WVIK Communty Calendar, Tuesday July 20 to Thursday July 22, 2010

Tuesday, July 20

Today and Thursday morning, as part of River Action's
Explore the River series, the Channel Cat Talk will be
Moline’s Great Wall beginning at 9:00 a.m. Departure is
from the Moline Channel Cat landing. For more information,
call 563-322-2969.

The German American Heritage Museum will be offering free
workshops on the German Immigrant Experience to local
teachers today at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. at the center in
Davenport. Additional sessions will be held on July 27th.
For more information, call 563-322-8844.

Karaoke Family Fun Night will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. at
the Davenport Fairmount St. Library. For more information,
call 563-326-7832.

The annual Scott County Historical Society ice cream social
will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Historic Summit Church
in Davenport. The Chordbusters will perform at 6:45 p.m.
Proceeds will go toward the maintenance of the church.
The film Panther, a dramatized account of the story of The
Black Panther Party, will be shown at 6:30 p.m. at the
Bettendorf Public Library. The film will be introduced by
Michael Dixon, St. Ambrose’s Coordinator of Intercultural
Life and Leadership Programs. For more information, call
563-344-4175.

Josh Duffee and His Orchestra will perform for the
Starlight Revue Concert at Lincoln Park in Rock Island at
7 p.m. There will also be a line dance lesson. For more
information, call 309-732-2132.

The Maple City Band will play at City Park in Geneseo
beginning at 7:30 p.m. For information, call 309-944-2686.
Volunteers are needed for this year's Bix 7 Road Race.
Volunteers must be at least 11 years old and will help put
on the race on Saturday, plus the Quick Bix, kids race,
Sprint, and post race party. To volunteer, call the 24-hour
hotline at 563-383-5353.

Wednesday, July 21

Story Teller Indiana Bones will be at the Moline Library
at 10:00 a.m. as they dig up old Greek Myths of Poseidon,
Medusa and other Greek Heroes. For more information call
309-524-2480.

River Actions’ Riverine Walk will begin at the entrance to
Sylvan Island in Moline at 6:30 on Wednesday and at 9 a.m.
on Saturday. This week’s topic is
Mississippi Geology. For more information, call 563-322-
2969.

Open-mic night for youths and adults will be held 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.

Music in the Park will present The Ellis Kell Band at 7
p.m. at The Quarter Welcome Center in East Moline. For more
information, call 309-796-0170.

Renowned blues guitarist Tab Benoit will perform at 7:30
p.m. at the Redstone Room of River Music Experience in
Davenport. For more information or tickets, call 563-326-
1333.

Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the
comedy Squabbles through August 28. For more information or
tickets, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

The Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival will run from
Thursday to Sunday in various locations in Davenport,
including LeClaire Park, the Clarion Hotel, and The Col
Ballroom. For more information or tickets, call 563-324-
7170.

Young musicians are invited to bring their instruments to
the FREE youth clinic on Saturday at 4 p.m. at the Clarion
Hotel in Davenport. No pre-registration is needed.
Conducted by Andy Schumm & His Gang, this 24-year old band
leader and his band members will work with the musicians on
technique, musicianship, and improvisation.

Thursday, July 22

The 23rd annual Bix Porch Party will begin at 11:30 a.m.
at the Davenport Public Library. Don Estes and The Prairie
Ramblers will provide the music. For more information, call
563-326-7832.

The band Andy Schumm and His Gang will play, using the
Beiderbecke family piano and Bix's cornet, at 2 p.m. at the
Putnam Museum in Davenport. For more information, call 563-
324-1933.

The Bix Youth Jazz Band will play at 6 p.m. at the Col
Ballroom tonight and tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. at the Clarion
Hotel and 6 p.m. at LeClaire Park. . For more information
or tickets, call 563-324-7170.

Jews 'n' Blues with Lil' Rev will begin at 6:30 p.m. at
Rock Island Library as part of the Jewish Federation of the
Quad Cities' Cultural Series. For more information, call
309-732-7315.

The Bettendorf Public Library’s Creation Studio series
continues at 6:30 p.m. when Judy O. Gray will give a hands-
on introduction to creating art with pastels. Space in this
free workshop is limited; call 563-344-4175.

As part of The Civil Rights Project, Dr. Art Pitz will
talk about how Davenport was once a bastion of de facto
segregation and how local events differed from the
national civil rights movement. The presentation will be
at the Bettendorf Public Library at 7:00 p.m. For more
information, call 563-344-4175.

Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the
parody Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead at
8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday.
For more information or tickets, call 563-449-6371.

Beginning tomorrow, Countryside Community Theatre will
present the musical Annie at North Scott High School in
Eldridge. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and
Saturday; and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information or
tickets, call 563-285-6228.

The Genesius Guild will present Shakespeare’s Richard III
this Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m. at the Lincoln Park
Classic Theater in Rock Island.