WVIK Community Calendar - Saturday through Monday

Saturday, August 21

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi River Project will hold the 21st Annual Camper's Outdoor Craft Show at the Shady Creek Recreation Area picnic shelter from 9:00 am until 2:30 pm. For more information, contact the Muscatine Park Rangers at 563-263-7913.

The Davenport Public Library and the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center are holding their 3rd annual Save A Life Blood Drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fairmount Branch. To register for a time to donate, call Steve at 563-328-6833.

A festival will be held at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. featuring Wendish traditions and cultures. For more information, call 563-322-8844.

Floatzilla, an attempt at the world record for the largest kayak and canoe raft, will be held at 2 p.m. at Lake Potter in Sunset Marina in Rock Island. For more information, call 563-322-2969.

A reception will be held from 3 to 6:30 p.m. at the MidCoast Fine Arts Gallery at the Mississippi Valley Welcome Center in LeClaire featuring works by Mindy Diaz and Ken Urban. For more information, call 563-322-3911, ext. 120.

American Scandinavian Association at Augustana invites you to attend the annual Crayfish Party at 5:30 p.m. at the home of John Peterson in Moline. For more information: Vicki Peterson at 309-762-9215.

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

The musical The Wiz will be performed at the Mary Fluhrer Nighswander Theatre in the Annie Wittenmyer complex in Davenport at 8 p.m. on Saturday and at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday. For more information or tickets, call 563-676-4746.

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

Sunday, August 22

The Quad Cities Skyraiders Float Fly for radio control planes and boats will begin at 10 a.m. at Campbells Island in East Moline. For more information, call 309-764-6089.

The third annual QC Ride for the Cure will begin at 11 a.m. at Pizza Express in Bettendorf. A party after the ride will be held beginning at 5 p.m. with non-riders invited. For more information, call 563-355-3100.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers offers tours of Lock and Dam 15 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Mississippi River Visitor Center on Arsenal Island. Advance registration is required; call 309-794-5338.

Every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, tours of Colonel Davenport House are conducted from noon to 4 p.m. on the north shore of Arsenal Island. For more information, call 563-388-9657.

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

The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present Wit at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 3 p.m. For more information or tickets, call 563-322-8504.

The Jewish Federation of the Quad-Cities will show the film Lemon Tree at 4 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum as part of the eighth annual Jewish Film Series. The film contains adult content. For more information, call 309-793-1300.

St. Louis Cardinal Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith will speak at 5 p.m. at Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport as part of the Eastern Iowa Community College Viewpoint Distinguished Speakers Series. For more information, call 563-322-6348.

The musical The Wiz will be performed at the Mary Fluhrer Nighswander Theatre in the Annie Wittenmyer complex in Davenport at 5:30 p.m. For more information or tickets, call 563-676-4746.

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.

Monday, August 23

Wee Wiggler Toddler Time will be held on each Monday in August at 9:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. in the Children’s Program Room of the Moline Public Library. For more information, call 309-524-2480.

A reception and book signing for Tammy Ruffin, author of The Black Dress will be held at the Davenport Eastern Ave. Library at 6 p.m. She will give a short talk, followed by questions and answers. For information, call 563-888-3371.

Historian Dr. Art Pitz will speak on The Arab-Israeli Conflict: 1967 to Present at 6 p.m. at the Moline Library as part of a series cosponsored by the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities. For information, call 309-524-2440.

The Eldridge Library will host a discussion of the book Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork at 6:30 p.m. For information, call 563-285-4794.

On Tuesday and Thursday mornings, 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.

On Tuesday, Prenzie Players will present a Verse And Audition Workshop beginning at 7 p.m. at Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport. It will examine selected text from Pericles by William Shakespeare and offer tips on preparing for auditions for the play which will be held August 28 thru 30.

On Tuesday, Smooth Groove will perform at Schwiebert Riverfront Park in Rock Island beginning at 7 p.m. A dance lesson will precede the concert at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 309-732-7275.

On Tuesday, a discussion of Krakatoa: The Day the Earth Exploded: August 27, 1883 by Simon Winchester with the Environmental Book Club will be held at 7 p.m. at River Action in Davenport. For information, call 563-322-2969.

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