Get the chance to see the inside of a distillery and learn more about how spirits are made during daily Mississippi River Distilling Company distillery tours. Participants can learn how to mash, ferment and distill spirits on site. All spirits are made from local grain.
Guests will also be able to sample some liquors and cocktails that can be purchased on site and brought along on the tour.
The $5 tour fee includes the tour, a tasting and $5 off a bottle of liquor purchased on the day of the tour. Visits start at 4.30 pm on weekdays and at 12.30 pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Tours are limited to 16 people with online reservations suggested. If there is space, people under the age of 21 can be accommodated (guided tour only). The distillery is located at 303 N. Cody Road in LeClaire.
Information: https://www.mrdistilling.com/distillery.
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Styx and REO Speedwagon’s co-headlined summer tour, “Live and UnZoomed,” will make a stop at The MARK’s Vibrant Arena, formerly the Taxslayer Center, in Moline. With special guest Loverboy, these legendary Midwestern rockers will now bring their epic rock ‘n’ roll show to Quad-Cities fans.
During this once-in-a-lifetime experience, classic rock lovers will have the chance to hear smash hits “Come Sail Away,” “Mr. Roboto,” “Can’t Fight This Feeling,” “Take It on the Run” . “and more live.
The fun starts on Tuesday at 18:45. Tickets are $29.50 to $99.50 and can be purchased at https://www.taxslayercenter.com/event-details/reo-styx.
The whole family is invited to Hand in Hand’s new music festival Sunday from 4-10pm at the Isle Parkway Lot, 1777 Isle Parkway, Bettendorf. The event, produced by Jambrela Productions, will feature six hours of music from local bands including Electric Shock, B and D Acoustics, Jason Carl Band, Crooked Cactus and Moonshine Run.
In addition to music, the event will feature a kids’ zone featuring bounce houses and face painting, food trucks, a 50/50 raffle, a guitar raffle and drinks from Purgatory Pub. The event is an outdoor event and will take place rain or shine. Participants should bring lawn chairs or blankets to enjoy the show. No outside food, drinks or coolers will be allowed.
Admission is $25 at the door, $10 for youth ages 6-15. Funds raised will go towards supporting Hand in Hand’s mission to empower children and adults of all abilities to learn and grow by providing inclusive programs and supporting families.
Information: www.handinhandqc.org/hand-in-hand-music-fest
The Mississippi Valley Blues Society and the city of Davenport have partnered for a fundraising summer concert series at Quinlan Court, 141-199 W. River Drive, featuring John Resch and Doggin’ Out.
Based in the Iowa/Illinois Quad-Cities, the band is a swing/jump blues quartet led by vocalist and bassist, John Resch.
The all-ages show will be Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.
The Black Box Theater will present, “My Brother’s Gift,” adapted by Claudia Haas from the memories of Eva Geiringer Schoss and the paintings and poetry of Heinz Geiringer.
Eva Schoss and her mother survived the Holocaust and returned to Amsterdam, while her father and brother died weeks before liberation. His brother, Heinz, was a trained musician at just 15 years old. He was forced to live in hiding and in silence and turned to painting and poetry to express his daily terror but hope for the future. Through Heinz’s inspired paintings, nostalgic love for his sister’s life and memories, audiences are shown the power of art to offer hope and healing.
The program is being produced as part of “Out of Darkness: Holocaust Messages for Today” (outofdarknessqc.com) and will be recorded for broadcast on WQPT in November 2023.
“My Brother’s Gift,” opens Friday and runs through Sept. 11 at the Black Box Theatre, 1623 5th Ave., Moline. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday and 2:00 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $13-$16 and can be purchased by calling 563-284-2350 or theblackboxtheatre.com.
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