Delivering the Spring 2026 Michael Lester Wendt Character Lecture for the University of Dubuque's Heritage Center, the institution's president Travis Frampton, PhD will speak on Heroes, Villains, & Leading Roles: How Stories Shape Character, this insightful program taking place in the John and Alice Butler Hall on February 9.

Touring in support of his new album Skyman set for release this April, veteran recording artist and touring musician Scott Kinnebrew brings his project Sounding Arrow to Davenport's Raccoon Motel on January 30, the indie-pop and -rock singer/songwriter/instrumentalist hailed by Glide as a talent who “combines an effortless storytelling approach akin to Jeff Tweedy, along with a playful and catchy knack for DIY indie reminiscent of Dr. Dog, My Morning Jacket, and Delta Spirit.”

Hailed by Saving Country Music as an artist who "might be the most distinctive singer of our era, and in any genre," rising country-rock star Myron Elkins makes his headlining debut at Davenport's Raccoon Motel on January 29, his debut album Factories, Farms, & Amphetamines lauded by Holler Country as "a gritty, no-holds-barred glimpse at life in America’s heartland."

On January 30, patrons of Moline's Vibrant Arena at the MARK are invited to witness as the most fearless racers shred the arena's solid ice track with more than 2,000 razor-sharp studs in their tires, the World Championship ICE Racing “Crazy Train” Tour finding its competitors hitting off-the-chart speeds, and going from zero to 60 mph in less than three seconds, as they battle for the World Championship ICE Racing Title.