Lauded by Americana Highways for his "unique catalogue of simultaneously inviting and unexpected sonic adventures," Tall Tall Trees – the performing moniker of multi-instrumentalist Mike Savino – headlines a March 1 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, his 2020 release A Wave of Golden Things earning particular praise for being "at once reflective and brooding, as well as open and heartfelt."

Delivering an exhilarating timeline of country music from the 1960s to the '90s, the Midwestern tribute artists of The Cowtippers headline a February 28 concert event at Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Rhythm Room, covering smash hits from four decades sure to inspire loads of wonderful memories in fans of the genre.

With PodSask hailing the stage entertainment as "a delightfully entertaining romp" that will "make you shake your head in disbelief and laugh out loud," Karen Zacarías' critically lauded comedy Native Gardens enjoys a February 28 through March 16 run at Iowa City's Riverside Theatre, Artburst Miami adding that "the play isn't theater of the absurd, but it's absurdly hilarious."

Notable and engaging works by 10 artists from Iowa and Illinois will be housed in the Quad City Arts International Airport Gallery through April 29, with Moline's airport showcasing floral paintings by Kathleen Rietz, landscape paintings by Evan Ventris, and 19 works by eight of the region’s finest woodturners.

Taking place in advance of their new exhibition's official opening, artists Cara and Diego Romero, the creative forced behind Days of Futures Past, will discuss their interrelated artistic practices and how they approach societal and cultural issues in their art, their March 6 conversation at the Figge Art Museum moderated by the Davenport venue's senior co-curator Vanessa Sage.

Winner of the Best Environmental Documentary prize at the 2024 Arizona Film Festival and the Audience Award at the 2024 Maui Film Festival, Giants Rising serves as the sixth and final presentation in this year's QC Environmental Film Series hosted by River Action. Its March 2 screening in the Galvin Fine Arts Center of Davenport's St. Ambrose University invites audiences to journey into the heart of America's most iconic forests, the film revealing the secrets and the saga of the coast redwoods: the tallest and among the oldest living beings on Earth.

Sponsored in part by Arconic and developed by the Museum of Discovery in Little Rock, Arkansas, the Putnam Museum & Science Center's new traveling exhibition Mystery of the Mayan Medallion will, through June 1, take visiting explorers through a multitude of archaeological dig sites, prompting them to gather clues and learn what happened to a group of lost scientists and a prized jade medallion.

I don't necessarily mind that, more often than not, new Marvel Studios movies require me to do homework. What bothers me is how often they make me do homework twice.

It’s rare to find a piece of theatre that’s endearingly sweet without being schmaltzy, but that is exactly what the Black Box Theatre currently offers with Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise.

Mike Madigan knew for a very long time that the U.S. Attorney’s office and the FBI badly wanted to put his head on a spike. It was no secret. Everybody knew it. Madigan was investigated over and over again, but nothing ever came of it.

Ed Newmann Cartoon - Feb 2025 - RFK Jr to Head US Health Agency - Poison Peddlers Panicking!

In 2013, the newly enacted Smith-Mundt Modernization Act permitted government, in partnership with media, to propagandize Americans for national security interests. Prior to this, the original Smith-Mundt Act of 1946 prohibited government and/or media from propagandizing Americans under any circumstances.

As of this writing (February 3, 2025), when you attempt to access the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Web site or social-media pages you are informed that “This site can’t be reached.” The media reports that the new Trump Administration has not only frozen USAID activities, but may be planning on bringing it back under control of the U.S. State Department. Other reports, including statements by Elon Musk, suggest that it will be closed completely.

The income tax is, at its core, a method of population control and redistribution of wealth. It's also a disincentive to work because the more you work, the more you pay.

Tom Vilsack will return to Iowa as CEO of the World Food Prize Foundation, headquartered in Des Moines, following his role as U.S. secretary of agriculture during the Biden-Harris administration.

A Galesburg-based talent who has been active in photography for more than half a century, Rich Ankeney brings his latest exhibition to Moline's Black Hawk College in Embracing the Syncopation: A Visual Exploration, an arresting series of new works on view in the ArtSpace Gallery through February 21.

CJ Parker is just 24, but he’s been playing music since he was three, and feels lucky to make the art his full-time career.

With its frontman revered as the former lead vocalist of the chart-topping rock band, Josey Scott – Original Voice of Saliva serves as headliner for the I-Rock 93.5 Cabin Fever concert at East Moline venue The Rust Belt, the February 21 event treating fans to an unforgettable night with the singer behind such Billboard hits as "Your Disease," "Ladies & Gentleman," "Broken Sunday," and the number-one smash "Always."

Lauded by Earth to the Ground Music as a "high-energy, captivating singer songwriter" who "has the uncanny ability to make the stories of the everyman timeless and seemingly effortless," Americana and roots-rock musician Matthew McNeal headlines a February 21 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the talent also lauded for delivering "an enjoyable ride that will keep a lot of people interested."

Lauded by Rolling Stone Argentina for "seamlessly merging the energy of pop-punk with the atmospheric layers of shoegaze," the indie rockers of Cigarettes for Breakfast headline a February 27 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the touring artists also hailed by Everything Is Noise for their "great riffs, bombastic drumming, and enchanting dual vocals."

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