Today is the 50th Anniversary of the U.S. release of Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band! Celebrate this monumental album by experiencing it like never before at this year's Quad City Bank & Trust Riverfront Pops.
For over a quarter of a century, this band has provided continuous entertainment to blues fans across the nation and across the pond.
For 28 years this June, the unsung, unrecognized black sheep of the Quad Cites Blues Scene has been playing original music and covers made famous by some of the most unique blues artists around today.
The Mississippi Valley Blues Society proudly presents Gracie Curran & the High Falutin’ Band, on Monday, May 29 at the Kavanaugh’s Hilltop Tap, 1228 30th Street, Rock Island, IL. The show starts at 4:00 p.m.Admission is $8 for Mississippi Valley Blues Society members, or $10 for non-members (application will be available at the door).
The Bettendorf Public Library Summer Concert Series presents the internationally-acclaimed acoustic duo Hungrytown. Recently returned from the United Kingdom and New Zealand, this concert is part of a seven-month mega-tour which began in Florida in January.
Vermonters Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson, who make up Hungrytown, have been touring professionally for nearly 15 years.
Like their last live performance on the top of Apple Studios, the Putnam will host a tribute Beatles rooftop concert with a RME band! Please bring your own lawn chairs... seating will be in Putnam parking lot. Local food trucks and beer will be on site for the event.
For all those who attend, a $3 off coupon will be issued for The Magical History Tour: A Beatles Exhibition.
Enjoy classic films this summer when the Davenport Library hosts Afternoon Classic Films. The films will be shown at Eastern (6000 Eastern Avenue) at 2pm on the third Wednesday of the month. The lineup of films is:
May 17 - The Big Trees
June 21 - Holiday
July 19 - A Place in the Sun
August 16 - The Grass is Greener
Coming this summer, join the RiffTrax guys Michael,Kevin and Bill in their riff-tastic party with “RiffTrax Live: Summer Shorts Beach Party!,” that’s set to hit the big screen for two special nights on Thursday, June 15 at 8:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. CT / 7:00 p.m. MT / 8:00 p.m.
ALLIANCE (Ohio) —The University of Mount Union Concert Choir, under the direction of Dr. Grant W. Cook III, will perform on Thursday, May 18 at 7:30 p.m. in Riverside United Methodist Church, 712 16th Street. The performance, which is free and open to the public, includes works by Hans Leo Hassler, Michael John Trotta, Pētris Vasks, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Srul Irving Glick, Peter Angela, and Jacob Narverud, among others.
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