One of the area's most eagerly anticipated sales events returns to Rock Island's QCCA Expo Center November 7 through 9, as Melting Pot Productions, Inc. presents this year's autumnal Antique Spectacular Vintage Market Quad Cities, allowing hunters of vintage goods an all-weekend opportunity to shop for a wide range of quality antiques.

In the latest presentation in the German American Heritage Center's popular "Kaffee und Kuchen" series, Danville Station Museum curator Janet Hesler will deliver her fascinating program The Danville Station Museum and Anne Frank on November 9, sharing the story of Anne's unique connection to Iowa, how the museum acquired its Holocaust-era railway car, and insights into the museum’s mission and history.

With the show based on the multi-award-winning television series that thrills viewers nationwide, the stage spectacle Masters of Illusion comes to Davenport's Adler Theatre on November 5, this evening of jaw-dropping magic combining fantasy, fervor, and flair via headlining illusionists, colorful birds, beautiful dancers, and hysterical comedy.

Enabling visitors to explore the remarkable ways in which animals across 500 million years have adapted armor for survival, and how these adaptations continue to inspire human innovation, the traveling exhibition Animal Armor takes residence in Davenport's Putnam Museum & Science Center from September 20 through February 15, the fascinating exhibit exploring the evolutionary battle between protection and predation.