Back in May of 2017, Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson traveled to Springfield and promised a House committee that passing a criminal penalty-enhancement bill he favored would drastically reduce gun crimes in his city.

With their extensive list of accolades including four Grammy Award nominations, two American Music Award nominations, and a quartet of Dove Awards among no fewer than 30 nominations, the Christian-pop and -rock talents of Newsboys bring their national "Let the Music Speak" tour to Davenport's Adler Theatre on November 5, the artists having currently sold more than 10 million records across 23 recordings.

Many of the greatest hits from one of the all-time-great recording artists will be brought to glorious life at Davenport's Adler Theatre on November 8, with the touring sensation Johnny Cash: The Official Concert Experience delivering a thrilling multi-media event that inspired the artist's son John Carter Cash to state, "This brand-new concert experience will bring my father and his music back to fans all around the world."

With Music Taster's Choice labeling the musician “one of the top 10 guitarists in the world,” the acclaimed blues rocker Anthony Gomes plays Davenport's Redstone Room on November 3 in support of his most recent release High Voltage Blues, a recording that stayed on the Billboard Blues Chart for a staggering 22 consecutive weeks, and that inspired Blues Rock Review to rave, "Whether you’re a long-time Gomes fan or you’re just discovering him, there’s plenty to dig into," adding that "the overall production might be the best of any Gomes album to date."

Lauded by PopMatters as "a project of equal parts technical skill and intangible humanity," the multi-cultural multi-instrumentalists of El Khat headline a November 7 concert event at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the four-piece from Israel's Tel Aviv boasting talents from different geographic backgrounds: Iraq, Poland, Morocco, and Yemen.

Touring in support of their most recent album Sucker Supreme, a recording that The Independent lauded as "heart-breaking and yet still confident, clever but also melancholy," pop-folk singer/songwriter Rosie Tucker headlines a November 3 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, their latest release a work that, according to The Alternative, "carries the same charisma and personality that made people embrace their music but gives Tucker the space to grow and to experiment with their arrangements and formulae."

Currently traveling the country on his wildly popular, 100-city "The Shock Advised Comedy Tour," social-media sensation Blake Lynch – better known by his professional moniker Nurse Blake – brings his singular sensibility to Davenport's Adler Theatre on November 9, the gifted comedian and legitimate health-care professional currently boasting more than a million Instagram followers and New York Times recognition as a "genuine phenomenon" in the field of standup.

An Iowa native who served as a cast member and co-writer for the 2013-14 season of Saturday Night Live, touring comedian Brooks Wheelan headlines a special November 8 evening at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the funnyman's additional credits including a vocal performance in the Oscar-winning Big Hero 6 and acting as the opener for numerous sets by Emmy winner John Oliver.

Examining the accomplishments of one of European history's most noted leaders, as well as the controversies surrounding them, the German American Heritage Center's in-person presentation New Thoughts on Old Fritz: Frederick the Great of Prussia will take place on November 5, with Augustana College professor Dr. David Ellis discussing the ruler known for his military successes in the Silesian wars, his reorganization of the Prussian Army, and his patronage of the arts and the Enlightenment.