Grammy-nominated songwriter and piano sensation Jim Brickman will continue to entertain fans in February with “Share The Love, LIVE!” Virtually. A portion of each ticket purchased to this LIVE event will benefit the Adler Theatre. Fans and their families can enjoy this unique virtual concert experience from the comfort of home, while supporting the Adler Theatre during this challenging time. Brickman will bring the LIVE concert experience up close and personal with his “LOVE BY REQUEST” concerts filled with his own hit songs such as, “Love of My Life,” “Destiny,” “Angel Eyes”... Read More

Though long-awaited funding for live-music venues is part of the federal Covid stimulus bill recently signed into law, several Quad-Cities entertainment spaces are taking a “wait and see” attitude regarding the reality. Scott Mullen, executive director of Moline’s TaxSlayer Center, said the $15-billion “Save Our Stages” act that was approved had included language noting some venue owners and arenas like his “don’t qualify due to a requirement they put in that says that 70% of the venue’s events must be artist performances, so buildings with sports tenants are excluded due to the... Read More

Mike Stroehle, a founding member of the legendary Quad-Cities rock group The Night People, which opened for Jimi Hendrix at the height of his fame in 1968, passed away Sunday after a bad fall on the steps outside his home. Stroehle was 75. According to a post on his Facebook page by his son, Mike, the elder Mike was flown to Iowa City for possible brain surgery but the injury was too severe. “He hung on long enough for (his other son) Joe and I to get there and say goodbye,” his son posted. “It’s been really tough as he was so great to his kids and was such a huge part of our... Read More

It’s time for our look back at the year that was in arts and entertainment, 2020. Every day between now and New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, we’ll be posting a story painting the big picture on the year, a couple months each day. We hope you enjoy the look back, and let’s all hope for a happy new year and a much, much, much, much better 2021! Here’s today’s installment, where we look at the longest month of the year, and probably the decade, that being MARCH OF 2020. I think if there’s a time during the year that encapsulates 2020, it’s this time. March was complete and... Read More

It’s time for our look back at the year that was in arts and entertainment, 2020. Every day between now and New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, we’ll be posting a story painting the big picture on the year. Some days will have multiple stories, some days there was so much going on in one month we just stuck to that one. We hope you enjoy the look back, and let’s all hope for a happy new year and a much, much, much, much better 2021! Here’s today’s installment, months January and February, the two most normal months of the year. During this time, coronavirus was just a news story for the... Read More

The long awaited “Save Our Stages” bill is part of the $900 billion that’s expected to be approved by Congress, providing economic relief to those affected by Covid-19. Congress has agreed to a new bipartisan relief package that allocates $15 billion in funding to independent movie theaters and concert venues. According to USA Today’s Nicholas Wu, the relief package incorporates the Save Our Stages Act. First introduced by Senators John Cornyn of Texas and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota over the summer, the act calls for six months of financial support to “keep venues afloat, pay employees,... Read More

Maddie Poppe is bringing a great holiday concert and tunes to get you in the Christmas mood to the Adler Theater in Davenport! American Idol winner and Iowa native Maddie Poppe is coming to the Adler Theatre in Davenport at 7 p.m. on Saturday, December 19, 2020. Tickets are on sale now! The Adler Theatre is taking the necessary precautions to create a safe environment as we prepare to welcome guests back to the venue. Get the latest health and safety updates here.  Read More

Pianist Marian Lee – head of the keyboard area at St. Ambrose University, Davenport – has found silver linings in the dark cloud of Covid. For just the second time since she’s been in the Quad-Cities, over the past eight years, Lee will be featured soloist with the Quad City Symphony Orchestra this weekend, performing J.S. Bach’s Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F Minor (BWV 1056). That wasn’t the original plan. “Because of Covid, I lucked out. The original pianist who was scheduled to perform was a Chinese pianist from Curtis and she was still unable to get back into the United States from... Read More

At Quad City Arts in Rock Island, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, as the 35th anniversary of Festival of Trees will look different this year, but the holiday magic will continue in a whole new way. Kaleigh Trammell is in her second year of coordinating Festival of Trees at Quad City Arts, and while the focus for the first time will be online and on TV, there also will be a gift shop and window displays at the Rock Island Gallery from Nov. 21 to 29. “It has been a challenge,” she said recently. “When we made this decision, we were trying to look ahead to what November was going... Read More

The Adler Theatre is presenting “A Virtually Celtic Christmas” at 7 p.m. Dec. 15. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, Nov. 13 at 10 a.m. at https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/42220, and the concert will stream on the ShowTix4U platform. “Purchasing a ticket for ‘A Virtually Celtic Christmas’ will not only gain access to a wonderful holiday show, performed by some of Ireland’s most talented artists, but will also lend your support to the Adler Theatre during these difficult times,” according to a Monday release from the venue at 136 E. 3rd St., Davenport. Tickets will be... Read More