You may think blending the exquisite classical beauty of the Nutcracker ballet with the gritty urban energy of hip hop would be like oil and water. Yet The Hip Hop Nutcracker – making its Quad Cities debut at Davenport's Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street) on November 27 – has entertained audiences nationwide since 2013. The beloved holiday story and enchanting music, paired with staggeringly limber breakdancers, will be performed as part of a tour to more than 25 U.S. cities.

Star-crossed lovers. Palace intrigue. Mistaken identities. Patricide. A dude turning into a donkey. Just another Saturday night in the realm of William Shakespeare. But on the Saturday night of November 9, these and many other Bard-ian tropes will be affectionately spoofed in the return of Shakespeared!, an hour of long-form improvisational comedy taking place in Moline's Spotlight Studio Theatre.

A winner on the competition program Ed McMahon’s Next Big Star also beloved for his frequent radio appearances on the syndicated The Bob & Tom Show, Greg Hahn brings his unique comedy stylings to Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Rhythm Room on November 14, his Web-site biography stating than in addition to being a TB&TS hallmark, "he is also a stalwart, another word he doesn’t know."

Continuing its series of popular “Kaffee und Kuchen” programs on November, the German American Heritage Center will present an afternoon of German Printmaking with Joseph Lappie. His print series Die Hoffung der PlaPflanzen, being showcased at the Davenport venue through February 23, couples the intentional carved marks of 15th-century wood engravings with the bold shapes and composition of early-20th-century expressionist woodcuts, the result being a hand-colored contemporary portrayal of personal herbology, or the assumed language of a plant and its individual meaning to a person.