Nearly a dozen arresting vignettes about addiction, desire, and caffeine will be staged in Scott Community College's Student Life Center during the April 24 through 24 run of Fresh Brewed: Tales from the Coffee Bar, a contemporary collection of 11 short plays that finds its student cast of nine assuming numerous roles under the direction of professor and frequent area actor Kevin Babbitt.

A noted and frequently controversial German figure from the 18th and 19th centuries will be the subject of the German American Heritage Center's fascinating April 24 program The Life & Legacy of Alexander von Humboldt, with presenter Dr. Sandra Rebok offering unique insight into the Berlin native whose quantitative work on botanical geography laid the foundation for the field of biogeography.

Winner of the Best Documentary citation at the Raw Science Film Festival and the Grand Jury Award at the Greenport Film Festival, the informative, entertaining documentary Microplastic Madness serves as the final presentation in River Action's 2022 Environmental Film Series, the Figge Art Museum's April 24 offering lauded by Film Threat as a work that “bleeds authenticity” and “demonstrates the level of passion and activism that can lead to actual change from younger generations.”

A beloved, Grammy-winning country ensemble fueled by Marty Raybon's distinctive vocals and the band's skilled musicianship, the country stars of Shenandoah play an April 16 concert at Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center, with the group's collection of chart-topping singles including such fan favorites as "Sunday in the South," "Next to You, Next to Me," and "If Bubba Can Dance (I Can, Too)."