Lauded by The Theater Mirror as "a beautiful, moving, spirited show that examines the bonds of family, community, and sisterhood," author Josefina Lopez's exuberant stage dramedy Real Women Have Curves enjoys a September 24 through October 4 run at Moline's Playcrafters Barn Theatre, this heartwarming coming-of-age saga also a story of love, family, and empowerment that became a 2002 movie hit for breakout star America Ferrera.

With award-winning, Billboard-charting, internationally touring artists performing on the banks of a mighty river, the Mississippi Valley Blues Fest returns to Davenport for its 41st incarnation on September 18 and 19, the LeClaire Park event – hosted by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society – featuring seven thrilling Main Stage concert sets, eight additionally incendiary events on the neighboring Pedigo-Jones Stage, and music lovers ages 25 and under admitted free.

A genuine rock and heavy-metal legend brings his national tour to East Moline on September 18 when The Rust Belt holds an evening with Tud Nugent, his self-titled album debut a double-platinum hit released more than a half-century ago, and subsequent Billboard smashes including such additional platinum sellers as Free-for-All, Cat Scratch Fever, and Weekend Warriors.

Touring in support of their 2026 release Engines of Demolition that SputnikMusic said demonstrates "hard work, dedication, and plenty of soul," the heavy metal musicians of Black Label Society headline a September 24 concert at East Moline venue The Rust Belt, their Billboard-charting hits including Shot to Hell, Order of the Black, and Catacombs of the Black Vatican.