27 Sep 2021

Fully Free Campaign Launches Quad Cities chapter

By Mary McNeil

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (September 27, 2021) — Human-rights advocates across the Quad Cities are meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, September 28, at the Project NOW Moline office (711 4th Ave), 11AM, to form a new chapter of a state-wide coalition whose mission is to end permanent punishments. The local group is joining with Fully Free, a state-wide, multi-year effort to end the hundreds of Illinois laws and sanctions that bar people with records from achie

24 Sep 2021

“Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools” Movie and Discussion at the Davenport Public Library

By Brittany Peacock

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 24, 2021) — Join the Davenport Civil Rights Commission and the Davenport Public Library for a showing of “Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools” at the Main Library (321 N Main St) on Wednesday, October 6, 5:30PM. A discussion will take place after the movie.

23 Sep 2021

Sisterly Advice at the Davenport Public Library

By Brittany Peacock

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 23, 2021) — NormaLeah's Sisterly Advice is an “empowerment session” educating women and those who love them about ovarian cancer and its genetic link to other cancers.

23 Sep 2021

Eerie Quad Cities: Strange and Unusual Tales from the Quad Cities Area at the Davenport Public Library

By Brittany Peacock

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 23, 2021) — Join authors Michael McCarty and John Brassard Jr on Saturday, October 2, 2PM, at the Fairmount Street Library (3000 N Fairmount St) or virtually for a talk about the haunted history of the Quad Cities.

23 Sep 2021

DIY Hard Cider at the Davenport Public Library

By Brittany Peacock

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 23, 2021) — Outdoor homebrewing season may be over, but there are plenty of apples in the orchard. Making your own hard cider takes a fraction of the time and effort. We welcome the MUGZ Club for a hands-on demonstration on Monday, October 4, 6:30PM, at the Eastern Ave Library (6000 Eastern Ave).

17 Sep 2021

River Bandits Announce Genesis Healthcare Heroes’ Day

By Kyle Kercheval

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 17, 2021) — The Quad Cities River Bandits are again saluting front-line health-care workers in our community for their outstanding work over the course of the last twenty months as our community deals with the ongoing pandemic.

17 Sep 2021

Halloween Disco Party at the Club! October 21 and 22/Ballet Quad Cities

By Ballet Quad Cities

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (September 17, 2021) — Catch the energy and movement of the ‘70s and disco at the club! Thirteen professional dancers are transforming The Outing Club and bringing electric performances inspired by the legendary era. Celebrate with cocktails and dinner while enjoying the nightclub vibe with the dancer’s dozen. Bring your boogie shoes, too, because the best dressed at the club will be taking home prizes. Go-go boots never looked so good!

17 Sep 2021

SaSS: Saturday Short Stories at the Davenport Public Library

By Brittany Peacock

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 17, 2021) — Introducing Davenport Library's newest book club: SaSS! One Saturday a month we will meet to read short stories written within the last decade by a variety of diverse authors. On October 9, 10AM, we will discuss "Black-Eyed Women" by Viet Thanh Nguyen (2017). Copies of the story are available at all Davenport Libraries.

15 Sep 2021

A Party for the Acceptance of Individuals with Down syndrome: GiGi’s Playhouse Quad Cities to Host Annual “i have a Voice” Gala

By Pam Lynch

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 15, 2021) — GiGi’s Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Centers will hold its annual celebration of acceptance at the 2021 “i have a Voice” Gala. This year they are celebrating ten years of supporting the voices of individuals with Down syndrome right here in the Quad Cities as the local Playhouse turns ten on October 1.

15 Sep 2021

Snipe-Hunts and Moonlit Hikes: Iowa’s Segregated Summer Camps for Youth, 1925-1950, at the Davenport Public Library

By Brittany Peacock

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 15, 2021) — Join us Tuesday, September 21, 6:30PM, as Dr Sarah J Eikleberry discusses Iowa's “Segregated Summer Camps for Youth from 1925-1950”. Black middle-class reformers and professionals worked to create and safeguard childhood experiences in Iowa during the American Interwar era.

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