28 Oct 2022

QC Botanical Center Not So Scary Halloween Walk

By Paige Underwood

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (October 11, 2022) — Dress up your little ghosts and goblins for a “Not So Scary” lighted-walk through the gardens after dark. Bring your flashlights and explore the nooks and crannies of the Sun Garden to search for spiders, bats, jack-o-lanterns, and toads as you wander down the darkened pathways. Get a glimpse of the Halloween train in our popular train garden. It’s not so scary in our gardens, making this event great for all ages.

26 Oct 2022

Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) Celebrates Grand Opening of Clinton Career Advancement Center

By Johnna Kerres

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 26, 2022) — Simmering soups, virtual welders, auto lifts, and more were on full display Monday evening as hundreds of people soaked in the sights, sounds, and smells of Eastern Iowa Community Colleges’ (EICC) brand new Clinton Career Advancement Center.

21 Oct 2022

Reading Challenge Celebration Returns to Moline Library

By Tess Hurt

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 21, 2022) — The Moline Public Library and Ascentra Credit Union are pleased to recognize Moline-Coal Valley School District’s first graders and students in mixed first-grade classes who completed the 2022 Grrreat Tiger Tales Reading Challenge. Awards ceremonies for the schools are scheduled 10:30AM-3:10PM, Saturday, November 5, at the Library.

21 Oct 2022

Speaking Truth to Power: NOW FREE

By German American Heritage Center and Museum

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 21, 2022) — Join us, free of charge, at the Figge Art Museum for this engaging and important dialogue with Dr Jud Newborn.

18 Oct 2022

Root 67 Development with Four New Businesses is Opening on October 20 in LeClaire

By Cindy Bruhn

LECLAIRE, IOWA (October 18, 2022) — This Thursday, October 20, 2022, Root 67 — a new retail development owned by Kimberly and Rodney Collier in LeClaire — is opening! Come check out the building housing Buttercupp Candles, Nest — A Modern General Store, Cody Rose Flower Company, and THE Collective (opening in November).

14 Oct 2022

Frieze Lecture Series Starts October 20

By Rock Island Public Library

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (October 14, 2022) — Fall Frieze Lectures, "Ideas That Changed Everything," with Augustana College. Celebrate our 150th year with other ideas that had big impacts on their time. Join us at 2PM, Thursday, October 20 and 27 and November 3 and 10, at our Downtown Library for free presentations by Augustana College professors.

14 Oct 2022

Inductees Recognized at The 31st Annual East Central Iowa, Northwestern Illinois AFL-CIO Hall of Fame Banquet

By Dan Gosa

BETTENDORF, IOWA (October 14, 2022) — The 31st Annual East Central Iowa Northwestern Illinois AFL-CIO Hall of Fame Banquet, hosted by the Quad City Federation of Labor, will be held on Saturday, October 15, 2022, at the Isle Casino Hotel, 1888 Isle Parkway, Bettendorf IA. Cocktail hour with a cash bar will be 5:30–6:45PM and the Vietnam Veterans Honor Guard 669 Rock Island Chapter will begin the banquet promptly at 7PM.

14 Oct 2022

German Fest Downtown Davenport October 14

By Jennifer Walker

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 14, 2022) — A new event in a newly-created space is coming to downtown Davenport. German Fest will be held 6–10PM, Friday, October 14, 2022, in Kaiserslautern Square (K-Square), 119 E 3rd St. The event is co-produced by the German American Heritage Center (GAHC) and Downtown Davenport Partnership (DDP).

13 Oct 2022

Celebrate the QC’s German Roots with the German American Heritage Center and Hauberg Estate

By German American Heritage Center and Museum

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 13, 2022) — Join us at the Hauberg Estate in Rock Island on Saturday, October 22, 2022, 12-9PM, for the Second Annual Oktoberfest Quad Cities! Kids activities offered starting at 12PM and various games like keg-bowling and pretzel-toss offered throughout the day. Ceremonial keg tapping at 4PM. Live music with Die Musikmeisters 4:30-8:30PM. Food, beer, and souvenir mugs will be available for purchase.

10 Oct 2022

Cinch World’s Toughest Rodeo, February 25-26

By Stephani Nagle

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 10, 2022) — It’s Rodeo Time, Moline! Cinch World’s Toughest Rodeo returns to Vibrant Arena February 25–26, 2023.  Rodeo fans can expect a trifecta of fun with action, entertainment, and intense competition on the menu. Plan to witness a Battle to the Finish as the world’s toughest cowboys are "in it to win it" in their mission to be crowned ProRodeo’s World Champion.

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