Held in memory of Connie Sauer-Adams, a Chamber Music Quad Cities founder and the mother of the group's artistic directors Gregory and Thomas Sauer, the classical recital A Musical Tribute will be held in the Parish Hall of Davenport's Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, this June 5 afternoon event hosted by Chamber Music Quad Cities and boasting sure-to-be-moving performances by Connie's gifted sons Gregory on cello and Thomas on piano.

At Davenport's Figge Art Museum on June 2, the Mint Museum's Senior Curator of American Art will discuss a gifted painter credited for introducing Impressionism to the United States during the opening program for the exhibit John Leslie Breck: American Impressionist, with Dr. Jonathan Stuhlman exploring Breck’s work within the context of both European and American Impressionism.

With Broadway World describing the dark comedy as "a wicked satire that is so much more than just a tearing-down of cultural icons," author Bert V. Royal's Dog Sees God enjoys a June 3 through 12 run at Moline's Playcrafters Barn Theatre, this Barn Owl Series presentation having inspired The Toronto Star to rave, "What seems to be a comedic deconstruction of the famous Peanuts cartoon characters turns out to be one of the most interesting and moving plays I've seen this year."

An artistic exploration into the lives of children raised in many different kids of circumstances, the Muscatine Art Center's new exhibition Where Children Sleep: Photographs by James Mollison will be on display through August 21, and stands as a revealing series of photos that share the diverse stories of youths living in different countries around the globe.