One of the area's most eagerly anticipated sales events returns to Rock Island's QCCA Expo Center November 6 through 8 as Melting Pot Productions, Inc. presents this year's fall Antique Spectacular Vintage Market, allowing hunters of vintage goods an all-weekend opportunity to shop for a wide range of quality antiques.
In a virtual presentation on November 12, the Silvis Public Library invites participants to engage in an important and thoughtful conversation with the acclaimed author, educator, poet, and cultural organizer whose work will be explored in Words, Power, & Community with Dr. Eve L. Ewing, an exploration of race, education, identity, and community hosted by Illinois Libraries Present.
With his new comedy special Say It Ain't So! now streaming on YouTube, touring standup Dale Jones brings his energetic comedy stylings to Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Rhythm Room on November 14, the funnyman's credits including wins at the Comedy 10K, Laughlin, San Diego, and Antelope Valley Comedy Festivals.
With the program blending environmental history, Indigenous perspectives, and the spirit of firsthand travel, Retracing the Dragoon Trail in Iowa will be presented at Davenport's German American Heritage Center on November 15, this latest event in the venue's popular "Kaffee und Kuchen" series revealing how Iowa’s landscape still echoes with the stories of its past.
Inspired by her upbringing at the turn of the 20th century and considered “Iowa’s first feminist writer,” Ruth Suckow was largely forgotten until researchers rediscovered her story in the 1980s. Consequently, the Ruth Suckow Memorial Association, with the support of Humanities Iowa, has developed a traveling exhibition celebrating the life and work of this Iowa novelist and short-story writer who lived from 1892 to 1960, the exhibit Everyday Lives, Extraordinary Voices: Ruth Suckow's Iowa on display at Davenport's German American Heritage Center through November 15.
A few weeks ago, Governor JB Pritzker told reporters that negotiators are closer than they’d ever been to a deal with the Bears to stay in Illinois. The Bears are threatening to decamp to a wasteland in Northwest Indiana’s dirty energy and industrial corridor.
There are five supervisor seats on the county board, and elected supervisors serve four-year terms. This year, there are three open seats, and two of the three incumbents are running again, as Ross Paustian did not run again. Only one of the two incumbents, Jean Dickson, responded to the questionnaire. Supervisors are paid $45-50,000 annually plus health and retirement benefits. Five of the seven candidates vying for the three seats participated this year. Responses are in alphabetical order by family name.
The incumbent Scott County Treasurer, Tony Knobbe has served since 2023, and last fiscal year was paid $102,313 plus benefits. Knobbe is not running for re-election and there are two candidates for a single seat that has a four-year term, Greg Guy and Samuel Samara. Responses are in alphabetical order by family name.
According to the Scott County, Iowa Recorder's Office's web page, "The Recorder's Office was created by the First Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Iowa in 1839."
The incumbent Recorder, Rita Vargas has served since 2002, and last fiscal year was paid $102,313 plus benefits. Vargas is not running for re-election and there are two candidates for a single seat that has a four-year term, Tony Paone and Michael Wulf. Responses are in alphabetical order by family name.
Lazy Uni-Potty Platitudes and Posturing or Genuine Problem-Solving Leaders?
The two candidates for Iowa governor (the uni-potty worked very hard to eliminate any third-party candidate from getting on the ballot) will be “slugging it out” on four televised debates: Tuesday, October 6, at 7 p.m. Davenport, hosted by KWQC; Wednesday, October 14, at 7 p.m. – Sioux City, hosted by KTIV; Wednesday, October 21, at 7 p.m. – Iowa PBS debate, airing statewide; Tuesday, October 27, at 6:30 p.m. – Cedar Rapids, hosted by KCRG and The Gazette. The limited accessibility to this debate series begs the question, "Have the Iowa governor debates been captured by a single media outlet Gray Media to be used both as leverage to secure mobile app subscribers and as a beta testing ground with limited visibitliy to sus out the nuances of how these two uni-party candidates shall present themselves in the final stretch to November 3rd election day?"
Rock of Ages was nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. “Wait – what?” I said when I read of these accomplishments after seeing the show. I eventually unearthed why.
In April, I saw the charming A Year With Frog & Toad, and was thrilled to see that fully half of that show's cast was involved in St. Ambrose's current production. The actors I already knew are still delightful, as are the three performers I hadn’t seen before.
With the British Theatre Guide praising the play for delivering “plenty of moments that are funny, frightening, or exciting,” playwright Jeffrey Hatcher's take on Henry James' classic chiller The Turn of the Screw enjoys an October 23 through November 8 run at Iowa City's Riverside Theatre, the Los Angeles Times hailing the work as “an ingenious twist on an old-school ghost story."
Hailed by the Chicago Sun-Times as "astonishing" and "a pitch black comedy about the current state of American politics," Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts' The Minutes enjoys its area debut with a November 6 through 14 run at Moline's Black Box Theatre, the Chicago Tribune adding that this "explosive" work "deftly captures the tension of patriotic grandiosity and provincial defensiveness found in city halls across the land."
With their beloved musical adaptation a perennial Madison Square Garden event from the show's 1994 debut through 2003, Tony Award winners Lynn Ahrens' and Alan Menken's A Christmas Carol will put the "hum" in "Humbug!" from November 11 through December 29, this delightful holiday fable the first production in the 50th-anniversary season at Rock Island's venerated Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse.
Their latest repertoire taking audiences on a musical journey through Paris, Harlem, Vienna, and even the Quad Cities, the musicians of the Quad City Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Mark Russell Smith, present the 2026-27 season's second Masterworks concert, Cityscapes Home & Abroad, at the Adler Theatre on November 7 and Augustana College's Centennial Hall on November 8.
WILCO's Jeff Tweedy discusses his latest sonic landscape “Twilight Override”, completing the circuit for listeners and more with KFMH's Bill Klutho on October 14, 2026 in advance of his performance
Touring the country in support of his fifth studio album Twilight Override, Grammy-winning singer/songwriter and lead vocalist and guitarist of Wilco Jeff Tweedy headlines a November 7 concert event at Davenport's Capitol Theatre, the songs from Tweedy's latest, according to AllMusic, "an affirmation of life and hope even as they acknowledge the shadows," and the recording itself "his best and most rewarding solo album to date."
Hailed by rock legend Peter Frampton as "the gunslinger guitarist of the 21st century" and by famed rock guitarist Joe Satriani as "my favorite modern bluesman," revered blues rocker Davy Knowles and his band headline a November 7 concert at Moline's Rascals Live, the artist's recent single "Roll Me" chosen by Spotify as one of the best blues songs of the year.
Appearing locally in their latest tour that will take the band to Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, and Colorado over the next several months, the popular rock and country-pop outfit Not Quite Brothers headlines a November concert at East Moline venue The Rust Belt, Central Iowa’s fastest growing cover band increasingly revered for their huge sound, eclectic setlist, and ability to enhance any party.
Along with Manhattan's skyline and the Statue of Liberty, few images more indelibly, succinctly suggest New York than the face of John Turturro.
Going to the cineplex or staying in and streaming this weekend? Every Thursday morning at 8:15 a.m. you can listen to Mike Schulz dish on recent movie releases & talk smack about Hollywood celebs on Planet 93.9 FM with the fabulous Dave & Darren in the Morning team of Dave Levora and Darren Pitra. The morning crew previews upcoming releases, too. Or you can check the Reader Web site and listen to their latest conversation by the warm glow of your electronic device. Never miss a pithy comment from these three scintillating pundits again
Thursday, November 5: Discussion of The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, Fjord, Everest: The Other Side, and SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of; previews of Wild Horse Nine, The Cat in the Hat, Drummer Boy, and Jimmy; Dave's advance review of Godzilla Minus Zero; thoughts on the Beekeeper 2 and Violent Night 2 trailers; a lament for those unfamiliar with SCTV; many samplings of Dave's Jimmy Stewart impression ... . It's a packed segment.
I may not have been wowed by Clayface, but it's hardly a disappointment, and also a decent amount of fun.
With the screening boasting a visit by the author whose works were adapted into the hit thrillers Bird Box and Other Mommy, Davenport's The Last Picture House will host a November 10 showing of the forthcoming documentary To All the Books, the event featuring special guest Josh Malerman in a post-show book signing and Q&A led by venue co-owners and filmmakers Scott Beck and Bryan Woods.
Now playing at area theaters.
Guests of the University of Dubuque's Bisignano Art Gallery are invited, from November 6 through December 28, to celebrate the creativity and artistic talents of the UD community in the exhibition Campus Creatives: Creative Celebration Faculty & Staff, its collection of arresting works showcasing the talents of nearly two dozen gifted participants.
Speaking about and signing copies of her new book The Couple with the Pitchfork: American Gothic from Easel to Icon, renowned American-art and cultural historian Wanda Corn makes a special appearance at Davenport's Figge Art Museum on November 19, the event also featuring Dr. Ranelle Knight-Lueth, director of the Grant Wood Catalogue Raisonné project.
An arresting and thought-provoking group show featuring 38 pieces of art made by 27 Midwestern artists whose work explores the many forms our “monsters” can take, The Monster Under My Bed will be on display at Rock Island's Quad City Arts Center through December 4, this exhibition designed to demonstrate ways in which creativity can help us give shape to experiences that are difficult to put into words.
Timed to the 250th anniversary of the signing of the United States' Declaration of Independence, the Figge Art Museum exhibition Connie & Michael Roberts: Portrait of America will be on display in the Davenport venue's Lewis Gallery through January 3, this arresting collection of works inviting audiences to reflect on the individuals who helped shape our nation’s history.
From now rhrough January 3, masterworks on loan from Wichita, Kansas will be presented throughout the Figge’s Art Museum's Linda and J. Randolph Lewis Wing, with the exhibition Art Bridges: Ulrich Museum of Art presented through the Art Bridges Partner Loan Network – an art-sharing initiative that connects museums across the country.
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