Hailed by the New York Times as "a clever, crowd-pleasing holiday comedy" and by DC Metro Arts as "an entertaining new play filled with thrills, chills, and laughs," author Mark Shanahan's mystery-comedy mash-up A Sherlock Carol makes its area debut at Geneseo's Richmond Hill Barn Theatre November 13 through 23, TheatreMania adding to the raves by calling the show "joyful, playful, and clever – and that joy transfers to the audience."

With the show presented by RockTown Entertainment Group, its sounds provided by DJ Smiles, and MZ.Behaven serving as the night's host, noted standup Donnell Rawlings brings his “Urban Comedy Tour” to Davenport's Adler Theatre on November 13, his recent credits including joining Dave Chappelle for a historic run at Radio City Music Hall and performing with the multiple Emmy and Grammy winner on Saturday Night Live.

Celebrating a dozen years of business and their status as an iconic downtown-Davenport venue, the handmade and vintage outfit Aberbathy's will hold its Bump and Grindhouse 12-Year Birthday Bash at the neighboring Capitol Theatre on November 8, the suitably eclectic night featuring live music by the One Night Standards, a screening of Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, and burlesque inspired by the film performed by artists Catty Wompass, Drop Dead Red, Mae Golightly, and Kitty Pardot.