Held in conjunction with the Figge Art Museum's popular exhibit Sporting Fashion: Outdoor Girls 1800 to 1960, noted dress Historian Nicole Rudolph, on April 16, will engage in the second of a two-part overview on the seismic shifts that transformed women’s clothing between 1800 and 1960, with an emphasis on developments in women’s athletic wear.

Presented on April 20 as part of the Davenport Public Library's 3rd Thursday at Hoover's Presidential Library & Museum series, the virtual program An Audio-Visual Potpourri will find Lynn Smith – the audio-visual archivist at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library & Museum – showcasing a variety of favorite still images from the venue's collection, sharing Hoover home movies and newsreels, and pointing out a few unusual items from the Hoover archives.

Hailed as "remarkable" by the Chicago Tribune, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra's principal flute player will be the featured performer in the QCSO's recital Up Close with Jessica Warren, the April 16 event at Davenport's Figge Art Museum finding the artist delivering a vibrant afternoon of music alongside pianist Kuang-Hao Huang.

Taking a momentary break from its regular venue at Bettendorf's Rivermont Collegiate (as the stage there is currently set for a school play), the monthly Polyrhythms' Third Sunday Jazz Series continues at Rock Island's Sound Conservatory Music Academy & Shoppe on April 16 with a performance by the gifted artists of ML III & Friends, an ensemble composed of Quad Cities favorites Manuel Lopez III on drums, Steve Grismore and John Miller on guitar, and Ron Wilson on bass.

Currently on tour in support of their new release Lover's Game - an album that finds its artists, according to NPR, "showcasing their genre-crossing essence” - married musicians Michael and Tanya Trotter bring their outfit The War & Treaty to Davenport's Raccoon Motel on April 15, treating guests to an evening of what the Boston Globe called “a spectacular combination of fervent gospel, Ike & Tina-style R&B, and sweet, steel-flecked country soul."

Opening this year's concert season at the Codfish Hollow Barn precisely one day after the release of their latest album A River Running to Your Heart, Eric D. Johnson and his outfit Fruit Bats headline an April 15 engagement at the Maquoketa venue, the musicians' previous recording – 2021's The Pet Parade – lauded by Flood magazine as "harmonious, reflective, and lyrically mature.

Even though I couldn't define “paladin” or “druid” to save my soul, I had no difficulty following the storyline. That was kind of the problem. Though based on a role-playing game and not a comic book, this D&D felt like practically every Marvel storyline I'd been following since 2008.

If you’re getting a strong and unpleasant sense of déjà vu about the new U.S. Census Bureau’s population estimates for counties, including Cook County, you’re not alone. Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-8) is feeling it as well. Krishnamoorthi, who sits on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, has been trying to force the Census Bureau to retool its population estimates because they have been so awfully inaccurate going back years and years.

Since their live debut last summer, Holy Smokes have left a trail of destruction, ruined lives, and controversy across the Quad Cities. Self-described as “improv, but cool,” the comedy troupe have built a reputation for their anarchic live shows, leaving a trail of smashed props, broken bones, pig masks, and endless drama. They will stoop to any level of degradation in search of laughs and attention.