Following last summer's delights of their Aristophanes adaptation The Frogs, area-comedy favorites T Green and Calvin Vo – founders of local theatre company Haus of Ruckus – will lend their formidable skills and wild invention to another Aristophanes work during the July 22 through 30 run of The Wasps, delivering another take on classical-Greek comedy sure to delight both fans of, and newcomers to, Genesius Guild's long history of season-ending slapsticks in Rock Island's Lincoln Park.

With the New York Times stating that "the shining achievement of the musical is its winsome country and bluegrass score," and USA Today lauding the book "that's as forthright as it is smart, funny and charming," collaborators Steve Martin's and Edie Brickell's Tony-nominated Bright Star makes its area debut at Mt. Carroll's Timber Lake Playhouse, its August 3 through 13 run treating patrons to a musical treat that Stage & Cinema called "full of unforced goodness and rewarded risk-taking."

Lauded by the New York Times' A.O. Scott as "big-screen perfection ... exceptionally well-written, full of wordplay and lively argument." current Barbie visionary Greta Gerwig's coming-of-age masterpiece Lady Bird enjoys a Bettendorf Public Library screening on July 28 in conjunction with the summertime "Find Your Voice" series, a program focused on works about people from marginalized communities that have been historically underrepresented in film.

A gifted comedian, actor, writer, and podcaster whose appearance in the Oscar-nominated Babylon led to a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Rory Scovel brings his standup tour to Davenport's Raccoon Motel on July 23, the prolific performer also boasting dozens of film and TV credits along with five comedy specials, including Netflix's Rory Scovel Tries Stand-Up for the First Time.