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2018 Rock Island County, IL Community Guide | 3 About Rock Island County ock sland county With the Mighty to the north and west and the Rock River flowing R I through the center, Rock Island County offers a varied landscape ranging from rich agricultural fields to rolling bluffs. With low housing costs, exceptional health care, quality schools and a wide range of recreational activities and tourist attractions, it’s AT A no wonder Rock Island County is home to nearly 150,000 residents and thousands of visitors each year.

Rock Island County is part of the Quad Cities Metropolitan Area of approximately GLANCE 360,000 residents, nestled along the Mississippi River on the Illinois/Iowa border between Chicago and Des Moines. The area is served by interstates I-80, I-88, I-74, I-280, several major state highways and the Quad City International Airport. Rock Island County 146,133 Rock Island County Mission . . . History: On February 9, 1831 the Illinois General Assembly established Rock Island County "To build the future and improve the quality Rock Island 39,018 and defined its boundaries. In 1833 early pioneers approved formation of a county of life for our community." government with the first county election held on July 5th of that year. In 1856 petitions were submitted to the County Board requesting the formation of townships Andalusia 1,178 during the next election in November. In this election Col. George Davenport, John W. Carbon Cliff 2,134 Spencer and George W. Harlan were the first County Commissioners elected along Coal Valley 3,743 with Benjamin Axe being chosen first Sheriff and Levi Wells first County Coroner. This township form of government is still in existence after nearly 150 years. Cordova 672 East Moline 21,302 Hampton 1,863 Hillsdale 523 Milan 5,099 Moline 43,483 Oak Grove 607 Port Byron 1,647 Rapids City 959 Reynolds 539 Silvis 7,479

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4 | 2018 Rock Island County, IL Community Guide 2018 Rock Island County, IL Community Guide | 5 ROCK ISLAND ILLINOIS

The City of Rock Island is a full-service community Golf courses, parks, a casino, botanical center, Industries and families adjusted as GIs returned. Labor located on the Mississippi River, approximately marina, historic tours, bike paths, and festivals Actions of the Citizen’s Improvement Association unrest was a common occurrence, with long labor strikes 175 miles west of Chicago. Rock Island is a will keep you entertained. Nineteenth century prosperity brought about at the J.I. Case and Farmall plants in 1945. By September major city in what is known as the Quad Cities, active business and civic associations, including of 1950, 14,000 workers in the Quad Cities were on strike a region with a population approaching 400,000 Welcome to Rock Solid, Rock Island! the Citizen’s Improvement Association. This group at the same time and labor organizations were competing that encompasses Rock Island, Moline, and East of some 100 influential businessmen began to for control of industries and workers. Tensions calmed Moline, Illinois, and Davenport and Bettendorf, Rock Island History exert pressure on the City Council to pave roads by the mid-1950s, when the AFL and CIO merged and Iowa. According to the 2010 census, Rock Island’s Since 1835 and sidewalks, demolish undesirable buildings, collective bargaining began. population is 39,018. The great Sauk warrior lived here and enhance the appearance of the City. Their when the U.S. Army secured the upper Mississippi successes led to the brick paving of city streets and Post-War Culture Establishment Organization of the City for white settlers. Ft. Armstrong, built on what is the hiring of the City’s first park commissioner. The prosperous late 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s saw the creation of a number of The City is organized under a council-manager now Rock Island, served as both a trading post The beautiful community parks are still a source institutions that are still going strong in Rock Island. Don Wooten founded the form of government, with legislative authority and military installation, attracting more white of pride in Rock Island. The extension of the trolley Genesius Guild in 1956, and free classical summer theater continues in Lincoln vested in a City Council made up of a mayor settlers and eventually leading to the fall of Black car lines to the bluff top opened up huge tracts of Park. The consequences of the 1965 flood, where the Mississippi River was above and seven aldermen. Aldermen are elected Hawk and migration west by the Sauk and Fox land for development in early 20th-century Rock flood stage for nearly a full month and crested at an unbelievable 22.48 feet, from wards to staggered four-year terms. The Indian nations. Growth of the Ft. Armstrong Island. resulted in the construction of the levee from 1970 to 1973. The levee forever City is a home rule unit under the 1970 Illinois post came about due to its strategic location in a changed the appearance of Rock Island’s downtown; buildings were protected but Constitution and, as such, has broad powers to shallow area of the Mississippi River, which eased About John Patrick Looney’s Influence on the Area access to the river was limited until the Schwiebert Riverfront Park reestablished support development activity in the community. access for riverboats. Within a few years, the Joining the bluff-top development in a famous this connection in 2010. Administrative functions are unified through the small town across from the trading post became a stone mansion on 20th Street was a crooked direction of the city manager who is appointed thriving and growing frontier river town of several lawyer named John Patrick Looney, who used Urban Blight & Unemployment by the mayor and council and charged with hundred families. The original City plat was filed bribery, extortion, and violence to manage During this period, Rock Island experienced consequences of urban blight. As overseeing the day-to-day operations of the City on July 10, 1835, and was named Stephenson. It gambling, prostitution, and illegal liquor in the the oldest of the Quad Cities, Rock Island also had aged housing stock. Combine and its more than 350 full-time employees. was renamed Rock Island in 1841. Tri-Cities. One of Looney’s strongest weapons this with a large minority population that was finding it difficult to get good was his newspaper, the Rock Island News, which jobs, and the stage was set for disinvestment in neighborhoods. Rock Island City Services Advancement of Railway & Industry was actually a scandal sheet used to attack many looked to federal relief for these problems, including the construction of public City staff provide a variety of services through nine Rock Island’s economy prospered after 1856 prominent citizens and politicians. Looney’s two housing, urban renewal, and the Model Cities program, but none achieved the departments that include Police, Fire, Community when the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad built decades of crime had a bloody ending in 1922 security and success necessary. and Economic Development, Finance, Parks the first railroad bridge across the Mississippi. when Looney’s 24-year-old son, Connor, was and Recreation, Human Resources, Library, The railway brought industry to Rock Island: killed in a street shoot-out. At least eight violent The deep, national economic recession of the 1980s further compounded Public Works and the Martin Luther King, Jr. lumbering, pottery, and the manufacture of farm deaths that year were linked to Looney and his neighborhood and business disinvestment. Lack of industrial diversity resulted Community Center. implements and railroad supplies, among others. gang. in massive job losses as the farm implement manufacturers closed. Rock Island’s population went from a high of 51,863 in 1960 to 39,684 by 2000. Community Establishment of Augustana College in the Area Activities During the World War Efforts Learn all about what it’s like to live, play, and River towns of the mid-19th century were known Rock Island citizens were soon concentrating The Annexation of Southwest Rock Island work in Rock Island. to be raucous, often unrefined and even downright on the war effort, which had significant impact In 1959, Rock Island’s City Council directed planners to jump the Rock River rough-and-tumble communities. Rock Island was locally. Like in , workers converged and annex a tract of land in Rock Island County next to Milan. This bold move Rock Island has great neighborhoods where no exception. Augustana College moved to Rock here for employment on Arsenal Island and for has proven prosperous for Rock Island, as it is the only expansion area left to the residents feel at home. There’s a wide variety Island in 1875, further expanding the influence other war-effort manufacturers. While most City. This area, now known as Southwest Rock Island, saw substantial housing of housing available in Rock Island including of Swedish immigrants in the community. As communities across the country saw housing construction in the 1970s, followed by increased industrial and warehouse historic homes, new downtown condos, new the years have passed, Augustana College has construction halt during the major wars, Rock development in the 1990s. construction in the heart of the city, and wooded grown from one all-purpose brick structure to an Island continued to grow rapidly, receiving special retreats. The Rock Island-Milan School District, extensive campus of beautiful buildings, where permission from the government to build housing The Rock Island Arts and Entertainment District was established in the 1990s, along with private schools, are innovative and about 2,500 students walk the hallowed halls to stem the local shortage. Rock Island is unique followed by the reemergence of residential living in downtown. Tens of thousands prepare students for life. Rock Island offers plenty each year. Other ethnic and cultural migrations in that it has hundreds of homes that were built in of people converge on the Great River Plaza for numerous cultural festivals and of options to play. The District (downtown Rock to Rock Island have included Germans, Irish, 1918 and again from 1942-44. great food each summer. Island) has art galleries and theatres, nightclubs Jews, and African-Americans, who all settled in and coffee shops, and restaurants of all flavors. distinct neighborhoods. www.rigov.org

6 | 2018 Rock Island County, IL Community Guide 2018 Rock Island County, IL Community Guide | 7 Attractions Musem Visit the John Deere Attractions website to learn more about the events Arsenal history featuring “People, Processes and Products.” Large collection The City of Moline is located in the heart of the Midwest, nestled and activities happening at the John Deere Pavillion, the John Deere World of U.S, foreign, military and civilian small arms. Rock Island Arsenal between the banks of the Mississippi River and Rock River. Moline Headquarters and at the many John Deere historic sites around town. Building 60. Open 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily, except major holidays. Free is the ninth most populated city in Illinois outside of the Chicago admission. Call 309-782-5221 for more information. Metropolitan Area with an estimated 43,483 people. One of the Quad Center for Belgian Culture of Western Illinois Cities, along with the cities of East Moline and Rock Island in Illinois, The Belgian Museum of the Quad Cities offers a collection of documents Rock Island Historical Society House- Museum Complex and Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa, together they make up a and archival material for genealogical/historical research. The center History of area from mid-1800s to early 1900s. The Atkinson-Peek house, metropolitan area with more than 380,000 people. offers a translation service, lace-making demonstrations, and a gift shop. Carriage House, and Clothes Loft make up the RICHS museums. The Enjoy a Belgian waffle breakfast the first Saturday of each month from 8 museums are open for individual and group tours during the spring and a.m. to noon. Tours are available upon request. Hours Saturday 1 - 4 p.m. fall open houses or by appointment. Tours are free; donations will be Moline is located approximately 165 miles west of Chicago and Wednesday 1 - 4 p.m. The center is located in Moline’s Olde Towne District appreciated which help to support the maintenance of the facilities. Please midway between Minneapolis to the north and St. Louis to the South. 712 - 18th Avenue, Moline, IL 309-762-0167. call 309-764-8590, Wednesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for an Within a 300-mile radius of Moline, 37.4 million people reside. This appointment. comprises almost 13% of the nation’s population. Moline and its The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions neighbors help form the largest urban concentration between St. Louis Free and public community service forum for Independent Scholars and co- TaxSlayer Center and Minneapolis along the Mississippi River. Major interstates I-80, learners of the area and region. Providing authentic Integrative Wholistic Premier concerts, sporting events, family shows, conference facilities. 3 I-88, and I-74 provide ready access in all directions, making the region Healing through area hospitals to the community. Assistance with September 764, 2000. 1201 River DR, Moline, IL. Call for event schedule/ a preferred location for logistics and distribution facilities. completion, publishing and publicity are provided. Visit the QC Institute admission. View the TaxSlayer Center website for more information. for Cultrual and Healing Traditions or call at 309-762-9202. WILSON CONSTRUCTION KitchensKitchens && BathroomsBathrooms DecksDecks && PatiosPatios GaragesGarages && ShedsSheds RoofingRoofing && SidingSiding AdditionsAdditions && WholeWhole HomesHomes SILVIS, IL FREE ESTIMATES 309.721.9852 Find more information at: www.moline.il.us www.wilsonfamilyconstruction.com

8 | 2018 Rock Island County, IL Community Guide 2018 Rock Island County, IL Community Guide | 9 Home to more than 21,000 people, East Moline along with electricity and nearby grills. There’s also an adjacent boat neighboring communities make up the Quad Cities metropolitan launch into the Mississippi River, restrooms and rolle bolle area. courts. Or visit The Quarter, with riverfront walking trails and a beautiful view of the river. Take a tour of the John Deere Harvester Works, one of the largest combine factories in the world. The renovated visitor For more information on business, housing, recreation, schools, center and gift shop provide a great place to learn about the and the city of East Moline visit eastmoline.com. For information history of this great company. Free tours are offered while the from their Chamber of Commerce visit quadcitieschamber.com. factory is in production - we suggest calling ahead to confirm availability.

East Moline is also home to many great annual festivals and events. Every July, enjoy the at TPC Deere Run, a PGA Tour event that has featured many golfing legends. Or check out the annual Quad Cities Balloon Festival Jim Spence at Kennedy Square, which has several balloon launches and a REALTOR® beautiful Night Glow. Licensed in Illinois and Iowa

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10 | 2018 Rock Island County, IL Community Guide 2018 Rock Island County, IL Community Guide | 11 ROCK ISLAND TO DO COUNTY THINGS ILLINOIS 2200 69th Ave., Moline, IL 61265 “It’s Your Fault” (improv, ages 17 and up) $1 for one-hour parking Establishment Galleries & Exhibitions Quad City Arts Center Indian Bluff Golf & Forest Preserve Monday 6AM–10PM Hauberg Indian Museum https://www.quadcityarts.com/art-the-airport 220 19th St., Rock Island, IL 61201 Adler Theatre www.quadcityarts.com http://indianbluffgolfcourse.com Tuesday 6AM–10PM Museum in Rock Island, Illinois Through Oct. 31. Mosaics by Lori Miller, sculptures, Admission $5 www.adlertheatre.com Rock Island, Illinois Milan IL Suggest an edit 1800 46th Ave, Rock Island, IL drawings, and etchings by Janis Wunderlich, and November 2, 2018 Davenport, Iowa (309) 793-1213 (309) 799-3868 Phone: (309) 788-0177 61201 “Maps to Non-Existent Places,” photographs by Paul (563) 326-8500 blackhawkpark.org Hours: The river is a “wonderful book with a new story to Scott Page, are on display. ComedySportz Quad Cities (improv) Riverside Family Aquatic Center Saukie Wednesday 9AM–12PM, 1–4PM tell every day.” Augustana College Art Museum The aquatic center offers a zero www.rigov.org/golf/saukie.html Schwiebert Riverfront Park Thursday 9AM–12PM, 1–4PM Starting Saturday, September 1st, 2018, repeats Establishment -Mark Twain www.augustana.edu/x2780.xml depth entry, a lap pool, and a Rock Island IL Park in Rock Island, Illinois Friday 9AM–12PM, 1–4PM every day until Wednesday, October 31, 2018 all day 220 19th St., Rock Island, IL 61201 Rock Island, Illinois SCS interactive water playground. (309) 732-2278 Polished community gathering Saturday 9AM–12PM, 1–4PM Starting Saturday, April 1st, 2017, repeats every The “Mighty Mississippi” is the sturdy backbone (309) 794-7231 Guards are constantly on duty to place with water views, a Sunday 9AM–12PM, 1–4PM ArtSpace Gallery: week on Friday and Saturday until Saturday, and vigorous lifeblood of the region, forming the help ensure a safe environment. Red Dog Run playground, splash pad & outdoor Monday Closed “Dr. Portmantheau’s Galorium Emporium” December 29, 2018 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm The District Refreshments and concessions East Moline IL music area. Tuesday Closed entire northern and western boundary of Rock Starting Monday, October 1st, 2018, every week on http://www.comedysportzqc.com/ www.ridistrict.com/Arts---Culture.aspx are available on site. (309) 496-9355 101 17th St, Rock Island, IL 61201 Phone: (309) 788-9536 Island County. Rich with activity and history, the Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday Rock Island, Illinois Phone: (309) 524-2428 Hours: Mississippi River is a magnet that draws business, (309) 788-6311 Private Golf Courses: Wednesday 6AM–10PM Fort Armstrong until Friday, November 02, 2018 @ 8:00 am-9:00 pm Guided nature hike industry, and tourism to surrounding communities. Whitewater Junction Pinnacle Country Club Thursday 6AM–10PM Historical landmark in Rock ArtSpace Gallery, Building 4, Nahant Marsh It has played a central role in the exploration and Quad City Arts at the Airport Whitewater Junction is a zero- http://indianbluffgolfcourse.com Friday 6AM–10PM Island, Illinois 6600 34th Ave., Moline, IL 61265 4220 Wapello Ave., Davenport, IA 52802 economic development of the land, and is the vital www.quadcityarts.com depth to 9 feet pool featuring a Milan IL Saturday 6AM–10PM Address: 1900 3rd Ave, Rock 309-796-5469 $Free; 5 suggested donation artery for bulk freight, carrying more than any other Moline, Illinois body slide, tube slide, 2 drop- (309) 787-6191 Sunday 6AM–10PM Island, IL 61201 [email protected] https://nahantmarsh.org/events-calendar/?action=e slides, tumble buckets, tea cup, Monday 6AM–10PM Phone: (309) 948-6098 inland waterway in North America. The Mississippi vrplusegister&event_id=89 John Deere Pavilion and a tot slide and fun for the Short Hills Country Club Tuesday 6AM–10PM Valley’s rich alluvial soils have created one of the Smith Studio and Gallery: David Garrison www.deere.com whole family. http://www.shorthillscc.com/ Phone: (309) 732-7275 Black Hawk Forest most fertile and productive agricultural areas in Moline, Illinois www.rigov.org/whitewater.html East Moline IL National forest in Rock Island, Smith Studio and Gallery Festival of Trees the world, particularly for corn and soybeans. (309) 388-4200 Phone: (309) 732-7946 (309) 755-0618 Centennial Park Illinois 124 S. State St., Geneseo, IL 61254 RiverCenter Abundant in fish, the river is known especially Park in Davenport, Iowa Address: Rock Island, IL 61201 www.smithstudiogeneseo.com/page. $10; 6 ages 60 and up; 5 Plus 60 Club; 3 ages 2-10 for several varieties of catfish, some of which are Mid Coast Fine Arts Museums TPC at Deere Run Centennial Park is one of Hours: php?slug=gallery-artists https://www.qcfestivaloftrees.com/ harvested commercially. Sunrises and sunsets are www.midcoast.org Butterworth Center www.tpc.com/deere_run/ four parks located along the Wednesday 7AM–10PM Nov 17 - Nov 25th, 2018 Rock Island, Illinois Moline, Illinois (309) 765-7971 Silvis IL Mississippi River in downtown Thursday 7AM–10PM spectacular along the river, where the Mississippi QC Haunted Forest (309) 786-2430 (309) 796-6000 Davenport, Iowa, . Friday 7AM–10PM flows east to west one of the few times over its entire Starting Friday, October 5th, 2018, repeats every Festival of Trees Holiday Parade Colonel Davenport Home 315 S Marquette St, Davenport, Saturday 7AM–10PM length. Quad City Arts Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, (309) Quad City Botanical Center IA 52802 Sunday 7AM–10PM week on Friday and Saturday until Saturday, 3rd Street & Pershing Ave, Davenport, IA 52801 www.quadcityarts.com 786-7336 Botanical garden in Rock Island, Hours: Monday 7AM–10PM October 27, 2018 @ 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm Sat, Nov 17 @ 10:00 am The Mississippi River offers an extraordinary quality Rock Island, Illinois Illinois Wednesday 5AM–12AM Tuesday 7AM–10PM A Prairie Lodge / Adventure Quest of life with a wide variety of recreational activities. (309) 793-1213 Deere-Wiman House The Quad City Botanical Center is Thursday 5AM–12AM Phone: (309) 788-0177 3501 207th St. N. “Pinocchio: The Musical” Bike, rollerblade, jog or walk along the many miles Moline, Illinois (309) 765-7971 a set of botanical gardens located Friday 5AM–12AM Port Byron, IL 61275 $15 Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse Quad City Botanical Center next to the Mississippi River at Saturday 5AM–12AM Rock Island Arsenal Museum of riverfront trails. Take a scenic cruise on its waves https://qchauntedforest.com/ 1828 3rd Ave., Rock Island, IL 61201 www.qcgardens.com Fryxell Geology Museum 2525 4th Avenue, Rock Island, Sunday 5AM–12AM Museum in the Rock Island aboard the Channel Cat Water Taxi or Celebration $11; 10 groups of 12 or more; Rock Island, Illinois Rock Island, Illinois Illinois. It is open daily except Monday 5AM–12AM Arsenal, Illinois Cruise Line. Visit, eat or shop at the many riverfront (309) 794-0991 309-794-7318 major holidays; an admission fee Tuesday 5AM–12AM The Rock Island Arsenal Museum Terror at Skellington Manor Nov. 24 - Dec. 22, 2018 restaurants, shops and historical sites. is charged. The center opened on Phone: (563) 328-7275 in Rock Island County, Illinois is Skellington Manor http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/ab7fa5_ Performing Arts Hauberg Indian Museum June 20, 1998. based around the history of Rock 420 18th St., Rock Island, IL 61201 dddc626b17ee401db84041441d6b21ce.pdf Boating, skiing, fishing, camping and hunting are Black Hawk State Historic Site, Address: 2525 4th Ave, Rock Fryxell Geology Museum Island Arsenal. It is the second $15; 20 Fast Pass; 8 lights-on 1-4 p.m. Oct 27 also popular water activities enjoyed on both the www.balletquadcities.com Rock Island, Illinois Island, IL 61201 Museum in Rock Island, Illinois oldest museum of the United http://terroratskellingtonmanor.com/ Disney on Ice presents “Frozen” Rock Island, Illinois (309) 788-0177 Hours: Located in: Augustana College States Army, the oldest being the Mississippi and the Rock River, the region’s second The “Scare-D-Cats” lights-on show will be from 1-4 TaxSlayer Center (309) 786-3779 Wednesday 10AM–5PM Address: 820 38th St, Rock Museum at West Point. largest waterway. Several marinas and boat ramps p.m. Oct. 27; adults must accompany children. 1201 River Drive, Moline, IL 61265 Rock Island Arsenal Museum Thursday 10AM–5PM Island, IL 61201 1 Rock Island Arsenal Building 60, provide quick and convenient access to both rivers The Genesius Guild Rock Island, Illinois, Friday 10AM–5PM Hours: Rock Island Township, IL 61299 Starting Friday, September 28th, 2018, repeats $17 and up; ages 1 and under free on lap throughout the county. www.genesius.org (309) 782-5021 Saturday 10AM–5PM Wednesday 8AM–4:30PM Hours: every week on Friday and Saturday until Saturday, http://www.taxslayercenter.com/Upcoming-Events/ Rock Island, Illinois Sunday 11AM–5PM Thursday 8AM–4:30PM Wednesday 12–4PM October 27, 2018 @ 7:00 pm – 12:00 am Event-List/DisneyOnIce.aspx What is a river without riverboats and gambling? (309) 788-7113 Rock Island County Historical Monday 10AM–5PM Friday 8AM–4:30PM Thursday 12–4PM Starting Sunday, September 30th, 2018, repeats Nov 29-Dec 2nd, 2018 Reminiscent of the days of Mark Twain, riverboats Society Museum and Library Tuesday 10AM–7PM Saturday 1–4PM Friday 12–4PM every week on Sunday until Sunday, October 28, Playcrafters Barn Theatre 822 11th Avenue; Phone: (309) 794-0991 Sunday 1–4PM Saturday 12–4PM once again dock along America’s most famous 2018 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Christmas Walk www.playcrafters.com Moline IL 61265, Monday 8AM–4:30PM Sunday Closed river and play a critical role in attracting residents Andover Lake Park, Legion Building, Moline, Illinois (309) 764-8590 Black Hawk State Historic Site Tuesday 8AM–4:30PM Monday Closed and visitors. Riverboat gaming on the Rock Island (309) 762-0330 Museum in Rock Island, Illinois Phone: (309) 794-7318 Tuesday 12–4PM Figge Museum: “French Moderns: Monet to Jenny Lind Chapel, Andover, IL 61233 riverfront has been instrumental in bringing life Public Golf Courses: The Black Hawk State Historic Phone: (309) 782-5021 Matisse, 1850-1950” Saturday, December 1st, 2018 @ 4:45 pm – 8:00 pm back to downtown Rock Island. It has stimulated Quad City Music Guild Byron Hills Site, in Rock Island, Illinois, Longview Park development of the Arts and Entertainment District www.qcmusicguild.com http://www.byronhills.com/ occupies much of the historic Park in Rock Island, Illinois 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport, IA 52801 Holly Days and Main Street Electric Parade and a loft housing district. Moline, Illinois Port Byron IL site of the village of Saukenuk, Address: Rock Island, IL 61201 $7; 6 ages 60 and up; 6 students; 4 ages 4-12; free Friday, December 7th, 2018 (309)762-6610 (309) 523-2264 the home of a band of Native Hours: www.ridistrict.com/Arts---Culture.aspx Americans of the Sauk nation. Wednesday 7AM–10PM Thursday after 5 p.m.; free seniors first Thursday Downtown, Free, All Ages of the month; free active military, spouses and The parade is at 5:30 p.m. Friday. The Hot Chocolate Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse Golfmohr It includes the John Hauberg Thursday 7AM–10PM Here are some events in the area: www.circa21.com http://www.golfmohr.com/ Museum of Native American Life. Friday 7AM–10PM children; 2 off full price AAA members Hustle is at 9 a.m. Saturday. Rock Island, Illinois East Moline IL Address: Rock Island, IL 61201 Saturday 7AM–10PM https://figgeartmuseum.org/art/exhibitions/view/ http://www.aledomainstreet.com/2008-main-street- Quad City Airport Gallery: (309) 786-7733 Ext. 2 (309) 496-2434 Hours: Sunday 7AM–10PM french-moderns-monet-to-matisse-1850-1950/11 electric-parade/ Miller, Wunderlich, Page Wednesday 6AM–10PM Monday 7AM–10PM October 9th, 2018 Through January 6th, 2019 Comedy Sportz Highland Springs Thursday 6AM–10PM Tuesday 7AM–10PM Quad City International Airport Gallery www.comedysportzqc.com www.highlandspringsgc.com/ Friday 6AM–10PM Phone: (309) 732-7275 Rock Island, Illinois Rock Island IL Saturday 6AM–10PM (309) 786-7733 Ext. 2 (309) 732-7265 Sunday 6AM–10PM www.rockislandcounty.org www.rockislandcounty.org

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Meetings Our Mission​​ Meeting rooms may be rented before, during, or after public hours; the entire facility is available after public hours. Business hours are Monday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Rental costs vary To provide collections and exhibits that promote the beauty and enjoyment of plants depending upon your specific requirements and the time and day your event takes place. To increase botanical and horticultural knowledge through education Weddings at the Botanical Center To encourage ecological concern for the plants that sustain us Hundreds of satisfied couples have already chosen the Quad City Botanical Center for their weddings and receptions. We offer the most stunning setting, unrivaled in the Quad City area. Step inside our To inspire citizens to improve their environment spacious and welcoming lobby situated just a short distance from ample and well lighted parking. The tastefully decorated 3,080 square foot banquet room with dance floor awaits your creative We are thrilled you’re here and we’d like to tell you a little bit about us! transformation into the reception space of your dreams. The Children’s Garden (Phase I) Physically Enabling Garden this year include multiple tributes to local history and points Our year round 70-foot glass garden conservatory expands the horizon of weddings and receptions The garden is a whimsical and playful interpretation of Completed in 2005, our raised bed enabling garden provides of interest. The trains will operate on Sunday afternoons from Opening on June 20, 1998, the Quad City Botanical Centeris a 501 c 3, non- to a tropical garden paradise. Your experience includes a 14-foot waterfall, reflecting pools and nature. Phase I includes the Entry Plaza, that opens into a a grand entrance to the Botanical Center. Located outside the noon to 4PM, and for special holidays and events during May gorgeous islands flourishing with tropical plants and flowers. Brick walkways throughout often host through October as weather permits. profit organization dedicated to bringing people and plants together in fun and world of “fours” - underfoot is the human sundial, with the garden gates, this unique garden provides a number of elevated stations of delectable hors d’oeuvres or champagne for toasting. Your eyes take in lustrous green four seasons, and the four directions, the four way tests, factors garden beds, accessible to guests who find bending to ground meaningful ways. Adjacent to the Mississippi River in downtown Rock Island, leaves and brightly colored flowers. Your lungs delight in the oxygen-rich air. To look at the glowing of four, games of four, and flowers of four! This area is where level difficult or impossible. Planted in the early spring with Scrambled Alphabet Garden (seasonal) IL, the Quad City Botanical Center is comprised of an indoor tropical atrium, leaves & blooms with sunlight passing through is reminiscent of majestic stained glass and the night the adventure begins. The Entry Plaza leads to the Delta and showy annuals, flanked by spring, summer, and fall flowering This entertaining garden has seen many incarnations; a spacious banquet room, a physically enabling garden, a G-Scale garden train time splendor in white lighted ambience is remarkable. The stunning display of your special day River. This child-sized version of the Mississippi River, with perennials, this garden is a wonderful addition to our exhibits. originally located behind the educational greenhouse, the exhibit(seasonal), other thriving outdoor gardens, an educational greenhouse, a brings cheer and well being to all who share in your celebration! a meandering shallow stream provides the opportunity for exhibit has migrated to the south and provides a whimsical three-season event canopy, resource library, and gift shop. children to interact with water, with people, and with the Butterfly Pergola Garden (seasonal) border between our canopy walkway and southwest lawn. Every Spring, summer, and fall invite weddings and receptions outdoors to explore and delight in the environment. Surrounded by lush and robust gardens, and the Once home to a “knot garden,” our planting island on the letter of the alphabet is represented in cut glass, intertwined possibilities of our expansive south conifer garden and lawn. Alive with thousands of colorful intrigue of water play, children will be carried away by their west lawn was transformed in 2006 to a beautiful butterfly with a corresponding flower and set in a concrete stepping As a public garden we maintain hundreds of plants ranging from tropical blossoms, these gardens are the perfect site for your romantic wedding ceremony and delight guests imaginations. and bee garden. Butterfly weed, butterfly bushes, bee balm, stone. Planted near each stone are plants and flowers that begin varieties to regional zone five perennials. A garden for all season, our tropical both day and night throughout your event. Glorious throughout the grounds are well established with the same letter, planted by the Tri-City Garden Club. perennial plants that bloom in spring, summer, and fall respectively. In spring there are dazzling and other pollinator attracting plants adorn this garden and atrium is splendid throughout the winter months, and our rare conifer collection Garden beds surrounding the waterway and entry plaza are grape hyacinths, allium, and daffodils. Summer boasts coneflower, rudbeckia, and Monarda, and in bring thousands of winged visitors every season. The nearby is unique to the Quad Cities. In spring, flowering bulbs enliven the garden, planted with a wide variety of showy flowering perennials, the fall, late and long blooming mums grace the gardens. These and a variety of ornamental grasses, garden pergola provides seating and shade for observation and Secret Garden (seasonal) ornamental grasses, knock-out roses, native prairie plants, including a stunning iris collection. Other special collections include day lillies, vines, shrubbery and trees artfully comprise the outdoor gardens of the Quad City Botanical Center reflection. At the far west end of the Scrambled Alphabet Garden hides mums and ornamental grasses. Our outdoor butterfly garden attracts pollinators and compliment all styles of weddings and receptions. The outdoor pond, divided from the interior trees, shrubs and colorful annuals. The river has been carefully a delicious secret! Established in 2010 and newly renovated by the hundreds, and is lively from early spring to late fall when the Monarchs only by the glass atrium wall provides even more photo opportunities than can be imagined. And for designed to be safe and accessible; it will appeal to children, but Butterfly Pergola Garden (seasonal) thanks to generous donations from the Mississippi Valley start their migration. winter brides, rest assured that the wide variety of unique and rare conifer trees also provide texture, the activities encourage intergenerational play, so the families Once home to a “knot garden,” our planting island on the Hosta Society, this garden is home to many child-like Isabel color, and life over the winter months! The gardens are available all year long. and care-givers of the children may also become involved in west lawn was transformed in 2006 to a beautiful butterfly Bloom statues, surrounded by a variety of beautiful Hosta. A the activity. hidden path leads out of this garden to the Hobbit house...a The Center is open to the public 360 days a year, and serves the public in a and bee garden. Butterfly weed, butterfly bushes, bee balm, We can’t wait to meet you and begin planning your picture perfect day! and other pollinator attracting plants adorn this garden and child size playhouse! myriad of ways. As an educational resource we offer staff guided tours of our Kari, our event specialist and sales professional can be reached at: Tropical Sun Garden (open year round) bring thousands of winged visitors every season. The nearby gardens, grounds and greenhouse, serving 10,000 students annually. In addition, 309.794.0991 x 201 Opened to the public for viewing in 1998, the tropical Sun garden pergola provides seating and shade for observation and Perennial Gardens (seasonal) we participate in outreach programs at school campuses, and set up educational by email: [email protected], or send us a message on our Facebook page Garden atrium is the centerpiece of our beautiful facility. 6,444 reflection. Glorious throughout the gardens and grounds are well booths at various community expositions and special events. Our Helpenstell square feet of climate controlled space, this exhibit is home to established perennial plants that bloom in spring, summer, and Resource Center has hundreds of garden and environmental books, and our The Quad City Botanical Center is the perfect place to have your holiday party! hundreds of well-established thriving tropical plants. A 14’ Wildflower Prairie Garden (seasonal) fall respectively. In spring there are dazzling grape hyacInths, Let us host your holiday parties, birthday parties, retirement parties or any other party you can dream waterfall, stream, and fish pond circulates hundreds of gallons Established in 1999 this planting island is representative allium, and daffodils; summer blooms include coneflower, expert staff is on-hand to answer questions and help interpret the garden and up! Our facility has a variety of rooms which are available for rental before and during public hours. of water through the atrium, providing a home for our popular of the natural prairie that once covered the state of Illinois. rudbeckia, and monarda, and fall shows off splashes of color exhibits. Our staff is motivated to meet your needs and surpass your expectations. Japanese Koi, and supplying vital humidity for our plants. The Naturalized prairie plants have deep reaching root systems that from long blooming mums. These and a variety of ornamental peak of the atrium is a stunning 70’ skylight allowing ample prevent soil erosion, and often grow to heights that tower over grasses, vines, shrubbery and trees artfully comprise the The rental cost varies depending upon your time requirements. Rooms may be rented in combination, As a banquet facility we serve thousands of customers throughout the sunlight to nurture our collections. All of the simulated rock outdoor gardens of the Quad City Botanical Center. Special depending on availability, to accommodate your needs. Capacity of these rooms is variable and our heads. Among the many unique native plants growing here year, before, during, and after business hours - affinity groups, service clubs, surfaces are designed to hold onto the warmth of the sun, collections of note are the Iris of the Year, and the Daylily dependent on set up requirements. are the compass plant and coneflower. businesses and corporations, brides, birthdays and anniversaries, and class creating a tropical paradise for our plants and guests of the assortment. garden. reunions are all celebrated within our gardens. The Doris and Victor Day Education Center (77×40) can be used Greenhouse for large groups or divided into three separate rooms as follows: A 42’ x 30’ greenhouse was added to the grounds of the Ornamental Goldfish Pond & Aquatic plants The Sun Garden is home to a wide variety of fruit-bearing Botanical Center in 1999. This structure serves many purposes, Artfully designed water features add interest and balance In addition to housing living collections of plants that grow and thrive plants such as the coconut, banana, vanilla, coffee and the Burbank Room (32×40) - Leopold (24×40) - Olmsted Room (21×40) including doubling as a classroom where thousands of school to garden settings. The Quad City Botanical Center is no throughout the many countries of the world, we, as a cultural venue, host many cocoa tree (chocolate). Whether you visit the Sun Garden as an aged students explore the world of plants every year. This exception. One pond mirrors the next; the interior Sun Garden special events and programs throughout each year, providing a wide range of escape to a peaceful sanctuary, or as an educational destination Please inquire about our After Hours packages or our exclusive structure is home to items rotated in and out of our main Koi pond and the outdoor goldfish pond are visible directly to gain knowledge about plants from around the world, there is entertainment and tying back to the many gifts of the plant world. From the full-facility rental options. Catering, ranging from gourmet box exhibit, and cuttings from our gardens that are nurtured and opposite one another, divided only by the glass atrium wall. The something for everyone growing there. Garden Party to the Pumpkin Extravaganza, there is an event for everyone lunches to elegant sit-down meals is available. Please call or e-mail later sold as younglings from our grow carts. outdoor pond features a variety of aquatic plants, and is home during our calendar year. Additionally, we support local artists and artisans, us to request menu options and prices. Audio/Visual equipment to goldfish, frogs, toads, and occasionally a pair of mallard providing gallery space to exhibit works of art from various mediums, and a gift is also available. Come join us! We think you’ll agree that we truly Scott County Regional Authority Rare Conifer Collection Garden Train Railway Exhibit (seasonal) ducks. This feature of the garden is popular with our brides due Donated by the late Chub Harper, the southern border of shop that showcases and sells many one-of-a-kind handcrafted items. Our travel have the most unique meeting space in the Quad City area. To ALL ABOARD for a fun visit to the Railroad Garden to watch to the reflective nature of the water. the Quad City Botanical Center is flanked with a stunning meet with our Sales Professional, email [email protected] the 1:24th scale Heartland Central Garden Railroad exhibit. Up club arranges day trips throughout the tri state area, visiting gardens and venues or call 309.794.0991 Ext. 201 collection of rare and unique conifers. Mr. Harper, a life- to four independent trains can operate on the almost 800 feet of horticultural, environmental and historical interest. Inbound motor coach long horticultural expert and groundskeeper, raised all of the of track that winds around the East patio and through the pine visitors are treated to specialty tours featuring lectures, tours, and samples. trees on his own small acreage, and then donated them as a and river birch trees. The finishing touches near completion collection to the care of our organization. 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