09 Jun 2022

“Calendar Girls,” June 22 through 26

By Reader Staff

Praised by Broadway World as "a true celebration of female friendship and empowerment," as well as "a joyful and spirited production with a moving backdrop of loss," the empowering musical dramedy Calendar Girls makes its area debut with a June 22 through 26 run at the Clinton Area Showboat Theatre, this enchanting stage piece based on true events and a beloved 2003 film a work that, according to The Guardian, "suggests the story has now achieved its ideal form."

09 Jun 2022

“Lend Me a Tenor,” June 16 through 26

By Reader Staff

Lauded by the Hollywood Reporter as “hysterically funny” and BackStage as “an evening full of belly laughs,” playwright Ken Ludwig's Tony Award-winning farce Lend Me a Tenor returns to Mt. Carroll's Timber Lake Playhouse for a June 16 through 26 engagement, this tireless and hilarious show-biz comedy delivering, according to the Associated Press, “more than enough laughs to keep Ludwig's outlandish story spinning merrily.”

09 Jun 2022

“The Clauson Family Music Show,” June 18

By Reader Staff

A delightful evening of genre-expansive music for the family, by a family, will be delivered by the Ohnward Fine Arts on Center when the Maquoketa venue, on June 18, presents The Clauson Family Music Show, a touring production of toe-tapping tunes, winning comedy, and eye-catching costumes boasting the talents of Brent Clauson and his adult children Cody and Brittney.

08 Jun 2022

Shaman's Harvest and Crobot, June 17

By Reader Staff

Two acclaimed hard-rock outfits touring in support of two 2022 album debuts play East Moline venue The Rust Belt on the same night, with the June 17 concert bringing with it performances by Shaman's Harvest, whose Rebelator was released on March 11, and Crobot, whose Feel This was released earlier this month.

08 Jun 2022

Chris Beard, June 16

By Reader Staff

Delivering what the Rochester City Newspaper deems a "genre-busting blast of blues," singer/songwriter and instrumentalist Chris Beard headlines a June 16 event in Davenport's Summer Concert Series, the artist's outdoor set in the city's Quinlan Court treating genre fans to what All Music magazine calls "a modern blues guitarist and singer like no other."

08 Jun 2022

“God's Own Country,” June 19

By Reader Staff

Lauded by the Austin Chronicle as "earnest, honest, accurate, and unrelenting," the award-winning British drama God's Own Country will be screened at the Figge Art Museum on June 19 as part of the Davenport venue's celebration of Gay Pride Month, this rural romance starring The Crown's Emmy winning Josh O'Connor praised by the San Francisco Chronicle as "a universal tale about giving yourself over to love, even when you seem hopelessly broken."

08 Jun 2022

“An Evening with Chef Kwame Onwuachi,” June 22

By Reader Staff

Recognized by Food & Wine magazine, Esquire, and the James Beard Foundation as "Rising Star Chef of the Year," an author and former contestant on season 13 of Top Chef will make a virtual appearance in a June 22 program at the Rock Island Public Library, with An Evening with Kwame Onwuachi finding the celebrity discussing his exciting career in food as chronicled in the man's bestselling memoir Notes from a Young Black Chef.

07 Jun 2022

Bluegrass Happening, June 22

By Reader Staff

Embarking on his first national bluegrass tour in 24 years, legendary musician Béla Fleck and his My Bluegrass Heart ensemble bring the Bluegrass Happening celebration to Davenport's Adler Theatre on June 22, treating fans to a night of talents that – adding tour performers Sam Bush and the Jerry Douglas Band – have netted an astounding 70-plus Grammy nominations and more than 30 wins.

07 Jun 2022

Joshua Ray Walker and Sarah Shook & the Disarmers, June 22

By Reader Staff

A pair of lauded independent musicians co-headline a June 22 concert event at Davenport's Raccoon Motel in conjunction with the releases of their 2022 recordings, with Joshua Ray Walker (described by Rolling Stone as "one of country’s most fascinating young songwriters") playing in support of See You Next Time, and Sarah Shook & the Disarmers (a group that Rolling Stone said "plays with fire and purpose") performing old favorites and new songs from Nightroamer.

07 Jun 2022

Ben Nichols, June 18

By Reader Staff

Revered as the frontman for the Memphis-based, alt-country band Lucero. lauded singer/songwriter and guitarist Ben Nichols headlines a June 18 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel the artist playing favorites from his band's significant repertoire – including 2021's When You Found Me – and compositions from his 2009 solo EP The Last Pale Light in the West, whose seven songs are all based on characters and situations drawn from Cormac McCarthy's novel Blood Meridian.

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