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Jack Fister, June 14

Touring in support of his album debut, Watershed, released at the tail end of December, county and honkytonk singer/songwriter Jack Fister and his band headline a June 14 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel.
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The Bones of J.R. Jones, June 13

Touring in support of his 2025 recording Radio Waves that Americana UK deemed "an excellent album" that allows "glorious vocals to shine," touring artist Jonathan Linaberry - working under his stage moniker The Bones of J.R. Jones - headlines a June 13 concert at ...
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Lucky Diaz, June 11 and 12

Families across the Quad Cities are invited to celebrate music, literacy, culture, and community as Grammy Award-winning children's artist and author Lucky Diaz visits the region for two special public events: a June 11 visit to the Moline Public Library, and a June 12 ...
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Spafford, June 16

Hailed by Goldmine Magazine for their "unique blend of rock, funk, jazz, reggae, ska, disco, and electro-pop" that "always keeps the crowd on their toes," the rockers of Spafford headline a June 16 concert at Davenport's Redstone Room, Jam & Toast adding that "breathing, ...
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“Les Misérables,” June 12 through 28

A legitimate stage classic and winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, the international smash Les Misérables enjoys a June 12 through 28 staging at Mt. Carroll's Timber Lake Playhouse, the production featuring such unforgettable songs as "I Dreamed a Dream" and "Do ...
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Riverside Theatre’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” June 12 through 28

One of the most deservedly beloved of all titles in the William Shakespeare canon, the magical, pastoral romance A Midsummer Night's Dream enjoys a June 12 through 28 Riverside Theatre presentation, its performances in Iowa City's Lower City Park reuniting audiences with an iconic ...
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“When a Woman’s Fed Up,” June 13

With its cast boasting R&B stars, a Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter, a co-star from several Tyler Perry comedies, and additional talents, the touring production of the stage play When a Woman's Fed Up comes to Davenport's Adler Theatre on June 13, an impassioned and exhilarating theatre ...
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“The Shark Is Broken,” June 12 through 27

Hailed by The Guardian as "boisterously comic" and by New York Stage Review for "the canny way in which it channels Jaws itself," the three-man comedy The Shark Is Broken makes its area debut at Moline's Black Box Theatre June 12 through 27, this ...
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“The Stinky Cheese Man & Other Fairly Stupid Tales,” June 12 through 21

A delightful, hilarious family show adapted from the winner of a New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award, the stage romp The Stinky Cheese Man & Other Fairly Stupid Tales enjoys its area debut at Moline's Playcrafters Barn Theatre, the show's June 12 through ...
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Quad City Music Guild’s “1776,” June 12 through 21

The winner of three Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and being presented locally in celebration of America's 250th-birthday year, the lauded historical musical 1776 enjoys a June 12 through 21 run at Moline's Prospect Park Auditorium, the show lauded by the New York Times ...
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I Am Curious (About the Yellow): “Backrooms,” “Pressure,” and “The Breadwinner”

I'm not sure what it says about the future of horror movies - if it says anything at all - that the year's strongest, scariest creep-out to date is directed by someone not quite old enough to drink.
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Does Illinois Really Want to Devote Bears Funds to What Might Turn Out to Be an Empty Lot?

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas released a "study" last week about the state megaprojects proposal, including a new Bears stadium complex that was mostly uncritically received by local news media. But it's not her best work, to say the least.
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