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.
Looking for more free music this summer?
Return to the Rock Island Public Library's Watts-Midtown Branch tomorrow for a free performance by St. Louis-based duo The Cherry & Jerry Ragtime Show. Cherry & Jerry play ragtime classics, early blues and jazz standards from the 1900s through 1920s. The free, one-hour performance, is at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25, in the Rock Island Public Library Watts-Midtown Branch auditorium, 2715 30th Street.
Come enjoy more free music Tuesday night!
The Starlight Revue Concert Series has returned to Lincoln Park for free music every Tuesday through the summer. HyVee Grill starts selling food at 5 p.m. with music and dancing from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Lincoln Park is located at 11th Avenue and 38th Street. This Tuesday, June 25th, bring a lawn chair and enjoy music from The Night People. Next week’s performers on July 2nd will be Troy Rangel & Friends.
And finally …
Congratulations to our Yard of the Month winner, Patricia Adamson of 2547 35th Avenue. Ms. Adamson's beautifully landscaped yard caught the eye of her neighbors and members of our Arts and Beautification Committee, who select a winner each month from May to August. We appreciate the work and effort Ms. Adamson has put toward making her neighborhood more beautiful.