A 2011 inclusion in the Library of Congress' National Film Registry, the organization proclaiming it "one of the great post-war noir films," director Fritz Lang's 1953 classic The Big Heat continues the “From Hitler to Hollywood” film series hosted by the German American Heritage Center, its September 10 screening at Davenport venue The Last Picture House treating audiences to a work that, the Registry added, "manages to be both stylized and brutally realistic."

Patrons of the University of Dubuque's Bisignano Art Gallery are invited to explore a bold interplay of hue and texture as the venue opens its first exhibit of the 2025-26 season, the arresting exhibition In Search of Color: Tom Yunt on display through September 26.

With this year's musical guests including the Matt Full Band, the Frank Russell Quartet, and Davenport phenom CJ Parker, Polyrhythms proudly presents the 11th-annual Bill Bell Jazz & Heritage Festival at Rock Island's Martin Luther King Center and neighboring MLK Park, an August 22 through 24 celebration of cultural heritage in the Quad Cities named after the late musician, educator, and East Moline native lovingly known as “The Jazz Professor.”

Hip-hop, reggae, and rock talents whose Billboard hits include their self-titled 2016 album, 2012's Cabin by the Sea, and 2014's top-10 smash Sea of Change, the musicians of Dirty Heads bring their national tour to Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center on September 4, performing from a repertoire that boasts "My Sweet Summer," "Life's Been Good," and the chart-toppers "Lay Me Down" and "Rescue Me."