WVIK Community Calendar

Wednesday, February 3

Have a Live Lunch with "Tennessee" Tony Cavitt at noon at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. Call (563) 326-1555 for details.

The Moline Library will throw an Alice in Wonderland Party for ages 6-10 at 3:30 p.m. Join the tea party, make crafts, and participate in activities inspired by the book by Lewis Carroll. Registration is required; call (309) 524-5780 for details.

The Mystery Readers Discussion Group will meet at 6 p.m. at the East Moline Library. Call (309) 755-9614 for details.

Open mic night for youths and adults begins at 6:30 p.m. at Mojo's in the River Music Experience in Davenport. Call (563) 326-1333, ext. 102 for details.

Pinero will be shown for the 15th annual Hispanic Film Festival at 7 p.m. in the Science Building Auditorium, Augustana College. The film is in Spanish with English subtitles.

Tomorrow, a Mississippi Valley Directors of Volunteers In Agencies Lunch and Learn program will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the Bettendorf Library. Volunteer managers are invited. Call (563) 823-4112 to RSVP by Feb. 3.

Tomorrow, Jack McDonald, past president of the Scottish American Society of the Quad-Cities, will speak on Scots of Interest at a meeting of the Rock Island Arsenal Historical Society at the Arsenal Club. Dinner is at 6 p.m.; speaker starts at 7 p.m. Call (309) 796-0616 for reservations or details.

On Friday, Paul Herrera will speak on The Life and Times of Father E. M. Catich in the New Hall auditorium of St. Ambrose University. A reception will be held at 6 p.m. The lecture will begin at 7 p.m. Call (563) 333-6290 for details.

On Friday, the Augustana Jazz Ensemble concert will start at 8 p.m. at Centennial Hall of Augustana College. Call (309) 794-7236 for details.

Thursday, February 4

Guest conductor Jon Hurty will host Inside the Music, a casual discussion of this weekend’s Quad City Symphony Masterworks IV concerts at 5 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum. Call (563) 322-0931 for details.

The Rock Island Library will show the independent film For My Father at 6 p.m. A brief discussion will follow. The film is unrated and may not be suitable for children. Call (309) 732-7323 for details.

Dr. Christyann Darwent of the University of California, Davis will speak on Ultima Thule: Archaeological Investigations in Northwest Greenland at 7 p.m. at the John Deere Lecture Hall of Augustana College. The Polar Studies Lecture Series celebrates the opening of the new Center for Polar Studies. Call (309) 794-7721 for details.

Richard Katrovas will be the featured author for The River Readings at 7 p.m. at Wallenberg Hall in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College. A reception will follow. Call (309) 794-7306 for details.

The John Deere Music Parents Association will present the sixth annual Big Band Bash fundraiser at 7 p.m. at the University Club in Moline. The event will feature the Woodrow Wilson Middle School Jazz Band; the John Deere Middle School Jazz Band; the Moline High School Jazz Band; and Koplant No. Call (309) 743-1622 for details.

Reves de Poussiere (Dreams of Dust) will be shown for the French Film Festival at 7 p.m. at Olin Auditorium of Augustana College. Call (309) 794-7721 for details.

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.

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