Ever since the 2018 musical bio-pic Bohemian Rhapsody won four Academy Awards and grossed more than $215 million domestic and $875 million worldwide, Freddie Mercury and Queen have been hotter than ever – which is sure to be proven by the raucous crowd response on July 23 when Moline's TaxSlayer Center pays tribute to the iconic British rockers in the stage spectacle One Night of Queen performed by Gary Mullen & the Works.

On July 21, Figge Art Museum members are invited to learn more about one of the most iconic visual artists of the 20th century in the virtual presentation Discovering Warhol: An Evening with Donald Warhola, a special event in which one of Warhol's nephews will talk about his personal connection with “Uncle Andy,” the man's artistic process and legacy, and the Warhol works currently on display in the museum's popular exhibition POP Power from Warhol to Koons.

After a pair of unanticipated re-schedulings, a bona-fide folk-rock legend makes his eagerly awaited return to Davenport's Adler Theatre on July 19, with the Canadian icon Gordon Lightfoot performing from a repertoire that dates back more than 50 years and boasts such iconic chart-topping hits as “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Sundown,” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.”

One of the most beloved and iconic rock operas of all time will enjoy a spectacular new staging in Mt. Carroll when the Timber Lake Playhouse hosts the July 15 through August 1 run of Jesus Christ Superstar, the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice classic boasting such unforgettable numbers as “Everything's Alright,” “Hosanna,” “King Herod's Song,” and the timeless ballad “I Don't Know How to Love Him.”

Through January 9, Davenport's German American Heritage Center will house an informative and fascinating display on an early-20th-century Art Nouveau style in Jugendstil: Art for All, an exhibit devoted to artisans determined to explore new mediums, share artistic ideas with fellow artists, and establish the foundation for Bauhaus, Art Deco, and other artistic movements.

Between July 17 and 25, Rock Island's classical-theatre company Genesius Guild will wrap up its 2021 summer season with Lincoln Park productions of the rarely staged Greek tragedy Hippolytus, Euripides' seminal work that was first produced for the City Dionysia of Athens in 428 BC and won first prize as part of a trilogy.

One of the most iconic and acclaimed blues guitarists in history will be celebrated in a special touring event on July 16 when Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center hosts the touring sensation Stevie Ray Visited, with Los Angeles-based guitarist Roby Duron and his ensemble delivering the best of Stevie Ray Vaughan's discography while also touching on significant moments from the late legend's life.

Currently enjoying a nationwide tour mere months after the debut of his Netflix comedy special On the Rocks, standup sensation Brian Regan brings his quick-witted talents to Davenport's Adler Theatre on July 14, headlining a night that's sure to prove why Vanity Fair proclaimed him “the funniest standup alive,” and Entertainment Weekly deemed him “your favorite comedian's favorite comedian.”

Members of a six-piece jazz-fusion and soul band that plays an abundance of jazz from the late 1960s to the '70s, the Midwestern artists of Bigfuniowa serve as the latest musical guests in Polyrhythms' Third Sunday Jazz Series, with the ensemble's repertoire in its July 18 concert boasting magnificent tunes by the likes of Herbie Hancock, the Jazz Crusaders, Jeff Coffin, Fred Wesley, Eddie Harris, Monk, and other genre masters.

With Broadway World calling the show “a fast and fun night of musical theatre” that's “brimming with so many 'wow' moments,” the disco sensation Saturday Night Fever makes its long-awaited Quad Cities debut at Rock Island's Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse July 14 through September 11, this exhilarating musical adapted from the Oscar-nominated 1977 smash that catapulted the Bee Gees to international fame and made a household name of star John Travolta.

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