Third Thursday returns tonight! Twenty-three downtown businesses are offering unique discounts and events with extended hours. Be on the lookout for Santa sightings and score deals on gift card purchases.  Check out the holiday window displays and if you need a lift, look for the Convention and Visitors Bureau SUV for a free ride to participating shops!

Highlights this month include a "pop-up shop" with Wild Cherry Spoon Company within Crafted QC, a Kwanzaa celebration at Studio 56, holiday face-painting & cookie samples at Oh So Sweet, custom shirt-fitting for men's dress shirts at L&D15, complimentary chair massages at Infinity Salon, and much more! Check out our event on Facebook for a full list of participating businesses and specials.

For an evening all about the music of Sinatra go see Frank Sinatra, Jr. at the Adler tonight! Sinatra Sings Sinatra, As I Remember It features stories, photos, videos and songs. Tomorrow catch Lightwire Theater, A Very Electric Christmas! Audiences of all ages will treasure this magical and captivating tale of family, friendship and hope set to timeless holiday hits.

2014 Blues Music Award winner Danielle Nicole (formerly of Trampled Under Foot) returns to the Redstone Room on Saturday! You can also enjoy free shows on the Community Stage this weekend with Keith Soko and a live lunch with Ben Florence. On Tuesday, celebrate the Winter Solstice with meditation, art, workshops, and the world's premier visionary violinist, Dixon's Violin!

Bucktown Center for the Arts is hosting Final Friday a week early with a Wine Walk and reception for Winter Wonders. Stroll the galleries of Bucktown during one of their most popular events! Purchase a hand-painted wine glass, sample a selection of unique wines, and enjoy the songs of Frank Sinatra with singer Travis Hosette.

This Sunday stop by Crafted QC during the Riley Cat Fundraiser for Quad City Animal Welfare Center! Meet Riley, an awesome 12 year old that loves to draw and help homeless kitties. Check out her calendars, buttons, prints and original work. All calendar proceeds with go directly to QCAWC.

The final holiday tour of the season is this Saturday at the Figge. Celebrate the season and dive deeper into the artwork on view. L&D15 will host the final Saturday Night Social of 2015. Sip on a featured cocktail and enjoy this unique shopping experience for the last time this year.

Have you heard the news? Daytrotter is bringing it's own version of a mini SXSW music festival to Davenport! How lucky are we to have the opportunity to see the brightest new talents in our own backyard!? Daytrotter Downs is gathering the next thoroughbreds in music to various venues in February! Get your tickets now!

For a complete list of the events this week and beyond, visit our event calendar.

Future Events:
01/15 - Cornmeal

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