Founded in 2015 by the Quad Cities Cybersecurity Alliance and presented by the Docent Institute, the 12th-annual CornCon – an event designed to raise community awareness and provide business solutions for dealing with cybersecurity threats – will boast breakout sessions, expert speakers, panels, tutorials, vendors, a tech expo, children's activities, awards presentations, and more on October 2 and 3, this year's Davenport RiverCenter event titled The 12 Chaos Monkeys of Cyber.

On October 1, guests of Davenport's Common Chord are invited to taste-test the best the Quad Cities has to offer with the eagerly anticipated, fourth-annual QC Flavor Fest, this fundraiser for music-education programs boasting a concert with Chicago Farmer, auction items, prizes, and some of the most mouth-watering delicacies available anywhere in the Midwest.

Presented in conjunction with the venue's current exhibition Everyday Lives, Extraordinary Voices: Ruth Suckow's Iowa, the latest program in the German American Heritage Center's popular "Kaffee und Kuchen" series is the readers-theater presentation of A Great Mollie, Suckow's silly yet serious work that will be performed on September 27.

Held in celebration of their 70th anniversary as a community center for arts and culture, Moline's Butterworth Center and Deere-Wiman House will host their annual Porch Party on September 20, The community is invited to join in the festivities and tour all four buildings on the Deere-Wiman and Butterworth properties, including the tunnel that connects the Deere-Wiman House to the Carriage House.