Friday, January 22, 2010

WVIK Community Calendar

Friday, January 22

An opening reception for Homesick Blues will be held from 5-7 p.m. at the Catich Art Gallery in the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University. Call (563) 209-1287 for details.

The Youth Service Bureau of Rock Island will hold a Keys to a Good Time fundraiser from 7-10 p.m. at Heritage Hall on Arsenal Island. Dueling pianists Chris Lange and Josh Dupont of Piano Fondue will perform. Proceeds will go toward delinquency prevention and counseling programs. Call (309) 793-3460 for details.

The Augustana Percussion Ensemble concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts of Augustana College. Call (309) 794-7236 for details.

Tonight and tomorrow night, Moline High School will present A Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare at 7:30 p.m. Call (309) 743-8833 for details.

Playcrafters Barn Theatre in Moline will present Moon Over Buffalo. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Call (309) 762-0330 for details.

The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present Fool for Love by Sam Shepard at the Village Theatre in Davenport. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 322-8504 for details.

Through Mar. 20, Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. There are evening performances on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, and matinees on Wednesdays. For tickets, call (309) 786-7733, ext. 2.

Saturday, January 23

The Mercer Carnegie Library in Aledo will throw the library's 95th birthday party from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Call (309) 582-2032 for details.

The Big Dance Show Choir Invitational, featuring high schools from across the Midwest, will be held from 1-11 p.m. at North High School in Davenport. Finals start at 7 p.m. Call (563) 388-9880 for details.

Basics for Beginners will be held at 1 p.m. at the Midwest Writing Center in Davenport. Elements of voice, style, research, and customizing a writing environment will be explored. Call (563) 324-1410 for details

The Panther Players of United Township High School will present the musical Zombie Prom. Showtime is 2 p.m. Saturday. Call (309) 752-1633 for details.

The Quad City Parrot Head Club will host the Havana Daydreamin' fundraiser at 6 p.m. at the RiverCenter in Davenport. Proceeds will benefit The Arc of Rock Island County.

A Ghost Hunters' Dinner will begin with cocktails at 6 p.m. at the Rock Island Arsenal Golf Club. Quarters One will be discussed. Reservations are required; call (309) 793-1601.

The Friends of the Scott County Library System and the Quad Cities Magic Club will present a Night of Magic at 7 p.m. at the Community Center in Eldridge. Part of the proceeds will go toward reading programs. Call (563) 285-4794 for details.

Moline High School will present A Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare at 7:30 p.m. Call (309) 743-8833 for details.

Playcrafters Barn Theatre in Moline will present Moon Over Buffalo. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Call (309) 762-0330 for details.

The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present Fool for Love by Sam Shepard at the Village Theatre in Davenport. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 322-8504 for details.

Sunday, January 24

The Army Corps of Engineers will offer Eagle Watch and Historical Clock Tower tours at 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., and 1 p.m. at the Rock Island Arsenal on Saturdays and Sundays. Pre-registration is required; call (309) 794-5338 for details.

The fourth annual Chocolate Festival will go on from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Quad City Botanical Center in Rock Island. Call (309) 794-0991 for details.

A reception for the Young Artists at the Figge exhibit of works by students of Muscatine Community Schools will be held from 1-2:30 p.m. Call (563) 326-7804 for details.

Playcrafters Barn Theatre in Moline will present Moon Over Buffalo. Showtime is 3 p.m. Sunday. Call (309) 762-0330 for details.

The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present Fool for Love by Sam Shepard at the Village Theatre in Davenport. Showtime is 3 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 322-8504 for details.

A Timothy's House of Hope fundraiser will go on from 7:30 p.m.-7:30 a.m. at the house at 1407 W. 4th St., Davenport. Volunteers will be serving soup and coffee outside all night.

Through Mar. 20, Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. There are evening performances on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, and matinees on Wednesdays. For tickets, call (309) 786-7733, ext. 2.

On Tuesday, a charity concert for Haiti relief funds will be held from 6-8 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. St. Paul the Apostle Church and School will host. Performers will include The Myers Brothers, Andrew Landers, and Ellis Kell. Call (563) 326-1555 for details.

On Tuesday, author Scott Turow will speak at 7:30 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport for the Eastern Iowa Community College Viewpoint Distinguished Speakers Series. Call (563) 326-8500 for details.


Monday, January 24

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.

A public forum will be held at 6 p.m. at John Deere Middle School in Moline to discuss moving sixth-grade students from 12 district elementary schools into John Deere and Wilson middle schools. Questions will be taken after the presentation.

The Midwest Writing Center will hold Beat Poets' Night at 6 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. No profanity allowed. Call (563) 324-1410 for details.

Pleasant Valley High School in Riverdale will present the Spartan Showcase at 7 p.m. Call (563) 332-5151 for details.

Tomorrow night, the Diocesan Choral Festival Concert, performed by high school choruses, will be held at 7 p.m. at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University. Call (563) 333-6251 for details.

On Thursday, Dr. Peter Kivisto will speak on Who's Afraid of Multiculturalism and Why? at 7 p.m. at Wallenberg Hall in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College. The lecture is in honor of the new Center for the Study of Pluralism and the Civil Sphere. Call (309) 794-7721 for details.

Beginning Thursday, Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 449-6371 for details.

On Friday, WQPT will hold the annual Champagne on the Rocks Gala at 6:30 p.m. at Jumer's Casino & Hotel in Rock Island. Call (309) 796-2424 for reservations or details.

Beginning Friday, the Theatre Arts department and Opera@Augustana will present the musical The Secret Garden at the Potter Theatre in the Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts of Augustana College. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29, 30, 31, Feb. 5, and 7; 1:30 p.m. Feb. 6. Call (309) 794-7306 for details.

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: Wild Ocean 3D and Van Gogh: Brush with Genius. Call (563) 324-1933 for showtimes and ticket information.

The Heritage Interpretive Center on the Mississippi in Hampton is hosting the Smithsonian exhibition Journey Stories. Hours are 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; plus 6-8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Call (309) 755-8398 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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