With this year's musical guests including the Matt Full Band, the Frank Russell Quartet, and Davenport phenom CJ Parker, Polyrhythms proudly presents the 11th-annual Bill Bell Jazz & Heritage Festival at Rock Island's Martin Luther King Center and neighboring MLK Park, an August 22 through 24 celebration of cultural heritage in the Quad Cities named after the late musician, educator, and East Moline native lovingly known as “The Jazz Professor.”

Having sold more than 10 million albums worldwide, and with their discography boasting six top-100 Billboard hits, nine top-200 Billboard albums, and two platinum-selling albums, Great White brings their national tour to Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center on August 29, the Grammy-nominated glam rockers currently celebrating the band's 48th year of professional performance.

Hip-hop, reggae, and rock talents whose Billboard hits include their self-titled 2016 album, 2012's Cabin by the Sea, and 2014's top-10 smash Sea of Change, the musicians of Dirty Heads bring their national tour to Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center on September 4, performing from a repertoire that boasts "My Sweet Summer," "Life's Been Good," and the chart-toppers "Lay Me Down" and "Rescue Me."

Praised by the Memphis Flyer for "eschewing de rigueur hoarse screaming for simple but effective melodies (and yes, screaming!)," resulting in "an irresistible combination," the Japanese punk rockers of TsuShiMaMiRe return to Davenport's Raccoon Motel on August 31, the female trio famed for mixing pop instrumental sounds with idiosyncratic, quirky, and oftentimes funny and disturbing lyrics.

Touring in support of his July release Space Brain, a recording that The Rock Father Magazine said finds the artist "throwing gasoline on the campfire and lighting up his metal roots," Nashville's Alex Williams returns to Davenport's Raccoon Motel on August 30, the musician hailed by PopMatters as “a winning songwriter who manages to mix humor with traditional country sentiment without falling into hokey pastiche."

A trio of exceptional independent talents will share with audiences one night of unforgettable music on September 4, with Rock Island venue Rozz-Tox hosting the touring talents of Tenci, Thanya Iver, and, performing a solo set, Annalibera.

A Labor Day-weekend tradition once again blasts into the District of Rock Island in this year's Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix, the August 30 and 31 vent in which hundreds will cheer as participants, from one inch off the ground, traverse city streets at speeds approaching 100MPH.

A delightful fundraiser for music education and an evening with exhilarating tribute rockers are on the August 30 agenda on Davenport's Credit Island, with Common Chord hosting the 2025 rendition of its popular Great River Ducky Derby, and joining the City of Davenport in presenting a Big 9 Concert Series night with the Steely Dan celebration Steely Dane.

A beloved local tradition designed specifically for seniors continues into its 26th year when River Action, on September 4 and 5, hosts two days worth of self-guided Senior Citizen Golf Cart Tours, with his year’s event including a tour of the Arsenal Island taking place in the early evening, allowing for a normally unseen look at the Mississippi River and the historic island.

On September 4, patrons of Davenport's Figge Art Museum are invited to explore a period of artistry, innovation, and cultural richness in a special Curator Talk held in conjunction with The Golden Age: Featuring Northern European Works from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, an exhibition showcase of masterpieces from one of the world's finest collections.

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