An intimate performance of music and dance that blends the soulful voice of the violin with beloved songs of the season, Blue Violin Candlelight Christmas will deliver the captivating melodies of its award-winning classical crossover artist amidst a setting boasting 500 lit candles, with performances scheduled for December 20 at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts and December 21 at Moline's Bartlett Performing Arts Center.

A popular rock outfit known for, according to New Noise Magazine, "puncturing their blend of sludge and hardcore ... with a tight embrace on power-violence," the touring act Rig Time! brings their Metal Christmas concert to Davenport's Redstone Room on December 20, the group also lauded by Outburn Magazine for their "relentless rhythms with industrial precision, as well as a smart beat-changing sensibility."

Presented by Filmosofia and followed by a discussion and themed reading of Philip Pettit's The Prisoner's Dilemma and Social Theory, Christopher Nolan's Batman blockbuster The Dark Knight enjoys a December 18 screening at Rock Island's Rozz-Tox, this landmark 2008 entertainment a two-time Academy Award-winner that, until last year's Barbie, held a 15-year record as the highest-grossing domestic release in Warner Bros. history.

A touring variety show full of nostalgia, charm, and awe-inspiring circus performances, A Magical Cirque Christmas jumps, leaps, and flies into Davenport's Adler Theatre on December 23, inviting audiences to be dazzled, enchanted, and filled with holiday cheer as they witness the incredible talents of world-class entertainers performing to favorite seasonal music.

A group of dedicated student dancers will bring their talents to Galesburg's Orpheum Theatre on December 19 and 20 when Monmouth, Illinois' Dancer's Studio presents two performances of The Nutcracker, the timeless holiday ballet by composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

The longtime professor and Director of Choral Activities at Davenport's St. Ambrose University, where he received the Faculty Member of the Year Award in 2016, accomplished baritone soloist Dr. Nathan Windt and several gifted friends bring their Schubertiade concert event to Moline's Sound Conservatory on December 15, with classical-music lovers invited to step into the world of Schubert's timeless melodies through this captivating performance.

For 30 years, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s unique take on American swing and jazz music has thrilled audiences around the world, and on December 16, the enduring popular ensemble brings unique and spirited “Wild and Swingin’ Holiday Party” to Davenport's Adler Theatre, a joyous collection of jazz and seasonal favorites that has become an eagerly anticipated annual event for the whole family.

A celebrated R&B and funk based band that originated in Oakland, California and has been performing for more than 55 years running, Tower of Power and its co-founders Emilio Castillo and Stephen "Doc" Kupka brings their "Holidays & Hits Tour" to Davenport's Capitol Theatre on December 13, the group's smashes on the Billboard Hot 100 chart including "You're Still a Young Man," "So Very Hard to Go," "What Is Hip?", and "Don't Change Horses (in the Middle of a Stream)."

Chart-topping, multi-platinum-selling alternative rockers who recently started their third decade of professional performance, the musicians of Hinder headline a December 19 concert at Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center, treating fans to a repertoire that boasts such top-10 Billboard hits as “Lips of an Angel,” “Get Stoned,” “How Long,” and “Use Me.”

Currently touring in support of their fifth LP No Fun in the Chrysalis, a forthcoming February release produced, engineered, and mixed by Grammy Award winner Brian Joseph, the Midwestern artists of Them Coulee Boys enjoy a headlining engagement at Davenport's Raccoon Motel on December 13, the group inspiring Jam & Toast to rave, "With a unique blend of Americana, folk-rock, bluegrass, and punk influences, they have cultivated a sound that is both familiar and refreshingly original."

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