31 Oct 2023

Virtual Event: “A Taste of Love with Maya-Camille Broussard,” November 8

By Reader Staff

Participating in a special virtual event co-offered by the Rock Island Public Library and Illinois Libraries Present, a world-class chef, author, and restaurant owner will share stories and Thanksgiving-dinner tips in A Taste of Love with Maya-Camille Broussard, the November 8 online program featuring the star of Netflix’s Bake Squad and owner of the Chicago based Justice of the Pies.

31 Oct 2023

“Bach's Offering to the Musical King: Frederick the Great of Prussia,” November 12

By Reader Staff

Aside from his many military and political achievements, Frederick the Great was also an accomplished flutist, composer, and a lover of the arts. Among the musicians in his court was Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, son of the legendary Johann Sebastian. And on November 12, visitors to Davenport's German American Heritage Center are invited to Find out about what happened on an infamous “Take Your Father to Work Day” in Dr. Jacob Bancks' presentation Bach's Offering to the Musical King: Frederick the Great of Prussia, a chance to learn about the extraordinary and unique work of art that resulted when Prussia’s most enlightened king met Europe’s greatest composer.

31 Oct 2023

International Photography: Photos by UD Students, Staff, & Faculty, through November 30

By Reader Staff

With the exhibition on display through November 30, the gifts of artists ranging from teenagers to those numerous decades older will be equally highlighted when the University of Dubuque's Bisignano Art Gallery presents the gorgeous and evocative fall showcase International Photography: Photos by UD Students, Staff, & Faculty.

31 Oct 2023

Quad City Music Guild's “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” November 10 through 19

By Reader Staff

A deliciously macabre musical masterpiece that has won 12 Tony Awards between its 1979 Broadway debut and numerous revivals, composer Stephen Sondheim's and Hugh Wheeler's bloody-good Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street closes Quad City Music Guild's 2023 season, its November 10 through 19 run sure to demonstrate why the show is widely considered one of the finest American musicals of the last 50 years.

31 Oct 2023

“Almost, Maine,” November 10 through December 2

By Reader Staff

Lauded by the New York Daily News as a work that "packs wit, earns its laughs, and, like love, surprises you," the romantic-comedy vignettes at the heart of playwright John Cariani's ceaselessly popular Almost, Maine enjoy a November 10 through 19 staging at Moline's Playcrafters Barn Theatre, with the New York Post adding, "the show offers a sweetness and decency that’s become rare at the theatre."

31 Oct 2023

“[title of show],” November 10 through 19

By Reader Staff

Praised by the Star-Ledger as "a sharp, entertaining look at the agonies and ecstasies of making theater today" and by the New York Daily News as a musical that "has far more savvy and soul than a few flashier shows combined," [title of show] enjoys a November 10 through 19 run at St. Ambrose University's Studio Theatre in Davenport, this Tony-nominated hit also lauded by the Associated Press as "a slyly funny yet surprisingly sweet-tempered look at following your dreams and remaining true to yourself."

31 Oct 2023

“Nine,” November 16 through 19

By Reader Staff

A critically acclaimed Broadway smash and modern musical classic making its very first appearance in the Quad Cities, composer Maury Yeston's and book writer Arthur Kopit's 1982 sensation Nine enjoys a November 16 through 19 run at Augustana College's Brunner Theatre Center, the show's original New York incarnation the winner of five Tony Awards including Best Musical, and its 2003 return awarded the Tony for Best Revival of a Musical.

24 Oct 2023

Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks II: “An American Tapestry,” November 4 and 5

By Reader Staff

Continuing their 2023-24 season with performances at Davenport's Adler Theatre on November 4 and Augustana College's Centennial Hall on November 5, the magnificent musicians of the Quad City Symphony Orchestra welcome, for their concert event Masterworks II: An American Tapestry, pianist Michelle Cann in her first appearance with the QCSO, the national talent lauded as “exquisite” by The Philadelphia Inquirer and by Gramophone as “a pianist of sterling artistry."

24 Oct 2023

Newsboys, November 5

By Reader Staff

With their extensive list of accolades including four Grammy Award nominations, two American Music Award nominations, and a quartet of Dove Awards among no fewer than 30 nominations, the Christian-pop and -rock talents of Newsboys bring their national "Let the Music Speak" tour to Davenport's Adler Theatre on November 5, the artists having currently sold more than 10 million records across 23 recordings.

24 Oct 2023

La Original Banda El Limón de Salvador Lizárraga, November 4

By Reader Staff

One of the most influential and popular Mexican music ensembles of all time, La Original Banda El Limón de Salvador Lizárraga headlines a special November 4 concert at Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center, the outfit famed for releasing nearly four dozen albums since 1990 and lineups that have included such noted singers as Julio Preciado, Jorge Cordero, Nico Flores, and Chuy Lizárraga.

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