WVIK Community Calendar

Tuesday, June 1

The Channel Cat Water Taxi will feature the program Yikes! What are Asian Carp? at 9 a.m. The taxi departs near the Celebration Belle Landing on River Drive in Moline. The program will be repeated Thursday morning. For more information, call 563-322-2969.

The Scott County Library System is inviting all ages to Make a Splash, READ! by enrolling in its Summer Reading Program. Visit any of the seven branches or the Bookmobile to sign up and receive a reading log and schedule of activities. For more information, call 563-285-4794.

The 13th annual Rudy Quijas Fight against Cancer Memorial Prostate Screening will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Trinity Bettendorf and tomorrow at the Trinity Cancer Center in Moline. A limited number of appointments are available; call 877-242-8899.

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.

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. Tenors and basses are especially needed. For an appointment, call 309-794-7505.

Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging is offering A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns About Falls beginning this Wednesday and Thursday, and then each Wednesday and Friday through June 24. The classes will meet at 1:00 pm at Coventry Apartments in Rock Island. To register, call Nikki at 309-788-8762.

All Monmouth College alumni ages 65 and older are invited back for the 2010 Golden Scots Celebration, which will be held from June 2 to 6. The weekend will feature reunions for the classes of 1950, 1955, 1960 and 1965. Alumni wanting to register for the celebration can call 888-827-8268.

The Bettendorf Public will put on the First Annual 50+ Wii Bowling League beginning this Friday at 10:00 a.m. and continuing every other week through July 30. Participants must register by June 2. Call 563-344-4187.Wednesday, June 2

The Bettendorf Public Library is offering a Summer Reading Programs for all ages continuing through July 31. Programs are available for toddlers through adults. To register, stop by the Library to pick up a reading log. For more information about the summer programs, contact the Library at 344-4175.

A new art exhibit, Letterforms as Paramount, featuring works by the late Rev. Edward Catich, opens today at the Catich Gallery in the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose. An opening reception will be held this Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. For more information, call 563-333-6444.

Every Wednesday, open mic night for youths and adults runs from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe in River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1333, ext. 102.

Los Mocambos will perform for the Music in the Park at 7 p.m. at Wiman Park in East Moline. Concessions proceeds will benefit the East Moline Volunteer Corps. For more information, call 309-796-0170.

The Prehistoric Playground, a hands-on dinosaur exhibit, is now appearing at the Family Museum in Bettendorf thru September 5.

The Midwest Writing Center's Young Writers' Guild will kick off its summer meeting schedule on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the center in Davenport. This group is open to high school and college students interested in sharing their work and receiving feedback from their peers. All types of writing are welcome. For more information, call 563-324-1410.

Bark in the Park will be held at Hasselroth Park in Rock Island on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., featuring a disc catching competition, a parade, and dog talent and fashion shows. To register for any event, call 309 732-7275.

The public is invited to participate in a Quad City Audubon field trip on Sunday to Palisades State Park and other sites along the Illinois side of the Mississippi River. Meet at the Casey’s store in Princeton, IA, at 7:00 a.m., or join the group at Palisades Park at 8:00 a.m. For more information, call Brent Langley at 309-799-7192.

Thursday, June 3

The program Applying for Federal Jobs will be presented by Ken Lilly of the Illinois Department of Employment Security at 9 a.m. at the Moline Public Library. For more information, call 309-524-2440.

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.

The Rock Island Library will show the independent film Somers Town at 6 p.m. A brief discussion will follow. The film is unrated and may not be suitable for children. For more information, call 309-732-7323.

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.

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.

Timber Lake Playhouse kicks off its 49th season with the musical Chicago which will run June 3 to 13. Other shows this summer include Steel Magnolias, Oklahoma!, and The 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. To purchase tickets, order season subscriptions or place group reservations, call 815-244-2035.

Davenport Public Library is holding a water carnival as the kick-off to their Summer Reading Program at the Fairmount Branch Library on Saturday between noon and 4 p.m. For information, call 563-888-3371.

On Saturday, the 25th annual Concert on the Lawn will feature the Knox-Galesburg Symphony plus Rachel Stenzel, Walgreens’ 2010 Midwest Young Artists Junior Competition winner, as soloist, performing popular selections requested by previous audiences. The concert will begin at 5:00 p.m. on the South Lawn of Old Main on Knox College Campus.

Friday, June 4

Today thru Sunday, the Andover 175th Birthday Celebration will feature music, arts and crafts, a play, dances, demonstrations, historic sites trolley tours and more. There will be a parade at 1 p.m. on Saturday and fireworks at dusk on Saturday and Sunday. For more information, call 309-937-1255.

Moline Illustrator Bill Hannan will discuss his career “making pictures for words” for the Brown Bag Lunch series at noon at the Midwest Writing Center in Davenport. To register, call 563-324-1410.

A new traveling exhibit, Davenport's Civil Rights Movement: 1945-1974, will be on display from now through July 31 at the Bettendorf Public Library. For more information, call 563-344-5705.

Davenport Parks and Recreation presents Bike It, Hike It, Hoof It! from 1:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Sunderbruch Nature Park to celebrate the official open of their new recreational trail. Events include Nature Yoga, a Bike Tour, Storytelling and the movie Open Season beginning at 8 p.m. For questions, please call 563-326-7812.

An opening reception for the new art exhibit, Letterforms as Paramount, featuring works by the late Rev. Edward Catich, will be held this Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Catich Gallery in the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose. For more information, call 563-333-6444.

An artist reception for the Scott Community College exhibit will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Blank Canvas Studio Gallery in East Moline. For more information, call 563-271-9740.

The Clinton Symphony is holding a fund-raiser on Saturday and an outdoor pops concert on Sunday. The benefit will take place in the Tuscany Room at Rastrelli's in Clinton beginning at 6 p.m. The Pops Concert will be held at 6:30 in Riverview Park in Clinton. To make reservations for the fund-raiser, call 563-243-5958.

A Music Extravaganza will be held at 6 p.m. on Sunday at the United Methodist Church in Orion featuring vocal and handbell choirs, solos and ensembles, and their Kitchen band.