One of America's most gifted jazz musicians and the local city that shaped him will be the subjects of an April 7 presentation at the Davenport Public Library Fairmount Branch when Nathaniel Kraft presents Riverboats, Bix, & Davenport's History with Shaping American Music, a deep dive into the life and career of noted cornet player, pianist, composer, and summer-race namesake Bix Beiderbecke.

With his most recent acoustic recording Lost My Brother's Goat named by Country Underdog as one of 2020's top-20 albums and described by Daily Texas Country as a “very strong” release with “a mix of everything you might want,” Billboard-charting country star Casey Donahew plays East Moline venue The Rust Belt on April 7, his career to date boasting five top-10 smashes and smash singles including “Country Song” and “Kiss Me.”

Delivering a pair of live performances of iconic country and folk favorites, touring artists Chris Collins & Boulder Canyon bring their concert event A Tribute to John Denver to Rock Island's Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse on April 7, presenting a salute to the Grammy-winning legend that will boast such unforgettable songs as “Sunshine on My Shoulders,” “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” “You Fill Up My Senses,” and “Thank God I’m a Country Boy.”

An engaging series of quickfire presentations from a selection of artists will take place in the Figge Art Museum lobby on March 31 when the Davenport venue hosts an artist talk for the 2022 Rock Island Art Guild Fine Arts Exhibition, which currently houses 59 works – paintings, sculptures, installations, and more – by 50 artists living within a 200-mile radius of the Quad Cities.