Friday, December 18, 2009

WVIK Community Calendar

Friday, December 18

Final Friday festivities will run tomorrow from 6-9 p.m. at the Bucktown Center for the Arts inDavenport, and will feature Rivers and Rain & Pieces of Denali, new paintings by Emily Christenson. Call (563) 322-2050 for details.

A Holiday Choir Festival will begin at 7 p.m. at the Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center in Bettendorf. Area high school choirs will perform. Call (563) 441-7000 for details.

Heritage Wesleyan Church will present Creative Christmas at the Adler Theatre in Davenport. The performance will feature a variety of holiday vocal and instrumental music, and dance. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Friday; 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Call (800) 745-3000 for details.

The Bucktown Revue, an old-fashioned webcast radio program featuring live folk music, poetry and humor, will begin at 7 p.m. at the Redstone Room, River Music Experience in Davenport. Call (563) 326-1333 for details.

Dennis Wilson Presents The Gift of Christmas at 7 p.m. at St John's United Methodist Church in Davenport. The QC Community Choir also will perform. Part of the proceeds will go to the Military Warriors Support Foundation. Call (563) 209-5074 for details.

Nova Singers will present A Nova Christmas at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Davenport. Call (309) 341-7038 for details.

Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present The Santaland Diaries by David Sedaris. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Call (563) 449-6371 for details.

Tomorrow morning, a book-signing for Echoes from Riverside Cemetery, Moline Illinois will be held from 10 a.m.-noon at Rock Island County Historical Society in Moline. Call (309) 764-6122 for details.

Tomorrow, Showcase Cinemas 53 in Davenport will host a Live in HD broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera's Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach at noon. Saturday, December 19

Pleasant Valley High School will present A Christmas Carol at 1 p.m. There also will be workshops from 8 a.m.-noon. Call (563) 332-5151 for details.

The SciLab, with live reptiles and amphibians, will be open from 1-3 p.m. at the Putnam Museum in Davenport. There will be Madagascar Hissing Cockroach races at 2:30 p.m. Call (563) 324-1933 for details.

A docent-guided Sacred Christmas tour of Christian artworks will be given at 1:30 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport. Call (563) 326-7804 for details.

The Best Cellar Theater in Clinton will present A Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. today and 2 p.m tomorrow. Seating is limited and reservations are recommended. Please call 563-212-1933.

Davenport Junior Theatre will present Scrooge! at the Mary Fluhrer Nighswander Theatre. Showtimes are 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 326-7862 for details.

The Figge Art Museum in Davenport will show Divining the Human: the Cathedral Tapestries of John Nava at 2 p.m. One of the artist's tapestries hangs in the lobby. Call (563) 326-7804 for details.

VanDerGinst Law will host the second annual VanDer"Grinch" Holiday Bash to benefit HAVlife from 5 p.m.-1 a.m. at Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport. Call (309) 793-1234 for details.

The Moline Boys Choir will present the annual Christmas Vespers concert at 7 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday at Bethany Baptist Church in Moline.

Nova Singers will present A Nova Christmas at 7:30 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Galesburg. Call (309) 341-7038 for details.

First Presbyterian Church in Davenport will present the 20th anniversary Christmas concert, Joy to the World, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 326-1691 for details.


Sunday, December 20

The Figge Art Museum in Davenport will offer an exhibition tour at 1:30 p.m. It will introduce 70 years of modern art, including some of the most important paintings in the University of Iowa Museum of Art's collection. Call (563) 326-7804, ext. 2047 for details.

Davenport Junior Theatre will present Scrooge! at the Mary Fluhrer Nighswander Theatre. Showtime is 2 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 326-7862 for details.

The Best Cellar Theater in Clinton will present A Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas at 2 p.m. Seating is limited and reservations are recommended. Please call 563-212-1933.

The Figge Art Museum in Davenport will show Divining the Human: the Cathedral Tapestries of John Nava at 2 p.m. Call (563) 326-7804 for details.


The Third Sunday Jazz Workshop will begin at 3 p.m. at the Redstone Room, River Music Experience in Davenport. Call (563) 326-1333 for tickets; call (309) 383-0790 for details.

First Presbyterian Church in Davenport will present the 20th anniversary Christmas concert, Joy to the World, at 4 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 326-1691 for details.

The Moline Boys Choir will present the annual Christmas Vespers concert at 4 p.m. Sunday at Bethany Baptist Church in Moline.

The Davenport Alliance of Grace and Faith United Methodist churches will present a Christmas cantata, It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, at 5 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church in Davenport. Call (563) 326-5631 for details.

The choir will present a Christmas cantata, Candles and Carols at 5:30 p.m. at Colona United Methodist Church. Call (309) 792-1661 for details.
Saalik Ziyad and The 5 After 7 Project will perform for the Third Sunday Jazz Matinee program from 6-8 p.m. at the Redstone Room, River Music Experience in Davenport. Call (309) 373-0790 for reserved tickets.


Monday, December 21

Through December 23, Black Hawk College is providing an opportunity for family members and loved ones to connect with soldiers stationed at five locations in Iraq, two in Kuwait and one in Afghanistan via videoconference. Contact Black Hawk College at (309) 796-5555 for details or to schedule a time.

Have a Live Lunch with Randy Arcenas at noon at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. Donations will be accepted to support educational programming at RME. Call (563) 326-1555 for details.

The Quad City Botanical Center in Rock Island will host a Posada Navidena Mexican holiday celebration from 5-7:30 p.m. Call (309) 794-0991, ext. 30 for details.


A Sierra Club discussion of Wendell Berry's book Gift of Good Land will take place at 6 p.m. in the Bronze Room of the Moline Public Library.

Operation Anime for ages 12 and up will meet at 6 p.m. at the Scott County Library in Eldridge. Screen the first episode of the series School Rumble. Call (563) 285-4794 for details.

The Eagle View Group of will meet at 7 p.m. in the Bronze Room at the Moline Public Library. The program speaker is Dr. Catherine Weideman who will discuss her service trip outings with the national Sierra Club to Arizona, Maine and California.

On Wednesday, the German American Heritage Center in Davenport will host a Christmas sing-a-long at 7 p.m. Participants will sing carols in German and English. Song sheets will be provided. Call (563) 322-8844 for details.

Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present Holly Jolly Christmas until Dec. 31. There are evening performances on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, and matinees on Wednesdays. The final show on Dec. 31 has a special start time: buffet at 7:45 p.m.; show at 9:30 p.m. For tickets, call (309) 786-7733, ext. 2.


Currently Ongoing

The A to Zither exhibit is at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport, through Feb. 28. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 322-8844 for details.

Now showing at the Putnam Museum IMAX Theatre in Davenport: Polar Express and Van Gogh: Brush with Genius. Call (563) 324-1933 for showtimes and ticket information.

The Family Museum in Bettendorf is currently hosting the Blue Man Group: Making Waves exhibit. The exhibit takes families through a multi-sensory exploration of sound and music. Hours are 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 344-4106 for details.

Through Dec. 29, the Dream of Consciousness installation of sculptures by Lori Roderick will be at the Rock Island Library. Library hours are 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Call (309) 732-7323 for details.

Until Jan. 3, the Mississippi Valley Quilters Guild will present the Stitches for the Holiday quilt show at the Quad City Botanical Center in Rock Island. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Call (309) 794-0991, ext. 30 for details.

Until Feb. 14, the Figge Art Museum will host the exhibit Branching Out: The Art of Wood which highlights the art of woodturning. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday. Call (563) 326-7804 for details.

Through May 23, Silent Influences: Photographs by Hunt Harris will be on display at the Augustana College Art Museum in Centennial Hall. The gallery is open from noon-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Call (309) 794-7231 during business hours for details.

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