Update Rock Island is a segment at city council meetings given by Mayor Mike Thoms focusing on news in Rock Island. The video segment from the meeting is available on YouTube.
Get ready to hop into some fun!
The Parks and Recreation Department is holding its annual Spring Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 23 at 9 a.m. in Lincoln Park. Children will race to gather eggs filled with candy and prizes. Bring your own basket for this exciting adventure. The park is divided into three sections, each with an equal number of eggs and participants. Registration is required for children ages 3 to 10.
To register or to learn about other Easter activities like the underwater egg hunt or bunny visits, go to rigov.org/EPARK or call 309-732-7275.
Come enjoy free music at the Rock Island Public Library
Tuneful Tuesdays continue March 5 at the Downtown Library Branch at 401 19th Street. Enjoy this fun and free community concert as you’re transported to the Scottish Highlands while listening to Black Hawk Pipes and Drums. Light refreshments will be served.
Do you need help filing taxes?
The Martin Luther King Center is offering FREE tax preparation service for families with household incomes of $64,000 or less. Each year United Way Quad Cities helps hundreds of local families prepare their income taxes, free of charge, with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.
The MLK center will be a walk in only in-person tax filing site with volunteers available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays from 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon. For more information or questions about the Volunteer Tax Assistance program, call their office at (563) 355-4310.