The beloved journey down the Yellow Brick Road will be given a sprightly new stage twist when the University of Dubuque's Heritage Center, on April 22 and 23, hosts American Midwest Ballet's touring production of The Wizard of Oz, a timeless tale known to everyone, except that the characters here are live on stage, in full color, and everyone dances the whole time.

Touring in support of their acclaimed Common Ground – a recording in which, according to Americana UK, the musicians "traverse a musical landscape that finds them crisscrossing the terrain of American roots music" – the bluegrass and Americana artists of The Sweet Lillies headline an April 26 concert at Davenport's Redstone Room, their latest album lauded by The Grateful Web as one that "moves seamlessly from the horn-driven title-track 'Common Ground' to the gentle 'Breath to the Birds.'"

With his most recent album Reggae Film Star lauded by Pitchfork for its "prismatic harmonies and piano flourishes" and by Americana UK for its "painfully sweet melodies," indie-rocker Damien Jurado headlines an April 27 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the singer/songwriter praised by Exclaim.ca for "his ability to express emotions, truths and transcendent moments through brief character studies."

For their final concert events of the 2022-23 season, Galesburg's professional vocal ensemble the Nova Singers will present an entire repertoire of works by women composers in A Voice of Her Own, boasting pieces by Medieval wonder Hildegard of Bingen, 17th-century prodigy Vittoria Aleotti, 19th-century geniuses Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel and Clara Schumann, and modern-day talents Abbie Betinis, Joan Szymko, and Hyo-Won Woo.