Handmade City Holiday returns to the Figge this Saturday! The indie craft show promotes handmade modern makers from the Midwest and features high quality and affordable gifts. This showcase is one of our favorite shopping events of the year that supports local artists. It's family friendly and free to attend! 

  Handmade City is just one of many events on the calendar at the Figge this week. Tonight catch the Heartland Marimba Festival members perform at the Holiday Spectacular Concert. After the show take part in the Annual Family Holiday Workshop to create your own gingerbread house!

  Catch more of the spirit of the season this weekend with the Quad City Symphony Orchestra: Winter Fun - Mozart and more! Enjoy a delightful blend of classic favorites played from the Adler stage including Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite and Mozart's Piano Concerto #21 with St. Ambrose professor Marian Lee.

Get all your super smart friends together and put your knowledge to the test for a good cause! Sign up for Trivia Night on Saturday at the Freight House, benefiting the Quad Cities Food Hub! It's eight players per table at $10 per person and the first place team takes home $160.

  Get lost in the music tonight with the fast-paced and soulful The Way Down Wanderers with Miles Over Mountains at the Redstone Room! And to help you keep you in the holiday spirit on Saturday, have a joyous and festive evening with Suzy Bogguss' Swingin' Little Christmas.

  2015 is coming to a close and its time to start looking to next year with a new calendar! These beautiful images in Art Meets the River captured by local artist Heidi Brandt show everything that makes living along the Mississippi River so spectacular. Plus a portion of the proceeds benefit local nonprofit, River Action. Order online today.

The downtown retailers are helping to make the holidays shine! As downtown Davenport continues its business boom, retailers are resurrecting the tradition of splashy holiday window displays. Read more at Davenport Today!

  The Parker Building has begun its evolution under Restoration St. Louis and passers-by can easily see the work progressing. The building is one of the anchors to the half-city block that will become the $60 million City Square. We couldn't be more excited about this project to bring on more downtown businesses and apartments!

For a complete list of the events this week and beyond, visit our event calendar.

Future Events:
12/10 - Holiday Member Dinner
12/12 - The Nutcracker

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