ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 22, 2023) — The Quad City Botanical Center is excited to announce the exhibit opening of “Plants of the World: People Behind the Plants” on Friday, May 26, 2023.

DUBUQUE, IOWA (May 15, 2023) — The Driftless Region Scenic Art Loop proudly announces that five artists will participate in Voices Studio’s Grand Opening Celebration. The event will showcase creations of Jenna Lueck of Balltown, Iowa; Rebecca Jayne Hennessey of Guttenberg, Iowa; Laura Larabee of Monticello, Iowa; Ben Brummerhop of Mineral Point, Wisconsin and Kathyrn Baxa of Galena, Illinois.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 12, 2023) — The Putnam Museum and Science Center is excited to welcome Dr Marcus Eriksen and the traveling exhibit JUNKraft. This exhibit examines the issue of global plastic pollution within our oceans. More than 171 trillion pieces of plastic can be found floating on the surface of the ocean. Over 1,200 species worldwide are affected by plastic pollution through ingestion and entanglement.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (May 2, 2023) — Local QCA writer David Hankins is a winner in the L Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest and was honored along with eleven other winning writers and twelve winning artists at the Taglyan Complex in Hollywood, California, April 28.  His story, "Death and the Taxman," is illustrated by Sarah Morrison of Malden, Massachusetts who is an Illustrators of the Future winner herself.