Lauded by CurtainUp.com as a “straight-from-the-gut, beautifully written two-hander” in which “laughter is heard as often as sobs,” playwright Anne Nelson's The Guys makes its area debut at Moline's Black Box Theatre September 9 through 12, this work presented in honor of the heroism of first responders described by the Christian Science Monitor as “a play that tackles the horror of September 11th with an intimacy that's both unsettling and healing.”

With NPR deeming him an artist whose “musical palette continues to hit all of those musical sweet spots,” R&B, soul, and hip-hop performer Son Little headlines a September 5 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist's most recent album Aloha hailed by NoDepression.com as boasting “a liberating sexiness” in which “not a single note feels rushed or chaotic.”

Winner of two prestigious awards at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival – the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and the International Federation of Film Critics citation for best in-competition movie – the Rainer Werner Fassbinder classic Ali: Fear Eats the Soul enjoys a September 3 screening at Rozz-Tox as the final presentation in the 2021 Kinogarten series of acclaimed, German-themed works hosted by the Rock Island venue and Davenport's German American Heritage Center,

Renowned for such Billboard smashes as Ride 'Til I Die, The Hard Stuff, 2120 South Michigan Ave., and 2011's chart-topping The Dirty Dozen, blues-rock icons George Thorogood & the Destoyers play Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center on September 5, thrilling fans with a repertoire that ranges from originals such as “Bad to the Bone” to covers of “Move It on Over” and “Who Do You Love?”