28 Nov 2023

Clownvis, December 13

By Reader Staff

Delivering a blend of comedy, music, and improv that's both familiar and like nothing seen before, entertainer Michael Leahy brings his alter ego Clownvis to Davenport's Raccoon Motel on December 13, this singular figure having toured with Insane Clown Posse, Neil Hamburger, and Mac Sabbath, and boasting a stage act that was lauded by L.A. Weekly as "better than the real Elvis."

28 Nov 2023

“Season of Light,” December 9 through 15

By Reader Staff

An avidly anticipated holiday tradition returns to Augustana College from December 9 through 15 when the John Deere Planetarium hosts the week-long presentation Season of Light, a fascinating and beautiful holiday presentation hosted by the college's planetarium director and professor of physics and astronomy Dr. Lee Carkner.

28 Nov 2023

Virtual Event: “Surviving the Holidays with Lori Gottlieb,” December 6

By Reader Staff

Delivering a a thought-provoking conversation about mental health in anticipation of the winter holiday season, a New York Times bestselling author and co-host of the Dear Therapists podcast will present a special virtual program on December 6 presented by the Rock Island and Silvis Public Libraries, with Surviving the Holidays with Lori Gottlieb made possible by the statewide collaboration Illinois Libraries Present.

28 Nov 2023

“Her,” December 14

By Reader Staff

An original, critically acclaimed love story that explores the boundaries of artificial intelligence and the evolving nature and risks of intimacy in the modern world, writer/director Spike Jonze's Her will enjoy a special Free Film at the Figge screening on December 14, with the Davenport art museum's patrons invited to socialize and discuss the Oscar-winning movie afterward with a complimentary glass of wine.

28 Nov 2023

“Luminare Christmas,” December 10

By Reader Staff

An unforgettable holiday experience led by former Mannheim Steamroller keyboardist John Blasucci, the immersive touring event Luminare Christmas lands at Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center on December 10, bringing to audiences a singular fusion of reimagined holiday classics, high-energy symphonic rock, and cinematic magic.

28 Nov 2023

"Holiday Brass," December 9 and 10

By Reader Staff

On December 9 and 10, music fans are invited to ring in the holiday season with members of the Quad City Symphony Orchestra's brass and percussion sections in the yuletide delight Holiday Brass, an uplifting repertoire of classical and seasonal favorites being performed at Rock Island's Second Baptist Church and Davenport's St. Paul Lutheran Church.

28 Nov 2023

Mike Zito, December 8

By Reader Staff

With his pair of 2021 releases both earning raves from Blues Blast magazine – the studio recording Resurrection deemed "an excellent album" and the live LP Blues for the Southside described as "a high-flying, straight-ahead blues love letter" – acclaimed singer/songwriter and guitarist Mike Zito plays Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Rhythm Room on December 8, Rock & Blues Muse having called Resurrection “as good as modern blues gets.”

28 Nov 2023

Old Shoe Album-Release Show, December 8

By Reader Staff

Touring in support of their fifth full-length recording Past the Light which is slated for December release, the Chicago-based musicians of Old Shoe play an album-release concert at Davenport's Redstone Room on December 8, the five-piece ensemble a frequently touring outfit that, according to WSUM.org, “incorporates rock, bluegrass, jazz, and a little folk, creating nothing but an upbeat atmosphere."

28 Nov 2023

Adeem the Artist, December 9

By Reader Staff

With their 2022 album White Trash Revelry lauded by Glide magazine as "a deeply satisfying mix of songs," country singer/songwriter and North Carolina native Adeem the Artist headlines a December 9 concert event at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, their most recent recording also hailed by PopMatters for the "authentic empathy that permeates this album and lends genuine gravity to the songs held within."

28 Nov 2023

Arkansauce, December 5

By Reader Staff

Headlining a December 5 concert in support of their 2023 release OK to Wonder, an album that Americana Highways said "provides listeners of bluegrass with revelry, wonder, and whimsy on 11 distinctive insightful songs," the touring artists of Arkansauce play Davenport's Raccoon Motel on December 5, their latest recording also inspiring Americana Highways to state, "The musicians perform in a tightly improvisational style within the structure of some tightly knit melodies."

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