With their 2023 album and sophomore release You Know Who hailed by Americana Highways as "creative, fun, and wildly original," the Georgia-based Americana talents of The Pink Stones headline an April 14 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, their latest recording also praised by Glide magazine, which stated, "If you don’t find yourself singing along with The Pink Stones on at least a couple of these songs, then something must be amiss."

With the sextet composed of singers from France, Sweden, England, Canada, and the United States, the internationally beloved ensemble Accent headlines an April 13 concert at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts and an April 14 engagement at St. Ambrose University's Galvin Fine Arts Center, the talents lauded by All About Jazz as "arguably the most spectacular jazz vocal group since TAKE 6."

A 2017 Tony Award nominee and Drama Desk Award winner, as well as a work by the masterful composing team of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, Broadway's Anastasia makes its local-theatre debut with an April 12 through 21 run at Moline's Spotlight Theatre, the musical lauded by Time Out New York as "a sweeping adventure, romance, and historical epic whose fine craftsmanship will satisfy musical-theatre fans beyond the show's ideal audience of teenage girls."

A gifted composer and pianist, longtime area-theatre reviewer, and staunch advocate of the local art scene will be the featured guest at Coal Valley's Robert R. Jones Public Library on April 6, when Jonathan Turner will serve as a knowledgeable, friendly guide while discussing experiences worth sharing in his 2023 book 100 Things to Do in the Quad Cities Before You Die.