Quad City Arts hosts songwriter for December residency
Rock Island, Ill. – Monday, Dec. 5, 2016
Singer-songwriter J.M. James will begin two weeks of outreach performances Monday, Dec. 5, through Quad City Arts’ Visiting Artist Series. James is returning to the area for a second Quad City Arts residency, as he previously visited in 2015.
His free public performance, highlighting his songwriting and singing residency work, will be 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, at Davenport North High School’s auditorium, 626 W. 53rd St., Davenport. Donations will be accepted.
During his residency, J.M. James will offer songwriting knowledge and performance experience based on his work as a songwriter, performing artist, and a musician in the backing band for country artist Drake White.
James will present at 10 Quad City area schools for elementary through high school students, at three area community colleges, and will give workshops to students in Davenport, Rockridge, and Muscatine schools.
The 2016-2017 season of the Visiting Artist Series features nine performing arts residencies, including a theater artist, musical ensembles, and tap dancers, and runs through April 2017.
For more information, visit www.quadcityarts.com.
About the Visiting Artist Series
Quad City Arts is a nonprofit local arts agency dedicated to enriching the quality of life in the Quad City region through the arts.
Quad City Arts programs are funded in part by Festival of Trees, Quad City Arts Partners, operating grants from the Illinois Arts Council Agency, and the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs.
Quad City Arts also receives significant support for the Visiting Artist Series from Scott County Regional Authority, Regional Development Authority, National Endowment for the Arts, John Deere Foundation, Iowa Arts Council, Amy Helpenstell Foundation, Doris and Victor Day Foundation, Arts Midwest Touring Fund, Rock Island Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine, U.S. Bank Foundation, and Rauch Family Foundation I.
Lodging for artists is provided by local hotels. Performance space is provided by the Nighswander Theatre at Davenport Junior Theatre, Quad City Symphony Orchestra, St. Ambrose University, Butterworth Center, First Presbyterian Church in Davenport, and Polyrhythms at the River Music Experience. Additional support comes from service fees paid by school districts, Parent Teacher Associations, service clubs, and businesses.
Contact: Margot Day, community engagement director at Quad City Arts, mday@quadcityarts.com or 309-793-1213, ext. 106.
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