Twisted Tales of the Quad Cities

Twisted Tales of the Quad Cities Pictorial lectures based on the historical and strange facts of our Quad Cities heritage.

This month Twisted Tales has three shows, all private bookings. Reach out if you want a Twisted Tales presentation for y...
06/06/2026

This month Twisted Tales has three shows, all private bookings. Reach out if you want a Twisted Tales presentation for your organization. Currently available is the original Twisted Tales - general overview / Good Bites - all the great restaurants that are gone / Creepy Quad Cities - true stories and cemeteries / 125 years of Fun - dangerous way we amused ourselves / Moline Confidential - weird truths / Missing Movie Theaters - 62 theaters that no longer exist in the QC. Coming soon - Rock Island Confidential.

There are no public showings slated for the next two months. Some private groups have booked me. I will let you know whe...
04/10/2026

There are no public showings slated for the next two months. Some private groups have booked me. I will let you know when a new one pops up. In the meantime, Twisted Tales books are available for purchase at these fine establishments:

Atlas Collective - Moline, IL
K'ness Florists - Moline, IL
Hauberg Center - Rock Island, IL
German American Museum - Davenport, IA
Figge Art Museum - Davenport, IA
Putnam Museum - Davenport, IA
Crafted QC - LeClaire, IA

and May 07th in the Bettendorf Library
between 6 - 8 pm - a book signing.

The next program open to the public is showing Monday, March 23 at the Moline Public Library on 41st Street at 6:30 and ...
03/20/2026

The next program open to the public is showing Monday, March 23 at the Moline Public Library on 41st Street at 6:30 and it's free. It will be all the weird but true facts about the city of Moline, IL.

Lots of private shows but the next open to the public showing is Monday, March 23 at the Moline Public Library on 41st S...
01/20/2026

Lots of private shows but the next open to the public showing is Monday, March 23 at the Moline Public Library on 41st Street at 6:30 and it's free. It will be all the weird facts about the city of Moline, IL.

True but weird facts about where you live. Twisted Tales of the Quad Cities books are on sale now at these convenient lo...
12/09/2025

True but weird facts about where you live. Twisted Tales of the Quad Cities books are on sale now at these convenient locations.

In MOLINE:
Atlas Book Collective.
K'ness Florists.
Axis Hotel.

In ROCK ISLAND:
Hauberg Civic Center.

In DAVENPORT:
Figge Art Museum.
German American Museum.
Putnam Museum.

In LE CLAIRE:
Crafted QC

Over 500 copies sold this year. Looking for that unusual Christmas gift. You can find these books in Moline, IL at the A...
10/28/2025

Over 500 copies sold this year. Looking for that unusual Christmas gift. You can find these books in Moline, IL at the Axis Hotel, Atlas Collective bookstore, K'ness Florists - Rock Island, IL at the Hauberg estate - Davenport at the Figge Art Museum, the German American Heritage Museum, the Putnam Museum and in LeClaire, IA at QC Crafted.

It's dangerous. It's weird. It's happening tonight at the Friends of Hauberg Civic Center. It's Twisted Tales of the Qua...
10/23/2025

It's dangerous. It's weird. It's happening tonight at the Friends of Hauberg Civic Center. It's Twisted Tales of the Quad Cities - the Creepy Side. A pictorial review of all the creepy things that make up our QC. Doors at 6:30 and the show at 7:00.

This coming Thursday, Twisted Tales is back at the Friends of Hauberg Civic Center carriage house with a really weird ve...
10/21/2025

This coming Thursday, Twisted Tales is back at the Friends of Hauberg Civic Center carriage house with a really weird version, just in time for Halloween. Doors are at 6:30 and the show is at 7:00.

Tonight at 6:30 at the Moline Public Library, Moline, IL, Twisted Tales returns with a brand new program on "125 years o...
09/15/2025

Tonight at 6:30 at the Moline Public Library, Moline, IL, Twisted Tales returns with a brand new program on "125 years of having fun in the QC" (or the stupid things we did to amuse ourselves).

Monday, September 15th, Twisted Tales of the Quad Cities is back with a brand new documentary on all the ways we enterta...
09/11/2025

Monday, September 15th, Twisted Tales of the Quad Cities is back with a brand new documentary on all the ways we entertained ourselves back in the day. At the Moline Public Library, Moline, IL at 6:30 - and it's free!!!

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