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.

Nominated for seven 2017 Tony Awards and the winner of the prestigious Olivier Award for Best New Musical, the comedy-classic adaptation Groundhog Day: The Musical makes its Quad Cities debut at Moline's Spotlight Theatre February 7 through 16, the stage hit lauded by the New York Times as a "dizzyingly witty" work "so outrageously inventive in ringing changes on the same old, same old, that you can’t wait for another (almost identical) day to dawn."

With the City Circle Theatre Company's latest presentation a winner of the 2000 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical, the concert version of Andrew Lippa's Wild Party enjoys a February 7 through 16 run at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, this delicious stage hit's 13 Drama Desk Award nominations including those for castmates Brian D'Arcy James and Idina Menzel.

A concert-opera adaptation of a Pulitzer Prize-winning work, and what will surely stand as a landmark event in Quad Cities entertainment, Omar’s Journey will continue the Quad City Symphony Orchestra's 2024-25 Masterworks IV season with performances at Davenport's Adler Theatre on February 1 and Augustana College's Centennial Hall on February 2, the production promising an unforgettable exploration of resilience, faith, and the enduring human spirit.