26 Sep 2021

Bad Bad Hats, October 13

By Reader Staff

Touring in support of the band's recently released third album Walkman, a recording described by Paste magazine as “a jubilant half-hour punctuating a newfound maturity,” the Minnesota-based Bad Bad Hats play Davenport venue the Raccoon Motel on October 13 demonstrating the talents that NPR described as “programmed to fire all neural pathways associated with carefree indie-rock fun.”

26 Sep 2021

Gilda's Club Quad Cities' Diamonds & Divas, October 7

By Reader Staff

An annual, eagerly awaited fundraising event for Gilda's Club Quad Cities that gives ladies a night out to enjoy each other's company, bid on live and silent auction items, and generally let loose, this year's Diamonds & Divas event takes place at Davenport's Hotel Blackhawk on October 7, and will be highlighted by a performance with celebrated comedian – and former Quad Cities resident – Tammy Pescatelli.

26 Sep 2021

“Black Boy,” October 3 and 4

By Reader Staff

One of the most powerful and influential memoirs in American literature will, on October 3 and 4, enjoy a live rendition at the University of Dubuque's Heritage Center, with Richard Wright's iconic Black Boy given theatrical treatment in a Literature to Life solo presentation that premiered at the Kennedy Center – one that boasts actor Tarantino Smith playing more than a dozen of the book's seminal characters.

26 Sep 2021

“Jane Gilmor: Breakfast on Pluto,” through February 6

By Reader Staff

A sculpture showcase employing repurposed past work and found materials from the recesses of her studio, the installation Jane Gilmor: Breakfast on Pluto will be displayed at Davenport's Figge Art Museum through February 6, with the arresting work – one activated via motion and light – encouraging visitors to contemplate the interplay between light and darkness, the familiar and the strange, and the past and the present.

26 Sep 2021

“Robert Blackburn & Modern American Printmaking,” through January 9

By Reader Staff

The celebration of a key artist in the development of printmaking in the 20th century, as well as the artistic community that he created, Robert Blackburn & Modern American Printmaking will be on display at Davenport's Figge Art Museum through January 9, the exhibit a fascinating showcase of a talent who challenged the idea of lithography as a high-craft process.

26 Sep 2021

“Der Bunker,” October 1

By Reader Staff

The rare cinematic achievement that currently holds a perfect 100-percent critical-approval rating on RottenTomatoes.com, the outlandishly inventive horror comedy Der Bunker enjoys an October 1 screening as the latest presentation in the Kinogarten series of acclaimed, German-themed works hosted by Rock Island's Rozz-Tox and Davenport's German American Heritage Center, with the work itself the recipient of the 2015 Fantastic Fest's prestigious Next Wave Award for Best Film.

26 Sep 2021

“An American Ascent,” October 3

By Reader Staff

Winner of Best Documentary and Best Director prizes at the 2015 San Diego Black Film Festival, and a Best Documentary nominee at the American Black Film Festival, the visually breathtaking An American Ascent serves as the latest presentation in River Action's annual QC Environmental Film Series, the movie's October 3 screening at Davenport's Figge Art Museum sure to demonstrate why the MAC Weekly called the work “grand, beautiful, and challenging,” as well as “a mountain of a film.”

22 Sep 2021

“A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline,” September 30 through October 10

By Reader Staff

Lauded by Broadway World as “an intimate tribute to the life and music of a musical giant,” the country- and gospel-music celebration A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline will be staged at Mt. Carroll's Timber Lake Playhouse September 30 through October 10, a biographical revue boasting iconic hits, tender emotion, and a title character played and sung by Broadway veteran Felicia Finley.

21 Sep 2021

“Paint the River: Fifth-Annual Plein Air Paint Out,” through October 30

By Reader Staff

Outdoor views of the Quad Cities will be admired and enjoyed in a Bettendorf venue when the Beréskin Gallery & Art Academy, through October 30, houses its exhibition Paint the River: Fifth-Annual Plein Air Paint Out – a collection of works by local artists all created outside, and all executed on subject matter along the Mississippi from the I-80 Bridge to the Centennial Bridge on both sides of the river.

21 Sep 2021

Plein Air Paint Out, September 25

By Reader Staff

A yearly outdoor tradition for artists of all skill levels returns on September 25 with the fifth-annual Plein Air Paint Out, an event sponsored by the Beréskin Gallery & Art Academy, and one that can lead to artists not only selling their creations, but exhibiting them both in the Bettendorf venue and on the walls of Davenport's Adler Theatre.

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