Davenport -- fine/performing arts, snow?

[Cryinbaby]

I would agree. The Quad Cities is ultimately a typical blue collar area and, even if there are a few small cultural venues, you're not going to run into many people with an actual interest in the fine arts.

[Cryinbaby]

Originally Posted by joe_obody999

What is the fine arts / performing arts scene like in Davenport? (theatre, symphony, ballet, etc) Also what is winter like-- length, amount of snow to shovel? I grew up in Davenport with I was a kid but it has been almost a half century since I lived in Davenport, and I contemplating returning. I have memories of long hot summers running through lawn sprinklers and hearing the ice cream truck coming down the block, raking giant piles of autumn leaves, Thanksgiving without snow, about a foot of snow on the ground at any one time is what I remember, and I remember the snow pretty much being gone in March and then being out wearing a jacket and flying kites. But my memories could be distorted, and then there is climate change. I've grown up, but my passions include the arts, and of course Davenport is not Chicago or New York, but I am curious if there is anything much to do besides toss a fishing line down at the levy by the dam? (i remember buying the 5 fishing poles and a gazillion lures for $12 off the back of a comic book then, we are talking 1960s! and then having all five poles and lines down in the river; i imagine fishing regulations have changed then, and of course in the 60s nobody cared about a little kid with five lines in the water, lol). I remember the beautiful countryside and milkweeds in the ditch out off Interstate 80 (when the speed limit was 90mph and when I once saw an Amish horse driven carriage on I80 coming at us from the wrong direction, yikes). Sick of extreme winter, cold, snow (living up here in Duluth MN)

I'd consider California. It has the most cultural amenities out of any state in the nation and perfect weather.
You won't escape the cold staying in the Midwest.