On January 21 and 22, one of the most spectacular extreme-racing environments in the world will be re-created at Moline's TaxSlayer Center in the two-day Hoosier Racing Tire Arenacross Nationals, a touring event in which top professional and amateur athletes compete on man-made, custom-designed tracks built inside the country’s most well-known arena stages and amphitheaters.

In a special panel discussion taking place at the Bettendorf Public Library on January 25, area professors and their students will share some of their faculty-led experiences abroad, their Stories from Around the World program presented by the World Affairs Council of the Quad Cities and featuring Augustana College's Dr. Mariano J. Magalhães and St. Ambrose University's Dr. Kirk Kelley, Dr. Terri Switzer, and Dr. Duk Kim.

Delivered as part of the Davenport Public Library's virtual 3rd Thursday at Hoover's Presidential Library & Museum programming, the January 20 Zoom webinar A Few of My Favorite Things will find Matthew Schaefer sharing engaging and sometimes astounding facts and materials he discovered in his career as a Hoover archivist, with the presenter saying of his inclusions, “Some are treasures and others are just fascinating pieces of history most people never knew existed.”

The wizard Gandalf famously exclaimed “You shall not pass!” But on January 18, fans of J.R.R. Tolkien's iconic fantasy trilogy are invited to see if they can pass – a test on Tolkien trivia, that is – when Bettendorf venue the Tangled Wood hosts its Lord of the Rings Trivia Night, a night of friendly competition themed around the universe one of the best-selling books ever written, with over 150 million copies sold.

Currently touring after the release of his Netflix special The Great Average American, an hour of comedy that Paste magazine called “full of sharp observations and hilarious insights into regular life,” standup sensation Nate Bargatze plays Davenport's Adler Theatre on January 16, the funnyman also noted for his Comedy Central Presents special and his multiple appearances on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Conan O'Brien.

Well-known for being a top-fve finalist in the eighth season of NBC's Last Comic Standing, beloved comedian Rocky LaPorte brings his latest standup set to Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Rhythm Room on January 16, the performer famed for being one of only a few comedians to ever receive a standing ovation on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

A gifted comedian known for his tenure with the Tenderloins and starring in the hit game show The Misery Index, Joe Gatto brings his nationally touring standup set to Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort on January 13, the noted funnyman beloved to millions for being part of the hilarious quartet of Impractical Jokers.

They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway, and Bettendorf's The Tangled Wood is inviting bright fans of the Great White Way to the venue's Broadway Trivia Night on December 28, a celebration of all things theatrical in which patrons can share their stage knowledge and compete for house-cash prizes.

Court-ing fans in their eagerly anticipated return to Moline, the electrifying athletes of the Harlem Globetrotters bring their spectacular "Spread Game Tour" to the TaxSlayer Center on January 1, thrilling the New Year's Day crowd with phenomenal basketball action, comic high jinks, ankle-breaking moves, jaw-dropping swag, and rim-rattling dunks in a fully-modernized amphitheater production.

Headlined by Olympic Gold, Silver, and Bronze medalists and two-time World Champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White, the skating spectacular Stars on Ice: A Special Holiday Performance lands at Moline's TaxSlayer Center on December 18, this spellbinding treat for all ages also boasting a performance by Canada's legendary figure skater Kurt Browning.

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