Laborspace

10/05/2024

The ARTery!!!!!?!! < 3

The Lowland Block Party is tomorrow!!
12-4 at the LaborSpace near Rozz-Toxx in Rock Island!

20+ vendors and creatives, food, food trucks, drinks and more!

Entertainment and shopping!

The ARTery has a free art tent going up with individual and community art projects!

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10/01/2024

Lowland Block Party VII is THIS SUNDAY October 6th from Noon until 4PM in the Laborspace Courtyard next to Rozz Tox in downtown Rock Island. A free all ages family friendly event with 20+ handmade vendors, locally made food and beverage and more! We're beyond happy to once again have Anne Brown from Adventure Orange making a handmade Pinata for the kids! Always a favorite of the day's event. Here are a few more of our handmade vendors. Dapper Dodo, Moe Metscadicks, and Stephanie Patrick. Most vendors will take venmo or paypal but cash spends just as well.

09/26/2024

Lowland Block Party VII will feature 20+ DIY/Handmade vendors and so much more. Colorful paintings and framed prints from , Handmade earrings and more from Crux Jewelry, Curated clothing and styles from Thrifted Sisters, Pumpkins, Gourds, and more to paint, carve, create with our friends from the Mad Farmers and Q.C. Farmer's Market.

Lowland Block Party is Sunday October 6th from noon until 4PM in the Laborspace Courtyard next to but not in Rozz Tox.

09/24/2024

Lowland Block Party VII is Sunday October 6th from noon until 4pm in the Laborspace Courtyard. 20+ handmade vendors, live DJs, poetry readings, and fun for the whole family. Food and beverage this year for sale from Rozz-Tox, The Original Huckleberry's Great Pizza & Calzones, Radicle Effect Brewerks, and Blue Collar Bagels. Something for everyone!

09/18/2024

Lowland Blockparty VII Spotlight: Sunday October 6th from noon until 4pm in the Laborspace Courtyard at 21st street and 3rd avenue in Rock Island, Free, All Ages, Food and Beverage to purchase. 20+ vendors, lots of family fun.

01. Ragged Records & Music Budget Sale. Dennis will be loading tables with $2.00 LPs, CDs, and Tapes. The staff from both stores will be providing DJ sets throughout the day. Bob, Stu, Cirissa, Jon, and Dennis. 02. Midwest Writing Center will once again be on hand to provide us with poetry readings. Always a treat! 03. Melissa from WQPT will be set up with fun activities for the kids! 04. Death Stitch Clothing. A staple of the Lowland Blockparty with their upcycled flannels just in time for fall. Rozz-Tox Ragged Records & Music Midwest Writing Center WQPT PBS Death Stitch Custom Clothing Ragged Records Downtown Rock Island

08/26/2024

Sunday October 6th, 2024. in the Laborspace Courtyard next to but not in Rozz Tox. 21st Street & 3rd Ave in Rock Island. Free to attend and all ages. from Noon until 4PM.

​FOOD & BEVERAGE:
-Rozz Tox
-Huckleberry's Pizza
-Radicle Effect Brewery
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ENTERTAINMENT:
-Live Vinyl DJ sets from the Ragged Records Staff
-Midwest Writing Center (Literature, Live Readings)
-WQPT (Family Friendly Activities)
-Adventure Orange (Pinata)
-QC Farmer's Market (Turnip & Pumpkin Painting/Carving + Food Giveaway)

VENDORS:
Ragged Records & Music (Discount LPs)
Jon Burns (Paintings, Prints)
The ARTery (Art from Carolyn and Tara)
Crux Jewelry (Handmade Jewelry)
Death Stitch (Upcycled Flannels & More)
Ghost Girl (Pop Art)
Erica Parrott (Fine Art / Prints)
Glen Lowry (Fine Art / Prints)
Stephanie Patrick (Art & More)
Thrifted Sisters (Clothing and More)
E. Jayne DeMarco (Beadwork, Pixel Art)
Moe Metscadicks (Stickers, Pins, Prints)
Blue Collar Bagels (Locally Made Bagels)
Selective Seconds (Jewelry, Clothing)
Elliott Bay Towers (Art, VHS, Oddities)
Susan Samolitis (Repurposed Jewelry)
Familiar Stitch (Embroidery Handmade Goods)
Dapper Dodo Designs (Art, Handmade Jewelry)
Three Dragons Designs (Handmade Goods)
Scare Shop (Horror & Halloween Goods)

08/07/2024

Save The Date for Lowland Block Party VII on Sunday October 6th from Noon until 4PM. Keep your eyes peeled for updates on vendors, refreshments, DJs, literary readings, and activities for the kids.

09/26/2023

LOWLAND BLOCK PARTY VI at Laborspace / Rozz-Tox is this Sunday!!! Bring the family.

09/23/2023

Lowland Block Party VI is Sunday October 1st from noon to 5pm and Dennis from Ragged Records & Music will be there selling discount LPs, CDs, and Tapes for $2 a piece or six for $10. Also Lowland veterans Death Stitch Custom Clothing will be there with a killer batch of back-patched flannel just in time for fall.

09/22/2023

Lowland Block Party VI is coming Sunday October 1st from Noon - 5PM. We're gonna have Beers and Books for all the thirsty readers. Wake Brewing will be hanging out slinging some beers while Midwest Writing Center will be selling books and providing live readers from some of their authors throughout the day. Over 20 local vendors of art, crafts, clothing, handmade goods and more!

09/20/2023

Lowland Block Party VI is a family friendly event with activities for the kids. Our friend Melissa from WQPT / PBS will be on hand with these awesome 'design-your-own binoculars.' WQPT PBS

09/19/2023

Excited to announce that along with our favorite cafe across the courtyard Rozz-Tox, we will also be joined by fantastic food from The Original Huckleberry's Great Pizza & Calzones. A family-owned staple of downtown Rock Island. Get ready for LOWLAND BLOCK PARTY VI at Laborspace / Rozz-Tox