Presented as part of the German American Heritage Center's popular "Kaffee und Kuchen" series, the September 14 program 20th Century German Expressionism will find Western Illinois University's Keith Holz addressing moments in the history of German Expressionist art from the 1905 founding of Die Brücke in Dresden to glimmers of its renewed popularity in European museums today.

Revered for its Oscar-winning black-and-white chiaroscuro cinematography, and currently boasting a 96-percent "freshness" rating on review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes, director Josef von Sternberg's 1932 classic Shanghai Express continues the “From Hitler to Hollywood” film series hosted by the German American Heritage Center, its September 17 screening at Davenport venue The Last Picture House treating audiences to a work that made New York magazine's 2020 list of "The Best Movies That Lost Best Picture at the Oscars."

On September 5, Rock Island venue Rozz-Tox will host a release party for the Quad Cities' fine- and experimental-arts publication Undercurrent, an insightful new magazine that includes resources for artists, upcoming regional events, and local arts-community news.

Best known as the founder, lead guitarist, co-lead vocalist, and main songwriter of the rock band Alice in Chains, Jerry Cantrell brings his eagerly anticipated "I Want Blood" tour to Davenport's Capitol Theatre on September 10, his credits including several solo albums and appearances on chart-topping records by such varied acts as Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Glenn Danzig, and Deftones.