Friday, December 31The Family Museum in Bettendorf will celebrate Noon Year's Eve beginning at 10 a.m. Festivities will include making crafts, a countdown to noon, music, and more. For more information, call 563-344-4106.
The Putnam Museum in Davenport will present Friday from 1 to 3 p.m., featuring fun challenges from cultures around the world. For more information, call 563-324-1054.
The Figge Art Museum exhibition Mercedes Matter: a Retrospective will close on January 2. Don't miss the chance to see this first major museum exhibition devoted to this Abstract Expressionist master. For more information, call 563-326-7804.
The Putnam Museum IMAX Theater in Davenport will show Polar Express in 3D at 4:40 p.m. For more information, call 563-324-1933.
The Lost Country Dancers' New Year's Eve dinner and dance will be held at American Legion Post 246 in Moline beginning at 7 p.m. For more information, call 309-764-9357.
Today is the final performance of Plaid Tidings at Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island. For more information or tickets, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Canfield Hughes VFW Post 9128 in Bettendorf will hold a New Year's Eve Celebration featuring Fran and The Country Gentlemen beginning at 8 p.m. The celebration is open to the public. For more information, call 563-355-8528.
The Late-Nite Blues Brothers Band will play and Guys in Ties will perform improv comedy for an all ages celebration beginning at 8 p.m. at The Establishment Theatre in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-786-1111.
Family Groove Company will play at 8:30 p.m. at the Redstone Room, River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1333.
Saturday, January 1
The Saukenuk Paddlers Canoe and Kayak Club's First-in Float will begin at 1 p.m. at the Marquette Street boat ramp in Davenport.
The Black Hawk Hiking Club will host a New Year's Day stroll at 7 p.m. beginning at Deere-Wiman House in Moline. For more information, call 309-496-9024.
Tomorrow, the Quad City Botanical Center in Rock Island will present a Scents of the Tropics family program at 1 p.m. For more information or to make a reservation, call 309-794-0991, ext. 25.
The Poinsettias and Lights holiday floral show is on through Jan. 16 at Vander Veer Botanical Park Conservatory in Davenport. This year also features A Conifer Christmas with dwarf conifers from around the world. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday thru Sunday. For more information, call 563-326-7818.
The Moline Public Library and Quad City Arts are teaming up to produce original new artwork for the library. Students aged 13 to 18 are invited to participate in a free series of book-sculpture workshops to create exciting new works of art. The workshops will be held on four Saturdays, January 8 thru 29 at 1:00 p.m. at the Moline Library. To sign up, contact Jessi Black at 309-793-1213 ext. 103. Registration is first-come, first-served and space is limited.
The River Music Experience will again offer its Sound Lab Audio Engineering 101 class during the 1st quarter of 2011. The program consists of three 8-week in-depth courses taken in a sequence. For more information regarding The Sound Lab at River Music Experience, please contact Ellis Kell at 563-326-133 ext. 113.
Next Saturday, the Prenzie Players will hold their fifth annual Twelfth Night Gala at 7 p.m. at Rivermont Collegiate in Bettendorf featuring an evening of enacted play scenes and poetry, live music, and more.
NAPM of the Quad Cities, the local affiliate of the Institute for Supply Management, will hold its monthly dinner meeting on Wednesday, January 12th, at the Stoney Creek Inn in Moline beginning at 5:30 p.m. Kevin Nolan of Ecogistics will discuss Environmentalism in Transportation.
The public is welcome. Reservations are required by January 7th and can be made at www.ismqc.org.
Sunday, January 2
Today is the last day of the Figge Art Museum exhibition Mercedes Matter: a Retrospective. Don't miss the chance to see this first major museum exhibition devoted to this Abstract Expressionist master. For more information, call 563-326-7804.
The Quad City Botanical Center in Rock Island will present a Scents of the Tropics family program at 1 p.m. For more information or to make a reservation, call 309-794-0991, ext. 25.
The Figge Art Museum in Davenport will conduct a Grant Wood and Art of the Midwest tour at 1:30 p.m. Free with museum admission. For more information, call 563-326-7804.
The Moline Public Library and Quad City Arts are teaming up to produce original new artwork for the library. Students aged 13 to 18 are invited to participate in a free series of book-sculpture workshops to create exciting new works of art. The workshops will be held on four Saturdays, January 8 thru 29 at 1:00 p.m. at the Moline Library. To sign up, contact Jessi Black at 309-793-1213 ext. 103. Registration is first-come, first-served and space is limited.
The Poinsettias and Lights holiday floral show is on through Jan. 16 at Vander Veer Botanical Park Conservatory in Davenport. This year also features A Conifer Christmas with dwarf conifers from around the world. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday thru Sunday. For more information, call 563-326-7818.
The River Music Experience will again offer its Sound Lab Audio Engineering 101 class during the 1st quarter of 2011. The program consists of three 8-week in-depth courses taken in a sequence. For more information regarding The Sound Lab at River Music Experience, please contact Ellis Kell at 563-326-133 ext. 113.
The New Ground Theatre will offer acting classes beginning the week of January 3rd. Classes are offered in three age ranges: 7 to 9, 10 and up, and adult. For more information or to sign up, call 563-326-7529.
Monday, January 3
The Short & Sweets Discussion Group will meet at the Davenport Eastern Ave. Library at 7 p.m. to discuss short literature while eating scrumptious snacks. For information or to register, call 563-888-3371.
John McGregor will present The World of Smart Phones at 7 p.m. at a meeting of the Quad-Cities Computer Society at the Butterworth Education Center in Moline. A technician will also provide troubleshooting tips. For more information, call 309-314-1780.
Tomorrow, a discussion of Robert Goolrick's novel A Reliable Wife with the Pageturners Book Group will be held at the Moline Library at 7 p.m. For information, call 309-524-2440.
Next weekend, Bald Eagle Days will be held at the QCCA Expo Center in Rock Island. Attractions will include birds of prey, wolves, and exotic animals, plus tours to see eagles feeding on the Mississippi River. For more information, call 309-794-5338.
Beginning Friday, Pleasant Valley High School will present All in the Timing, six one-act plays by David Ives, at 7 p.m. For more information, call 563-332-5151.
What the Fest II, a two day music festival, will begin on Friday at 4 p.m. in the Performance Hall of River Music Experience in Davenport with performances by over twenty bands. For more information, call 563-326-1333.
Next Saturday, Rave Motion Pictures 53 in Davenport will host a live broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera's La Fanciulla del West by Giacomo Puccini at noon.
Next Saturday, the Prenzie Players will hold their fifth annual Twelfth Night Gala at 7 p.m. at Rivermont Collegiate in Bettendorf featuring an evening of enacted play scenes and poetry, live music, and more.
The Poinsettias and Lights holiday floral show is on through Jan. 16 at Vander Veer Botanical Park Conservatory in Davenport. This year also features A Conifer Christmas with dwarf conifers from around the world. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday thru Sunday. For more information, call 563-326-7818.
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