Quad City Arts continues 52nd season of Visiting Artists Series with Ballet Folklórico del Rio Grande PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, April 16, 2026 Rock Island, Ill. – Local and international talent will be on display as tickets are on sale for an exciting community collaboration featuring the internationally recognized Ballet Folklórico del Rio Grande, who will be visiting the region with Quad City Arts’ Visiting Artist Series. As a part of their residency, BFRG will be
SAL invites local families to Touch a Truck MOLINE, ILLINOIS—SAL Community Services is inviting children and families from across the Quad Cities to its annual Touch a Truck event on Saturday, May 16, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the parking lot at 3800 Avenue of the Cities, Moline, Illinois. This popular hands-on experience is free and open to the public, welcoming all Quad Cities-area families for a morning of exploration, learning, and fun. Children will have the opportunity to get
The Quad Cities Regional LIDERAMOS Leadership Program Mission, Objective, & Purpose: To enhance and develop the skills of Latinos who are culturally aware, civically engaged, and community-serving, so they can provide effective leadership and impact in our community and multicultural society. Highly Interactive leadership exchange among intergenerational, multi-sector, emerging, mid-career, and senior leaders who will share life-experiences and acquire new knowledge and practices. We borrow elements from
Davenport, Iowa (February 11, 2026) – This winter, the Figge Art Museum presents Preston Singletary: Raven and the Box of Daylight, an immersive exhibition that brings ancestral storytelling into the present through glass, sound, and light. On view February 14 through August 2, 2026, the exhibition invites visitors to step inside an Indigenous creation story that continues to shape how people understand their world, their communities, and themselves. Rooted in Tlingit oral tradition, the exhibition
Felix Gonzalez-Torres: “Untitled” (L.A.) Opens at the Figge Art Museum Davenport, Iowa (January 27, 2026) – Felix Gonzalez-Torres: “Untitled” (L.A.) is now on view at the Figge Art Museum, which brings a work by a deeply influential contemporary artist into conversation with the Quad Cities community. Through a participatory installation comprised of a large pile of candies, the exhibition explores LGBTQ identity, love and loss, civil rights, and the lasting effects of the AIDS epidemic—inviting visitors
ORION, Ill. – Orion Bancorporation, Inc., the parent company of BankORION, announced they have completed their acquisition of Bridge Community Bank. Under Orion Bancorporation, Inc., BankORION and Bridge Community Bank both continue to operate as two separate independent community banks. The transaction has brought together two community banks with a combined 257 years of servicing customers in six counties across two states. The two community banks have total assets of approximately $800
