With the singer/songwriter's newest album Hero Street including a titular song that appears in the lauded PBS docuseries of the same name created by the Quad Cities' Fourth Wall Films, David G Smith performs Songs from Hero Street at the Moline Public Library on July 14, the most recent recording the 12th full-length released by the popular artist who splits his time between Nashville, the Quad Cities, and touring the United States.

Celebrating more than 20 years of thrilling crowds with spectacular renditions of “Waterloo,” “The Winner Takes It All,” “Take a Chance on Me,” and additional favorites, the tribute artists of Dancing Queen: An ABBA Salute headline a July 12 outdoor concert in Bishop Hill's Village Park, their return engagement promising a mesmerizing ABBA experience for every Chiquitita, Super Trouper, Fernando, and Dancing Queen around.

Hailed by Texas Monthly for his edgy jokes' "blithe, understated lack of self-consciousness ... that elevate them beyond mere gross-out gags," actor, writer, and featured Saturday Night Live cast member Andrew Dismukes headlines a July 12 show at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, his film credits including the upcoming Super Troopers 3 and Call Me Brother, the latter of which earned him a Special Jury Award for Performance at the Florida Film Festival.

One of the funniest and most presently controversial of William Shakespeare's comedies will be given a brand-new – and yet centuries-old – makeover in Genesius Guild's July 11 through 19 staging of The Taming of the Shew, director Cait Bodenbender's romantic farce that, as in the Bard's own day, will find its entire cast of characters composed of male performers.