WVIK Community Calendar

Tuesday, April 13

Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the children's musical Miss Nelson has a Field Day. A show-only performance begins at 1 p.m. Shows will also be available on other dates. For more information, call 309-786-7733.

An environmental literature discussion with John Price, author of Man Killed by Pheasant, will be held at 12:15 p.m. at the Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University. For information, call 563-333-6334.

Michael Perry, Wisconsin author, humorist and musician, will give a presentation during at 6:30 pm in the Pinewood Room of the Wild Rose Casino in Clinton, Iowa. For further information, please call 563-242-8441.

Becca Rice will open for singer-songwriter Dana Falconberry at 7:00 p.m. at Cool Beanz Coffeehouse in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-558-0909.

Shelley Gill, author of Up on Denali and other children’s books, will speak at 7 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library. For more information, call (563) 344-4175.

A launch party celebrating the young adults whose poems and prose have been selected to be published in the annual Scribe Anthology will be held at 7 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library. For information, call 563-344-4175.

Author in residency John Price will discuss the memoir-writing process and his book Man Killed by Pheasant at 7 p.m. at the Fairmount St. Library in Davenport. For information, call 563-326-7832.

As part of the Eastern Iowa Community College Viewpoint Distinguished Speakers Series, Mary Robinson, the former President of Ireland, will speak at 7:30 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport. For information, call 563-326-8500.

Wednesday, April 14

A discussion of John Price's novel Man Killed by Pheasant will be held at the LeClaire Library at 3:30 p.m. For information, call 563-289-4242.

Beatrix Potter Tales, with stories, games and activities for ages 4 and up, will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Moline Library. For information, call 309-524-2480 for details.

Port Byron Historical Society presents Bob Welch performing Songs of the Civil War at 6:30 p.m. at the River Valley Library in Port Byron. For more information, call 309-523-3440.

A reception for the Favorite Place in Scott County essay winners will be held at the Bettendorf Library at 6:30 p.m. John Price, author of Man Killed by Pheasant, will introduce the winners, who will read from their essays. For information, call 563-344-4175.

Mississippi Valley Blues Society’s Artist-in-residence, Fernando Jones, will perform at 7 p.m. at Mojo's in River Music Experience. For information, call 563-326-1555.

The Between the Lines Book Discussion Group will discuss Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford at 7 p.m. at the Davenport Fairmount St. Library. To register, call 563-888-3371.

Farmscape, a readers' theatre docudrama based on interviews with farmers, will be presented at 7 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library. For information, call 563-344-4175.

Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport presents Rent at 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call 563-449-6371.

Tomorrow morning, John Granger will present Why Do We Love, or Despise, Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Novels? at 10:30 a.m. at Augustana College’s Centennial Hall. For information, call 309-794-7306.

Tomorrow, Monica Leo will give a shadow puppet workshop for kids at 4 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library. An improvised show will follow. Registration is required; call 563-344-4178.

Thursday, April 15

John Price will present a writing workshop The Nature of Childhood from 1-3 p.m. at the Midwest Writing Center in Davenport. Registration is recommended. Call 563-324-1410.

Artists' Cafe will be held at 6 p.m. at the Rock Island Library for teens 11 to 18. Participants are invited to share their art and watch the film Dead Poets Society. For more information, call 309-732-7315.

Craig Klein and Dr. Art Pitz will discuss The Davenport Civil Rights Movement at 6:30 p.m. at the St. Ambrose University Library. For information, call 563-333-6241.

Auditor General of Illinois, William Holland, will present In Retrospect, I Should Have Seen it Coming: Lessons from the Blagojevich Investigation at 6:30 p.m. in Larson Hall in the Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts of Augustana College.

Fernando Jones will perform at 7 p.m. at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University. For more information, call 563-333-6251.

Dr. Edith Taylor will present The Lush Vegetation of Antarctica: Understanding Ancient Climate from Fossil Plants at 7 p.m. in the Science Building of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-794-7721.

Two one-act plays, Home Free and This is the Rill Speaking, will be presented in Building 1 of Black Hawk College in Moline. Performances are at 7 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call 309-796-5419.

River Readings at Augustana will present Daniel Woodrell, author of Winter's Bone, at 7 p.m. in Wallenberg Hall of Augustana College. For information, call 309-794-7823.

The adult drama The Girls on the Roof will be presented by Iowa's Poet Laureate Mary Swander and Eulenspiegel puppeteer Monica Leo at 7 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library. For information, call (563) 344-4175.

Children's book illustrator Arthur Geisert will speak at 7 p.m. for the Thursdays at the Figge program. For information, call (563) 326-7804 for details.

The Richmond Hill Players will present Marvin's Room at the Barn Theater in Geneseo at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; 4 p.m. Sunday. For information, call 309-944-2244.

Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport presents Rent at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call 563-449-6371.

Friday, April 16

Jake's Women by Neil Simon will be presented at 7 p.m. at the Student Life Center of Scott Community College in Bettendorf. For more information, call 563-441-4001.

The film Cosmic Voyage will be shown for students in grades 7-12 at 7 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Rock Island. Dr. Allen R. Utke will lead a discussion afterward.

The Bucktown Revue, an old-fashioned radio program featuring live folk music, poetry and humor, will begin at 7 p.m. at the Performance Hall of River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1333.

Two one-act plays for mature audiences by Lanford Wilson, Home Free and This is the Rill Speaking, will be presented in Building 1 of Black Hawk College in Moline. Performances are at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call 309-796-5419.

Sound Alliance and Vocal Union, musicians and vocalists from Brigham Young University-Idaho, will present Night at the Swing Club at 7 p.m. at North High School in Davenport. Free tickets are required; call 563-888-6268.

Internationally acclaimed musicians, violinist Benny Kim, cellist Eric Kim and pianist Jon-Kimura Parker, will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Western Illinois University College of Fine Arts and Communication Recital Hall, located in Simpkins Hall. For tickets, call Hainline Box Office at 309-298-2900.

The Richmond Hill Players will present Marvin's Room at the Barn Theater in Geneseo at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; 4 p.m. Sunday. For information, call 309-944-2244.

The tragedy Oedipus Rex by Sophocles will be presented at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University at 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. For information, call (563) 333-6251.

Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport presents Rent at 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call 563-449-6371.

This weekend, Ballet Quad Cities will present Carmen by Georges Bizet, Unknown Love, and Ash to Glass at the Capitol Theatre in Davenport. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. For information, call 563-326-8820.