With the scheduled lineup boasting the talents of David Lucas, Hans Kim, Timmy No Brakes, and Martin Philips, one of the world's most popular live podcasts becomes a live touring sensation in Killers of Kill Tony, its April 3 stop at Davenport's Adler Theatre treating audiences to a night with comedians who have graced the Kill Tony stage their with wit, humor, and unique comedic styles and characters.

With Jake Kroeger of The Comedy Bureau calling her album Pig Woman "especially mischievous and fun" with a "down-to-earth, Midwestern zeitgeist," touring comedian Mary Mack, on April 3, brings her signature standup set back to the Tomfoolery on Tremond series at Davenport's Renwick Mansion, the artist known for her work in television, on radio, and in comedy albums, including her most recent recording Perm Day.

His research having transformed the field of ornithology, leading to the evolution of bird-watching from a hobby to scientific discipline, noted "Bird Man' Robert Ridgway will be celebrated in an April 9 program at the Rock Island Public Library's Downtown Branch, with renowned storyteller and author Brian “Fox” Ellis presenting a first-person impression of the Illinois legend and the story of his lifelong work at the Smithsonian Institution.

Held in conjunction with the global project built around a private collection of 70 violins, viola, and cello connected to Jewish musicians before and during the Holocaust, the professional talents of Ballet Quad Cities will perform a series of beauiful, moving Violins of Hope Iowa dance vignettes at Davenport's Putnam Museum & Science Center on March 28.

Delivering a two-night mega-event that will also be broadcast on pay-per-view, the mixed-martial-arts spectacle Caged Aggression XLI: March to Glory will take place at the Davenport RiverCenter on March 27 and 28, with more than two dozen supremely talented MMA greats facing off in the nightly battles.

With the hour-long event held in celebration of the current Women's History Month, busy touring performer Debra Ann Miller brings her one-woman show Mrs. Lincoln's Salon to the Rock Island Public Library's Watts-Midtown Branch on March 28, inviting library patrons an intimate audience with Mary Todd Lincoln as she shares stories of her fascinating life as wife, mother, and First Lady of the United States.

With the hour-long event held in celebration of the current Women's History Month, busy touring performer Debra Ann Miller brings her one-woman show An Afternoon with Beatrix Potter to the Davenport Public Library's Fairmount Branch on March 28, inviting library patrons an intimate audience with the author of the treasured Peter Rabbit books as she shares stories of her incredible writing career and numerous other pursuits.

With the film having recently received Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song (for the chart-topping smash "Golden"), kids are invited to the Moline Public Library for the KPop Demon Hunters Party on March 28 and a more sensitive version of the bash on March 31, where costumes are welcome and there will be games, crafts, and activities celebrating all things Huntrix.

Featuring more than 24 large-scale, immersive kaleidoscopes created by world-renowned artist and Davenport native Tom Chouteau, the traveling exhibition Kaleidoscope Odyssey will be housed at Davenport's Putnam Museum & Science Center through September 7, this fascinating walk-through event designed to celebrate the intersection of visual art, science, and optics.

Lauded for hosting and creating Tosh.0 , a showcase for Internet clips and his sardonic commentary that was one of the longest-running comedy series on Comedy Central, standup comedian Daniel Tosh brings "My First Farewell Tour" to Davenport's Adler Theatre on March 26, the wildly popular funnyman also the host of the video podcast Tosh Show.

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