Join your host Andrew King as he quizzes three contestants (two comedians and one civilian) in a series of jeopardy-esque trivia. The contestants must answer in the form of "The fuck?". In place of a buzzer each contestant will have...
Theatre of the Macabre - A Terrifying Haunted Mansion Experience Opening Night Saturday, September 28th. Doors open at 7pm 2019 Haunt Schedule Sept 28 & Sept 29 October 4,5,6, 11,12,13, 18,19,20, 25,26,27 Halloween Night Oct 31 November 1 & 2...
Casual discussion over drinks at the amazing Rozz-Tox. Speak, listen and enjoy! What is law, as a concept and within American institutions, e.g. congress and the Supreme Court(s)? How is law shaped, i.e. what influences legislation and how does legal...
Free and fun event for adults. Tune into your crafty side and create a book pumpkin centerpiece from recycled books. Registration required. See library website (link in get tickets) or call library at 309-732-READ.
Circa '21 favorite Robert Shaw returns to Circa '21 in HOW GREAT THOU ART: THE GOSPEL MUSIC OF ELVIS PRESLEY for two shows on October 3. From the earliest days of his boyhood until his untimely death, gospel music always...
Circa '21 favorite Robert Shaw returns to Circa '21 in HOW GREAT THOU ART: THE GOSPEL MUSIC OF ELVIS PRESLEY for two shows on October 3. From the earliest days of his boyhood until his untimely death, gospel music always...
Art Opening Reception Laura Heath free & open ​17:00 - 19:00 lauraheathphotography.com
The Greatest Movie Musical Of All Time! Tap your toes and sing along in this splashy adaptation of the celebrated and beloved film. The "Greatest Movie Musical of All Time" is faithfully and lovingly adapted by Broadway legends, Betty Comden...
Pollinators (record release show) | pollinators.bandcamp.com Dark Family | darkfamily666.bandcamp.com Aqualife | aqualife.bandcamp.com $5 cover ​19:00 doors | 20:00 show
The 2F Project is an Illinois-QC startup nonprofit with a focus on cultural enrichment, education, and community-building. Executive Director Aubrey Barnes is hosting 2F's first fundraiser in conjunction with spoken word series Roaring Rhetoric. Performers include: Styles Dim Dallas Whitefield...
Theatre of the Macabre - A Terrifying Haunted Mansion Experience Opening Night Saturday, September 28th. Doors open at 7pm 2019 Haunt Schedule Sept 28 & Sept 29 October 4,5,6, 11,12,13, 18,19,20, 25,26,27 Halloween Night Oct 31 November 1 & 2...
Bring a bag of old clothes, hats, and accessories to the gardens and create a scarecrow or harvest goddess to decorate Botanical Center gardens. All scarecrows will stay in the gardens and be on display in October as part of...
Theatre of the Macabre - A Terrifying Haunted Mansion Experience Opening Night Saturday, September 28th. Doors open at 7pm 2019 Haunt Schedule Sept 28 & Sept 29 October 4,5,6, 11,12,13, 18,19,20, 25,26,27 Halloween Night Oct 31 November 1 & 2...
Have you read Forty Autumns by Nina Willner? If so, why not add your insights at this month's discussion?
Use all of your senses with hands-on art. We will enjoy a story and several art projects. For ages 0 - 5 with a caregiver. (Please note that this event was originally listed as occurring at 30/31. Due to space and...
Spider plants and spiders are not scary, but are amazing living things. Learn about spiders and spider plants at KinderNature. Learn how to best care for spider plants and color your own idea of a spider plant during craft time....
Free afterschool computer science for girls in Grades 6 through 12. Learn by exploring your own interests. No computer or previous experience needed!
A historian from the Army Sustainment Command will walk attendees through a history of World War II in this 10 part series. The Philippine Campaign/Battles of Leyte and Luzon will be presented.
Shock House goes Total Black Out !!! Not a new concept but done in our own way.... Upon arriving each group (NOT each person) is given ONE glow stick., the group enters Shock House in total darkness where monsters and...
Family Bingo Night. Come play a fun family game of Bingo for candy prizes.  Free fun at the library for all ages, under 6 must have an adult present.
Trivia Night with Mister Trivia Have a mind like a steel trap? Enjoy bits of random information? Enjoy a fun night testing your knowledge with Quad-City favorite Mister Trivia! ​ ​ Oct. 10, Nov. 21 Doors 5 pm, Trivia 6...
Quad City Arts, Midcoast Fine Arts, DeSoto Arts, Shoppes on 2nd, NormaLeah and The ARTery are proud to present Rock Island's biggest art event: ROCK THE ARTS! Attendees to Rock the ARTs can pick up discount coupons to participating Rock...
Manny Lopez and his 13 piece big band will be performing all your favorites from such legendary artists as Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Henry Mancini, and Stan Kenton, just to name a few! Held the second Friday of every month. Lighter...
Dress up your little ghosts and goblins for our annual Not So Scary Halloween Walk. Bring your flashlights and explore the nooks and crannies of the Sun Garden – search for spiders, bats, jack-o-lanterns and toads as you wander down...
Theatre of the Macabre - A Terrifying Haunted Mansion Experience Opening Night Saturday, September 28th. Doors open at 7pm 2019 Haunt Schedule Sept 28 & Sept 29 October 4,5,6, 11,12,13, 18,19,20, 25,26,27 Halloween Night Oct 31 November 1 & 2...
0.5k beer & donut run: the 'race' for the rest of us The Rock Island Parks & Recreation Department along with Bent River Brewing Company, presents the 2nd Annual 80's Themed: 0.5k Beer & Donut Run benefiting Youth Recreation in...
Theatre of the Macabre - A Terrifying Haunted Mansion Experience Opening Night Saturday, September 28th. Doors open at 7pm 2019 Haunt Schedule Sept 28 & Sept 29 October 4,5,6, 11,12,13, 18,19,20, 25,26,27 Halloween Night Oct 31 November 1 & 2...
The Best of Burlesque! Enjoy a night of striptease, comedy, and beautiful women with Bottoms Up Burlesque! Must be 18 or older to attend. ​ Oct. 12 Doors 7 pm, Show 8 pm Tickets $20 in advance/$25 the day of...
This family-friendly market will take place from 12-4 pm in the parking lot of Skeleton Key Art and Antiques at 520 18th Street, Rock Island, and will repeat on the second Sunday of each month through October. Admission to the...
Your dog is welcome to spend the afternoon out with you in the gardens. The afternoon is packed with activities for your four-legged doggie friends and human two-legged companions. • Howl-o-ween dog costume contest at 2 PM • Vendors with...
River+City Collective and WAKE Brewing are teaming up to bring you a brutal night of metal. Ringworm – Hardcore/Heavy Metal/Thrash on Relapse Records. New album “Death Becomes My Voice” is out now KNAAVES – Wisconsin Metalcore Crater – QC Thrash...
The presentation, based on William Hampes' book, Cowboy Courage, uses both a discussion about and video clips from film and television Westerns to show how they demonstrate the ways different types of courage (physical, moral and psychological) lead to achieving various virtues and overcoming challenges (redemption,...
Shock House goes Total Black Out !!! Not a new concept but done in our own way.... Upon arriving each group (NOT each person) is given ONE glow stick., the group enters Shock House in total darkness where monsters and...
Rozz-Tox Presents: Greta Ruth | gretaruth.bandcamp.com Liv Carrow | livcarrowmusic.bandcamp.com ​free show 19:00 doors | 20:00 show
Theatre of the Macabre - A Terrifying Haunted Mansion Experience Opening Night Saturday, September 28th. Doors open at 7pm 2019 Haunt Schedule Sept 28 & Sept 29 October 4,5,6, 11,12,13, 18,19,20, 25,26,27 Halloween Night Oct 31 November 1 & 2...
On the way to visit an old college professor, two clean cut kids, Brad Majors and his fiancée Janet Weiss, get caught in a storm and end up at the home of mad transvestite scientist, Dr Frank'n'furter, who is in...
QUAD CITY ARTS Presents: "Sky Weave" by Emily Newman & “The Set Table: Forks on the Left, Metaphors on the Right” by Randy Richmond OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, October 18, 7-9pm FREE On exhibit from October 18th through December 6th, 2019,...
Signal Decay |Â midwasterecords.bandcamp.com Lungs |Â lungsmetal.bandcamp.com Whitephosphorus |Â whitephosphorous.bandcamp.com Absolute Terror Field |Â Chicago/QC heavy free jazz/grind Lackluster | Free Jazz Noise Grind Systems x Blue Movies | classic QC noise combo Voiddweller |Â QC noise/hiphop staple Distortion Master |Â Tulsa nerd wall Opivm RVX...
Theatre of the Macabre - A Terrifying Haunted Mansion Experience Opening Night Saturday, September 28th. Doors open at 7pm 2019 Haunt Schedule Sept 28 & Sept 29 October 4,5,6, 11,12,13, 18,19,20, 25,26,27 Halloween Night Oct 31 November 1 & 2...
On the way to visit an old college professor, two clean cut kids, Brad Majors and his fiancée Janet Weiss, get caught in a storm and end up at the home of mad transvestite scientist, Dr Frank'n'furter, who is in...
Celebrate Halloween and the fall harvest at the Botanical Center. Show off your costume, compete in races and paint a pumpkin to take home. One pumpkin per family, while supplies last. ​ • Pumpkin painting in the events canopy •...
Theatre of the Macabre - A Terrifying Haunted Mansion Experience Opening Night Saturday, September 28th. Doors open at 7pm 2019 Haunt Schedule Sept 28 & Sept 29 October 4,5,6, 11,12,13, 18,19,20, 25,26,27 Halloween Night Oct 31 November 1 & 2...
Develop you child's love of learning with stories, songs and a craft. For ages 5 and under with a caregiver.
“Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities” is the overall theme of this year's Frieze lecture series. To kick things off, Dr. Bobby Wengronowitz, visiting assistant professor in sociology, anthropology and social welfare, will consider the global phenomenon that is the School Strike for...
Celebrate Halloween by braving our Haunted Escape Room! Take on the role of a ghost hunter and see if you can unlock the mystery of the haunted library in just thirty minutes. But beware: not all ghosts are friendly...
This week will be MBP's 19th Annual Spooktacular Open House! Stop in Wednesday through Saturday for sweet Treats, hot brewed cider, and specials on everything in the Planet! Saturday is Halloween Comic Fest! Pick up a FREE Comic Book (or...
Lock & Dam #15 at Rock Island has been here since 1934--over 85 years. Recently, the library received fascinating video footage that was taken at the time the lock and dam were constructed which we can now share with the...
NightFreak | nightfreakchicago.bandcamp.com Road Soda | roadsoda333.bandcamp.com $5-10 sliding scale 19:00 doors | 20:00 show ​
A new "club" starting for anyone with an itch to stitch, whether you are a knitter, crocheter, sewer, cross sitich or have some other project with stitches involved. Let's get together and work on them and share information.
Fright Night in the Park-Presented by Goodwill of the Heartland! Join the Rock Island Parks and Recreation & Goodwill of the Heartland - along with DJ Jeff James in Schwiebert Park for one special Halloween night. Goodie Bags • Trick-or-Treating...
Safe Harbor Presents: All Your Sisters |Â allyoursistersmusic.bandcamp.com Echo Beds |Â echobeds.bandcamp.com Archeress |Â archeressqc.bandcamp.com $5-10 sliding scale 19:00 doors | 20:00 show
Use all of your senses with hands-on art. We will enjoy a story and several art projects. For ages 0 - 5 with a caregiver.
Dress up your little ghosts and goblins for our annual Not So Scary Halloween Walk. Bring your flashlights and explore the nooks and crannies of the Sun Garden – search for spiders, bats, jack-o-lanterns and toads as you wander down...
Theatre of the Macabre - A Terrifying Haunted Mansion Experience Opening Night Saturday, September 28th. Doors open at 7pm 2019 Haunt Schedule Sept 28 & Sept 29 October 4,5,6, 11,12,13, 18,19,20, 25,26,27 Halloween Night Oct 31 November 1 & 2...
Join us at Shock House for a Lights On show just for kids. Bring your little guy or gal down to Shock House and we will let you wander around the haunted house with the lights on, monster free, with...
Join us at girlpARTs fest featuring live performances, an artists’ market and art raffle. Musics by @Caly Bevier, Douglas & Tucker, YoYo y Yo and Owl Creek Collective. Ovarian cancer survivors receive free admission! It will be the only time...
Come join us for what is always a highlight of the holiday season! Dress up in your funniest ,scariest, or just plain wacky costume and enjoy great Martinis, Mojitos, Craft Beers with what is always a wild crew! We provide...
On the way to visit an old college professor, two clean cut kids, Brad Majors and his fiancée Janet Weiss, get caught in a storm and end up at the home of mad transvestite scientist, Dr Frank'n'furter, who is in...
Theatre of the Macabre - A Terrifying Haunted Mansion Experience Opening Night Saturday, September 28th. Doors open at 7pm 2019 Haunt Schedule Sept 28 & Sept 29 October 4,5,6, 11,12,13, 18,19,20, 25,26,27 Halloween Night Oct 31 November 1 & 2...
“Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities” is the overall theme of this year's Frieze lecture series.  Dr. Monica Smith, vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, will speak on the changing nature of activism, and how students engage in the Digital Age with...
Dive Into the Supernatural History of the Quad Cities. Spine-tingling tales shared by the authors of this new book. Divided by state lines and the Mississippi River, the Quad Cities. share a common haunted heritage. If anything, the seam that...
Theatre of the Macabre - A Terrifying Haunted Mansion Experience Opening Night Saturday, September 28th. Doors open at 7pm 2019 Haunt Schedule Sept 28 & Sept 29 October 4,5,6, 11,12,13, 18,19,20, 25,26,27 Halloween Night Oct 31 November 1 & 2...
Join the Rock Island Public Library Foundation for a fun event and a great cause - supporting a special fund for Children's Materials at the Rock Island Public Library. Teams and individual players welcome - if you're a solo player,...
PREMIERE DRAG SHOW IN THE QUAD CITIES! On Friday, November 1, The Speakeasy is thrilled to welcome back the areas premiere drag show VIVA LA DIVAS! Now in its seventh year, Viva La Divas is the longest running drag show...
Theatre of the Macabre - A Terrifying Haunted Mansion Experience Opening Night Saturday, September 28th. Doors open at 7pm 2019 Haunt Schedule Sept 28 & Sept 29 October 4,5,6, 11,12,13, 18,19,20, 25,26,27 Halloween Night Oct 31 November 1 & 2...
Join us for a science program for kids in grades K-6 all about dissection. We'll be taking apart owl pellets. Registration required for this free event. Sign up under "tickets URL" to register via the library's online calendar or call...
Seating is limited. Pre-register by following this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shamanic-journey-5-pay-at-the-door-tickets-73693277577 Instructor: Ali Michelle Shamanism is an ancient spiritual practice found in many cultures throughout the world. It is based on the belief that shamans are intermediaries or messengers between the spirit...
-Teams of 2 -Message our page to register your team -gift certificate prizes -drink specials