100 Things to Do in the Quad Cities Before You Die - Softcover

Book 36 of 80: 100 Things

Jonathan Turner

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Synopsis

The Quad Cities―three hours from both Des Moines and Chicago―is a unique metropolitan area along the mighty Mississippi River, growing in both size and nationwide reputation. This region of 400,000-plus people has all the friendliness, affordability, and short, headache-free commutes of many small towns, but also a staggering variety and quality of things to do. 100 Things to Do in the Quad Cities is an invaluable source to help you track down some of the top places, events, and organizations that make the area pulse and thrive. Take a tour of the creative, intoxicating QC Ale Trail including Bent River and Front Street breweries. Taste some terrifically varied restaurants like Me & Billy, Tantra, and Food Affair Bistro or enjoy live entertainment at Circa '21or the Adler Theatre. Abounding museums and art galleries like the Figge and Putnam make the QC a genuinely special, entertaining place. Veteran local journalist Jonathan Turner is your knowledgeable, friendly guide to all that is great about the QC and how to make the most of your visit―whether you’re here for a busy, rich weekend, or a satisfying lifetime. You’ll want to check all 100 things off your list and then come back around the River Bend for more!

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About the Author

Jonathan Turner has been a digital reporter at WHBF-TV in Rock Island, Ill., since September 2021. He’s been a full-time journalist since 1988 and has written for daily newspapers in Wisconsin, Indiana, Connecticut, and since 1995, in the Quad Cities. He’s especially passionate about covering arts and culture. A longtime piano player, he earned his bachelor’s in music from Oberlin College and a master’s in music education from Indiana University. Jonathan has accompanied musicals, singers, choirs, and instrumentalists, and since 1999, has played regularly for a Lutheran church. He wrote a history book about downtown Davenport, A Brief History of Bucktown, published by The History Press in 2016, and contributed an essay to the anthology These Interesting Times: Surviving 2020 in the Quad Cities. Check out more of his writing at facebook.com/jonathan.turner.7140497.

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