Through September 30, Dubuque's Voices Studios is pleased to present two solo exhibitions that entice the viewer to drawn on their experiences, ideals, memories, and glimpses from the past through Imagination, featuring the abstractions of Amy Carani, and Mural Microcosms, a collection of photographic works by Becky Sisco.

A five-time Grammy nominee whose accolades also include two Academy of Country Music Awards, a CMT Music Awards, and even a Teen Choice Award from seven nominations, singer/songwriter Sam Hunt, on August 1, serves as the opening headliner for this year's Mississippi Valley Fair's grandstand acts, the artist's chart-topping hits including "Leave the Night On," "Take Your Time," "House Party," and "Body Like a Back Road."

Boasting two top-10 albums on Billboard's U.S. Country chart in 2018's Home State and this past February's Bluebird Days, singer/songwriter Jordan Davis, on August 2, serves as the second grandstand act in the 2023 Mississippi Valley Fair, the artist's chart-topping U.S. Country Airplay smashes including "Singles You Up," "What My World Spins Around," and, with Luke Kirby, 2021's "Buy Dirt."

Two chart-topping, Grammy-winning, multi-platinum-selling icons of hip-hop and rap share a co-headlining showcase as grandstand performers at the 2023 Mississippi Valley Fair, their August 3 concert event boasting performances by Ludacris, well-known as a mainstay in the popular Fast & the Furious screen franchise, and Lil John, a music legend since his status as frontman of Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz.

An eagerly awaited weekend of live performances returning to the Quad Cities for the 52nd time, the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival will, from August 3 through 5, again enjoy residency at the Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center, with the Davenport venue hosting performances by a half-dozen local and national jazz acts -- Andy Schumm’s Chicago Cellar Boys, Banu Gibson & Hot Jazz, Dan Levinson's Roof Garden Jass Band, Hal Smith’s New Orleans Night Owls, TJ Muller & the Arcadia Dance Orchestra, and Josh Duffee’s Graystone Monarchs -- with guest sets by Jeff Barnhart and Matt Tolentino.

Prior to the official opening of the 2023 Mississippi Valley Fair, a gifted and acclaimed pair of county artists will headline a special pre-fair concert at Davenport's Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds on July 31, with the site hosting the talents of Austin Snell, whose debut release "Excuse The Mess" amassed more than one million streams in its first week, and Tyler Farr, whose "A Guy Walks Into a Bar" landed the top spot on Billboard's Country Airplay chart.

With Blues Rock Review calling her “a captivating artist with a new take on a familiar genre” and Rock and Blues Muse labeling the musician “a gutsy and emotionally charged singer with a vocal range to die for,” award-winning blues rocker Danielle Nicole brings her Kansas City outfit to Common Chord's Redstone Room on August 2, when the Davenport crowd will be treated to the talents that made 2018's Cry No More a number-one smash on Billboard's Top Blues Albums chart.

With the singer/songwriter's self-titled debut described by Entertainment Focus as a work that is "steeped in classic sounds but works in the modern, and vast, landscape of the genre," country artist Jake Worthington headlines his first concert event at Davenport's Raccoon Motel on July 28, as the critically lauded talent wraps up a tour that has taken him from Tennessee to Texas to Missouri to Iowa over the span of eight days.

Returning to the area for its incredible 103rd year, an eagerly awaited six-day festival boasting games, competitions, vendors, and concert sets by more than two dozen national and local acts returns with the 2023 Mississippi Valley Fair, its August 1 through 6 engagement at Davenport's Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds boasting, as always, grandstand performances by chart-toppers, multi-platinum sellers, and multiple-award winners.

Returning to downtown Davenport for the 49th time, the Quad-City Times Bix 7 will again find runners and walkers taking on a seven-mile foot race alongside live bands and cheering crowds, the July 29 event famed for being the largest non-marathon race in the Midwest, having captured the imaginations of thousands upon thousands of enthusiasts from both the United States and countries around the globe.

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