Saturday, September 4Today and tomorrow, the annual Milan Indian Summer Festival will be held at Dickson Park featuring a carnival, pageants, bingo and more. Live music will begin each night at 8 p.m. The parade is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. today.
Monmouth College’s 16th Annual Cultural Festival will be held from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on the college’s Dunlap Terrace. The festival will feature free food, exhibits from around the world, and entertainment provided by the Mexican Folkloric Dance. In the event of rain, the festival will be moved inside the Stockdale Center.
The Labor Day Pow Wow will be held at Black Hawk State Historic Site in Rock Island. Dancing and drumming will go on from noon to 4:30 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday; and from noon to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 309-788-0177.
Today and tomorrow, the 38th annual Barnes Family Bluegrass Festival will be held at the Mercer County Fairgrounds in Aledo. In addition to the live performances, music workshops will be held. A complete schedule is available on the festival’s website. For more information, call 309-737-7706.
The Orion Fall Festival will be held through 6 p.m. tomorrow at Central Park featuring bands, street dances, parade, arts and crafts, and more. For information, call 309-526-8139.
Thru Monday, Kewanee Hog Days will take place on and around Main St., Kewanee and feature a carnival, crafts, flea market, parade, Stampede run, and more. For more information, call 309-852-4644.
The Davenport Fairmount St. Library will show the film Diary of a Wimpy Kid at 1 p.m. as part of the LitFlix series. For more information, call 563-328-6833.
Janet Choplick will read and sign books from The Small Town Chronicles series at 2 p.m. at Borders in Davenport. For more information, call 563-359-7830.
The River Prairie Minstrels will perform at 6 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1555
MercyMe and Elysian will play for the Festival of Praise at 7 p.m. at the LeClaire Park Bandshell in Davenport. Proceeds will go toward A Night to Honor Israel. For more information, call 563-359-7617.
Brian Blakeway will present a program on Animal Tracks at 7 p.m. at Fisherman's Corner amphitheatre in East Moline. For more information, call 309-794-5338.
Four bands will play an all-ages show beginning at 7 p.m. in the Performance Hall, River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1333.
Sunday, September 5
The Labor Day Pow Wow will be held at Black Hawk State Historic Site in Rock Island. Dancing and drumming will go on from noon to 4:30 p.m. For more information, call 309- 788-0177.
Thru Monday, Kewanee Hog Days will take place on and around Main St., Kewanee and feature a carnival, crafts, flea market, parade, Stampede run, and more. For more information, call 309-852-4644.
The 38th annual Barnes Family Bluegrass Festival will be held at the Mercer County Fairgrounds in Aledo. A complete schedule is available on the festival’s website. For more information, call 309-737-7706.
The annual Milan Indian Summer Festival will be held at Dickson Park featuring a carnival, pageants, bingo and more. Live music will begin each night at 8 p.m.
The Orion Fall Festival will be held until 6 p.m. at Central Park featuring bands, arts and crafts, and more. For information, call 309-526-8139.
Today and tomorrow, Dan Nagle Walnut Grove Pioneer Village in Long Grove will hold the Village Fall Festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will include music, period-dressed artisans demonstrating crafts, dramatic reenactments, old-fashioned children's games, and more. For more information, call 563-328-3283.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers offers tours of Lock and Dam 15 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Mississippi River Visitor Center on Arsenal Island. Advance registration is required; call 309-794-5338.
Every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, tours of Colonel Davenport House are conducted from noon to 4 p.m. on the north shore of Arsenal Island. For more information, call 563-388-9657.
The Figge Art Museum in Davenport will hold a Looking at Art tour beginning at 1:30 p.m. which will cover what to look for in a variety of painting styles. For more information, call 563-326-7804
The Jewish Federation of the Quad-Cities will show the film Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger at 4 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum as part of the eighth annual Jewish Film Series. The film contains adult content. For more information, call 309-793-1300.
Monday, September 6
The 16th anniversary of Run with Carl will beginning at 7:30 a.m. at Life Fitness Center in Bettendorf. Participants have the option of signing up for a 5K run/walk or 5 mile run. Kids ages 12 and under can participate in a 1 mile or half mile fun run. To register or for more information, call 563-332-2200.
The East Moline Labor Day parade will begin at 11 a.m. at 15th Ave. and 13th St. The theme is Labor, Working Together for a Better Future.
The 26th annual Labor Day parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Washington Junior High School in Rock Island. It will end at noon at Rock Island High School. The theme is Learning Comes to Life! For more information, call 309-732-2923.
Dan Nagle Walnut Grove Pioneer Village in Long Grove will hold the Village Fall Festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will include music, period-dressed artisans demonstrating crafts, dramatic reenactments, old-fashioned children's games, and more. For more information, call 563-328-3283.
Kewanee Hog Days will take place on and around Main St., Kewanee and feature a carnival, crafts, flea market, parade, Stampede run, and more. For more information, call 309-852-4644.
Simon Cordery, author of the new biography Mother Jones: Raising Cain and Consciousness, will present Monmouth College’s third annual Labor Day lecture at 7 p.m. in the Barnes Electronic Classroom on the lower level of Hewes Library. The lecture is entitled Mother Jones: Labor’s Conscience and the Workers’ Champion.
Award-winning journalist Bill Knight will present the Eighth Annual John Hallwas Liberal Arts Lecture at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in the University Union Grand Ballroom at WIU Macomb and at 3 p.m. on Wednesday in Room 102-AB at WIU Quad Cities. The lecture is entitled I Read the News Today – Oh, Boy: Journalism, Empathy and the Liberal Arts.
Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the musical revue A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline through Nov. 6. Evening performances are on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. A matinee performance is held on Wednesday as well. For more information or tickets, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
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