With more than 250 Corvettes from across the county expected to attend the eagerly awaited event, the city of LeClaire's annual Vettes on the River: Vettes Supporting Vets will be held at the LeClaire Levee on August 23, the day-long happening boasting raffle drawings, a color guard ceremony, an awards presentation, and much more.

Presented as a kickoff to next month's German Film Series at The Last Picture House, and offered as part of the German American Heritage Center's popular "Kaffee und Kuchen" series, the August 24 program From Hitler to Hollywood will find Emmy-winning local filmmakers Kelly and Tammy Rundles of Fourth Wall Films hosting a screening of PBS' Cinema’s Exiles documentary, and leading a dynamic post-film discussion about some of this period's most influential films, actors, and directors.

Their considerable professional accomplishments including four Grammy nominations, a quintuple-platinum-selling album, and induction in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, and the rockers of Heart bring their long-awaited national tour to Moline's Vibrant Arena at the MARK on August 24.

Lauded by PopMatters as an artist who "creates the steely and visceral sounds that make country music so appealing and convivial," singer/songwriter JP Harris headlines an August 22 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, his accomplishments including curating and producing the Keep It Country Music Festival at Bandit Town in North Fork, California, and winning an Independent Music Award for Best Album – Country.