WVIK Community Calendar

Saturday, March 27

On Saturday and Sunday, the annual Pelican Watch will be held from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Lock and Dam 14 in Pleasant Valley. For more information, call 309-794-5338.

A one day Environmental Film Festival will be held from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. at Olin Center of Augustana College. Five films are scheduled to be shown. A filmmaking workshop will also be held at 2 p.m. For more information, call 309-762-9588.

Rave Motion Pictures 53 in Davenport will host a Live in HD broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera's Hamlet at noon. Tickets will be available at the door.

Brazilian guitarist Guilherme Vincens will perform at 3 p.m. at Denkmann Memorial Hall of Augustana College. For more information, call (309) 794-7236.

Sexual Perversity in Chicago by David Mamet will be presented at the Studio Theatre in the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University at 3 p.m. For more information, call 563-333-6251.

As part of the Migration Project, the play America, Amerique will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University. There will be a discussion after the show. For more information, call 563-333-6251.

Quad City Music Guild will present the musical The Pajama Game at Prospect Park Theater in Moline Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday at 2 p.m. For more information, call 309-762-6610.

The St. Ambrose University Symphonic Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University. For more information, call (563) 333-6001.

The Prenzie Players will present Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare at 1616 2nd Ave. in the District area of Rock Island. Performances are at 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present OH BOY! A Tribute to Buddy Holly at 8 p.m. For more information, call 563 449-6371.

Sunday, March 28

As part of Multicultural Week, a Diversity Fest will be held from noon-6 p.m. at Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University featuring musical and dance performances, children's activities, and more. For more information, call (563) 333-6309.

A recital entitled Celebrating Women in the Arts will begin at 2 p.m. at Denkmann Memorial Hall of Augustana College. For more information, call (309) 794-7236 for details.

Tea for Two, an intergenerational tea party presented by Alternatives for the Older Adult, will be held at 2 p.m. at the Community Center in Milan. Ballet Quad Cities will perform. Call 309-277-0167, ext. 249 for tickets.

Quad City Music Guild will present the musical The Pajama Game at Prospect Park Theater in Moline at 2 p.m. For more information, call 309-762-6610.

A Celtic music session and vespers will be held at Gloria Dei Presbyterian Church in Rock Island. Musicians are invited to learn Celtic tunes at 4 p.m.; vespers will begin at 5 p.m. For more information, call (309) 788-8986

A Bach Vespers service will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Ascension Chapel in Augustana College’s Founders' Hall. The Ascension Chapel singers and chamber players and will perform Bach Cantata #182. For more information, call (309) 794-7836.

The Prenzie Players will present Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare at 1616 2nd Ave. in the District area of Rock Island. Performance is at 8 p.m.

Thru May 22, Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island is featuring Church Basement Ladies 2: A Second Helping (. Performances are Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, plus a Wednesday matinee. For tickets, call (309) 786-7733, ext. 2. (563) 326-1333

Monday, March 29

The River Valley Library in Port Byron will show The Princess and the Frog at 12:30 p.m. For more information, call 309-523-3440.

Scott County Library in Eldridge will present an all ages program about furry animals that live along the river at 1 p.m. For more information, call 563-285-4794.

The Midwest Writing Center will hold Beat Poets' Night from 6-8 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-324-1410.

Katie Visco, who last year became the second youngest woman to run across the country, will speak at the Clinton Community College Technology Center at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 563-242-2110.

On Tuesday, Laurann Gilbertson, textile curator at the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, will speak on All Tradition is Change at 7 p.m. at the St. Ambrose University Library. For more information, call 563-209-1287.

On Wednesday, a book discussion of Black Hawk: The Battle for the Heart of America by Kerry Trask led by professors Jane Simonsen and Steve Warren will be held at 4:00 p.m. in Augustana College’s Tredway Library. For more information, call 309-794-7823.

On Wednesday, The Steve Grismore Quartet will perform at 8 p.m. in the Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-794-7236.

Submissions for 37th Annual Mississippi Valley Poetry Contest must be postmarked by April 9. For information on contest rules, please call 563-324-1410.

The Quad City Book Fair is now accepting registrations from local published authors. The fair will take place on Saturday, May 8th at River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-324-1410.