31 Aug 2022

William Fitzsimmons, September 11

By Reader Staff

With his 2021 album Ready the Astronaut praised by Pop Matters for its singer/songwriter's "artistry in exploring two stories with nuance and creativity" that results in a "smart and insightful record," William Fitzsimmons headlines a September 11 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the Jacksonville, Illinois resident a three-time iTunes Award winner for albums including The Sparrow & the Crow and Goodnight.

31 Aug 2022

Duane Betts, September 10

By Reader Staff

Lauded by Blues Rock Review for 2018's Sketches of American Music, which the outlet deemed "an excellent debut album," singer/songwriter, guitarist, and Allman Betts Band member Duane Betts headlines a September 10 solo concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, his gifts leading All About Jazz to rave that "contemporary rock and blues may be in the hands of someone who not only appreciates its value, but may also have the talent(s) to do it justice."

30 Aug 2022

Up Close with Mak Grgić, September 11

By Reader Staff

Touted as a “gifted young guitarist” by the New York Times and “a guitarist to keep an eye on” by the Washington Post, Grammy-nominated artist Mak Grgić performs a special Redstone Room concert on September 11 in an event co-presented by the Quad City Symphony, allowing patrons an audience with this exciting talent before he joins the QCSO as a guest soloist in the forthcoming Masterworks III: Ode to Guitar.

30 Aug 2022

“A Conversation with Marlee Matlin: From Oscar to West Wing and Beyond,” September 14

By Reader Staff

A revered performer who, 35 years later, remains the youngest-ever winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress, film and television icon Marlee Matlin joins Illinois Libraries Present to share the highs and lows of her Hollywood career and journeys as an activist in A Conversation with Marlee Matlin: From Oscar to West Wing and Beyond, a virtual Deaf Awareness Month program presented mere months after her film CODA swept every category it was nominated in at the 2022 Oscars.

30 Aug 2022

Living Proof Exhibit's “A Visualization of Hope,” through January 1

By Reader Staff

Presented by the area nonprofit Living Proof Exhibit, an organization that celebrates the creative spirit of those impacted by cancer, the eagerly awaited annual exhibition A Visualization of Hope will bring messages of strength and resilience to Davenport's Figge Art Museum through January 1, with Living Proof Exhibit's collection boasting beautiful and evocative works by cancer survivors living within a 200-mile radius of the Quad Cities.

30 Aug 2022

2022 Beaux Arts Fall Fair, September 10 and 11

By Reader Staff

Returning to its traditional stomping grounds of the Figge Art Museum Plaza after a spring weekend at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, the 2022 Beaux Arts Fall Fair will treat visitors to an outdoor celebration of visual arts and fine crafts on September 11 and 12, with the annual event featuring food, live music, children's activities, free spin art, and works for sale by dozens of gifted Midwestern artists and vendors.

30 Aug 2022

“Hank Williams: Lost Highway,” September 8 through 18

By Reader Staff

One of the most celebrated country-music stars in history will be showcased at Mt. Carroll's Timber Lake Playhouse September 8 through 18, with the lauded bio-musical Hank Williams: Lost Highway enjoying a run directed by television and stage sensation Ted Lange, an artist recognized the world over for his portrayal of Isaac Washington on the classic television show The Love Boat.

30 Aug 2022

“Chipmunk'd,” September 9 through October 2

By Reader Staff

Opening Riverside Theatre's 2022-23 season with a one-woman comedy about love, sex, and existential dread, playwright/performer Megan Doherty brings the world premiere of Chipmunk'd to the Iowa City venue September 9 through October 2, her latest solo describing the real-life incident in which Gogerty got bit by a chipmunk in her backyard - an event that set off an increasingly alarming chain of disasters for her and her family.

30 Aug 2022

“Erwin Eisch, Mauricio Lasansky, & Zoya Cherkassky: Artists Remember,” through January 15

By Reader Staff

Through January 15, the works of three accomplished and innovative printmakers will be on view in the Figge Art Museum's Erwin Eisch, Mauricio Lasansky, & Zoya Cherkassky: Artists Remember, the Davenport venue's exhibition presented in conjunction with the community-wide Holocaust-remembrance project "Out of Darkness: Holocaust Messages for Today” (OutOfDarknessQC.com).

30 Aug 2022

Charlie Berens, September 10

By Reader Staff

A Midwestern comedian, New York Times bestselling author, Emmy-winning journalist, and musician whose content for his various social platforms has amassed more than five million followers, Charlie Berens takes the stage at Davenport's Adler Theatre on September 10, the Wisconsin native famed for his appearances on Comedy Central, Funny or Die, and MTV News.

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