Hailed by First-Avenue.com as a band that combines "the explosive elements of white-trash culture, Dada art, and Chuck Berry," the touring artists of the New Duncan Imperials bring their high-energy show to Moline's Rascals Live on November 8, the outfit composed, since the 1980s, of Pigtail on guitar, Skipper on bass, and Goodtime on drums.

Lauded by Country Central as an artist who "fuses funk, Southern rock, and soul into his own unique style of country music," singer/songwriter Ben Chapman headlines a November 11 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, his most recent album Downbeat inspiring Americana UK to rave, "The songs on this record are well constructed both musically and lyrically, covering an eclectic range of musical styles."

Boasting more than 15,000 followers on social media and performances alongside the likes of Chris Janson, Dallas Moore, and Confederate Railroad, country-music singer/songwriter John PayCheck and his Cavalry Band headline a November 10 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the rising talent a 2024 guest of the Grand Ole Opry and Academy of Western Artists Award nominee for “Country Album of the Year.”

Semi-finalists on the 2023 season of America's Got Talent who currently boast more than 15 million social-media followers, the touring sextet of Sharpe Family Singers brings their show to Galesburg's Orpheum Theatre on November 8, the concert presented by the City of Galesburg and sponsored Anderson State Bank, treating fans to the singing clan whose videos have amassed 6 billion total views in the past three years.

Hailed by the New York Times as "a clever, crowd-pleasing holiday comedy" and by DC Metro Arts as "an entertaining new play filled with thrills, chills, and laughs," author Mark Shanahan's mystery-comedy mash-up A Sherlock Carol makes its area debut at Geneseo's Richmond Hill Barn Theatre November 13 through 23, TheatreMania adding to the raves by calling the show "joyful, playful, and clever – and that joy transfers to the audience."

Lauded by Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus as "a lively feel-good movie that genuinely charms," the sleeper hit Bend It Like Beckham enjoys a November 13 screening in the Figge Art Museum's Free Film at the Figge series, this breakout for star Keira Knightley also praised by the Los Angele Times for its "impeccable sense of milieu that is the result of knowing the culture intimately enough to poke fun at it while understanding its underlying integrity."

With the show presented by RockTown Entertainment Group, its sounds provided by DJ Smiles, and MZ.Behaven serving as the night's host, noted standup Donnell Rawlings brings his “Urban Comedy Tour” to Davenport's Adler Theatre on November 13, his recent credits including joining Dave Chappelle for a historic run at Radio City Music Hall and performing with the multiple Emmy and Grammy winner on Saturday Night Live.

One of the area's most eagerly anticipated sales events returns to Rock Island's QCCA Expo Center November 7 through 9, as Melting Pot Productions, Inc. presents this year's autumnal Antique Spectacular Vintage Market Quad Cities, allowing hunters of vintage goods an all-weekend opportunity to shop for a wide range of quality antiques.

Celebrating a dozen years of business and their status as an iconic downtown-Davenport venue, the handmade and vintage outfit Aberbathy's will hold its Bump and Grindhouse 12-Year Birthday Bash at the neighboring Capitol Theatre on November 8, the suitably eclectic night featuring live music by the One Night Standards, a screening of Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, and burlesque inspired by the film performed by artists Catty Wompass, Drop Dead Red, Mae Golightly, and Kitty Pardot.

In the latest presentation in the German American Heritage Center's popular "Kaffee und Kuchen" series, Danville Station Museum curator Janet Hesler will deliver her fascinating program The Danville Station Museum and Anne Frank on November 9, sharing the story of Anne's unique connection to Iowa, how the museum acquired its Holocaust-era railway car, and insights into the museum’s mission and history.

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