49TH VISITING ARTIST SERIES SEASON CONTINUES WITH AWARD-WINNING PERFORMERS AND A BARGE PARTY

​Quad City Arts announces the spring semester of artists in residence for the 2022-2023 school year. The 49th season of the Visiting Artist Series will resume with a weeklong visit from trans-Atlantic band Skye Consort and Emma Björling Jan. 23-27. Residencies will continue through May 2023 and will focus on presenting outreach engagements in schools and community sites in and around the Quad Cities.
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• SKY CONSORT ​AND EMMA BJÖRLING - Trans-Atlantic band 
  In residence January 23-27 
• BROKEN BOX MIME THEATER - Physical theater company  
  In residence February 6-10 
• ALLA ​BOARA​ - Modern Italian folk 
  In residence February 27- March 3 
• EISENHOWER ​DANCE DETROIT - Contemporary dance
  In residence March 20-24 
• DESSA ​​- Singer, rapper, and writer 
  In residence April 10-14 
• Special guest NGAIIRE, R&B/future soul singer/songwriter
  In residence May 1-3
• MARTHA ​REDBONE - Native American & African American vocalist/songwriter 
  In residence May 8-12
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PASS: Performing Arts Signature Series intimate VIP experience provides the opportunity for Q&A with artists, drinks and hors d'oeuvres are served

​January artists in residence Skye Consort and Emma Bjorling perform arrangements of songs & tunes from Sweden, Norway, Ireland, Scotland, England, Québec, Acadia, the USA, as well as original compositions. Each musician brings their own individual interpretation to these traditions to create this extraordinary collaboration, consisting of voices, fiddle, nyckelharpa, cello, bouzouki, banjo, and percussion.

During their residency, they will give informal performances open to the public 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24 at the Moline Public Library, and then two performances Thursday, Jan. 26, the first at 2:30 p.m. as part of the Jackson Concert Series at Wesley United Methodist Church, Muscatine, Iowa, and then at 7 p.m. at the Bettendorf Public Library.
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Accessible FREE performances at multiple locations

Three residencies include full-length concerts. Modern Italian folk band Alla Boara will perform 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 3, at First Presbyterian Church, Davenport. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students, and are available by calling the church at 563-326-1691. Together with Common Chord, Quad City Arts will present two concerts.

R&B/future soul singer/songwriter Ngaiire will perform in the Redstone Room, 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 2. Native American and African-American vocalist/songwriter Martha Redbone will perform 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 13. Tickets for both Redstone Room performances are $10 in advance and available online at Eventbrite, https://bit.ly/3X7k6Ke
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This engagement of Ngaiire is made possible in part through the Performing Arts Global Exchange program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts with assistance from the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, and the Embassy of Australia in Washington, D.C.

Partnering with Common Cord to present Ngaiire at the Redstone Room

Four of this spring’s artists are featured in Quad City Arts’ Performing Arts Signature Series. Attendees can enjoy a spotlight performance from an artist in residence along with complimentary cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. An event with Skye Consort and Emma Björling is 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, at the Rogalski Center, St. Ambrose University, Davenport. Broken Box Mime Theater will perform at a PASS 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at The J Bar, Davenport. Eisenhower Dance Detroit is featured at an event 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, at the Figge Art Museum, Davenport. The PASS season ends with a barge party on the Mississippi River featuring Martha Redbone 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 10. For more details and ticket information, visit https://www.quadcityarts.com/pass.html.

For more information on our upcoming events, visit our calendar at  www.quadcityarts.com/events.  
 
The series serves students and community members in Clinton, Scott, and Muscatine Counties in Iowa, and Henry, Rock Island, and Mercer Counties in Illinois. Residency host sites can sign up for outreach engagements ranging from all-school performances to hands-on workshops or performance opportunities with artists in residence.

The 2022/23 PASS season will close out with a barge party and performance by Martha Redbone on the Mississippi River

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Since 1974, the Visiting Artist Series has engaged Quad City residents of all ages in quality arts experiences with professional performing artists. Artists of various disciplines present demonstrations, workshops, and master classes at pre-K sites, elementary, intermediate, and high schools as well as college campuses and community organizations.

For more information on this residency program, visit https://www.quadcityarts.com/vas.html.