26 Sep 2017

Ballet 5:8 Presents “Compass,” October 7

By Reader Staff

Returning to the Quad Cities for the third time since her company's founding in 2012, Eldridge native and Executive Director Amy Kozol Sanderson's Ballet 5:8 delivers a quartet of one-act ballets inspired by the challenges of present-day cultural tensions.

26 Sep 2017

Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks I: “Postcards from Paris,” October 7 and 8

By Reader Staff

For the first performances in its 2017-18 Masterworks season, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra will take concertgoers on an aural trip to France under the direction of conductor Mark Russell Smith, complete with solos by a pair of international touring stars: soprano Elena Perroni and tenor Daniel Montenegro.

26 Sep 2017

“The Diviners,” October 5 through 15

By Reader Staff

A first-prize winner in 1980's American College Theatre Festival New Playwriting Contest, Richmond Hill's latest presentation is a dramatic tale of friendship and redemption by author Jim Leonard Jr., whose television credits include writing for the Emmy-winning TV series Dexter and The Closer.

26 Sep 2017

Elizabeth Moen, October 7

By Reader Staff

Appearing as the headliner in her first Moeller Nights concert, singer/songwriter/guitarist Moen performs in support of her LP debut That's All I Wanted, released this past May.

26 Sep 2017

“Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” October 6 through 8

By Reader Staff

Described by Variety magazine as a work that boasts “plenty of laughs, a little romance, a little nostalgia – and it makes the audience feel smart,” St. Ambrose's theatre department opens its mainstage season with a popular verbal farce by comedian, actor, and author Steve Martin.

20 Sep 2017

Jang-mi Korean Dance & Drum, September 30

By Reader Staff

Presented as part of the Bettendorf Public Library's “Global Gathering: Korea” series, gifted members of the Minnesota dance ensemble will entertain and educate family audiences with examples of Korean folk, court, and ritual dance and music traditions.

20 Sep 2017

Tristen, October 3

By Reader Staff

A two-time winner of the Nashville Scene's citation for “Best Local Album,” the latest visiting artist in the Moeller Nights series will perform highlights from the pop singer/songwriter's 10-year professional repertoire.

20 Sep 2017

Professional Development Integrative Lifestyle Forum, September 29

By Reader Staff

Hosted by Mandala Integrative Medicine, this one-day event is designed to inspire the improvement of work-life balance, growth and success, productivity, and well-being, and includes presentations by nationally recognized speakers Dr. Sayed A. Shah and Andy Core.

20 Sep 2017

Igor & the Red Elvises, September 29

By Reader Staff

Playing their distinct blend of funk rock, reggae, surf rock, disco, and traditional Russian stylings, Igor & the Red Elvises makes a return appearance at RIBCO – the latest tour stop in the Los Angeles-based band's twenty-third year of performance.

19 Sep 2017

Cinema at the Figge Presents “Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell,” September 28

By Reader Staff

Called “an intuitive, remarkably personal love letter” by ArtForum magazine, the latest presentation in Ford Photography's Cinema at the Figge series celebrates the life and career of one of American music's most experimental and creative artists.

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