Two venues in downtown Rock Island will co-host one exciting literary event when the Midwest Writing Center presents readings and a release party for the annual literary magazine The ATLAS, the latest volume of which will, on August 15, be showcased in a late-afternoon event at the Rock Island Public Library and an evening celebration at the neighboring Rozz-Tox.

On August 3, the grandstand acts at the 2024 Mississippi Valley Fair continue with the artist whom The Rolling Stone Album Guide calls “the world's most beloved heavy-metal entertainer”: Alice Cooper, whose 2023 recording Road was hailed by Classic Rock as "a cohesively themed album lathered in multi-tiered guitars, anthemic choruses, and high-density power riffage, tempered by road-honed dynamism and built for the stage."

Delivering the most successful Shania Twain tribute act in Canada and throughout the United States and Europe, country-music chanteuse Donna Huber brings her touring performance as Shania Twin to Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Rhythm Room on August 3, with Twain herself reportedly commenting that after seeing a poster of Huber in character, "I thought that was me! Donna is the best Shania Twain tribute out there."

His alternative-rock and power-pop outfit renowned for their 2000 single "Teenage Dirtbag" and their self-titled album that was certified platinum in the United Kingdom, Wheatus founder Brendan B. Brown performs a special solo set at Davenport's Raccoon Motel on August 7, his other albums with the group including 2003's Hand Over Your Loved Ones, 2005's Too Soon Monsoon, and 2013's The Valentine LP.