WVIK Community Calendar Thursday August 26th, 2010

As part of River Action's Explore the River series, the Channel Cat Talk will be Rafting Logs to Quad City Lumber Mills beginning at 9:00 a.m.  Departure is from the Moline Channel Cat landing.  For more information, call 563-322-2969.

Maria Flores will present Cancer in the Workplace: Employment Rights of People with Cancer Under the Americans with Disabilities Act at 3 p.m. at Gilda's Club Quad Cities in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-7504.

A commemoration of the 90th anniversary of women's suffrage will be held in Empire Park in East Moline beginning at 5:30 p.m. The event will feature guest speakers, a performance by a women's chorus, refreshments, and voter registration.  To RSVP, call 309-752-9190.

Two art talks will be featured for Thursdays at the Figge beginning at 7 p.m.  First Rima Girnius will speak on Reinstallation of the Latin American Gallery, then Anne Muraoka will present The Descent from the Cross, After The North Scott High School Jazz Jam will begin at 7 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1555.

The Bootleggers will perform 8-Track: The Sounds of the '70s at 7:15 p.m. at Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island.  For more information or tickets, call (309) 786-7733, ext. 2.

The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present Wit at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. For more information or tickets, call 563-322-8504.

Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information or tickets, call 563-449-6371.

On Friday, to celebration the Midwest Writing Center's 30th anniversary, ast and present board members Dr. Roald Tweet, Julie McDonald, Trish Nelson, Ryan Collins, Max Molleston, and Dick Stahl will read from their works.  For information, call 563-324-1410.

On August 25th, 1980 at 6 AM, WVIK, Augustana Public Radio signed on the air as the Quad Cities first Public Radio station.

Tune in tomorrow, August 25th, 2010 to hear anniversary greetings from WVIK Alumni and Friends, celebratory music, listener favorites, and the first music played on Augustana Public Radio in 1980, Brahms' Academic Festival Overture.


On Saturday, August 28th, 10 AM to 2 PM, join WVIK  in celebrating our anniversary with live music, station tours, brats, and a special edition of Don Wooten's Saturday Morning Live.


Parking is available in the Centennial Parking lot on the the corner of 38th Street and 7th Avenue, with a shuttle van to WVIK's building. Handicapped parking will available within the WVIK parking lot.

WVIK Community Calendar August 25th, 2010

The Second Annual Grant Writers Workshop will be held at i-Wireless center in Moline at 3 p.m. For more information or to register, call 563-322-2969.

The Rock Island Library will show the documentary The Murder of Emmett Till at 6 p.m. The film contains adult material. A discussion will follow. For more information, call 309-732-7323.

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.

On Wednesday and Saturday, River Actions’ Riverine Walk will begin at the Centennial Skate Park in Davenport at 6:30 on Wednesday and at 9 a.m. on Saturday. This week’s topic is Davenport's River Vision 2010. For more information, call 563-322-2969.

A discussion of David Rhodes' novel Driftless will be held at the Bettendorf Library at 7 p.m. The book is this year's All Iowa Reads selection. For information, call 563-344-4175.

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 Pinta and the Nina replica ships are now docked at Davenport’s Oneida Landing at 11:00 a.m. The ships will be open for tours every day from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. until August 30th. Those wishing to schedule a guided group tour should call 787-672-2152.

Tomorrow, Maria Flores will present Cancer in the Workplace: Employment Rights of People with Cancer Under the Americans with Disabilities Act at 3 p.m. at Gilda's Club Quad Cities in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-7504.

Tomorrow, two art talks will be featured for Thursdays at the Figge beginning at 7 p.m. First Rima Girnius will speak on Reinstallation of the Latin American Gallery, then Anne Muraoka will present The Descent from the Cross, After Bartolome Carducho. For more information, call 563-326-7804.

Saturday Morning Live, August 28th, 2010

Don's guest this Saturday will be a variety of people:  WVIK staff, Foundation Board members, and anyone else who will sit down with Don to celebrate WVIK’s 30th Anniversary.   

Come and you see this show live at our open house from 10 AM to 2 PM.

Saturday Morning Live, August 21th, 2010

Don's guest this Saturday is John Phillips, Rock Island city manager.

Two hours of fun, or where old British radio programs go to die, depending on your point of view. Don Wooten and a cavalcade of guests kill two hours in a very unceremonious way.

Saturday Morning Live, August 14th, 2010

Don's guest this Saturday is Jerry Jones, Martin Luther King Center director.

Two hours of fun, or where old British radio programs go to die, depending on your point of view. Don Wooten and a cavalcade of guests kill two hours in a very unceremonious way.

Saturday Morning Live, August 7th, 2010

Don's guest this Saturday is Brandy Donaldson, government and politics reporter from The Moline Dispatch and Rock Island Argus Newspapers.

Two hours of fun, or where old British radio programs go to die, depending on your point of view. Don Wooten and a cavalcade of guests kill two hours in a very unceremonious way.