Following hugely successful presentations of Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone in 2017, Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets in 2018, and Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban in 2019 – and also following an unexpected year off from the series – the Quad City Symphony Orchestra  returns to Davenport's Adler Theatre on November 20 to perform live accompaniment for Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire, the fourth movie smash adapted from J.K. Rowling's iconic fantasy/adventure novels.

Described by Jazz Times as “a brilliant young pianist and composer” and by I Dig Jazz as “a dynamic interpreter of standards,” Black Hawk College's director of instrumental music Corey Kendrick and his ensemble The Organ-ization make their debuts at Davenport's Redstone Room on November 21, with the group playing ebullient originals and jazz classics by Oscar Pettiford, Clifford Brown, Sonny Rollins, and more as guests in Polyrhythms' Third Sunday Jazz Series.

The tumultuous history and ever-changing nature of the Berlin Wall will be explored in a simultaneously live and virtual November 21 program hosted by the German American Heritage Center, with the Davenport venue hosting Executive Director Kelly Lao as she guides participants through Divided Past/United Future: Berlin 1945 – Present.

Led by St. Ambrose University professor Dr. Terri Switzer, the German American Heritage Center's virtual November 19 program Art Nouveau: An International Tour will provide fascinating information into the artistic movement that swept the globe during the turn of the 20th century, with the presentation delivering particular insight into the Art Nouveau movement in Germany.

Best-known for his third-place appearance on season four of NBC's Last Comic Standing, nationally touring comedian Chris Porter brings his standup set to Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Rhythm Room on November 21, the Midwestern funnyman also famed for his hour-long comedy special Ugly & Angry.

A socially engaged artist known for her multi-layered work addressing such important issues as cultural inequity, social justice, and the complexities of identity, robin holder will discuss her experiences as a studio artist and assistant director at Blackburn’s Printmaking Workshop in a virtual artist talk hosted by Davenport's Figge Art Museum, with the November 18 event also featuring the artist discussing the impact her experiences had on her career and creative and personal lives.

Nine extraordinary charcoal renderings of the Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles will be on display at the Figge Art Museum through March 20, with the Davenport venue, in the exhibit Carlos Diniz: Master of Architectural Illustration, displaying a showcase of stunning works by the renowned architectural illustrator.

Whether or not the rain starts to pour, staffers at The Tangled Wood will be there for you – like they've been there before! – on November 23, the evening of which will find the Bettendorf venue inviting patrons to share their best guesses on Friends factoids in the sitcom- and holiday-themed F-R-I-E-N-D-S-G-I-V-I-N-G Trivia Night.

In the Davenport Public Library's latest virtual program in its monthly 3rd Thursday at Hoover's series, the November 18 presentation A Tale of Two Famines will offer a fascinating exploration into the role Herbert Hoover played during the Russian famines of 1921 and 1932, with the humanitarian effort viewed from the perspective of speaker Robert Zapesochny's grandparents who experienced it and were ultimately fed by Hoover.

Lauded by Booklist as “timely and important” and by Kirkus Reviews as “an excellent starting point for much-needed change,” author Monique W. Morris' nonfiction Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools will be the subject of a November 17 discussion at the Davenport Public Library's main branch, with activist and feminist icon Gloria Steinem saying that “Morris tells us exactly how schools are crushing the spirit and talent that this country needs.”

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