Headlined by Olympic Gold, Silver, and Bronze medalists and two-time World Champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White, the skating spectacular Stars on Ice: A Special Holiday Performance lands at Moline's TaxSlayer Center on December 18, this spellbinding treat for all ages also boasting a performance by Canada's legendary figure skater Kurt Browning.

A decades-long favorite who was named by Comedy Central as one of the 100 greatest standup comedians of all time, Paula Poundstone brings her national tour to Iowa City's Englert Theatre on December 17, the gifted standup long acclaimed for her solo shows, books, political coverage, and tenure as a frequent panelist on NPR's weekly quiz show Wait, Wait … Don't Tell Me!

A Catholic priest with nearly two dozen solo and group albums to his credit, Fr. Stan Fortuna brings his quartet to Davenport's Redstone Room as featured guests in Polyrhythms' Third Sunday Jazz Series, the December 19 concert showcasing the gifts of this nationally renowned singer/songwriter and bass player who will perform alongside pianist Derel Monteith, saxophonist Peter Hart, and drummer Manuel Lopez III.

Described by PopMatters as “a talent to keep an eye on,” as well as “a winning songwriter who manages to mix humor with traditional country sentiment without falling into hokey pastiche,” Nashville's Alex Williams makes his debut appearance at Davenport's Raccoon Motel on December 17, his 2017 album debut Better Than Myself inspiring RoughStock to call the singer/songwriter “an artist who is right up there with Jamey Johnson, Jason Isbell, and Chris Stapleton.”

A rock sensation hugely admired by his peers, with Peter Frampton describing him as “the next guitar hero” and Steve Miller calling him an artist “in the Stevie Ray Vaughan area of virtuosity and originality,” Matthew Curry headlines a December 16 concert at Davenport's Redstone Room, the native of Bloomington, Illinois, lauded for songs that, according to American Artists, "reflect his style and sound, yet no two sound exactly the same."

Performing locally in support of their most recent album OHBAHOY – a collection described by Maximum Volume Music as “such a staggeringly diverse 11 songs that you can only marvel at it” – the Rockford, Illinois-based talents of Miles Nielsen & the Rusted Hearts play Davenport's Raccoon Motel on December 16, the band sure to deliver what Americana-UK calls “smooth, well-written, and well-produced power-pop packages.”

Performing locally as a holiday gift to fans, the chart-topping, seven-time Grammy-winning music legend Gladys Knight brings her national tour to Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center on December 16, treating audiences to a remarkable repertoire dating back to the 1960s and boasting such unforgettable hits as “Every Beat of My Heart,” “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” and “Midnight Train to Georgia.”

Delivering what The Big Takeover describes as “muscular, meat-and-potatoes-style blues rock” and what The Dead Hub calls “old souls making incredible new music,” the Minneapolis-based rockers of The 4onthefloor headline December 10 and 11 concerts at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, treating audiences to what Music in Minnesota deemed “an exciting, drums-driven show with much-promised dancing, howling, and fun.”

Bettendorf's Beréskin Gallery & Art Academy, through January 6, will be decking its halls, and its walls, with seasonal delights in the venue's holiday exhibition Color Your Christmas, a showcase of works by 45 area artists designed to put visitors in a holly-jolly mood.

For the first time since 2019, one of the Quad Cities' most adored holiday traditions returns to Davenport's Adler Theatre when the professional talents of Ballet Quad Cities perform Tchaikovsky's holiday dance classic The Nutcracker. A December 11 and 12 event boasting new choreography and staging by Artistic Director Courtney Lyon and Artistic Associate Emily Kate Long, the eagerly awaited family experience will feature live musical accompaniment by Orchestra Iowa, as well as the return of guest artist Domingo Rubio, the longtime portrayer of the company's dancing Dracula.

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