The sun was shining on Saturday as people gathered on 2nd Street in downtown Davenport for the Quad Cities’ annual Juneteenth Festival. The location was different this year — it’s traditionally been held in LeClaire Park, closer to the river — but the celebration was the same as always, with music, dance, speeches, food and […]
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Trump invades Cedar Rapids, Davenport this Thursday
“How stupid are the people of Iowa?” asked Trump during a November rally in Fort Dodge. Well the Republican presidential nominee will have a chance to meet the good people of our state this Thursday as he hosts two rallies in eastern Iowa. The real-estate billionaire will host a Trump-for-president rally in Davenport at the […]
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Celebrate 10 years of Daytrotter at Quad City music fest
Daytrotter Downs Various locations, Davenport — Feb. 17-20 Daytrotter Downs, the Quad City music fest organized to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of the acclaimed music recording website Daytrotter, will feature dozens of bands and artists this week from Feb. 17-20 in Davenport. Billed as a “gathering of the next thoroughbreds,” the title of the the […]
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Daytrotter to host inaugural music festival in 2016
Quad Cities-based music website and recording studio Daytrotter announced yesterday that it will hold an inaugural music festival in Davenport on February 18-20. Daytrotter Downs, named for an old East Moline horse track, will be held in venues across the city, including the Adler Theatre and Daytrotter’s own Renwick Building. It will bring together twenty-five to thirty bands […]
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Iowa Burlesque Festival holds weekend of tantalizing performances
The 2nd Annual Iowa Burlesque Festival invites admirers of the glamorous and amorous to indulge in two evenings of sensual dance and racy …
