An esteemed standup comedian whose credits include sold-out arena shows at New York’s Madison Square Garden and Los Angeles' The Forum, the Netflix special Stay Hungry, and appearing in Martin Scorsese's The Irishman, Sebastian Maniscalo brings his national tour to Davenport's Adler Theatre on April 15, the talent's other formidable accomplishments including authoring a best-selling memoir and enjoying a significant role in the Oscar-winning Best Picture Green Book.

If the combination of company and venue sounds familiar, that might be because you saw Ballet Quad Cities stage Alice in Wonderland at Davenport's Adler Theatre in 2018. Then again, thanks to a rare spring snowstorm, a lot of people didn't – included the members of the production's originally planned-for orchestra.

Described by the Texas Standard as "a multimedia love letter to the Texas coast, with voices and images from the Gulf set to an original score," the touring event The Living Coast comes to the University of Dubuque's Heritage Center on April 13, the performance's Montopolis ensemble a group that, according to the Houston Chronicle, "can create forceful sounding songs that have a bit of rock ‘n roll snarl, but is also capable of mournful classical sounding pieces.”

One of America's most gifted jazz musicians and the local city that shaped him will be the subjects of an April 7 presentation at the Davenport Public Library Fairmount Branch when Nathaniel Kraft presents Riverboats, Bix, & Davenport's History with Shaping American Music, a deep dive into the life and career of noted cornet player, pianist, composer, and summer-race namesake Bix Beiderbecke.