Performing from a heavy-metal repertoire that boasts 11 studio albums, eight live albums, three EPs, and 49 singles, the hard-rocking talents of The Four Horsemen: Metallica Tribute bring their touring show to East Moline venue The Rust Belt, their February 7 engagement treating fans to classics from the third-best-selling music artist since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991, selling in excess of 67 million albums in the United States alone.

Touring in support of their acclaimed album debut with their moniker in the title, the musical mosaic BASIC headlines a February 12 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, Pitchfork raving of the group's This is BASIC, "Like a less shambolic version of 75 Dollar Bill or a more shambolic version of the Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet, the band repeats simple parts with such insistence and drive that they turn minimalism into maximalism."

Lauded by Local Sprins for their "unique three-guitar harmonies and infectious hooks," the power-pop ensemble Pretoria headlines a February 6 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the artists inspiring Atwood magazine to rave, "Through genuine, memorable, and eccentric tunes that are sure to get stuck in your head. Pretoria’s music is everything but surface level, challenging the deepest of thinkers and feelers simultaneously."

With viral party @club90s delivering an evening of HR edits, pop throwbacks, queer anthems, and nonstop high-energy hits, a current TV smash transforms into a thrilling dance party in Heated Rivalry Night, the January 30 event at Davenport's Capital Theatre featuring favorite songs from the steamy ice-hockey romance, a photo booth, prize giveaways, and more.

With their performance held in conjunction with the 2026 UD Jazz Festival, the big-band revue Jukebox Saturday Night brings their exquisite talents to the University of Dubuque's Heritage Center on February 6, filling the university's John and Alice Butler Hall with unforgettable favorites from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s.

Lauded by the New York Daily News as "fresh and original" with "bouncy, big-hearted songs," the acclaimed stage version of a film-comedy smash enjoys a February 6 through 15 run at Moline's Spotlight Theatre, with 9 to 5: The Musical deemed "a triumph" by The Guardian, which added, "It seemed improbable, given the cult status of the movie, but the stage show has met it and raised it, rather than being its pale imitation."

Adapted from the YA science-fantasy that has sold more than 10 million copies and was a 2018 Disney movie smash, Madeleine L'Engle's iconic A Winkle in Time enjoys a February 6 through 8 staging at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, the inspiration for this latest production by the student talents of Young Footliters Youth Theatre a work the National Education Association listed as one of its "Teachers' top 100 books for children."

Winner of Best Feature Documentary prizes at the Waco Independent Film Festival and Richmond International Film Festival, as well as the Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the Green Film Festival of San Francisco, 2024's The Cigarette Surfboard serves as the fourth presentation in the 2026 QC Environmental Film Series hosted by River Action, the 90-minute movie also hailed by KPBS.org as "a beautiful and inspiring portrait of activism."

On February 6, patrons of the East Moline Public Library are invited to discover how one individual affected extraordinary change for human rights, the library's screening of the hour-long documentary Alice's Ordinary People focused on trailblazer Alice Tregay, and covering five decades of fearless activism and the continuing relevance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s ongoing fight for justice.

Detailing the life and works of the abstract expressionist painter and printmaker, Knox College's Dr. Greg Gilbert – who earned his 1998 Ph.D. in Art History from Rutgers University – will deliver a presentation on Robert Motherwell at Davenport's Figge Art Museum, the February 12 event exploring one of the youngest of the New York School of Artists which also included Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, and Mark Rothko.

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