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Courtesy of Des Moines Performing ArtsMonica Holt, a nationally recognized arts leader and former senior vice president of artistic planning at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, will serve as DMPA's next president and chief executive officer. -
White Christmas continues at Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse, 1828 – 3rd Avenue in Rock Island through December 28 with matinee performances on Wednesdays, evening performances Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays and Dinner performances on Sunday.
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Keith Paulsen of Morrison, Ill., gets a high like no other when he’s literally floating among the clouds. -
CommunityThis is Roald Tweet on Rock Island."A suburban paradise" is how the Argus described the sixty acres at the edge of Rock Island. A public relations…
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CommunityThis is Roald Tweet on Rock Island.When the Illinois Press Association chose Rock Island and Moline as the site for their 1871 annual meeting, the Twin…
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CommunityThis is Roald Tweet on Rock Island.When the Reverend George Gale and his followers built their Eden on the Illinois prairie in 1836 as a place to train…
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Fifty years after resettling in Iowa, younger generations of Iowa's Tai Dam community are looking to strengthen their ties to their heritage. -
CommunityThis is Roald Tweet on Rock Island.Perhaps love really is blind, as Shakespeare claimed in The Merchant of Venice. How else to explain the epic poem Henry…
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The Cancer in Iowa: 99 Counties Project is a public health initiative aimed at enhancing cancer education and community engagement across all of Iowa’s 99 counties. Representatives from the project on Wednesday afternoon, November 5th, shared the latest cancer data related to Scott County and provided residents with recommendations on how to reduce cancer risks, detect cases early, and with an opportunity to voice concerns or suggestions. -
Residents without insurance or underinsured can contact the Rock Island and Scott County Public Health Department to inquire about eligibility for free flu and COVID-19 shots. Pharmacies and doctor offices are also offering the vaccines. -
CommunityThis is Roald Tweet on Rock Island.The announcement that Elizbeth Cady Stanton, the famous campaigner for women's rights, was coming to speak at the…
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The world-renowned saxophonist, a 32-year-old native of Winston-Salem, N.C., will be the featured soloist at this weekend’s Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks concerts. Banks will play the concerto “Diaspora,” written by Billy Childs for Banks and commissioned by Young Concert Artists and 10 orchestras— the largest consortium ever for a saxophone work.
