Hosted by the Moline Public Library as a companion program to WQPT-TV's new Ken Burns documentary Hemingway, the virtual presentation A Visit from Ernest Hemingway will, on April 12, treat viewers to an audience with the legendary writer as portrayed by Brain “Fox” Ellis, the award-winning storyteller and historical interpreter who last portrayed famed industrialist John Deere in a February event for the library.

A tribute to the diversity of American music inspired by the Figge Art Museum’s current exhibition For America: 200 Years of Painting from the National Academy of Design, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra's final Masterworks concert of the 2020-21 season – For America, being performed live at the Adler Theatre on April 10 – is a symphonic tapestry weaving together many different musical traditions, and boasting the musical talents of the Sphinx Quartet: violinists Jannina Norpoth and Ruben Rengel, viola player Paul Laraia, and cellist Thomas Mesa.

A fascinating virtual program in the Bettendorf Public Library's popular “Community Connections” series, Endless Possibilities: Iowa's African American History will boast a presentation by members of Cedar Rapids' African American Museum of Iowa, the April 8 event continuing the venue's stated mission “to preserve, publicize, and educate the public on the African American heritage and culture of Iowa.”

In a nutshell, Nobody is more brutal than you expect it to be, and, in its dementedly over-the-top way, a lot wittier than it has any right to be.

What is the essence of an artist? And how do they make themselves unique and entertaining? In my view, an artist is an extremely creative individual who demonstrates the ability to arouse one’s emotions and tantalize their senses, causing them to feel alive. And that’s exactly what I felt during Thursday’s dress-rehearsal preview of La Divina: The Last Interview of Maria Callas, now playing at the lovely Black Box Theatre in downtown Moline.

The history of one of America's most notable public-work-relief efforts will be explored on April 5 when Iowa author Linda McCann discusses The Civil Conservation Corps, a virtual program co-presented by the Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society and the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center of the Davenport Public Library.

Performing under the direction of George de la Peña and Alex Bush, and featuring a company of 13 graduate and undergraduate dancers, the University of Iowa's UI Dance Company will deliver diverse and exciting performances in their April 3 home concert – a virtual celebration of the innovation, athleticism, and perseverance of the university's dance community featuring a quintet of thrilling, debuting vignettes.

A special event held in honor of the former First Lady's March 29 birthday, the Davenport Public Library's virtual presentation Lou Henry Hoover: A Life of Adventure will find Leslie Hoover-Lauble – President Hoover’s great-granddaughter – and Hoover Library Archives Technician Spencer Howard sharing stories and photos illustrating the amazing life of Lou from independent girl to scientist to world traveler to First Lady.