Delivering the charm that only a light comic opera can bring, Moline's Black Box Theatre will host a special, two-night engagement of Opera Quad Cities' La serva padrona, composer Giovanni Battista Pergolesi's hour-long operatic entertainment known as a model for the opera buffa genre and a quintessential piece bridging the Baroque and the Classical periods.

On November 24, Dave Meier, curator for the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum in Walcott, Iowa, will share local history, industry connections, innovation, and engineering feats of the last century in Trucking: A Lifeline Across America, a program in the German American Heritage Center's popular "Kaffee und Kuchen" series boasting discussion on trucking in America through the years and the impact of the Interstate Highway System.

Teaming up once again for an unforgettable concert event boasting chart-topping hits and passionate lyrics, the combined contemporary-Christian talents TobyMac, MercyMe, and Zach Williams bring their national tour to Moline's Vibrant Arena at the MARK on November 17, performing dozens of fan favorites and delivering an uplifting, inspirational experience designed to get fans singing and dancing.

Their shows consisting of hits and deep cuts sure to have fans leaping out of their seats and singing along, the tribute musicians of Steely Dane headline a November 16 concert event at Davenport's Capitol Theatre, the group playing in the same configuration as the Steely Dan touring band, and their sets including a four-piece horn section, two guitars, two keyboards, and female background singers.