With the Michigan musicians lauded by the Grand Rapids Herald Review as a "wonderfully talented" band that finds "percussions, strings, and trumpet working together seamlessly to provide the foundation for vocals and lyrics," Wild Horses enjoys a February 12 headlining engagement at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the group's recent accomplishments including acting as 2024 openers for Willie Nelson and winning the Blue Ox Virtual Band Competition.

With the touring ensemble led by Jeff Bush, a gifted trombonist who has played alongside jazz masters Benny Golson, Jon Hendricks, Ahmad Jamal, and Vanessa Rubin, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra performs a special February 7 concert at the University of Dubuque's Heritage Center, the group's namesake remembered and beloved for standards such as "Opus One," "This Love of Mine," "Song of India," "I'll Never Smile Again,” and “Marie.”

Treating science-fiction fans to a trio of classics set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far way, Galesburg's Orpheum Theatre hosts its Star Wars Film Series with presentations of three of creator George Lucas' Academy Award-winning classics: 1977's original A New Hope, 1980's The Empire Strikes Back, and 1983's Return of the Jedi.

The funny bone of one of the United States' most revered presidents will be explored at Coal Valley's Robert R. Jones Public Library on February 11 when historian and former professor Dr. William Hampes presents The Humor of American Lincoln, a program focusing on the types of humor that Lincoln used, how he used them in politics and his personal life to achieve his goals, and what his sense of humor demonstrated about his personality.