09
Apr
2015
Former Good Morning America host, Joan Lunden, speaks at the RiverCenter tomorrow during the Gilda's Club Annual Fundraiser presented by Genesis Cancer Care Institute. Join this award-winning journalist, motivational speaker, successful entrepreneur, and mom of seven as she brings insight to top issues in America. For fun of a very different kind on Saturday, you'll find unlimited beer samples, a commemorative glass, live entertainment, and tons o' bacon at the RiverCenter during the Bacon & Beer Festival!
Right next door, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra performs Masterworks VI at the Adler on Saturday. With the help of multiple choirs, this performance highlights Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 and Schoenber's Friede auf Erden. Be sure to get your tickets for Ballet Quad Cities': The Sleeping Beauty next Saturday and Jersey Boys April 21 - 26 while you're there.
The smell of hot dogs, popcorn, and springtime fill the air this weekend as the Quad Cities River Bandits celebrate their Opening Day! Kick-off the 2015 baseball season the right way by cheering the Bandits to a win on Sunday. If you can't make it Sunday, have no fear! The Bandits will also be home Monday and Tuesday
What do you get when you fuse together jazz, classical, bluegrass, southern rock, and Indian ragas? The Galactic Cowboy Orchestra! Hear how they combine these sounds with their own original style Saturday at River Music Experience. Singer/songwriter Mason Jennings also returns to the Redstone Room tomorrow performing a show of rugged, acoustic-guitar-driven indie-folk.
Whether you're looking to paint your own piece or peruse the works of others, there are plenty of resources downtown to get your art fix in. Create a masterpiece of your own by participating in Vino van Gogh or classes at Re-Cre8 Studio. Support local artists by exploring works at Art on Third or Bucktown Center for the Arts. Don't forget to swing by the Figge Art Museum and German American Heritage Center for their many exhibits open now, too.
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