This Week in Downtown Davenport: 4/7 - 4/14/2016

Baseball season is finally here! Come celebrate with the River Bandits as they open another season at Modern Woodmen Park. There's nothing better than spending an afternoon in the best minor league ballpark in the country, cheering on our Bandits!

After your day at the ball field, head on over to the RiverCenter for the Churches United 3rd Annual Big Bacon Bonanza. This family event has vendors, tastings, music and bacon fun for all. Celebrity guest and Judge Diva Q will bring her BBQ expertise to help lead the judges to the big winner. 

Also this week at the RiverCenter, Gilda's Club presents Intimate Conversations with Donnie Wahlberg. Swoon! The Quad City Symphony Orchestra is hosting a fun day full of music and arts for the Family Music Carnival. Miss Iowa, Taylor Wiebers. will be on hand to sign autographs and perform "Let It Go" from Frozen. The Fun Zone activities include a musical instrument petting zoo, musical chairs, music trivia and more.

Endless Brews is holding its first-ever tap takeover and QC Launch Party for Odell Brewing Co. tonight! An employee-owned company and dominant force in the Colorado craft beer scene is coming to downtown Davenport. Endless Brews will feature eight of Odell's beers on tap, two brewery reps, plus tons of giveaways and good times.  

There's good reason to celebrate the start of the work week with Moeller Mondays beginning its permanent residency downtown at Daytrotter! Each Monday features new musicians ranging from up-and-coming acts to major bands - you never know who might show up! Speaking of our local music culture, Early Bird tickets went on sale this week for local music festival, River Roots Live. Snag a killer deal on weekend passes for just $15.  Get them now before they're gone!

Grab a slice of pizza at Falbo's and enjoy the live music at lunch this Friday with Tony Hoeppner. Celtic punk rock band, Flatfoot 56 plays the Redstone Room that night! There's a couple shows in the lineup we are jazzed about for next week - Sean Watkins on Thursday and on Friday, The David Mayfield Parade with the Velies!

Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Jennifer Nettles will be on the Adler stage NEXT week! CMT presents the "Next Women of Country" tour with special guests Brandy Clark, Lindsay Ell and Tara Thompson next Friday. Nettles has racked up over 22 million in worldwide record sales, amassing eight #1 hits and countless accolades and awards. 

Downtown development continues and the QC Times is giving us an inside look into the biggest of six residential projects that are under construction now. Buildings that were once the production facility of Gordon-Van Tine are being converted into 113 market-rate loft apartments complete with a rooftop swimming pool and boardwalk looking toward the river.  We can't wait to see this old factory come alive!