Celebrating a quartet of years as one of the Quad Cities' most popular FM radio stations with a free fiesta at East Moline venue the Rust Belt, I-Rock 93.5 will present the Four Freaking Years of Hard Rock: The I-Rock Anniversary Party on September 15, the night appropriately featuring four sets by gifted rock ensembles: Alborn, Through Fire, Iowa City's NonGrata, and the chart-topping Nonpoint.

Composed of Robert Clayton "Uncle Snap" Sharpe and Brian Andrew "Rooster" King, the country-rap duo The Lacs bring their "The Party from the South" tour to East Moline venue The Rust Belt on September 21, their 2016 release Welcome to Dodge City (with Hard Target) inspiring Country Music International's Penney Holley to rave, “I have had the absolute best time listening to this CD,” adding that “every beat, every chord, every lyric, every word of this entire album hits home to me.”

A one-of-a-kind concert event that takes audiences on a journey through the music, performances, and visuals of the King of Pop, the touring sensation MJ The Illusion lands at Rock Island's Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse on September 21, this stage celebration honoring Michael Jackson's contributions to music, dance, and fashion that made him a global figure in popular culture.

Outdoor adventurers are again invited to paddle, mountain bike, and run their way to the top in the eagerly anticipated, 17th-annual Taming of the Slough Mississippi River Adventure Triathlon, the River Action-sponsored test of endurance set to take place on Saturday, September 16.

A runner-up on the eighth season of America's Got Talent and a semi-finalist on the seventh season of Last Comic Standing, comedian Taylor Williamson brings his national tour to Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Rhythm Room on September 15, the professional funnyman recently named one of the show's five favorite acts of all time in the America's Got Talent 10-Year Anniversary Special.

Formerly known as the QC Cancer Awareness Ride, the annual Gilda's Club Quad Cities fundraiser Red Door Ride will enjoy its 16th revival on September 16, this beautiful, 3.5-hour, 150-mile beautiful ride along the north Iowa side and south Illinois side of the Mississippi River culminating in a special Rust Belt concert featuring the exhilarating '80s-rock talents of the Spazmatics.

A fascinating look into what was, for much of the 20th century, the leading bank of the Quad Cities metropolitan area and the surrounding region of eastern Iowa and western Illinois, the in-person and virtual program German Savings Bank will be presented by Davenport's German American Heritage Center on September 17, offering insightful exploration into the bank’s institutional history, the factors that created the conditions for such success, and its effects on the culture of Davenport and the greater Quad Cities region.

A traditional Mexican holiday is being celebrated in high style at Davenport's Figge Art Museum through the exhibit Day of the Dead: Remember, Honor, Celebrate, an installation – on display through December 3 – that explores how we celebrate and remember the lives of our lost loved ones through the collective traditions, art-making, and storytelling that are among the holiday's integral elements.

In a special Artist Talk presented at Davenport's Figge Art Museum on September 21, Swiss artist Zimoun will discuss his forthcoming, self-titled exhibit - an installation that includes more than 80 16-foot high cardboard stacks set in mechanical motion to create a staggering work of visual and aural art.

Lauded by Broadway World as "an insightful, witty satire about modern American politics" and by Let's Go to the Theater as "one of the funniest shows you will see this year," author Paul Slade Smith's The Outsider makes its Quad Cities debut at Rock Island's Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse from September 13 through October 29, the San Diego Union-Tribune adding that the play is "not only genuinely and consistently funny, but has something eloquent to say about the meaning of leadership."

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