ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 6, 2026) — The Quad Cities Bicycle Club along with Quad City Arts, River Action, Rock Island Parks and Recreation, and countless friends of Dean and Deb Mathias crowdfunded a seven-piece sculpture surrounded by a pollinator garden in recognition of Mathias’s lasting contributions to the cycling community. The sculpture garden is permanently installed east of the parking lot located behind the stage, in the grassy area between the parking lot and the bluff, parallel

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 16, 2026) — The Putnam Museum and Science Center will officially launch its premier donor circle, the Putnam 1867 Society, during an exclusive cocktail reception, “Raise the Dinosaur,” held on the Lardner Balcony, at the Putnam Museum and Science Center, Thursday, April 23, 6PM.

MUSCATINE, IOWA (March 25, 2026) — The Muscatine Art Center invites the public to experience Muscatine and the Civil War, a powerful exhibition that brings the national conflict into sharp local focus while exploring how one river town was forever changed by war. Through letters, photographs, and deeply personal artifacts, visitors encounter the courage and sacrifice of Muscatine citizens who answered the call to serve.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (February 2, 2026) This February, the African American Museum of Iowa (AAMI) will host special programming in honor of Black History Month.

Throughout the month visitors can enjoy a pop-up exhibit made possible by the NAACP of Cedar Rapids.