The single-day food, literature and music experience is scheduled for April 25 and will take place across several Iowa City venues.

The popular outdoor concert event is scheduled to return this summer after a five-year hiatus caused by the high cost of production.

Playcrafters Barn Theatre’s lead-off to its 2026 season is a remarkable production of the 2008 Tony Award-winning script God of Carnage by French playwright Yasmina Reza and directed by Jeremy Mahr, who can take well-deserved pride in his production. God of Carnage continues at Playcrafters Barn Theatre, 4950 - 35th Avenue in Moline, Friday and Saturday, March 6 and 7, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 8, at 3:00 p.m.

This March will be the 18th annual Henry Farnam Evening hosted by the Quad Cities Henry Farnam Committee. The committee is an independent group of volunteers and representatives of local organizations who wish to celebrate significant historical events, people, and places in the Quad Cities area, especially as it relates to the broader regional and national trends.

This Iowan broke racial barriers for Black men in opera and used his acclaim and faith to give back as a philanthropist and humanitarian.

Tiara Phillips wanted to fill seats for her local hockey team, so she rallied together with a group that had discovered a newfound interest in the sport.

In this episode of Talking Art, Jeremy Mahr joins the conversation to explore the art of directing and what it takes to bring a script to life on stage. As director of The Playcrafters Barn Theatre’s upcoming production of God of Carnage, Jeremy reflects on shaping performance, guiding actors, and building tension within a sharply satirical story about civility unraveling.

Now playing at The Black Box Theatre in Moline is Barely There Theatre’s offering of local playwright Alexander Richardson’s thought provoking script “word play” and, in his own words, “This play is about four adults stuck in that phase of life between where their parents have relinquished stewardship but before the realities of family, duty, and obligation have set in.”

Documents the urgent efforts to combat coral decline in local fishing communities from Hawaii, Kenya, Australia and Indonesia. At the center of these efforts is a hexagonal structure called a Reef Star.

Jim Mertens talks with Christine Barth of the Scott Country Library System about their new collection of phonics based books and resources. He also talks with Christina Kastell, Putnam Museum Curator, about her new podcast that focuses on the history of the Quad Cities in the lead up to America's 250th birthday.