DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 18, 2024) — An upcoming night of music and comedy will help raise funds and awareness for NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Greater Mississippi Valley mental health education and support programs. The latest Life is Beautiful concert will be Saturday, November 2, at the Raccoon Motel, 315 E 2nd St, Davenport. Doors open at 5:30PM and the show starts at 6PM. Wearing Halloween costumes is encouraged.
Local comedian Tori House will host the event, which includes comedy from local improv group Bubble Pig. Life is Beautiful features performances from four bands: Dynoride, Jerm Theory, Next To Midnight, and Zed. Admission is a suggested $10 donation at the door. One-of-a-kind concert T-shirts designed by local artist Carolyn Krueger may be pre-ordered online through November 4 at gnarcityclothing.com/products/life-is-beautiful-2024?variant=43045431345289 or purchased at the concert. T-shirts are $20, with $10 going to NAMI Greater Mississippi Valley.
NAMI Greater Mississippi Valley provides free, nationally-developed mental-health education and support programs to those living with a mental-health condition, and their families and friends. These services are provided to people in the greater Quad Cities region, including five counties in eastern Iowa and three counties in western Illinois. Funds raised here stay here to benefit people in need in the Quad-City community.
