Touring in support of their 2022 release Right On, an album that Holler Country said "breathes fresh life into an outfit looking to expand boundaries while maintaining its core musical mojo," the touring rockers of Banditos headline a July 13 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, their latest recording a work in which, according to No Depression, "Banditos’ members have their own musical moments before shifting into a beautiful electric guitar interlude and final build that makes stars of them all."

Insight into the iconic cartoonist responsible for Charlie Brown, Lucy Van Pelt, Snoopy, and the rest of the lovable Peanuts gang will be offered in a special Figge Art Museum program on July 13, with the Davenport venue celebrating its current exhibit The Life & Art of Charles M. Schulz with a Curator Talk featuring Benjamin Clark, curator at the Charles M. Schulz Museum & Research Center in Santa Rosa, California.

Not a half-hour after the end credits rolled on Wes Anderson's Asteroid City, I met friends for dinner, and immediately raved about the delightful, clever, moving entertainment I had just seen. They asked whether I was feeling antsy to write about the experience, and I didn't have to think about my answer before blurting it out: “No. Not at all.” Where, I figured, would I even begin in amassing – let alone publishing – thoughts on a work that's about nothing less than the meaning of existence, to say nothing of a film whose most gut-bustingly riotous sequence is also one that made me weep like a baby?

Director Dee Canfield and assistant director Mischa Hooker are accomplished actors, and know this stage, the material, and this mythos very well. They've assembled a fine production – one absorbing and enjoyable for everyone, whether you're a Greek geek or not.

A gifted local artist and frequently featured painter at the former Bereskin Gallery & Art Gallery in Bettendorf, David Anderson will be the featured guest in a special Art Demo held at Davenport's Figge Art Museum on July 6, with Anderson's discussion on the importance of plein-air painting followed by a live demonstration by the artist.

Annual explosions of fun followed by literal explosions in the air will be taking place in Davenport's LeClaire Park and Rock Island's Schwiebert Riverfront Park when the Quad Cities hosts its Fourth of July celebration Red, White, & Boom!, the bi-state July 3 event delivering a spectacular fireworks display over the Mississippi River as well as live music, food and beverage vendors, special presentations, family programming, and more.

With his most recent Billboard smash Weekends Look a Little Different These Days praised by The Nash News as "his most sonically versatile collection to date" and by County Music News International as "a piece of classic country music that will embrace you," chart-topping singer/songwriter and guitarist Brett Young headlines a June 30 concert at Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center, treating fans to such platinum-selling singles as ""In Case You Didn't Know," "Mercy," and "Like I Loved You."

Presenting an evening of breaking boundaries and feeding on each other's musical inspiration, jazz masters and Grammy Award winners John Daversa and Tal Cohen will team up for a special concert event at Rock Island's Sound Conservatory Music Academy & Shoppe, their July 1 The Art of Duo engagement co-hosted by Polyrhythms promising to deliver a night of unforgettable art and improvisation.

Described by Saving Country Music as “easy to warm to, but lasting in effect,” and with his most recent, self-titled album lauded as “a favorable experience you're likely to return to frequently,” country/Western singer/songwriter Vincent Neil Emerson headlines a July 2 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the artist inspiring Texas Monthly to rave, “His clear, resonant voice, lined with the weight of his experience, is as likely to break your heart as bring a smile to your lips.”