Lauded by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch as "a beautiful present for theater-goers" and by The Daily Beast as "a brilliant show that you should see immediately," a historical a cappella musical drama All Is Calm makes its Quad Cities debut at Moline's Black Box Theatre December 8 through 17, this landmark show also praised by the New York Times as "a beautiful musical recounting of a World War I cease-fire of gifts, poetry, and melody."

In a special Illinois Libraries Present event designed for the holiday season, acclaimed cookbook author and television and radio personality Shauna Sever will be sharing her love of food and baking - as well as providing tips to make your holiday gatherings delicious - in the virtual program Midwest Baking with Shauna Sever, hosted by the Rock Island and Moline Public Libraries on December 13.

An assemblage of arresting works by a former teacher at the Davenport Museum of Art (now the Figge Art Museum) and Davenport's St. Ambrose University will be on display at the Figge through June 18, with the exhibition Mother, Goddess, Crone: The Art of Maria Cusumano boasting 11 prints that were recently gifted to the venue by Cusumano’s husband and fellow artist Mark Towner.

The winner of season 16 of American Idol and a People's Choice Award recipient for “Competition Contestant of 2018,” indie-pop and folk singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Maddie Poppe enjoys a headlining concert at Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center on December 11, with the artist performing songs from her acclaimed repertoire and seasonal numbers from her holiday EP Christmas from Home, just released on November 20.

Boasting 40 million video views online and 350,000 followers, country/pop singer/songwriter Casi Joy headlines a December 9 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the artist's highly-touted run on NBC's The Voice leading Rolling Stone to state that she had "one of the top 10 best blind auditions of all time," adding, "Between her distinct yodel and booming lower register, Casi Joy is a fan favorite."

A rock sensation hugely admired by his peers, with Peter Frampton describing him as “the next guitar hero” and Steve Miller calling him an artist “in the Stevie Ray Vaughan area of virtuosity and originality,” Matthew Curry headlines a December 10 concert at Davenport's Redstone Room at Common Chord, the native of Bloomington, Illinois, lauded for songs that, according to American Artists, "reflect his style and sound, yet no two sound exactly the same."

An avidly anticipated holiday tradition returns to Augustana College from December 10 through 16 when the John Deere Planetarium hosts the week-long presentation Season of Light, a fascinating and beautiful holiday presentation hosted by the college's planetarium director and professor of physics and astronomy Dr. Lee Carkner.

On December 10 and 11, one of the Quad Cities' most adored holiday traditions returns to Davenport's Adler Theatre when the professional talents of Ballet Quad Cities perform Tchaikovsky's holiday dance classic The Nutcracker, this eagerly awaited family experience boasting choreography by Artistic Director Courtney Lyon, live musical accompaniment by Orchestra Iowa, and the return of popular guest artist Domingo Rubio, the longtime portrayer of the company's dancing Dracula.

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