Just like Davenport, New Ulm, Minnesota was a hub for German immigrants in the 19th and 20th century, and through July 30, the German American Heritage Center exhibition Neighbors to the North: German Influence in New Ulm, MN will highlight how New Ulm preserves their German heritage in their events, monuments, museums, and festivals.

The winner of 50 awards on both national and regional levels, Midwestern artist Cathie Crawford is, though April 6, displaying her latest collection of beautiful and arresting works at Black Hawk College's ArtSpace Gallery, with her Luminous Layers, Woodcuts a showcase for the talent who has exhibited in 29 states as well as Bulgaria, France, Poland, Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom.

With the Chicago Tribune calling their performances “politically incorrect and funny” and the Charleston City Paper adding that the cast “has funny going on before they even open their mouths,” the Chicago-based comedians of Pimprov bring their sketch-comedy skills, acting talent, and significant bling to the Circa '21 Speakeasy on March 11, their 10 p.m. set preceded by 7 p.m. standup comedy with ensemble co-founder Marz Timms.

With the New York Times calling it "an enchanting play" that is also "a model of ingenuity," playwright Bess Wohl's dramatic comedy Small Mouth Sounds enjoys a March 16 through 19 area debut at Augustana College, the show lauded by Variety as a "minimalist piece of experimental theatre that casts the audience as voyeurs in an entertaining adventure that gradually darkens into tragedy."

The latest gifted guests in Quad City Arts' Visiting Artists series will deliver a special, one-night-only public performance when March 22 brings with it a Figge Art Museum evening with Eisenhower Dance Detroit, the professional repertory company that, through its outstanding performances and educational services, strives to deepen the understanding and appreciation of contemporary dance regionally, nationally, and internationally, and to reflect on and explore issues of social significance.

Offering a presentation in the Archway Reading and Lecture Series, award-winning poet and educator Rachel Jemison Webster will speak at the University of Dubuque on March 16, her most recent book Benjamin Banneker & Us lauded by Booklist as "an engrossing, multifaceted, profoundly thoughtful, and beautifully rendered inquiry that forms a clarifying lens on America’s ongoing struggles against racism and endemic injustice.”

Held in conjunction with the Davenport venue's current exhibition Sporting Fashion: Outdoor Girls 1800 to 1960, the Figge Art Museum will present a special March 23 program that explores the Quad City Symphony Orchestra's March 25 concert Up Close with the Figge: Women in Music, with the QCSO's principal cellist Hannah Holman, in Women in Music, celebrating extraordinary female instrumentalists and composers throughout musical history.

A oountry-music superstar boasting sales of more than 90 million records worldwide, Reba McEntire brings her eagerly awaited national tour to Moline's Vibrant Arena at the MARK on March 18, the beloved entertainer's many accomplishments including more than 100 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, a well-reviewed lead in a Broadway musical, and a six-season run on her eponymous sitcom that earned the star a Golden Globe nomination.

Performing in their wildly anticipated 50th Anniversary Celebration Freedom Tour alongside the Grammy-winning chart-toppers of Toto, the iconic arena-rockers of Journey play Moline's Vibrant Arena at the MARK on March 21, the band currently composed of guitarist/vocalist Neal Schon (the longest-serving original member), keyboardists/vocalists Jonathan Cain and Jason Derlatka, drummer/vocalist Deen Castronovo, bassist Todd Jensen, and lead vocalist Arnel Pineda.

T.I., March 18

One of the most successful, and certainly most controversial, artists in rap history appears at the Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center when the Davenport venue hosts a concert with Tip “T.I.” Harris, the Grammy Award-winning rapper/songwriter and business mogul who has sold more than 10 million albums in the United States alone.

Performing in support of their latest album Unify, a 70-minute record that Live for Live Music raved “emanates brotherhood, evokes oneness, and embodies inspiration in the face of adversity,” the funk artists of Lettuce bring their national tour to East Moline venue The Rust Belt on March 22, their 2022 release also inspiring Glide magazine to rave that the group “does more than enough here to solidify their well-earned status as one of today’s leading fun-and-funk bands.”

A blockbuster musical revue directed by award-winning Broadway producer/director Michael Chapman, written by Motown producer George Solomon, and choreographed by critically acclaimed choreographer Paul Holmquist, the touring performance of Oh What a Night! A Musical Tribute To Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons lands at Davenport's Adler Theatre on March 18, treating fans to such iconic pop hits as "Sherry," "Big Girls Don’t Cry," "Can’t Take My Eyes Off You," "Working My Way Back to You," and "Walk Like a Man."

For their St. Patrick's Day party held in Davenport's Redstone Room, Common Chord and Rocktown Entertainment will co-present a March 17 concert event with headliner Twista, the chart-topping rap and hip-hop artist who once held the Guinness World Records title of fastest English-speaking rapper in the world, being able to pronounce an astounding 598 syllables in 55 seconds.

A Quad-Cities based tribute act dedicated to free-spirited and energetic concert experiences from the Stop Making Sense era, the tour de force of musicians known as Heads in Motion plays Davenport's Redstone Room on March 18, with the 10-piece ensemble celebrating Oscar, Grammy, and Tony Award winner David Byrne and his iconic rock outfit Talking Heads.

For its Rivermont Collegiate event on March 19, Polyrhythms' Third Sunday Jazz Series is pleased to present something a little different for its tribute concert Heroes of the Horn, treating audiences to the “drummer-less trio” ensemble The Edgar Crockett Trio featuring Crockett on trumpet and flugelhorn, Whitney Ashe on piano, and Matt Hughes on bass,

Named one of country music's top 10 touring acts by Billboard magazine and described by The Daily Country as an “energizing stage presence” who's “the definition of a road warrior,” singer/songwriter, guitarist, and Iowa native Jake McVey takes the stage at Davenport's Raccoon Motel on March 23, treating fans to the talents that inspired Hoopla Now to rave, “McVey has a big warm voice that is a pleasure to hear, and he can deliver a guitar solo with an appealing swagger.”

Touring in support of his latest album Norm, a February release that Pitchfork labeled "a lush, cryptic, and creepy suite that questions the very concept of love," Canadian folk rocker Andy Shauf headlines a March 0 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, his most recent recording also lauded by Loud & Quiet as "a masterful, Lynchian work of rich, sinister worldbuilding."

Performing what PopMatters deemed "genre-bending indie music that blends elements of pop, rock, and folk in equal measure, with an uplifting, funky effervescence to boot," the Michigan talents of Joe Hertler & the Rainbow Seekers headline a March 18 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the group's most recent album Paper Castle lauded by Billboard magazine as showcasing a "loose-limbed but tightly played vibe that's been the Rainbow Seekers stock in trade."

Headlining a special solo concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, Low Cut Connie frontman Adam Weiner will play from both his band's plethora of hits and his own repertoire on March 14, the artist's recent accomplishments including performing as part of the festivities for 46th President Joe Biden's inauguration and creating the variety show Tough Cookies, for which Weiner was dubbed “Pandemic Person of the Year” by The New Yorker for his ongoing efforts to raise spirits during the COVID-19 pandemic.

To celebrate the kick-off of the artist's eagerly anticipated “Eras Tour,” a pair of gifted local singer/songwriters will pay tribute to both the performer and her nationwide event at the Raccoon Motel on March 16, with the Davenport venue hosting Angela Meyer with two hours of Taylor Swift hits, and Ariel McReynolds performing songs made famous by the tour's esteemed opening acts.

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