Jonathan Turner
Formerly the arts and entertainment reporter for The Dispatch/Rock Island Argus and Quad-City Times, Jonathan Turner now writes freelance for WVIK and QuadCities.com. He has experience writing for daily newspapers for 32 years and has expertise across a wide range of subject areas, including government, politics, education, the arts, economic development, historic preservation, business, and tourism. He loves writing about music and the arts, as well as a multitude of other topics including features on interesting people, places, and organizations. He has a passion for accompanying musicals, singers, choirs, and instrumentalists. He even wrote his own musical based on The Book of Job, which premiered at Playcrafters in 2010. He wrote a 175-page history book about downtown Davenport, which was published by The History Press in 2016. Turner was honored in 2009 to be among 24 arts journalists nationwide to take part in a 10-day fellowship offered by the National Endowment for the Arts in New York City on classical music and opera, based at Columbia University’s journalism school.
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The pandemic has not stopped the Davenport Junior Theatre from posting lessons and shows online. Now it's going to add 50 classes on Zoom.In light of the…
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CommunityAnnette Hutto grew up on the south side of Chicago, and majored in geology at Augustana College. During her junior year she came up with the idea to open…
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For the first time in its 67-year history, the Beaux Arts Fair will be held virtually.Because of Covid-19, the spring art fair on May 9th and 10th will…
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To help themselves and others get through the pandemic, members of some arts groups in the Quad Cities have recorded special video interviews. While most…
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A local nonprofit is trying to provide hope and inspiration during these dark times.Living Proof Exhibit is used to dealing with unseen health crises that…
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The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed another theatrical victim. As theaters locally and nationwide are canceling spring and summer shows, theAugustana…
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Even though they've been closed during the pandemic, museums in the Quad Cities have tried to remain accessible by putting their exhibits and activities…
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GovernmentDuring the pandemic, arts organizations in the Quad Cities are struggling to find federal financial help.While $2 trillion in new federal spending will go…
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During the pandemic, a Rock Island mom is donating to help her daughter, and the theater her daughter loves.Like other Quad-Cities theaters, the Center…
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People, organizations, and businesses in the Quad Cities are joining forces to raise money for disaster relief.In this abnormal world, the Regional…