Friday, May 28, 2010

WVIK Community Calendar

Friday, May 28

A Veterans' Job Fair, co-sponsored by the Veterans' Outreach Program of Illinois, will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University. For more information, call 309-797-7950.

This weekend, Tours of Colonel Davenport House, will be conducted from noon to 4 p.m. at the house on the north shore of Arsenal Island. For more information, call 563-388-9657.

Running thru Sunday, the 40th annual Colona Memorial Day Celebration will take place on the Hennepin Canal Parkway. On Sunday, the parade will start at 2 p.m. along Ill. 84.

A Rare Garden Affair fundraiser for Vander Veer Botanical Park will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at The Outing Club in Davenport. For more information, call 563-323-3298.

Last Venus Standing will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Bucktown Center for the Arts in Davenport. Lojo Russo and Emily Hurd will perform. Proceeds will benefit the 2011 Venus Envy Quad Cities. Call 309-737-2066.

Every Friday and Saturday, ComedySportz QC, performs an improvisational all-ages show at 7 p.m. at their location in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

Quad City Arts presents paintings by Zach Sawan and Elizabeth Bartel and sculptures by Stephanie Sailer. A public opening reception will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Quad City Arts Center Gallery in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-793-1213.

Puddle of Mudd with Shaman's Harvest and Three Years Hollow will perform at 7 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre in Davenport. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-8820.

New Ground Theatre will present the adult comedy Mr. Marmalade at the Village Theatre in Davenport. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 563-326-7529.

The Carter Twins and Angela Meyer will perform at 8 p.m. at the Redstone Room in River Music Experience in Davenport. For tickets or more information, call (563) 326-1333.
(563) 326-8820

Saturday, May 29

A Founders' Day celebration will begin at 9:30 a.m. at City Cemetery in Davenport to honor German immigrants who settled the region more than a century ago. Attendees are encouraged to bring chairs. For more information, call 563-322-8844.

Memorial Day services will be held at 10 and 11 a.m. at Hero Street Memorial Park. At 10 a.m., Hero Street veterans will be recognized. At 11, Command Sergeant Major David Puig of the Rock Island Arsenal will speak. For more information, call 309-792-9181.

Every Sunday until September 5, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Muscatine will give tours of Lock and Dam 16 at 2:00 p.m., weather permitting. A special Memorial Day weekend tour will be held on Saturday, May 29 at 2:00 PM. Advance reservations are required as group size is limited. For more information and to make reservations, please contact the Muscatine Park Rangers by calling 563-263-7913.

Every Wakes Dream will perform at 5 p.m. at Mojo's Café in River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1555.
Kathy Flippo will present Life on a Towboat at 7 p.m. at Fisherman's Corner in East Moline. For more information, call 309-794-5338.

New Ground Theatre will present the adult comedy Mr. Marmalade at the Village Theatre in Davenport. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 563-326-7529.

Bettendorf Parks & Recreation will be offering their annual Movies in the Park series on Saturdays beginning May 29th. Movies begin at dusk and are shown at the Veterans’ Memorial Park Band Shell. This week’s movie is the 2006 version of Charlotte’s Web.

On Monday morning, the public is invited to attend one of the oldest continuous observances of Memorial Day at the at Historic Summit Church, on Utica Ridge Road and Blackhawk Trail. The 91st Annual Memorial Day Service will be held on at 9:00 a.m. For more information, contact Jan at 309-337-6919.

Sunday, May 30

Today and tomorrow, Dan Nagle Walnut Grove Pioneer Village in Long Grove will hold Heritage Days from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. featuring Wild West Shows, a petting zoo, costumed interpreters demonstrating crafts and more. For more information, call 563-328-3283.

Tours of Colonel Davenport House, will be conducted from noon to 4 p.m. at the house on the north shore of Arsenal Island. For more information, call 563-388-9657.

Today and tomorrow, the Lake Davenport Sailing Club in Davenport will host boat races at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Sunday and at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. on Monday. Attendees are encouraged to bring chairs. For more information, call 563-650-5645.

The Drury-Reynolds Cemetery will host the 109th annual Memorial Day service at 1:30 p.m. Veterans can participate in the Veterans' March and Placing of the Wreath. Speaking will be the director of the Honor Flight of the Quad-Cities, which brings veterans to the national war memorials in Washington D.C. For more information, call 309-537-3391.

New Ground Theatre will present the adult comedy Mr. Marmalade at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 2 p.m. For more information, call 563-326-7529.

The Backwater Gamblers water-ski show will begin at 6:30 p.m. where 44th St. meets the Rock River in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-786-8987

Tomorrow morning, Brig. Gen. Steven J. Feldmann of the Army Sustainment Command at the Rock Island Arsenal will be the keynote speaker at a Memorial Day celebration at 11 a.m. at the American Legion Post in Milan. The public is encouraged to attend. Additional information is available by calling the Post at 309-787-4149.

Thru July 10, Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the world premiere of Whodunit? The Musical by Ed Dixon. There are evening performances on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, and matinees on Wednesdays. For more information or tickets, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

Monday, May 31

The 45th annual Modern Woodmen Bank Quad Cities Criterium will be held from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in The District of Rock Island. For more information, call 309-788-6311.

An Aisle of Flags concert and program will be held in the City Park bandshell in Geneseo. The Geneseo Middle School Honors Band will perform at 9:30 a.m. with the program beginning at 10. The rain location is at First Lutheran Church. For more information, call 309-944-4452.

The Putnam Museum in Davenport is offering free admission to the Military from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. For more information, call 563-324-1933.

The Lake Davenport Sailing Club in Davenport will host boat races at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. today. Attendees are encouraged to bring chairs. For more information, call 563-650-5645.

On Tuesday and Thursday morning, the Channel Cat Water Taxi will feature the program Yikes! What are Asian Carp? for their Channel Cat Talk series beginning at 9 a.m. The taxi departs near the Celebration Belle Landing on River Drive, Moline. For more information, call 563-322-2969.

On Tuesday, a discussion of Michael Chabon's novel The Yiddish Policemen's Union with the Pageturners Book Discussion Group will be held at the Moline Library at 7 p.m. For information, call 563-524-2470.

On Tuesday, auditions for Quad City Choral Arts will be held by appointment between 7 and 9 p.m. in Room 137 of the Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts of Augustana College. Experience and ability to sight read and learn music quickly and independently is required. Tenors and basses are especially needed. For an appointment, call 309-794-7505.

On Thursday, Wynne Schafer will speak on architect Eero Saarinen at 7 p.m. for the Thursdays at the Figge program. For information, call (563) 326-7804.

Beginning Thursday, the Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Funny Valentines at the Barn Theater in Geneseo at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays thru Saturdays and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. For information, call 309-944-2244.

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