ALTERNATING CURRENTS Alternating Currents, the Quad-Cities music, film and comedy festival, is back this weekend in downtown Davenport, Bettendorf and Rock Island. The fest is completely free to the public and happens at 44 different stages across downtown Davenport, Bettendorf and Rock Island. It's put together by the Downtown Davenport Partnership, an affiliate of the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce.
Alisha Espey, program director for the Downtown Davenport Partnership, said Alternating Currents had grown quite a bit since the fest started in 2017. What venues are hosting? At this year's festival, there are more venues and more acts than ever before. Want to see a show at a barber shop? That's possible at Allied Barber & Supply.
What about a vintage shop? Pop by Ragged Records and Trash Can Annie's Vintage Clothing. How about outdoor options? There are many, including at Kaiserslautern Square in Davenport and Schwiebert Riverfront Park in Rock Island. Restaurants like Ruby's, Armored Gardens, The Half Nelson and Front Street Brewery have multiple shows throughout the weekend too.
New hosts for 2024 include boutique cinema The Last Picture House, the new film hub for Alternating Currents' film festival, and Great River Brewery, a host at the festival before the brewery closed in 2019 "It's really meaningful to us to bring (Great River) back," Espey said. "They kept that Alternating Currents poster up from 2019 until basically a week or two before they opened (this year). "An.