ROCK ISLANDM, ILLINOIS (June 3, 2025) — In celebration of 120 years, RA Jones is hosting an Open House on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 1-4PM. The ribbon-cutting will take place at 2:00 PM. They are located at 807 W Kimberly Rd in Davenport, Iowa
ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (June 3, 2025) — Illinois Casualty Company will host a ribbon cutting to celebrate their 75th Anniversary on Thursday, June 26, 2025, 5:30PM, with their celebration taking place 5-8PM. They are located in downtown Rock Island at 225 20th Street, kitty-corner from Fort Armstrong.
DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 2, 2025) — The annual bi-state Red, White, and Boom! will be held on July 3, 2025. Family-friendly activities will take place that evening in downtown Davenport and Rock Island. At 9:30PM, fireworks will be shot, in sync to music broadcast on 97X, from two barges in the middle of the Mississippi River.
BETTENDORF, IOWA (June 2, 2025) — Following a successful May session, local AI strategist and entrepreneur Jackie Celske is back with the second installment of her women-centered AI series, the AI Boss Babe Bootcamp. On Wednesday, June 18, Celske will lead Workshop 2: AI in Action — Build Your Own AI Assistant, a live, in-person event where women will learn how to create their own Custom GPTs using ChatGPT.
ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 27, 2025) — The YWCA Quad Cities Early Learning Academy is hosting a prom for its preschool graduates, Class of 2025.
The class of fifteen is invited to come with a grown-up and dance the afternoon away on Saturday, May 31, 2-4PM.
This special event will feature a red-carpet entrance, lively music, a picture station, and delicious snacks, creating a fun and memorable send-off before the students head into kindergarten this fall.
BETTENDORF, IOWA (May 27, 2025) — Kimball and Beecher Family Dentistry will host a ribbon-cutting and open house on Thursday, July 31, 2025, 3:30PM. The open house is 3-5PM. They are located at 3520 Utica Ridge Rd, Bettendorf, Iowa.
MOLINE, ILLINOIS (May 23, 2025) — Hampton Inn and Suites Moline — Quad Cities International Airport will host a ribbon-cutting to celebrate their renovation and grand reopening on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 4PM. The hotel is located at 2450 69th Avenue in Moline, Illinois.
ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 23, 2025) — Please join us at the Rock Island Public Library Foundation’s Food for Thought fundraiser on June 12 at Hauberg’s Carriage House. Enjoy hors d'oeuvres prepared by local chefs, complimentary beer, and cash bar. Bid on silent auction items, try our mystery coffee/tea pull, and catch up with your fellow library lovers!
If you haven't been to the Hauberg Carriage House, you are in for a treat!
DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 21, 2025) — Downtown Davenport Partnership (DDP) is on the verge of unveiling a major placemaking enhancement to the Emerson Place corridor featuring decorative lighting and permanent steel archways, knitting the neighborhood together and recognizing its historic roots as Motor Row and Bucktown.
Now, the final phase of the beautification is nearly complete with the installation of decorative steel archways and ambient string lighting.
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