QC Theatre Workshop, 1730 Wilkes Avenue, Davenport, IA, will host auditions for its summer production, Nina Raine’s family drama “Tribes,” on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at 5:00 p.m. at the QCTW. Performances are Friday, June 12, through Sunday, June 28. Rehearsals will begin in early May, with opening night scheduled
Timber Lake Playhouse is proud to announce their 2015 summer season productions: “Hairspray,” “The Big Meal,” “Peter Pan.” “Greater Tuna,” “Big Fish,” and “Big River.” Children’s shows include “Pinocchio” and “James and the Giant Peach.” Season passes for all six shows are only $119 and are available now at 815-244-2035
Programs for the 61st season of Clinton Symphony Orchestra (CSO) have been announced by Conductor and Music Director Brian Dollinger, shown below, beginning his eighth season with the orchestra. His emphasis for the season is on hearing and seeing live music performances. Season tickets are available now, and solicitation for
The Sterling Public Library will celebrate its 12th annual adult storytelling event, “An Evening of Stories.” Two master storytellers will entertain from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. on Friday, August 29, 2014. They will be at Woodlawn Arts Academy, 3807 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, IL. This year we will feature your all-time
Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP), 8215 Black Oak Road, Mount Carroll, IL, presents the side-splitting comedy “Rumors” Thursday, July 17, through Saturday, July 26, 2014. It stars ten performers who have quickly become some of the area’s favorite comedic actors. “Rumors” performs evenings at 7:30 p.m., and there are 2:00 p.m.
The Children’s Theatre Series at the Clinton Area Showboat Theatre (CAST) will produce the second show of the series, “The Beginning of the Armadillo,” on Saturday, August 2, 2014, at noon. This charming musical, written by Bill Kincaid of Macomb, IL, brings the Rudyard Kipling story to life. Tickets are
The Magic Owl Children’s Theatre at Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP) presents an hour-long version of “Pinkalicious the Musical,” based on the books by Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann on Friday, July 11, and Saturday, July 12, 2014, at 2:00 p.m.
Two special events this weekend will put a cap on the 60th season of Clinton Symphony Orchestra. “A Symphonic Affair,” the symphony’s annual social event and fund-raiser is from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., Friday, June 6, 2014. The orchestra will play a free outdoor Pops Concert in the remodeled band
Timber Lake Playhouse, the professional, non-profit summer theatre of northwest Illinois, will hold auditions for qualified musicians for their summer season on Sunday, April 27, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at the theatre in Mount Carroll, IL. Auditions for children for the theatre’s upcoming production of “Les Miserables” will follow at
Learn more about “The Underground Railroad in the Quad-Cities Area” at a seminar on Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at The Lodge, Spruce Hills Drive and Utica Ridge Road, Bettendorf, IA. This was formerly Jumer’s. The presentation begins at 11:00 a.m., with lunch served at 11:30.
Are you familiar with the wax-resist technique of batik, used to create dyed fabric patterns of multiple colors? Image doing a similar process on the shell of a hollow egg! This describes the ancient Ukrainian folk art called pysanky.
Beginning its 2014 concert series, Emmanuel Reformed Church, 202 E. Morris Street, Morrison, IL, is thrilled to welcome back Southern Gospel music’s favorite siblings, “The Ball Brothers,” in a concert for all generations on Saturday, February 15, 2014. The concert begins at 7:00 p.m. in the sanctuary of the church;
Metal has been used to make dolls since antiquity, with Germany creating the most famous 19th century examples. A special exhibition titled “Hinges and Hearts: The World of Antique Metal and Mechanical Dolls” will be on view through Sunday, April 6, 2014. The venue is the German American Heritage Center,
Southern Gospel recording artists The Chosen Ones will appear on Sunday, August 4, 2013, at 7:00 p.m., at Spring Valley Reformed Church, 10960 Spring Valley Road, Fulton, IL. The Chosen Ones feature two generations of smooth family harmony, blending both traditional and progressive Southern Gospel music. Their unique approach to
The Clinton Area Showboat Theatre (CAST) opens the 2013 season on Thursday, June 6, with the musical “Forever Plaid.” The Plaids are a clean-cut quartet of barbershop-singing friends. Their dreams of making it big are cut short by their untimely collision with a bus full of schoolgirls, hoping to see