John Deere Classic pro-am is set for Wednesday, July 9th with both morning and afternoon tee times. The tournament itself runs Thursday through Sunday, July 10-13.

The Quad City Rockfest on July 19 will offer seven bands and eight hours of music 3-11 p.m. in and outside the iWireless Center in downtown Moline. The arena is teaming up with MetroLink and the city of Moline to host Rockfest, featuring Night Ranger and Firehouse, with bands inside the iWireless Center and on top of the MetroLink parking garage. There will be food, beverages, other vendors and contests!

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