06 Nov 2024

Justice for All: New Choir to Give Inaugural Concert in Davenport on November 10

By Jonathan Turner

During a week in which liberty and justice are on the minds of many Americans, it is very fitting that a newly formed Justice Choir of the Midwest is preparing for its inaugural concert on Sunday, November 10 at 6:30 p.m. at Davenport's First Presbyterian Church (1702 Iowa Street).

06 Nov 2024

Turning Tchaikovsky on His Head: “The Hip Hop Nutcracker,” November 27 at the Adler Theatre

By Jonathan Turner

You may think blending the exquisite classical beauty of the Nutcracker ballet with the gritty urban energy of hip hop would be like oil and water. Yet The Hip Hop Nutcracker – making its Quad Cities debut at Davenport's Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street) on November 27 – has entertained audiences nationwide since 2013. The beloved holiday story and enchanting music, paired with staggeringly limber breakdancers, will be performed as part of a tour to more than 25 U.S. cities.

29 Oct 2024

Garden Beauty in Music: ATLYS to Play Moline's Sound Conservatory, November 10

By Jonathan Turner

More than five years in the making, a deeply meaningful string-quartet record will be available to local music lovers five days before its world premiere.

22 Oct 2024

“Midsummer” in Fall: Ballet Quad Cities to Dance in the Quad City Symphony Orchestra's "Masterworks II: Midsummer Night's Dream,” November 2 and 3

By Jonathan Turner

Having kicked off its 110th-season Masterworks series on October 5 and 6 (honoring the 200th anniversary of Anton Bruckner’s birth with his Symphony No. 7), the Quad City Symphony Orchestra has a special program in November.

18 Oct 2024

Building Bridges: New Concert Series to Start at The Deanery on October 29

By Jonathan Turner

The Deanery School of Music is entering a new movement in its score, with a new concert series and new director.

07 Oct 2024

Ghosts at Hauberg Estate: “Spirits and Bites," October 26

By Jonathan Turner

Peg Rounds is friends with the ghosts of John Hauberg and Susanne Denkmann Hauberg.

03 Oct 2024

Quad City Arts Visiting Artist Series Starts Its 51st Season

By Jonathan Turner

Last February, in the 50th-anniversary season of Quad City Arts’ Visiting Artist Series, hip-hop dancing and beatboxing illustrated how elusive world peace may be possible.

02 Oct 2024

Davenport Junior Theatre Seeks New Leader and Location

By Jonathan Turner

The city of Davenport needs a new performing arts supervisor and a new location for Davenport Junior Theatre, fast.

01 Oct 2024

Nova Singers Tackles Big Masterworks in Davenport and Galesburg, October 12 and 13

By Jonathan Turner

It's easy to sing the praises of Nova Singers, a professional choir that has presented awe-inspiring, heartfelt concerts in the region since 1986.

21 Sep 2024

Davenport Junior Theatre Won’t Be Moving to NorthPark Mall

By Jonathan Turner

Davenport Junior Theatre, the nation’s second oldest children’s theatre, is abandoning plans to move its operations to the former Younkers store at NorthPark Mall in Davenport. While its previously announced timeline expected an interim lease to be signed and construction to begin this fall, with a move-in date in June of 2025, the site selection for an interim space is back to square one.

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