Appearing locally in his wildly successful “Return of the Rat Tour,” comedian, podcaster, and actor Theo Von will play Moline's Vibrant Arena at the MARK on October 13, the multi-hyphenate funnyman beloved for his podcast This Past Weekend and Netflix specials including 2016's No Offense and 2021's Regular People.

The expansive life story of a famed zither musician and zither manufacturer - one responsible for 10,000 of his personalized instruments being made in Washington, Missouri - will be explored on October 11 when Davenport's German American Heritage Center presents Franz Schwarzer: The History & Legacy of the Zither King, the program celebrating the man who won the Gold Medal of Progress in 1873, beating out all of the zither manufactures in Europe.

Lauded by The Spokesman-Review as a "throwback who is silly, sassy, and smart" as well as "inventive, unpredictable, and uncompromising," touring comedian and TikTok favorite Becky Robinson brings her "The Entitled Housewife" tour to Davenport's Capitol Theatre on October 5, the Spokesman-Review adding that "no punches are pulled at Robinson’s shows, which are spirited and obscene."

With her bestseller Remarkably Bright Creatures lauded by Book Marks as “a truly tender masterpiece” that is “whimsical, immersive, and vibrantly written,” acclaimed author Shelby Van Pelt will take part in the Moline Public Library's in-person, October 9 author visit at Moline's Bartlett Performing Arts Center, van Pelt's debut novel noted for selling more than 1.4 million copies and reappearing on the New York Times bestseller list a year-and-a-half after its initial release.