With the Family: Riverssance Festival of Fine Arts
Quad City Arts’ Riverssance Festival of Fine Arts is returning for its 37th year Saturday, Sept. 20, and Sunday, Sept. 21. More than 90 artists — from photographers and jewelers to painters and printmakers — will display their work during the festival, held at Lindsay Park, 2205 E. 11th Street.
The festival will also include a lineup of Quad-Cities musicians, including Wolfskill & The Wild, Mo Carter and Lojo Russo.
Arelys Food Truck, Wolfe It Down Pizza, Bent River Brewing Company and Cedar Ridge Distillery & Wines will also serve food and drinks during the festival.
Admission is $5 per day, with the option of an $8 weekend pass. Admission is free for those under 18 when they enter with a paid adult.
The festival is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. More details, including a full lineup of artists and musicians, can be found at quadcityarts.com/riverssance-festival.
Dine and Drink: Oktoberfest in Kaiserslautern Square
The German American Heritage Center and Museum will host their fourth annual Oktoberfest celebration in Kaiserlautern Square, 119 E. Third St, Davenport, from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20. The free festival celebrates the German-American history of the Quad-Cities and includes traditional Oktoberfest activities like music, food, games and beer.
The event features stein holding contests, Hammerschlagen, Giant Jenga and Connect 4.
The Textures and Chicago polka band Die Musikmeisters Band will perform. Twin Span Brewing will also serve German beer and a special Oktoberfest brew.
On a Budget: “Jahreszeiten der Musik” at Schuetzen Park Historic Site
Schuetzen Park, 700 Waverly Road, Davenport, is hosting a concert called Seasons of Music, or “Jahreszeiten der Musik,” from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21. Vocalist Nathan Windt, director of choral activities at St. Ambrose University, and pianist Marian Lee, head of keyboard area and associate professor of piano at St. Ambrose University, will perform together.
Songs will be in German, with English narration. Refreshments will be available.
Admission is free.
On a Date: Cà d’Zan House Concerts in Cambridge
While it’s still warm, head to the house concert venue Cà d’Zan, located at 411 S Road, Cambridge.
On Friday, Sept. 19, singer Matthew Logan Vasquez will perform. Vasquez serves as the frontman of indie-rock band Delta Spirit and helped found rock band Middle Brother. He also co-founded the collaborative project Glorietta with Nathaniel Rateliff, Noah Gundersen, David Ramirez and others.
On Sunday, Sept. 21, the Canadian trio Cécilia will perform. The trio comprises a dual pianist and violinist, an accordionist and a fiddler. Together, the trio blends Celtic and Québecois influence with jazz, swing and classical sounds.
Both evenings begin with a potluck and social hour at 6 p.m., with concerts beginning at 7 p.m.
Admission is free, but organizers suggest a donation of $20 to $30, which go to the performers.
Visitors are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets. All ages are welcome.
Further details about Cà d’Zan House Concerts can be found at cadzanmusic.com.
Blues Renaissance: Mississippi Valley Blues Fest at LeClaire Park
The Mississippi Valley Blues Society will host the 40th Mississippi Valley Blues Fest on Friday, Sept. 19, and Saturday, Sept. 20, at LeClaire Park, 400 Beiderbecke Dr., Davenport. This is the first festival since 2023, after the 2024 Blues Fest was canceled due to a cash-flow shortage.
Eleven blues groups will perform across two stages during the festival, including Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones, The Cash Box Kings, Ra’shad The Blues Kid and more. Food trucks and vendors will be available.
Festival gates are open 3 to 10 p.m. Friday and noon to 11:30 p.m. Saturday.
Advance tickets are $22 for single-day passes and $37 for two-day passes. Single-day gate tickets are $20.
A full schedule and advance tickets can be found at mvbs.org.
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