13 Jul From public sculpture to vibrant murals, the QC’s creative current comes alive
Downtown Rock Island recognizes and values the impact the arts have on our region and the work we do....
08 Sep New Orleans flair coming to Downtown Rock Island
Join River Music Experience, Downtown Rock Island and Bix Jazz Society for a FREE night of New Orleans jazz Saturday, Sept. 18, featuring the nationally recognized band Tuba Skinny! ...
18 Aug Student’s award-winning artwork becomes mural in Downtown Rock Island
An adaptation of a Rock Island teenager's award-winning artwork has transformed a blank wall in a Downtown Rock Island alleyway into a beautiful, thought-provoking mural....
15 Dec INSIDE THE ARTERY
You can’t go too far in downtown Rock Island without seeing The ARTery’s Carolyn Krueger at an arts event or finding out that she has helped create a scene that radiates outward from the quaint gallery space located at 1629...
15 Dec WINTER NIGHTS, WINTER LIGHTS
WORDS & PICTURESQuad City Botanical CenterPhotography by Trent Foltz The Quad City Botanical Center invites you to come and explore Winter Nights Winter Lights – a winter garden in bloom, in lights! This extraordinary light display features over 80,000 shimmering, glimmering,...
15 Sep DON’T MISS THE DETAILS OF DOWNTOWN
WORDS & PICTURES Erik Reader The historic streets of downtown Rock Island are lined with magnificent structures full of rich architectural details. Whether you are visiting for the very first time or are a long-time resident, take time to stop, look up,...
15 Sep STRONG FOUNDATION
WORDS & PICTURES Erik Reader Quietly perched in an unassuming third floor office in the Safety Building at 1800 3rd Avenue in downtown Rock Island sit two men overseeing four foundations that have had a philanthropic impact locally and throughout the region...
15 Sep PEOPLE MAKE THE PLACE
So much of the national conversation regarding downtown revitalization topics these days is centered around making places for people. It seems like a simple enough thought on the surface, however, somehow we have gotten so far away from that approach...
15 Jun LIBRARIES ROCK!
Peer pressure can be positive, too, so a number of Rock Island community partners are banding together to encourage everyone to read over summer by launching the Rock Town Reads "Show Us Your Book" social media campaign. Summer is an...
15 Jun Q&A Dylan Parker
One full year into his service as Alderman of the Fifth Ward, we caught up with the busy 29-year old who represents downtown and its historic near neighborhood areas. Now one year into your term as alderman, is it everything you...