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Friday, February 12

Tony Hoeppner will serve a Blues Plate Special of music and stories for lunch 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 Mississippi Valley Blues Society will present Johnny Billington playing at 4 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center in Rock Island. Call (309) 732-2999 for details.

The Dreamcatchers 4-H taco supper and line dance will be held at the Community Center in Milan beginning at 5 p.m. There also will be a bake sale, raffle, and kids' corner. Part of the proceeds will go to QC Animal Welfare in Milan. Call (309) 796-1111 for details.

The Quad City Botanical Center in Rock Island will hold Corks and Cocktails: A Celebration of Wine and Spirits from 5:30-10 p.m. It will include a jazz musician and art auction. Call (309) 794-0991, ext. 30 for details.

Lancer Productions will present the musical Bye Bye Birdie at North Scott High School auditorium in Eldridge. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 285-3324 for reservations.

A flute recital by Mary Kae Waytenick and Robin Asay will go on at 7 p.m. in the Performance Hall, River Music Experience in Davenport. Call (563) 326-1333 for details.

The Richmond Hill Players will present the romantic comedy Wrong for Each Other by Norm Foster at the Barn Theater in Geneseo. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 4 p.m. Sunday. Call (309) 944-2244 for details.

Tomorrow, the Augustana Concert Band and Three Choirs concert will begin at 2 p.m. at Centennial Hall of Augustana College. Choirs performing will include Ascension Singers, Wennerberg Men's Chorus, and Cantilena Augustana. Call (309) 794-7236 for details.

Ballet Quad Cities will present Love Stories at the Capitol Theatre in Davenport. Times are 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 326-8820 for details.

Saturday, February 13

The first meeting of the Christian Writers' Critique Group will be held at 11 a.m. at the Midwest Writing Center in Davenport. Anyone interested is welcome. Call (563) 324-1410 for details.

The Augustana Concert Band and Three Choirs concert will begin at 2 p.m. at Centennial Hall of Augustana College. Choirs performing will include Ascension Singers, Wennerberg Men's Chorus, and Cantilena Augustana. Call (309) 794-7236 for details.

Lancer Productions will present the musical Bye Bye Birdie at North Scott High School auditorium in Eldridge. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 285-3324 for reservations.

The Music of Change, a multimedia experience featuring the music of Ray Blue and story by James Culver Jr., will be presented at 7 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum. Call (563) 333-6264 for details.

The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler will be presented at 7 p.m. in Wallenberg Hall in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College. Proceeds will benefit the Rape/Sexual Assault division of Family Resources in the Quad Cities.

Ballet Quad Cities will present Love Stories at the Capitol Theatre in Davenport. Times are 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 326-8820 for details.

A coffeehouse will be held at the Galva Arts Council Building. Entertainment begins at 7:30 p.m., and may include music, poetry, storytelling, theatre, or comedy. Call (309) 932-2555 for details.

The Richmond Hill Players will present the romantic comedy Wrong for Each Other by Norm Foster at the Barn Theater in Geneseo. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 4 p.m. Sunday. Call (309) 944-2244 for details.

The Augustana Symphony Orchestra and Jenny Lind Vocal Ensemble will perform at 8 p.m. at Centennial Hall of Augustana College. Call (309) 794-7236 for details.

Sunday, February 14

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.

Vander Veer Botanical Park Conservatory in Davenport will offer an eternal rose giveaway and free admission from noon- 4 p.m. Call (563) 323-3298 for details.

Ballet Quad Cities will present Love Stories at the Capitol Theatre in Davenport at 2 p.m. Call (563) 326-8820 for details.

Virgil Mayberry will speak on Dred Scott at a meeting of the Quad-City Civil War Round Table at 2 p.m. at Butterworth Center in Moline. Call (309) 526-3669 for details.

Lancer Productions will present the musical Bye Bye Birdie at North Scott High School auditorium in Eldridge. Showtime is 2 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 285-3324 for reservations.

The Richmond Hill Players will present the romantic comedy Wrong for Each Other by Norm Foster at the Barn Theater in Geneseo. Showtime is 4 p.m. Sunday. Call (309) 944-2244 for details.

The Mississippi Valley Blues Society will present Eric Sardinas and Joanne Shaw Taylor at 5 p.m. at The Lodge in Bettendorf.

Tomorrow, the Rock Island Kiwanis will hold a Use It or Luge It recyclable sled race from 8-10 a.m. at Snowstar Winter Sports Park in Andalusia. Sleds must be made only of regular cardboard, duct tape, and paint. Costumes are welcome. There are categories for ages 13 and under and ages 14 and up. Proceeds will benefit community youth. Call (563) 940-3240 (day) or (563) 383-0872 (night) 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.

Monday, February 15

Ellis Kell will offer songs and stories for True Blue Monday at noon at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. Call (563) 326-1555 for details.

Historian Virgil J. Mayberry will share his black Valentines' card collection exhibit at 1:30 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center in Rock Island. Call (309) 732-2999 for details.

Scott County Library in Eldridge will host Dog Tales with the Quad City Animal Welfare Center featuring Stacy and one of their "furry friends" at 2 p.m. Call (563) 285-4794 for details.

The Anime Club for grades 6-12 will meet at 4 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library. Attendees will watch animes, share favorite manga, discuss Japanese animation and comics, and make purchasing suggestions for the library. Call (563) 344-4188 for details.

There will be free admission for everyone from 5-8 p.m. at the Family Museum of Arts and Science in Bettendorf in honor of Presidents' Day. Call (563) 344-4106 for details.

Reg and Linda Shoesmith will present a program on The Psalmodikon, a one-string instrument developed in Norway and Sweden in the 1800s, at 7 p.m. at Grace Evangelical Free Church in Davenport. This is a meeting of the Sons of Norway Storelva Lodge but all are welcome. Call (563) 359-4339 for details.

Beginning Wednesday, Davenport Junior Theatre will present Ramona Quimby, based on the children's books by Beverly Cleary, at the Mary Fluhrer Nighswander Theatre in the Annie Wittenmyer complex in Davenport. Showtimes are 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. There will be student shows at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday and 10 a.m. Friday. Call (563) 326-7862 for details.

On Friday, The Bucktown Revue, an old-fashioned webcast radio program featuring live folk music, poetry and humor, will run begin 7 p.m. at the Redstone Room, River Music Experience in Davenport. Call (563) 326-1333 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, Australia: Land Beyond Time and U2 3D. Call (563) 324-1933 for showtimes and ticket information.

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 March 28, the Putnam Museum will present the exhibit Davenport's Civil Rights Movement: 1945-1977. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 324-1054, ext. 219 for details.

Get the Message is on exhibit through May 1 at the Family Museum in Bettendorf. The interactive exhibit helps visitors explore different types of communication. Museum hours are 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 344-4106 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.