With special attention paid to Roddewig Schmidt Candy Company, Velma Chocolates, and other former Quad Cities institutions, Davenport's German American Heritage Center will, through May 19, explore different candy manufacturers in our area in the exhibition Sweet Treats: German Influence on the QC Candy Industry, demonstrating how the Quad Cities were once home to numerous candy manufacturers of German heritage popular both locally and regionally.

An eagerly awaited tradition featuring dozens of recent and debuting works in a variety of artistic mediums, the 43rd edition of the Rock Island Art Guild Fine Arts Exhibition will be on display at the Figge Art Museum through June 2, with the Davenport venue housing 62 works - paintings, sculptures, installations, and more - by 42 artists living within a 200-mile radius of the Quad Cities.

With his singles "Yours," "Blue Tacoma," "Every Little Thing," and "Love You Like I Used To" all hitting Billboard's Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, Russell Dickerson headlines a February 24 concert at East Moline venue The Rust Belt, the artist's most recent, self-titled album lauded by Country Swag as a work in which Dickerson “continues to shine as one of Nashville's most talented singer/songwriters, stretching himself lyrically, musically, and vocally while remaining abundantly true to himself.”

Performing in support of their 2022 split EP with The Rumjacks that spawned the hit singles "Mud" and "Sorry". the Chicago-based Celtic-punk musicians of Flatfoot 56 return to the Quad Cities on February 23, their engagement at the Raccoon Motel sure to fill the Davenport venue with what IndieVision Music called “their rambunctious style that their fans have come to love.”