Performing in support of his most recent album Thank You Brother Bill: A Tribute to Bill Withers, lauded blues and soul artist Kevin Burt performs a special February 25 concert sponsored by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society, the event taking place at Rock Island's Hauberg Civic Center, and Burt's new album praised by Rock & Blues Muse as a work that “hits the highest marks on all counts – phrasing, soulful delivery, musical accompaniment, and genuine conviction.”

Lauded by WIRE as a tribute band that "has it all: the songs, the performances, the visuals, and the energy," the touring artists of In the Flesh: Echoes of Pink Floyd headline a February 20 concert at East Moline venue The Rust Belt, the seven-piece outfit delivering a mind-blowing laser show, costuming, and projections while performing from classics such as Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall.

Faithfully recreating the groundbreaking music, minimalist staging, and infectious rhythms that made the original performance iconic, the Quad Cities' 10-piece Talking Heads tribute act Heads in Motion performs the groundbreaking Stop Making Sense at Davenport's Capitol Theatre on February 21, delivering the hypnotic pulse of “Psycho Killer,” the explosive joy of “Once in a Lifetime,” and other classics in a full-throttle celebration of one of the most influential live shows in music history.

Presented in celebration of Black History Month, director Bill Duke's acclaimed 2003 drama Deacons for Defense enjoys a special February 18 screening in the Community Room of the Rock Island Public Library's downtown branch, the film's stars including Oscar winner Forest Whitaker and legendary actor and Civil Rights activist Ossie Davis.

Taking as its inspiration a beloved television series starring Lynda Carter, visual artist Dara Birnbaum's Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman will be on view in Davenport's Figge Art Museum through August 16, the video one of the best-known creations from the talent who borrowed imagery and sound to compose powerful, politically charged video works.

A veteran standup comic who has worked and toured with famed artists including the cast of Impractical Jokers, comedy hypnotist Doug T performs as the latest guest in the "Laugh QC" Thursday Night Comedy Series held in the Mississippi Hall of the Davenport RiverCenter, his February 26 engagement delivering a raucously fun evening that, unlike other hypnotism shows, doesn’t come at the cost of your compromised dignity.

On February 26, patrons of the Bettendorf Public Library are invited to brings their love of listening, curiosity, and the title of a musical piece they like to the program Music & Mocktails: Know Your Music with Tony Oliver, an interactive session featuring tasty beverages and the Quad City Symphony Orchestra percussionist speaking on rhythm, melody, harmony, and how the three shape your favorite music.

A hybrid program presented by Suzanne Ondrus, Ph.D in the venue's popular “Kaffee und Kuchen” series, the fascinating true-crime presentation Murder & Mayhem in an 1881 Ohio German Immigrant Family will be delivered at Davenport's German American Heritage Center on February 22, the session's themes of domestic violence that may include emotional, physical, and psychological abuse making discretion advised for patrons.

Governor JB Pritzker announced a plan last week to “manage Illinois pension commitments through a set of proposals designed to build on the state’s recent fiscal progress and further reduce long-term risk for taxpayers and retirees.” The price tag, however, is already giving one legislative leader pause. And “fiscal progress” is not the reality when factoring in federal funds.