Editing Quad Cities (section)

==Culture==
Since 1916, the region has supported the [[Quad City Symphony Orchestra]], which presents a year-round schedule of concerts at the Adler Theatre in Davenport and Centennial Hall in Rock Island. The Handel Oratorio Society, dating to 1880, is the second-oldest organization of its kind in the nation and presents annual performances of "Messiah" along with another major work for choir and orchestra. The Augustana Choir, founded at Rock Island's Augustana College in 1934, is one of the nation's leading collegiate choruses. Major outdoor summer music festivals include the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival, Mississippi Valley Blues Festival, and River Roots Live.

The Quad Cities' three traditional community theaters – [[Playcrafters Barn Theatre]] (founded in 1920, comedies and dramas)<ref>{{cite web |author=Virgo Multimedia |url=http://www.playcrafters.com/history.php |title=Playcrafters Barn Theatre – Community theater for the Quad-Cities |publisher=Playcrafters.com |date=1960-10-05 |access-date=2016-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513041740/http://www.playcrafters.com/history.php |archive-date=May 13, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and Quad City Music Guild (1948, musicals) in Moline, and [[Genesius guild]] (1957, outdoor Shakespeare and Greek comedies and tragedies) in Rock Island – were joined in 1976 by Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse, a professional dinner theater in downtown Rock Island's historic Fort Theatre. Ballet is performed at [[Ballet Quad Cities]]. [[ComedySportz]] provides [[improvisational theatre|improv comedy]]. [[Bluebox Limited]] is a Bettendorf-based film production company, and many outside productions companies have filmed movies in the Quad Cities in recent years.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cook |first1=Linda |title=Nothing is 'Quiet' about the lives of filmmakers from Bettendorf |url=https://qctimes.com/community/bettendorf/nothing-is-quiet-about-the-lives-of-filmmakers-from-bettendorf/article_682edbe0-ffeb-52f0-9c2a-9ab9a845278e.html |website=The Quad-City Times |access-date=February 3, 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Turner |first1=Jonathan |title=New Farrelly brothers streaming series shot in several Quad-Cities locations |url=https://qconline.com/news/local/new-farrelly-brothers-streaming-series-shot-in-several-quad-cities-locations/article_8258b774-e136-5d25-8577-ea3d69c74c87.html |website=qconline.com |access-date=February 3, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Historic buildings and sites listed on state and the [[National Register of Historic Places]] interpret the history of people's settlement and lives in the area.