31 May 2022

“Sister Act,” June 2 through 12

By Reader Staff

Nominated for five 2011 Tony Awards including Best Musical, and based on the beloved film comedy starring Whoopi Goldberg, the tuneful and riotous Sister Act opens the Clinton Area Showboat Theatre's summer season, the show's June 2 through 12 run demonstrating why the Associated Press deemed it “frothy, giggly, and yet often poignant,” as well as “a musical that hits all the right spots, achieving something close to Broadway grace.”

31 May 2022

“Escape to Margaritaville,” June 2 through 12

By Reader Staff

With its delightful assemblage of songs including “Fins,” “Volcano,” “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” and the iconic "Margaritaville," the Jimmy Buffett celebration Escape to Margaritaville opens the 2022 season at Mt. Carroll's Timber Lake Playhouse, this uplifting musical stage treat lauded by the Hollywood Reporter as "the theatrical equivalent of sipping on a frozen drink while lying on a beach chair in the blazing sun."

31 May 2022

Boyz II Men, June 11

By Reader Staff

Revered for such chart-topping singles as “End of the Road,” “4 Seasons of Loneliness,” and the iconic “I'll Make Love to You,” the Grammy-winning, multi-platinum-selling R&B artists of Boyz II Men bring their national tour to Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center on June 11, their professional accolades also including nine American Music Awards, nine Soul Train Awards, three Billboard Awards, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

24 May 2022

“The Sanctuary of the Sun: Seasons & Time,” through September 11

By Reader Staff

With the exhibit's title taken from Psalm 19 and its sacred celebration of the sun and the life that flourishes under its radiant light, painter William Havlicek's The Sanctuary of the Sun: Seasons & Time will be on display at the historic house of the Muscatine Art Center through September 11, its series selections described by the artist as "a poetic eulogy to Iowa’s seasonal changes, ochre harvests, russet woods, and silent streams.”

24 May 2022

Cut Worms and David Ramirez, June 7 and 8

By Reader Staff

A pair of critically acclaimed singer/songwriters make a pair of successive visits to Davenport's Raccoon Motel on June 7 and 8, with Tuesday evening boasting the talents of New York's garage-rock and cowboy-pop sensation Cut Worms, and Wednesday night showcasing the gifts of the popular Texas-based Americana and pop-rock musician David Ramirez.

24 May 2022

Been There Done That, June 4

By Reader Staff

Performing in support of their EP Pretty Lies, a quartet of gifted young area musicians headline a June 4 concert event at the Redstone Room, with the Davenport venue treating patrons to the rock and power-pop talents of an ensemble that bills itself as the Quad Cities' only all-female rock band: Been There Done That.

23 May 2022

“Stonewall Uprising: The Year That Changed Everything,” June 3

By Reader Staff

A watershed moment in the history of LGBTQ rights will be explored in a June 3 Gay Pride Month event at the Rock Island Public Library's Main Branch, with the venue hosting a screening of the American Experience episode Stonewall Uprising: The Year That Changed Everything, a Peabody Award-winning work that the Philadelphia Inquirer deemed “an important documentary – and a passionate and compassionate reconstruction.”

23 May 2022

“What Happened to Black Hawk's Remains?”, June 8

By Reader Staff

A real-life mystery concerning one of history's most well-known Native Americans will be explored in a fascinating June 8 presentation hosted by the Davenport Public Library's Fairmount Branch, when a potentially disgraceful story about 19th-century Iowans is told via What Happened to Black Hawk's Remains?

23 May 2022

Tom Papa, June 4

By Reader Staff

A noted comedian, actor, radio host, and author who recently released his second book You're Doing Great! – And Other Reasons To Stay Alive, Tom Papa brings his national tour to Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Rhythm Room on June 4, treating audiences two two standup sets boasting the seasoned wit whose eclectic career has encompassed everything from writing for The New Yorker to voicing a character in Rob Zombie's animated The Haunted World of El Superbeasto.

23 May 2022

Slipknot, June 5

By Reader Staff

Appearing locally in their eagerly anticipated “Knotfest Roadshow” tour, the heavy-metal musicians (and Iowa natives) of Slipknot bring play Moline's TaxSlayer Center on June 5, the chart-topping, Grammy-winning artists delivering a spectacular stage show from a 27-year history hat thus far boasts six studio albums, two live albums, one compilation album, five video albums, 26 singles, and 27 music videos.

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