River Roots Live alumni are returning to Davenport; Yonder Mountain String Band will rock River Music Experience on Wednesday!  Yonder aside, you can expect a lot more from the RME this week. Robbie Fulks brings his Chicago country sound to the Redstone Room tonight with openers Ellis Kell and Tony Hoppner. Rude Punch headline Live @ Five on Friday, and Americana act Yarn is taking the stage with Winterland on Saturday. Next Thursday, catch  Anthony D'Amato playing tunes from Cold Snap.
  
On Friday, Bucktown will host its 11th Anniversary BASH! featuring local art, music, food, brews, and the ArtWorks Expo Awards!  Enjoy the evening with performances by Juliana & A Soul Purpose, Waking Robots and more. This special Final Friday event will have food from Streets of Italy, brews by Great River Brewery, and special Bucktown galleries and exhibits.  There is a $15 donation suggested to support the Midcoast Fine Arts cause.  
 
The QC Pollinator Conference will be taking place at the River Center tonight and tomorrow.   Head over to any local museums this weekend for special admissions and exhibits during QC Museum Week! The German American Heritage Center will offer a 3rd St. walking tour to explore the history of downtown Davenport. After the GAHC tour, head over to the Figge Art Museum and explore "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" exhibit . At 1:30 p.m., a tour will be hosted highlighting the 110 objects from the original story.
 
Adding to the amazing list of concerts downtown this week is a performance by the amazing JD McPherson on Friday! The five piece act will take the stage at Daytrotter with opener Leo Rondeau. Kalispell will take over Moeller Mondays with Dan Blakeslee, and Banditos will bring their southern rock tunes to the Daytrotter stage on Wednesday.
 

The Ken Paulsen Orchestra will be providing this week's entertainment at Music on the Levee. The Sunday evening concert is sponsored by the Davenport Levee Improvement Commission at LeClaire Park.  The QC River Bandits have a four game stretch early next week. Munch on a hot dog and sip some  beer while watching the Bandits take on Cedar Rapids Monday through Thursday

For a complete list of events this week and beyond, visit our event calendar.
 

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