Think you can solve a murder mystery? Test your skills at Me & Billy tomorrow night when Gallery 114 and The Murder Mystery Company present Not So Black and White: An Art and Murder Mystery Show. This incredibly suspenseful event gives you the opportunity to peruse the works of artist Regan Hatfield while enjoying food, prizes, and a cash bar. What a way to start the weekend!
Bob Marley fans, make your way to River Music Experience tonight for the Bob Marley Tribute featuring Natty Nation and Two Peace. Enjoy a show full of infectious energy and dubtastic jams. Tomorrow, start your weekend off with a mix of pop/folk/Americana when Miles Nielsen & the Rusted Hearts and Chicago Farmer take the Redstone Room stage. Gear up for some jazz on Sunday when Third Sunday Jazz presents Frank Wilkins & Semenya McCord. Come hear the hottest jazz in the QC.
Looking to improve your watercolor skills?  Satisfy your artistic muse in their casual and informative Watercolor class tonight and every Thursday until March 20 at the Figge. Then, free up your calendar Saturday for FREE Family Day! Did we mention there will be not just one, but TWO new exhibits to explore?   Browse the work of local elementary school students featured in the Young Artists at the Figge Muscatine Exhibition, or travel back in time as you analyze the skillful art found in the Roman Glass Works Exhibition.
 Discover the exciting process of preparing your own fiber for felting and spinning this weekend at the Quad Cities Food Hub. Participate in their first Value Added Fiber Series Fiber Preparation Class for unique tips and tricks to fiber processing. Bring your seeds along for the Seed Exchange taking place at the Food Hub Saturday, too.
 Do you consider yourself an outgoing, hard-working, fun-loving, friendly person? Modern Woodmen Park's food and beverage provider wants you as an employee.   Main Street Amusements and Professional Sports Catering is hosting a Job Fair at Modern Woodmen Park Saturday to find employees that will be a part of a team that will help make another memorable season for ballpark guests.  Auditions for the National Anthem singers will also be held on Saturday at Modern Woodmen Park.
 Monday marks the start of Quad Cities Restaurant Week organized by the Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau! Talented chefs around the QC have created special fixed price menus to showcase their unique cuisine for lunch or dinner. Check out special deals at Hotel Blackhawk, Brady Street Chop House, Front Street Brewery, and other local restaurants!
See you downtown!

This Week's Events: February 20 - 26


Thursday, February 20
Bob Marley Tribute featuring Natty Nation and Two Peace
Where: River Music Experience, Redstone Room
Time: Doors 7:00 p.m. / Show 8:00 p.m.
Price: $8
Bucktown Center for the Arts
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Price: FREE
Class: Watercolor - all levels
Where: Figge Art Museum
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Price: $80/Member; $90/Non-Member
Drop-In Hockey (Adult)
Where: River's Edge
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Price: $10
Gallery Talk: Landscape
Where: Figge Art Museum
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with membership
Group Guitar 101
Where: River Music Experience, Basement Studio
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Price: Friends of RME $15, Non-Members $20
Member Reception: Landscape
Where: Figge Art Museum
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with Membership
Recording & Audio Engineering Workshop
Where: River Music Experience, Sound Lab
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Price: $50/Class
Registration Deadline: Art and Life in Africa Trip
Where: Figge Art Museum
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Price: $35/Members; $45/Non-Members
River's Edge Monthly Ice Schedule
Discover dozens of sporting events at River's Edge!
Follow the links below to see the complete ice and turf shedule for the month.
Thursdays at the Figge
Where: Figge Art Museum
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Price: FREE
Wine-tini Thursdays
Where: Barrel House 211
Time: 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Price: 1/2 Price Bottles of Wine and 1/2 Price Martinis
Friday, February 21

 

Brewery Tours

Where: Great River Brewery

Time: 6:00 p.m

Price: N/A

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Bucktown Center for the Arts
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Price: FREE
Great River High School Show Choir Invitational
Where: Adler Theatre
Time: 4:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Price: $8 for adults, $5 for students and seniors

Lee Blackmon
Where: Rhythm City Casino
Time: 8:00 p.m. - Midnight
Price: FREE

Live Lunch with Mo Carter
Where: River Music Experience, Community Stage
Time: Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Price: FREE
Live Music: Killian Moore
Where: Barrel House 211
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Price: FREE

Midnight Multiplier

Where: Rhythm City Casino

Time: Midnight - 4:00 a.m.

Price: FREE

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Miles Nielsen & The Rusted Hearts and Chicago Farmer
Where: River Music Experience, Redstone Room
Time: Doors 7:30 p.m. / Show 8:30 p.m.
Price: $10

Not So Black and White: An Art and Murder Mystery Show
Where: Me & Billy
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Price: $30/adult, $50/couple, $20/student

Public Skate
Where: River's Edge
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Price: $5 and up

Rock the Pit

Where: Rhythm City Casino

Time: 8:00 p.m.

Price: FREE
Website

Saturday, February 22

 

The Blacklist: 100 Laughs Show

Where: Freight House

Time: 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Price: $8 in adv., $10 at the door

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The Blacklist: Shots N Giggles

Where: Freight House

Time: 9:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.

Price: $10 in adv., $12 at the door

Website

 

Brewery Tours

Where: Great River Brewery
Time: Noon, 1:00 p.m, 2:00 p.m, 3:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m.
Price: N/A

 

Bucktown Center for the Arts

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Community Drum Circle

Where: River Music Experience, Admissions Area

Time: 10:30 a.m.

Price: $5 for Adults; $2.50 for Children 12 and Under

Website

 

DJ KT

Where: Barrel House 211

Time: 9:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Eagle Watching

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Exhibition: College Invitational

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with membership

Website

 

Exhibiton: Corn Zone

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with membership

Website

 

Exhibition: Katja Loher: Videoplanet - Orchestra

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with membership

Website

 

Exhibition: Kautz Farms: A Living Legacy
Where: German American Heritage Center
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Price: Museum Admission ($5 or less), or FREE with membership

 

Exhibition: Kids Design Glass

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with membership

Website

 

Exhibition: Landscape: Ingalena Klenell and Beth Lipman

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with membership

Website

 

Exhibition Opens: Roman Glass Works

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with membership

Website

 

Exhibition: The Virgin Mary in Art

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with membership

Website

 

Exhibition: The World of Metal and Mechanical Dolls
Where: German American Heritage Center
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Price: Museum Admission ($5 or less), or FREE with membership
Exhbition Opens: Young Artists at the Figge Muscatine
Where: Figge Art Museum
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Price: Free Admission

 

Fiber Preparation Class

Where: QC Food Hub

Time: 10:00 a.m. - Noon

Price: $10

Website

 

Flat Screen Frenzy

Where: Rhythm City Casino

Time: 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Website

 

Free Family Day

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Freight House Farmers Market

Where: Freight House Farmer's Market

Time: 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Great River High School Show Choir Invitational

Where: Adler Theatre

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Price: $12 for adults; $5 for students and seniors

Website

 

Job Fair and National Anthem Auditions

Where: Modern Woodmen Park

Time: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Left4Dead with Drama Major and As Big as a Mouse

Where: River Music Experience, Redstone Room

Time: 7:00 p.m. / 8:00 p.m.

Price: $5

Website

 

Midnight Multiplier

Where: Rhythm City Casino

Time: Midnight - 4:00 a.m.

Price: FREE

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Pick Your President
Where: Rhythm City Casino
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Public Skate
Where: River's Edge
Time: 2:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.; 6:45 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Price: $5 and Up
Website
River City 6
Where: Rhythm City Casino
Time: 8:00 p.m. - Midnight
Price: FREE

Rock the Pit

Where: Rhythm City Casino

Time: 8:00 p.m.

Price: FREE
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Seed Exchange

Where: QC Food Hub

Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Tour: Kids Design Glass

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 1:30 p.m.

Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with memebership

Website

 

Tour: Roman Glass Works

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 1:30 p.m.

Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with membership

Website

 

Sunday, February 23

 

$2,000 Top 40 Slot Tournament

Where: Rhythm City Casino

Time: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Price: FREE

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Davenport Parks and Rec Daddy Daughter Dance
Where: RiverCenter
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Price: $19.20/resident & $24/non-resident; $38.40/resident couple & $48/non-resident couple
Drop-In Hockey (Adult)
Where: River's Edge
Time: 9:30 p.m. - 10:45 p.m.
Price: $10
Early Immigrant Cabins with Paul Cutting
Where: German American Heritage Center
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Price: Museum Admission ($5 or less), or FREE with membership

Public Skate

Where: River's Edge

Time: 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Price: $5 and Up

Website

 

Reception: Young Artists at the Figge Muscatine

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 12:30 p.m.

Price: FREE for student artists, teachers, family & friends

Website

 

Sunday Jazz Brunch at Bix Bistro

Where: Blackhawk Hotel

Time: 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

Price: Adults - $17.95 and Kids - $8.95

Website

 

Sunday Live Jazz

Where: Brady St. Chop House

Time: 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Third Sunday Jazz presents Frank Wilkins & Semenya McCord

Where: River Music Experience, Redstone Room

Time: Workshop 3:00 p.m. / Doors 5:30 p.m. / Show 6:00 p.m.

Price: $10 or $15 for reserved seating

Website

 

Tour: Haitian Connection

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 1:30 p.m.

Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with membership

Website

Monday, February 24

Mexican Monday

Where: Barrel House 211

Time: 4:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Price: $3 Margaritas and $6 Tacos

Website

 

Nifty 50's

Where: Rhythm City Casino

Time: 8:00 a.m. - Noon and 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Price: FREE

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Public Skate

Where: River's Edge

Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Price: $5 and Up

Website

Tuesday, February 25

 

Acoustic Music Club

Where: River Music Experience, Admissions Area

Time: 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Class: Lampwork Beads- Beg/Int

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Price: $160/members; $170/non-members

Website

 

Drop-In Hockey (Adult)

Where: River's Edge, Ice

Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Price: $10

Website

 

Freight House Farmers Market
Where: Freight House Building and Parking Lot
Time: 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Price: FREE

 

It's Firkin Tuesday!

Where: Barrel House 211

Time: 4:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Price: $3 Burger Baskets

Website

Mandolin Junction
Where: River Music Experience, Community Stage
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Price: FREE

Open Jam Session

Where: Brady Street Pub

Time: 8:00 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Wednesday, February 26

 

$1500 Weekday Winning Slot Tourney

Where: Rhythm City Casino

Time: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Price: 100 points/entry; 10 entries max/guest

Website

 

Acoustic Open Mic Night

Where: River Music Experience, Community Stage

Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Attack of the Casks

Where: Great River Brewery

Time: 5:00p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Price: N/A

Bucktown Center for the Arts
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Price: FREE
Website

Drop-In Hockey (Adult)
Where: River's Edge
Time: 9:30 p.m. - 10:45 p.m.
Price: $10
Needle Felting for Beginners Class
Where: QC Food Hub
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Price: $15

Nifty 50's
Where: Rhythm City Casino

Time: 8:00 a.m. - Noon and 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

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Public Skate

Where: River's Edge

Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Price: $5 and Up

Website

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