Internationally acclaimed throat singers whose American credits include touring with Béla Fleck & the Flecktones to promote their Grammy-winning album Jingle All the Way that featured the Russian talents as guest artists, the musicians of Alash perform a special, two-set concert engagement at Rock Island's Rozz-Tox on February 7, the trio noted for their subtle infusion of modern influences into traditional folk music.

Currently touring in support of their 2023 release Ten Years Tall, an EP filled with re-recorded staples from the band’s first two albums as well as a cover of the Rolling Stones’ “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” the Midwestern bluegrass artists of Them Coulee Boys return to Davenport's Raccoon Motel in a February 15 headlining engagement, their previous album release Namesake described by Folking as "a wonderful dream of a record."

Works from two Midwestern artists who have each built a cohesive body of work of bold color and strong composition will be on display at Rock Island's Quad City Arts Center through March 15, with the gallery's latest exhibition Bridge & Carlson showcasing colorfully expansive oil paintings by Nick Bridge of Oak Park, Illinois, and John Carlson of Burlington, Iowa.

Led by Emilee Enders, curator of exhibitions and programs at the Bedford Gallery at Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, California, a curator tour for the venue's current exhibit Tradition Interrupted will take place at Davenport's Figge Art Museum on February 8, this Katz Gallery showcase boasting works by creative talents who firmly believe that everyday objects have the power to evoke memories and inspire emotions.