Sample the best locally made food and drinks while raising funds for music education programs at the second annual QC Flavor Fest presented by Common Chord.
The event will be from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, at Common Chord, 129 N.Main St., Davenport.
Flavor Fest will have 20 sampling stations from favorite area restaurants and food vendors. Live music from the DMT Dave Matthews Tribute Band and more than 60 silent auction items are among the attractions.
All proceeds go directly to Common Chord’s music education programs. Participants can cast votes for their favorite food choice to compete for the 2024 Quad Cities Favorite. There will be two categories, sweet and savory; and winners receive the Golden Kazoo Award.
The event is $40 per person. Get your tickets by going to: www.commonchordqc.org/qcflavorfest.
Common Chord provides a variety of educational and enrichment programs to area youth designed to provide access to musical experiences and build positive relationships year round. Its programs include:
- InTune Music Mentorship Program, provided to students at Project Renewal and
Friendly House in Davenport, the Martin Luther King Center in Rock Island, and Boys & Girls
Clubs in Moline and Davenport. InTune employs professional musician mentors to share a love of music with the kids, build healthy mentoring relationships, develop stronger support networks for at-risk youth, and show positive paths forward in life.
- Acoustic Music Clubs, a music enrichment program for youth and adults with
Disabilities, provides a fun musical experience. It is in partnership with
the Blackhawk Area Special Education Center, Arc of the Quad Cities,
Empowering Abilities (formerly HDC), and Empower House.
- RiverCurrents teaches the importance of the Quad Cities in the development of
American roots music. It serves more than 25 elementary schools annually,
homeschool groups, and high schools.
- Kidstock and Ellis Kell Winter Blues Camps bring young musicians together
to form bands, learn to collaborate, and perform in the Redstone Room.
- Let’s Band Together. The program provides free instrument loans to school bands and
individuals.
“Common Chord embraces our role in the community as we activate music and seek to
make a difference in the lives of our neighbors,” said Tyson Danner, Common Chord’s executive director. “The love of music knows no boundaries, and working together, we are changing lives.”
