Its artists boasting singular performers and acts that have landed them in the Guinness Book of World Records, as well as on TV's America's Got Talent and Ripley's Believe It Or Not, the touring sensations of Hellzapoppin bring their Holiday Hullabaloo Circus Sideshow to East Moline venue The Rust Belt on November 29, this outrageous, rock-'n'-roll-fueled event having already performed in excess of 3,000 shows throughout 16 countries.

With the Moline Public Library's guest on November 28 a noted author and speaker, Dr. Ellen M. Tsagaris will deliver the presentation American Doll and Toy Museum, a lecture on the Rock Island venue for which she currently serves as executive director, with Tsagaris also showing some inclusion from her extensive collection and talking about the history of toys and dolls.

Originally conceived by Louise Harrison (who passed away in January at age 91) as a tribute to her younger brother's world-famous band, the touring sensation Liverpool Legends: The Complete Beatles Experience lands at Davenport's Adler Theatre on November 25, treating audience to a pitch-perfect approximation of a Beatles experience and multi-media celebration of the group that changed the music world forever.

Lauded by The Sun Chronicle for their “distinct vocal harmonies, choreography, and performances [that] have helped bring a cappella into the mainstream of music,” the chart-topping pop singers of Pentatonix bring their seasonal "The Most Wonderful Tour of the Year" to Moline's Vibrant Arena at the MARK on November 27, showcasing the talents that have thus far resulted in three Grammy Awards and numerous appearances on the TV smashes The Sing-Off and The Masked Singer.

On November 24, two touring tribute acts will deliver one exhilarating night of country hits when East Moline venue hosts its co-headlining concert with Tennessee Whiskey: A Tribute to Chris Stapleton and The Eric Church Experience, a celebration of the Nashville-based singer/songwriters and their chart-topping, award-winning, multi-platinum-selling discographies.

With Davenport's Common Chord co-presenting its event alongside the Rocktown Entertainment Group, rap and hip-hop artist El Hitta headlines the Redstone Room's "Sagittarius Bash" on November 24, the Chicago-based talent performing on the Friday-night bill with a quartet of additional genre talents.

An Indianapolis-based folk-pop duo currently touring in support of their new album Night Swim, singers, songwriters, and sisters Lily and Madeleine Jurkiewicz – better known by their stage moniker Lily & Medeleine – headline a November 28 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, their latest recording inspiring No Depression to rave, "Their voices blend so beautifully it’s tempting to believe true love must exist somewhere."

Touring in support of their October release Till You Return, the group's 30-minute recording that mxdwn Music called "an exciting album with a personal and important message that drives through guitar riffs and killer vocals," the indie rockers of Teenage Halloween headline a November 29 engagement at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, with Till You Return also praised by Post-Trash as a release in which "every moment is exciting, subverting your expectations whether it makes you want to cry, dance, or punch someone in the face."

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While experience tells me that I should already be leery of whatever Alexander Payne does for a followup act, I sure did enjoy his latest a lot.

Last Tuesday, November 7, Chicago Teachers Union lobbyist Kurt Hilgendorf told the Illinois Senate Executive Committee that the union had only “one problem” with Senate President Don Harmon’s elected Chicago school board bill. Hilgendorf praised much of the bill during his testimony. But the Chicago Teachers Union has claimed for years that it wants a fully-elected school board, just like every other school district in the state. Right now, all board members are appointed by the mayor.

At Friday’s performance, the laughs were riotous ones, and while this might not be intellectual humor, funny is funny.

Director/choreographer Ashley Becher, her performers, and her crew have whipped up one merry and delicious fudging indulgence. You don't need to know the movie to love this show.

I knew next to nothing about [title of show] before attending Friday’s opening-night performance at St. Ambrose University. I was aware of it in the sense that I knew it was a musical, and I’ve had people tell me I would love it, given that I do so (too?) much theatre. Yet after finally seeing the show for myself, I’d say I left the theatre more entertained than enamored.

If you're one of those folks excitedly looking forward to snow, and this week's forecasted highs in the 60s are bringing you down, you can step into a cold New England night this weekend and bask (sort of) in that chilly atmosphere – plus get a warm, bountiful evening of entertainment – at the Playcrafters Barn Theatre.

Fifty-plus years into a career of evil that's spawned 14 studio albums including 2020's The Symbol Remains, Blue Öyster Cult are returning to Davenport for a show at the Rhythm City Casino on Saturday, November 18.

Employing his personal story and a deep knowledge of Native history, storyteller and historian Brian “Fox” Ellis will share how his family avoided the Trail of Tears and the forced removal of the Cherokee Nation in Black Hawk's View of American History, the November 16 LeClaire Community Library program that will transport attendees back into those dark days of American history with both humor and genuine insight.

One of very few hard-rock and heavy-metal bands to earn both mainstream critical acclaim and major commercial success, Blue Öyster Cult headlines a November 18 concert at Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center, the groups hits "(Don't Fear) the Reaper," "Godzilla," and "Burnin' for You" among the biggest from more than five decades of professional acclaim.

Following last year's hugely successful presentation of Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, as well as the franchise hits Sorcerer's Stone in 2017, Chamber of Secrets in 2018, Prisoner of Azkaban in 2019, and Goblet of Fire in 2021, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra returns to Davenport's Adler Theatre on November 18 to perform live accompaniment for Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth movie smash adapted from J.K. Rowling's iconic fantasy/adventure novels.

With their long list of celebrated rockers including Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Bon Jovi, and Guns N Roses, the tribute musicians of That Arena Rock Show bring their tour to East Moline venue The Rust Belt on November 18, the rockers famed for their trips back in time that turn venues of all sizes into arena stages for a night.

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