01 May 2025

The Figge Gets Lit at 100: “Glow Up” at the Figge Art Museum, May 17

By Jonathan Turner

You only turn 100 years old once. And while the Figge Art Museum – which originated as the Davenport Municipal Art Gallery in 1925 – is marking its centennial year in many ways, it's pulling out all the stops on Saturday, May 17, with a “Glow Up” party, celebrating a landmark $4-million lighting of its building at 225 West Second Street in Davenport.

01 May 2025

Filipino-American Author Jason Tanamor Makes Great Strides in the QC

By Jonathan Turner

Jason Tanamor will help celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May with a new, Filipino-inspired shoe that pays respect to the Philippines flag. He designed the Italian-made shoe, the JT I, produced by Alive Shoes, which also aims to expand the underrepresented market of the Philippines.

29 Apr 2025

Young QC Conductor Makes His Mark: Hisham Bravo Groover Leads the Quad City Symphony Orchestra in “Video Games in Concert,” May 10 at the Adler Theatre

By Jonathan Turner

Hisham Bravo Groover is nearing the close of his first season leading several QC orchestras. And the articulate, passionate conductor is earning key bravos along the way.

03 Apr 2025

QC Environmentalists Seek to Modify Milan Bottoms Development In Rock Island

By Jonathan Turner

[The following is an update to the "Rock Island Addresses Concerns Over Development Plan Near Casino" article published March 21, 2025. In the above photo by Jonathan Turner, Jeff Hughbanks (right), who heads Rock Island-based Rymak Construction Group, talks about his $12-million plan to build a new cannabis dispensary and gas station in southwest Rock Island, at the March 21 press conference at city hall. Mike Thoms (left) will end his two terms as mayor having been defeated by 150 votes in the April 1st city wide election by Ashley Harris who won 51 to 49 percent.]

29 Mar 2025

A Truly Titanic Production Sets Sail in Moline: "Titanic: The Musical," at the Spotlight Theatre April 4 through 13

By Jonathan Turner

One hundred and 13 years (minus six days) after making its infamous maiden voyage, a new production of Titanic: The Musical will set sail at Moline's Spotlight Theatre.

21 Mar 2025

Rock Island Addresses Concerns Over Development Plan Near Casino

By Jonathan Turner

Nature’s Treatment of Illinois (NTI) has done so well in Milan that it wants to fly the coop and a build a bigger nest in Rock Island. Local environmentalists are keeping an eagle eye on a $12-million-plus development plan next to Bally’s Quad Cities Casino & Hotel to ensure that wildlife and wetlands are protected.

11 Mar 2025

Who Are Germans Today?: Comedian Paco Erhard Brings His Tour to the Adler Theatre, March 29

By Jonathan Turner

Paco Erhard is intimately familiar with misconceptions about Germans – they're stern, humorless, etc. Well, the 49-year-old comedian has long been on a mission to bust those assumptions up, and will make his Iowa debut in his standup show 5-Step Guide to Being German, taking place on Saturday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m. at Davenport’s Adler Theatre.

11 Mar 2025

Touring the Globe with Music: Pianist and St. Ambrose University Professor Marian Lee Performs at the Figge Art Museum, March 29

By Jonathan Turner

Like the romantic sweep of a Rachmaninoff concerto, Marian Lee's passion for music is visionary, powerful, and awe-inspiring.

11 Feb 2025

A Young, Brassy, Singing Music Mentor Stays Busy: CJ Parker at the Sound Conservatory, February 23

By Jonathan Turner

CJ Parker is just 24, but he’s been playing music since he was three, and feels lucky to make the art his full-time career.

06 Feb 2025

Music and Theatre Paradise: Volunteer Usher Corps at the Adler

By Jonathan Turner
The Adler Theatre Volunteer Usher Corps

Whether one head-banged with Rob Zombie and Black Sabbath in the 1990s, enjoyed dinner and a Broadway musical downtown in the 2000s, or busted a gut at a John Crist tour stop in 2024, the experience inside the Adler Theatre on show night always begins on a positive and classy note thanks to the heretofore unheralded volunteer usher corps.

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