Lauded by the Philadelphia Enquirer for his "electric presence" and by the American Record Guide for his "rich, deep, mellifluous tone, impeccable intonation," and "excellent sense of timing and tempo," viola master Roberto Díaz is the featured guest in the Quad City Symphony Orchestra's final Masterworks presentations of the 2021-22 season, the gifted musician bringing his talents to Davenport's Adler Theatre and Rock Island's Augustana College in April 2 and 3 performances of Pines of Rome.

A delightful evening of laughter, music, and support is sure to be provided in the upcoming fundraiser hosted by Gilda's Club of the Quad Cities, with Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center housing Emmy Award-nominated comedian and Saturday Night Live legend Tim Meadows and the gifted musicians of the Quad Cities' Soul Storm in the special April 2 event Live from QC … It's Saturday Nite!

The funny bone of one of the United States' most revered presidents will be explored at the Davenport Public Library Eastern Branch on April 6 when historian and former professor William Hampes presents The Humor of American Lincoln, a program focusing on the types of humor that Lincoln used, how he used them in politics and his personal life to achieve his goals, and what his sense of humor demonstrated about his personality.

After a pandemic-delayed year away from Quad Cities fans, the CINCH World's Toughest Rodeo makes its long-awaited return visit to Moline's TaxSlayer Center on April 2 and 3, treating patrons to entertainment from a number of favorite touring performers and, as always, exceptional feats of bull, saddle bronc, and bareback riding.

Breathtaking works by University of Iowa Department of Dance MFA thesis candidates Juliet Remmers and Michael Landez will be showcased in the university's thesis-concert event Timeless Motion, its March 30 through April run at Iowa City's Space/Place Theatre boasting four choreographed works including the legendary José Limón's 1949 masterpiece The Moor's Pavane.

A 2016 Tony Award nominee and a tune-filled farce that the New York Daily News named one of its year's top-10 must-see musicals, the heady and hysterical Disaster! opens Quad City Music Guild's 2022 season with an April 1 through 10 run at Moline's Prospect Park Auditorium, this jukebox delight inspiring Time Out New York's Adam Feldman to rave, "I can’t remember the last time I laughed out loud at the theatre as often as I did at Disaster!"

Winner of five 2012 Tony Awards and lauded by the New York Times as a comedy that “never stops flying,” the rib-tickling family adventure Peter & the Starcatcher runs at Moline's Spotlight Theatre April 1 through 10, the show a ticklishly original Peter Pan origin story that employs clever stagecraft and the limitless possibilities of imagination to bring its J.M. Barrie-inspired tale to life.

Praised by the Las Cruces Sun-News as "a delightful comedy with a touch of silliness" and "a zany and funny story with plot twists galore," the stage riot Drinking Habits enjoys a March 31 through April 10 at the Richmond Hill Barn Theatre, this first show in the Geneseo venue's 2022 season inspiring Willits News to rave that "those in need of a good laugh ... can rest assured that's what they'll get."

Noted 20th-century photographer Aaron Siskind was quoted as saying, "Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever … . It remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.” This act of remembering will be on glorious display at the Figge Art Museum through July 3, with the Davenport venue housing works previously unseen in the Quad Cities via the arresting exhibition New Photography.

Beloved for such arena-rock staples as "Turn Me Loose" and "Working for the Weekend," the venerated Canadian musicians of Loverboy perform their long-awaited area concert at Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center, the group's March 26 set boasting smash hits from platinum-selling albums including Get Lucky, Keep It Up, and Lovin' Every Minute of It.

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