Large-scale photographs from the Museum of Wisconsin Art and a beloved painting from the Figge Art Museum's collection will be among the conversation topics in the Figge's laest virtual presentation, with Wisconsin artist Tom Uttech, July 1, discussing his process and his works in the Davenport venue's current exhibition Origin.

Dancers from one of the country's most prestigious professional companies are set to celebrate the Fourth of July on the lawn of Iowa City's Hancher Auditorium, with the Hancher Green hosting the outdoor presentation ACT Across America, a brand-new concert event boasting the exquisite talents and choreography of the American Ballet Theatre.

One of the most intelligent, loving, and hysterical film comedies of the modern era will make a 25th-anniversary return to the big screen when Rave Cinemas Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, from June 27 to 30, houses director Mike Nichols' The Birdcage, the riotous slapstick starring Robin Williams and Gene Hackman that the Washington Post's Desson Thomson called “a spirited remake of the French drag farce [that] has everything in place, from eyeliner to one-liner.”

Following last summer's pandemic-caused delay, our area's annual explosions of July 3 return to Davenport's Modern Woodmen Park, LeClaire Park, and Rock Island's Schwiebert Riverfront Park when the Quad Cities hosts its Fourth of July celebration Red, White, & Boom!, the holiday event that delivers a spectacular fireworks display over the Mississippi River as well as live music, food and beverage vendors, special presentations, family programming, and more.