There's something to offer all music fans this week in Davenport. Jazz enthusiasts will enjoy a performance in the Redstone Room with Nick Colionne & Richard Elliot, country fans can catch Lee Brice at the Adler on Saturday and genre-defying acoustic act The Ballroom Thieves will end the weekend bill at RME!

  It's time to get your tweed on for the 3rd Annual Quad-Cities Tweed Ride! Registration begins at 10 am on Saturday at the Freight House. The ride includes tea and scones at Credit Island, twick or tweed in the Village of East Davenport and finishes with a traditional English fare at Mac's Tavern. If you can't find anything in your closet at home, check out the tweed collection at Trash Can Annie so you can ride in style.

  Excitement has been building Quad-City wide and beyond for the opening of Analog Arcade Bar. Friday, the wait is finally over! Analog offers a unique combination of the childhood fun of an arcade with a bar atmosphere. You will be in awe when you see what they've done to this historic space, let alone the 60-game selection on the floor. 21+ only!

  Shop, sip and mingle at L&D15 this weekend for their Saturday Night Social from 7 - 10 p.m. Immerse yourself in a unique retail experience and meet new people in a friendly, relaxed environment. Each Social features a different complimentary cocktail, this week's feature is a Blood Orange Martini! 

  A fantastic local collaboration has been brewing and Boetje's Barrel-Aged Mustard Stout is ready for tapping on Friday. Boetje's Mustard aged their famous mustard in a bourbon cask from Mississippi River Distilling Company and then Great River Brewery filled it to create a truly unique stout in very limited quantities. Get some this weekend before it's gone! 

  It's officially the time of year for our flower baskets to come down. The flowers had a great run and received a ton of publicity for beautifying our downtown. Big thanks to our Operations Manager, Ryan Jantzi and his crew for an exceptionally stunning season downtown.

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

Future Events:

Tannenbaum Forest Opens in the Amana Colonies - November 27-December 20, weekdays by appointment

AMANA, Iowa- Tannenbaum Forest in the Historic Amana Colonies. There is an authentic experience waiting for all ages during this holiday celebration, music, holiday goodies and FUN!

Welcome the winter season on November 27, with the Tannenbaum Forest opening ceremony at 5:30pm. This year's forest will feature Santa, St. Nick's Café, Reindeer, carolers, children's corner and gingerbread houses. Travel through our Forest and see over 40 Christmas trees, decorated by local businesses. A free-will donation of $3.00 is encouraged. Proceeds of the forest benefit The University of Iowa Children's Hospital.

Live performances in the Festhalle Barn featuring the Cindy Shadrick Voice Studio, will continue throughout the duration of the Tannenbaum Forest.

The Amana Colonies Celebrate the 30th Prelude to Christmas December 4-6, and Children's Music Weekend December 11-13.

The Tannenbaum Forest is open, weather permitting, each weekend November 27-December 20, with weekday openings available by appointment.

Prelude to Christmas in the Amana Colonies Celebrates 30 Years on Friday December 4, Saturday December 5, and Sunday December 6

AMANA, Iowa- Catch the holiday spirit and join us for our 30th Prelude to Christmas in the Historic Amana Colonies. There is an authentic experience waiting for all ages during this holiday celebration with music, holiday goodies and FUN!

Prelude to Christmas will kick off Friday, December 4th with weekend-long special events around the Seven Villages. Shop your way through our candle lit streets, and visit the Church Bazaar and Cookie Walk for a special one of a kind treat. See the Amana Heritage Museum's "A Glimpse of Christmas Past" to see how Christmas was celebrated during the Amana Colonies' communal times.

Our Tannenbaum Forest will feature over 40 Christmas trees, decorated by local businesses. Bid on your favorite holiday gift basket filled with specialty items from our shops while you listen to Christmas carols.  Don't forget to visit with Santa's and give him your Christmas list. Admittance to Tannenbaum Forest is free; a free-will donation is encouraged. Proceeds benefit the University of Iowa Children's Hospital.

Live performances in the Festhalle Barn including the Cindy Shadrick Voice Studio, Eastern Iowa Brass Band Quintet and the Riverbottom Ramblers, and will continue throughout the duration of Tannenbaum Forest (weekends Nov 27-Dec20).

Call the Amana Colonies Visitors Center to plan your escape today, 319-622-7622. For more information and full scheduling for Tannenbaum Forest and Prelude to Christmas in the Amana Colonies, visit festivalsinamana.com.

Join your favorite characters by dressing up, and enjoying a night of interactive creeps, mystery, fantasy & adventure. Fright Night in The District, a safe Halloween event, will be held Thursday,
October 29, 2015 from 5 to 8 p.m. in downtown Rock Island. Rock Island Parks and Recreation, Rock Island County Area Project, Martin Luther King, Jr. Center and The District are proud to
present this annual children's event.

Attendees will have the chance to trick or treat, parade in their costumes, check out some spooky interactive Halloween windows, play games, and much more! The first 600 children will each receive a free bag of goodies from the welcome table on Daiquiri Factory's deck. Fright Night is free to the public. Jeff James will be the live DJ, and there will be plenty of fun dance music from 5 to 8 p.m. There will also be a performance by the Metropolitan Youth Program Drum Corps & Drill Team at 5:30 p.m. Keep an eye out for many suspenseful surprises throughout the evening! If you are looking for dinner options Huckleberry's Pizza will be selling pizza by the slice, and all other downtown restaurants will offer full menu items.

Fright Night has a new and improved costume contest that means no registration and no lines. This change means there is more time for candy and fun. Surprise costume judging will take place on 2nd Avenue between the hours of 6:00 and 7:30 p.m. Judges will be looking for event participation, effort into costume and enthusiasm, positive attitude, and most of all...if you are having fun. Winners will be picked out of the crowd at random for prizes. Be prepared, you never know who is watching! Everyone is invited to participate in the Costume Parade starting at 6 p.m. The parade will begin at the Plaza Stage and continue down 2nd Avenue. All participants of the parade will receive a raffle ticket for prize bags, with raffle winners being announced at 6:30 p.m.

Several community agencies and downtown businesses will host activities and/or trick or treating. Children will receive an activity sheet that includes a map of the trick or treat locations at downtown businesses and other activities. The activity sheet will include a pumpkin scavenger hunt game. Participants may return their completed sheet at the goodie bag table and a special prize winner will be drawn from all the completed entries. All entries must be received by 7:30 p.m. and the lucky winner must be present to win.

Fright Night is made possible by the help of our contributors: WHBF, the Family Museum, Spellbound, & Hy-Vee.

For more information, please call The District at 309.788.6311 or visit www.ridistrict.com.

The Downtown Rock Island Arts & Entertainment District (The District) is a 501(c)6 not-for-profit organization established in 1992 by local downtown merchants. The District's mission is to establish and manage downtown Rock Island as a creative and innovative experience by focusing on the development of the arts and quality special event management. It features retail shops, excellent restaurants, live entertainment, dinner theater, art galleries and several entertainment venues. Rock Island is located on the Mississippi River, three hours west of Chicago in an area known as the Quad-Cities which straddles the river and the Illinois/Iowa border. It is at the intersection of Interstate highways 74, 88 and 80 and is served by Quad City International Airport in Moline, IL.

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