WVIK Community Calendar

Thursday, March 4

The Big Friends of the Rock Island Library Book Sale is Thursday, March 4 at their bookstore within the 30/31 Branch, discounting their already low prices. But you don't have to wait for a sale to save - the bookstore is always open during branch hours - 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Proceeds benefit the library.

The class Healthy Cooking & Lunch with Donna will be held on Thursdays from March 4 to 25 at noon at Rock Island County Extension office in Milan. For questions or to register, call (309) 756-9978 Ext 10.

On the Thursday night before each Masterworks concert, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra hosts Inside the Music at 5:30 p.m. at the Figge Museum. Conductor Mark Russell Smith leads a discussion of the upcoming concerts and meets with the community. This week he will talk about the Schubert/Bruckner concert.

For the independent film series, Gigante will be screened at Rock Island Public Library at 6 p.m. The film is not rated. For more information, call 309-732-7323.
(309) 732-7323

Singer/song writer Sara Haze and her band will perform at Mojo’s in River Music Experience at 7 p.m. For more information, call 563-326-1333.

Independent Scholars' Evenings will present The School of Conceptual Art: The cutting-edge of 21st century visual art at the Moline Club at 7.00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Please call 309-762-9202 for further information.

This weekend, Quad City Symphony Orchestra will perform Masterworks V bringing together two renowned, yet incomplete, classics Schubert’s Eighth Symphony and Bruckner’s Ninth. On Saturday, the concert will be at the Adler Theater in Davenport at 8 p.m. On Sunday, the concert will be at Augustana’s Centennial Hall at 2 p.m. One hour prior to each concert, Kai Swanson and conductor Mark Russell Smith will discuss the works in Concert Conversations. Call (563) 322-7276 for details.

On Saturday, March 6, The Pen in Hand Writing Conference will be held at the Midwest Writing Center in Davenport.
Five workshops will be offered - The Page as Visual Art at 8:30am; Fiction as Dream at 10:30am; Big Profits on a Shoestring Budget at 1:15pm; Building the Image (for middle-school students only) at 1:15pm; Publishing, Self-publishing and Otherwise at 3:15pm. For information, call 563-324-1410.