A legendary holiday-film perennial and thrilling song-and-dance showcase for Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye will be brought to theatrical life when Rock Island's Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse presents the eagerly awaited return of Irving Berlin's White Christmas, its November 9 through December 30 run treating audiences to a Tony-nominated treat featuring timeless Berlin hits in “Blue Skies,” “Happy Holiday,” “Let Me Sing and I'm Happy,” and “I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm.”

Globally touring sensations who have routinely sold out international theatres and concert halls since their 1999 debut, the talents of MANIA: The ABBA Tribute bring their stage spectacle to Davenport's Adler Theatre on November 10, thrilling patrons with such iconic pop anthems and familiar Mamma Mia! tunes as “Dancing Queen,” “Waterloo,” “The Winner Takes It All,” and “Take a Chance on Me.”

Lauded by legendary composer and Marvin Hamlisch as “a great band,” with the EGOT winner adding “I can't imagine better ambassadors for our country,” the United States Army's premier big-band outfit the Jazz Ambassadors headlines a special Veterans Day concert at Davenport's Adler Theatre, the group's November 11 engagement demonstrating why the ensemble has received great acclaim both at home and abroad while performing America’s original art form.

With the ensemble's ranks presently including a retired University of Iowa jazz professor, a former Augustana College guitar instructor, and a current Augustana professor of astronomy, Iowa City's popular rock and blues tribute musicians The Beaker Brothers Band play a rare Quad Cities concert on November 13, the group's Sunday Funday concert at Moline's Viking Club a joint effort between the venue, the Mississippi Valley Blues Society's entertainment committee, and Rudy Hernandez.

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When Emerson College unveiled its latest Illinois poll last week, its press release included three “Key Takeaways.” At the very top of its list was this: “Fifty-two percent (52%) majority of voters think things in Illinois are on the wrong track, while 48% think things are headed in the right direction.” The college is based in Massachusetts, a liberal state with a popular Republican governor. A recent poll taken in Massachusetts by Suffolk University found that 59 percent believed their state was on the right track while 33 percent said it was on the wrong track.

Two of the most beloved figures in children's literature, as well as the author and artist who originated them, will be celebrated through February 5 in the Muscatine Art Center's Elephant & Piggie in WE ARE ART, an exhibit organized by the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts, with all artwork on loan from the collection of Mo and Cher Willems.

A two-day event showcasing and supporting Midwestern artists, the Muscatine Music & Independent Film Festival will be held at the Muscatine Performing Arts Center on November 4 and 5, with daily showings of nearly 50 short movies and music videos, and live performances by eight gifted acts following each day's screenings.

One of the Quad Cities' most eagerly anticipated sales events returns to Rock Island's QCCA Expo Center November 4 through 6, as Melting Pot Productions presents the 2022 Fall Antique Spectacular Vintage Market, allowing hunters of vintage goods an all-weekend opportunity to shop for a wide range of quality antiques.