Music

Holiday Pops featuring Debby Boone

i wireless Center

Saturday, November 23, 7:30 p.m.

Not that you'd know it from these pages, but when in public, I do try to behave with a fair amount of professional decorum. Yet this past September, when I ran into Steve Jobman - the artistic director for the Quad City Symphony Orchestra's November 23 Holiday Pops concert at the i wireless Center - and he told me they'd secured Grammy winner Debby Boone as this year's featured vocalist, I'll admit it: I squealed like a little girl. Apologies to those nearby who thought I maybe saw a mouse.

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Eboo Patel

Centennial Hall

Thursday, December 1, 10:30

Do you ever experience those days where you feel like you've done nothing significant with your life? If not, allow me to say (a) congratulations, and (b) you might want to consider attending Augustana College's December 1 presentation with Eboo Patel. I guarantee, you'll feel like the rest of us in no time.

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Music

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra's Masterworks III

Adler Theatre and Augustana College

Saturday, December 5, and Sunday, December 6

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of conductor Mark Russell Smith, is set to debut the third of its season's six Masterworks concerts. And while the presentations will no doubt be exhilarating, I'll be honest: I'm feeling a bit intimidated just writing about them.

Adler Theatre Events

December through March