MUSIC
Thursday, March 17 – The Beggarmen. A St. Patrick’s Day concert with the Celtic musicians. Coralville Center for the Performing Arts (1301 Fifth Street, Coralville). 7:30 p.m. $10-15. For tickets and information, call (319)248-9370 or visit CoralvilleArts.org.
Friday, March 18 – Spring-Queening. Tribute concert to Queen featuring Alan Sweet as Freddie Mercury, Bret Dale as Brian May, David Abdo as John Deacon, and Erik Wilson as Roger Taylor, plus The Dawn delivering a David Bowie tribute. Redstone Room (129 Main Street, Davenport). 9 p.m. $16.75-20. For tickets and information, call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperience.org.
Friday, March 18 – Bucktown Revue. Celebration of Mississippi River Valley culture through music, storytelling, poetry and humor; with emcee Scott Tunnicliff and special guests. Nighswander Theatre (2822 Eastern Avenue, Davenport). 7 p.m. $13 at the door. For information, call (563)940-0508 or visit BucktownRevue.com.
Saturday, March 19 – Brushville. Concert with the nationally touring country musicians. Rock Island Brewing Company (1815 Second Avenue, Rock Island). 9 p.m. For tickets and information, call (309)793-1999 or visit RIBCO.com.
Saturday, March 19 – Téada. Internationally touring Irish musicians in concert, with a performance by dancer Brian Cunningham. Ohnward Fine Arts Center (1215 East Platt Street, Maquoketa). 7 p.m. $13-25. For tickets and information, call (563)652-9815 or visit OhnwardFineArtsCenter.com.
Sunday, March 20 – The Billy Foster Quartet. A 6 p.m. concert in Polyrhythms’ Third Sunday Jazz & Matinée Series featuring pianist Billy Foster and vocalist Renee Miles-Foster, preceded by a 3 p.m. “Demystifying Jazz” workshop. Redstone Room (129 Main Street, Davenport). $10-15 concert, $5 workshop (free for kids). For information, call (309)373-0790 or visit Polyrhythms.org or RiverMusicExperience.org.
Sunday, March 20 – Arianna String Quartet. The chamber ensemble performs in the WVIK/QCSO Signature Series. Augustana College’s Wallenberg Hall (3520 Seventh Avenue, Rock Island). 2 p.m. $10-25. For tickets and information, call (563)322-7276 or visit QCSO.org.
Tuesday, March 22 – Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage. Multimedia event featuring a live symphony orchestra performing music from the TV series and movies while Star Trek scenes are simultaneously “beamed in” on a 40-foot-wide screen. i wireless Center (1201 River Drive, Moline). 7 p.m. $30-60. For tickets, call (800)745-3000 or visit iwirelessCenter.com.
Wednesday, March 23 – Star & Micey. Concert with the Memphis-based Americana ensemble, with an opening set by The Multiple Cat. Redstone Room (129 Main Street, Davenport). 7:30 p.m. $9.50-12. For tickets and information, call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperience.org.
Thursday, March 24 – Breaking Benjamin. Chart-topping, multi-platinum-selling rockers in concert, with an opening set by Starset. Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street, Davenport). 8:30 p.m. $34.75-39.75. For tickets, call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatre.com.
Friday, March 25 – 38 Special. Concert with the Southern rockers of “Hold on Loosely,” “Caught Up in You,” and “Rockin’ into the Night.” Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (2021 State Street, Bettendorf). 7:30 p.m. $40. For information, call (800)843-4753 or visit Bettendorf.IsleOfCapriCasinos.com.
Friday, March 25 – Justin Moore. Chart-topping county singer in concert. Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22, Riverside). 8 p.m. $40-75. For tickets and information, call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResort.com.
Friday, March 25 – Toronzo Cannon. A concert in the “Blues & Roots Series” with the Chicago-blues, funk, and soul musician, featuring an opening set by Juliana & a Soul Purpose. Redstone Room (129 Main Street, Davenport). 8 p.m. $13.75-50. For tickets and information, call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperience.org.
Friday, March 25 – Carrie Nation & the Speak Easy. Bluegrass and rockabilly musicians in concert, with an opening set by Jones. Rock Island Brewing Company (1815 Second Avenue, Rock Island). 9 p.m. For tickets and information, call (309)793-1999 or visit RIBCO.com.
Friday, March 25 – Heather Styka. Concert with the Chicago-based folk/Americana singer/songwriter, with an opening set by Benjamin Cartel. Rozz-Tox (2108 Third Avenue, Rock Island). 9 p.m. $5-10. For tickets and information, call (309)200-0978 or visit RozzTox.com.
Saturday, March 26 – Archgoat and Valkyrja. Finland- and Sweden-based black-metal musicians in concert, with sets by Hellfire Death Cult and Sept of Memnon. Rock Island Brewing Company (1815 Second Avenue, Rock Island). 9 p.m. $16 advance tickets. For tickets and information, call (309)793-1999 or visit RIBCO.com.
Tuesday, March 29 – The Lone Bellow. Concert with the Brooklyn-based indie-folk trio, with an opening set by True Endeavors. Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street, Iowa City). 8 p.m. $20-22. For tickets and information, call (319)688-2653 or visit Englert.org.
THEATRE
Friday, March 18, through Sunday, March 20 – Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde. Student-directed production of Moises Kaufman’s drama about Oscar Wilde’s relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas. Augustana College’s Black Box Theatre (Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts, 3701 Seventh Avenue, Rock Island). Friday and Saturday 7:30 p.m., Sunday 1:30 p.m. $5. For tickets and information, call (309)794-7306 or visit Augustana.edu/arts.
Saturday, March 26 – The Cherry Orchard. Staged reading of Anton Chekhov’s tragicomedy in the Workshop’s and River Action’s “RiverStages Play Reading Series,” directed by Corinne Johnson. QC Theatre Workshop (1730 Wilkes Avenue, Davenport). 7:30 p.m. Donations encouraged. For information, call (563)322-2969 or visit RiverAction.org.
Saturday, March 26, through Saturday, April 9 – The Frog & the Princess. Brandon Roberts’ family-theatre adaptation of the Grimm brothers’ The Frog Prince. Old Creamery Theatre (39 38th Avenue, Amana). Saturday 1 p.m., April 9 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. $10. For tickets and information, call (310)622-6262 or visit OldCreamery.com.
Wednesday, March 30 – I Am an Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of Girls. Monologues and songs about being female, written by Eve Ensler. St. Ambrose University’s Rogalski Center (518 West Locust Street, Davenport). 7 p.m. $5-8. For information, call (563)333-6113 or visit SAU.edu.
COMEDY
Saturday, March 26 – Rodney Carrington. An evening with the country singer/songwriter and stand-up comedian on his Here Comes the Truth Tour. Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street, Davenport). 7 p.m. $44.75. For tickets, call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatre.com.
MOVIES
Saturday, March 19 – Environmental Film Festival. Eleventh-annual screenings of documentaries and shorts sponsored by Augustana College, the Eagle View Group of the Sierra Club, and The Radish, with guest presenters, healthy snacks, and more. Augustana College’s F.W. Olin Center for Educational Technology (733 35th Street, Rock Island). 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. For information and a film schedule, visit Augustana.edu.
EXHIBITS
Saturday, March 19, through Sunday, March 27 – Young Artists at the Figge: Moline Schools. Annual exhibition of works by elementary art students. Figge Art Museum (225 West Second Street, Davenport). Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sunday noon-5 p.m. Free with $4-7 museum admission. For information, call (563)326-7804 or visit FiggeArtMuseum.org.
Sunday, March 20, through Sunday, May 29 – Castles of Germany. Exhibition featuring a scenic look at some of Germany’s oldest and finest castles, with related activities for kids. German American Heritage Center (712 West Second Street, Davenport). Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday noon-4 p.m. Free with $3-5 museum admission. For information, call (563)322-8844 or visit GAHC.org.
EVENTS
Friday, March 18 – Henry Farnam Dinner. Event commemorating the 200th anniversary of the establishment of Fort Armstrong, with presenters including Samuel Watson, professor of U.S. and military history at West Point, and Kris Leinicke, director of the Rock Island Arsenal Museum. St. Ambrose University’s Rogalski Center (518 West Locust Street, Davenport). 5:30 p.m. $40. For information, call (563)322-2969 or visit RiverAction.org.
Friday, March 18, and Saturday, March 19 – Bottoms Up Quad City Burlesque: Burlesque Circus. Traditional burlesque and vaudeville entertainment with the area artists and emcee Joshua Kahn. Circa ’21 Speakeasy (1818 Third Avenue, Rock Island). 8 p.m. $16-18. For tickets and information, call (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visit Circa21.com.
See also "What's Happenin': Spring 2006."
