ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (October 2, 2026) — Augustana College has selected Quad Cities strategic leader and 2002 alumna Angela Snyder to serve as its first assistant vice president for impact learning, a new role designed to connect every Augustana student more intentionally with hands-on learning, career preparation, and meaningful work in the community. Snyder will join the college October 12.

DUBUQUE, IOWA (October 1, 2026) — Country music legend Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives will return to Dubuque to perform at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, January 28, 2027, in John and Alice Butler Hall, Heritage Center, University of Dubuque (UD). The performance is part of the fourteenth annual Live at Heritage Center Performing Arts Series.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 1, 2026) — Get your costumes ready! The City of Moline, Moline Parks and Recreation Department and Moline Centre invite the community to celebrate Halloween at Boo! Street Landing, a free, family-friendly event taking place Thursday, October 29, 5-7:30PM, at Bass Street Landing in downtown Moline.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (October 1, 2026) — Two Monmouth College neuroscience students spent their summers exploring very different sides of the brain, one studying Alzheimer's disease in a neuroscience research institute in Oregon and the other combining neuroscience and artificial intelligence in New York.

FAYETTE, IOWA (October 1, 2026) — Upper Iowa University has announced the Dean's List for the 2026 Summer Semester. To be honored, a student must have earned a minimum 3.50 grade-point average and be enrolled as a full-time student.

Elizabeth Burnham of Bettendorf (IA)

Lydia Campion of Bettendorf (IA)

Shelby Johnson of Davenport (IA)

Stephanie Brown of Bettendorf (IA)

Shanon Carlson of Bettendorf (IA)

Anna Clark of Davenport (IA)

BETTENDORF, IOWA (October 1, 2026) — Hope is on the move. Residents across the Quad Cities are coming together Saturday, October 10, for NAMIWalks Greater Mississippi Valley, Veterans Memorial Park, 1645 23rd Street, Bettendorf, part of the nation’s largest and most vibrant mental-health awareness event series.

Check-in and program begin at 8:30AM. Walk begins at 10AM.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 1, 2026) — Cancer Support Community Iowa and NW Illinois at Gilda’s Club is hosting a trick or treat event for the public offered at NO COST on Saturday, October 17, 3-5PM, at Gilda’s Club Davenport located at 1351 W Central Park Ave, Suite 200, Davenport, Iowa, 52804.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 1, 2026) — The Last Picture House will welcome prolific filmmaker Mark Pellington on October 5 with a screening of the documentary This is BUZZ, which explores the radical impact and lasting relevance of BUZZ, an avant-garde, genre-less MTV magazine series from the 1990s.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 1, 2026) — WQPT PBS is partnering with WTVP PBS, WTTW PBS, and Tri States Public Radio to present a series of Illinois and Iowa candidate forums throughout October.

WQPT PBS is your local source for public media programming and a place to hear directly from candidates before the November election. These programs provide viewers with an opportunity to hear from candidates and learn more about the issues facing communities throughout the region.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 1, 2026) — The Machine Shed Restaurant is celebrating National Pork Month with the return of Porktober. Pork sampling, in store and social-media events, and a menu featuring chef-inspired pork dishes that showcase the flavors of fall and honor the hardworking pork producers who help bring quality ingredients from farm to table.

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