WVIK Community Calendar - Thursday & Friday

Thursday, September 30

Donna Freitas, author of Sex and the Soul: Juggling Sexuality, Spirituality, Romance and Religion on America’s College Campuses, will speak during convocation at 10:30 a.m. in Centennial Hall of Augustana College. The event is free and open to the public.

Conductor Mark Russel Smith will host Inside the Music, a casual discussion of this weekend’s Quad City Symphony Masterworks I concerts at 5 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum. For more information, call 563-322-0931.

As part of this year’s The Big Read, a discussion of Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 451 will be held at the Rock Island Library at 5:30 p.m. For more information, call 309-732-7323.

Out Loud, an open poetry and prose reading session will begin at 7 p.m. at the Midwest Writing Center in Davenport. Participants are invited to read their best works. Listeners also are welcome. For more information, call 563-324-1410.

Iowa Poet Laureate Mary Swander and The Eulenspiegel Puppets will present The Girls on the Roof at 7 p.m. at Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University. The play intended for mature audiences.

Dr. Larry Silver will speak on Hieronymus Bosch, Original Sin, and Death for the Thursdays at the Figge program at 7 p.m. For more information, call 563-326-7804.

The Monmouth College Crimson Masque will present Moliére’s The Learned Ladies Sept. 30 through Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Wells Theater. There will also be a matinee performance on Sunday, Oct. 3 at 2 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-457-210.

Tomorrow morning, Church Women United Rock Island/Milan unit will hold its Fall Forum at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Rock Island. Registration will be at 9:00 a.m. followed by a meeting and program at 9:30. Vince Thomas will discuss housing in this area.

Tomorrow morning, the Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging will present a program entitled Cats & Dogs Our Four Legged Friends beginning at 9:00 a.m. at their Rock Island location. To register or for more information, call 309-793-6800.

Friday, October 1

The Backdoor Independent Film Cafe will show Centurion at 6:30 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum. For more information, call 563-271-6173.

Henrik Williams, professor of Scandinavian Languages at Uppsala University, will speak on The Kensington Runestone: Fact and Fiction at 7 p.m. in Room 102 in the Hanson Hall of Science of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-794-7204

Geneseo High School will present the comedy Play On! at 7 p.m. For more information, call 309-945-0399.

The Augustana Choir, Augustana Symphonic Band, and Augustana Symphony Orchestra will perform new, original compositions at 7:30 p.m. at Centennial Hall of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-203-9879.

The Monmouth College Crimson Masque will present Moliére’s The Learned Ladies Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the Wells Theater. There will also be a matinee performance on Sunday at 2 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-457-210.

The Barley House Band will play for an all ages welcome Illowa Community Folk Dance at 7:30 p.m. at the Singing Bird Nature Center in Rock Island’s Black Hawk State Historic Site. For more information, call 309-788-8986.

Beginning tonight and continuing through October, Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical The Rocky Horror Show at midnight on Fridays and Saturdays and at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For more information, call 563-449-6371

Tomorrow night, the Augustana Clarinet Choir, Augustana Flute Choir, and Augustana Percussion Ensemble will perform new, original compositions at 8 p.m. at Wallenberg Hall in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-203-9879.

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra and pianist Gustavo Romero will perform at 8 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport on Saturday and at 2 p.m. at Centennial Hall of Augustana College. Concert Conversations with Kai Swanson and Mark Russell Smith will begin one hour prior to the performance. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-7276.

WVIK Community Calendar - Wednesday

Wednesday, September 29

Representatives from the German American Heritage Center will be at the Specifically for Seniors event at 1:00 p.m. at the Davenport Fairmount St. Library to discuss the newly expanded German American Heritage Center. For more information, call 563-888-3371.

A discussion of Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 451 will be held at the East Moline Library at 6 p.m. For information, call 309-755-9614.

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.

As part of this year’s The Big Read, a Fahrenheit 451 and Intellectual Freedom Discussion Panel will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Moline Library. A discussion of the novel will follow. For more information, call 309-524-2470.

The Figge Art Museum will host a wine dinner tonight beginning at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call (563) 326-7804, ext. 1227.

A discussion of Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 451 will be held at the Davenport Eastern Ave Library at 7 p.m. To register, call 563-888-3371.

Fahrenheit 451 - An Evening Book Discussion at Black Hawk College will be held at 7 p.m. on the college’s Moline campus. For information, call 309-796-5147.

Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the musical revue A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline through Nov. 6. Evening performances are on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. A matinee performance is held on Wednesday as well. For more information or tickets, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra and pianist Gustavo Romero will perform at 8 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport on Saturday and at 2 p.m. at Centennial Hall of Augustana College. Concert Conversations with Kai Swanson and Mark Russell Smith will begin one hour prior to the performance. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-7276.

WVIK Community Calendar - Tuesday

Tuesday, September 28

The Rock Island Arsenal Women’s Club will hold a Cards for the Troops night at the rock island arsenal golf club beginning at 6:30 p.m. Participants will make greeting cards for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Seating is limited. For more information or to RSVP, call 563-332-5707.

Uri Rosset will present Israeli Counterterrorism Policies at 6 p.m. in the community conference room at the Moline Public Safety Facility. The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, call 309-298-2120.

The Environmental Book Club discussion of You Are Here: Exposing the Vital Link Between What We Do and What That Does to the Planet by Thomas Kostigen will be held at 7 p.m. at River Action in Davenport. For information, call 563-322-2969.

Dan Dagget, founder and president of EcoResults!, will give a talk From Ecoradical to Conservative Environmentalist at 7 p.m. in the Francois Room of the Umbeck Science-Mathematics Center of Knox College in Galesburg. The lecture is free and open to the public.

As part of the Big Read series featuring Fahrenheit 451, the Moline Public Library will screen the documentary Ray Bradbury: An American Icon at 7:00 p.m. No registration required. For more information, call 309-524-2440.

Motivational speaker Carlos Ojeda Jr. will continue Monmouth College’s observation of Latino Heritage Month with a lecture in the Whiteman-McMillan Highlander Room in the Stockdale Center entitled What Do You Know About Latino Heritage? The talk is free and open to the public.

Tomorrow, representatives from the German American Heritage Center will be at the Specifically for Seniors event at 1:00 p.m. at the Davenport Fairmount St. Library to discuss the newly expanded German American Heritage Center. For more information, call 563-888-3371.

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra and pianist Gustavo Romero will perform at 8 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport on Saturday and at 2 p.m. at Centennial Hall of Augustana College. Concert Conversations with Kai Swanson and Mark Russell Smith will begin one hour prior to the performance. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-7276.

WVIK Community Calendar - Saturday, Sunday, & Monday

Saturday, September 25

The 39th Annual Swedish autumn festival will be held today and tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Bishop Hill State Historic Site featuring demonstrations, performances, food, music, dance and games. The event is free and open to the public.

Actors in costume will portray some of Moline's early citizens in Echoes From Riverside: Gone, But Not Forgotten, starting from the Riverside Cemetery Chapel Mausoleum in Moline beginning at 1 p.m. For more information, call 309-797-0790.

Dr. Therese Grisham will present Terrorism in Film: Germany at 2 p.m. at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport. For more information, call 563-322-8844.

The 20th annual Maple Leaf Classic Marching Band Competition will begin at 6 p.m. at Geneseo High School. For more information, call 309-945-3869.

Storytellers will tell Ghost Tales for all ages at 7 p.m. on the lawn of the Colonel Davenport House on Arsenal Island. For more information, call 309-786-7336.

Quad City Arts' Visiting Artists The Synergy Brass Quintet will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University. For more information, call 563-333-6251.

The music of Bartók, Bloch, and Stravinsky will be the program for the opening concert of the Clinton Symphony Orchestra season at 7:30 p.m. in Centennial Auditorium at Sterling High School. Bus transportation for the Clinton, Fulton, Morrison areas is available. Reservations for the bus are required; for information call 563-243-5958.

New Ground Theatre will present the comedy Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. For more information or tickets, call 563-326-7529.

Elizabeth Macdonald and Charles Metz will perform The Golden Age: Music for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord at 8 p.m. in Wallenberg Hall in the Denkmann Building of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-203-9879.

Pianist Nancy Lindberg Ohlbach, a Galesburg native and acclaimed performer and educator, will give a free, public solo recital at 8:00 p.m in Kresge Recital Hall in Ford Center for the Fine Arts of Knox College.

The Internet Players will present the premier production of The Tragedy of Sarah Klein by Nathan Porteshawver at the Nighswander Theatre in Davenport at 8 p.m. on Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information or tickets, call 563-383-6089.

The Second City National Touring Company will perform at 8 p.m. at Centennial Hall of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-794-7306.

Sunday, September 26

The 39th Annual Swedish autumn festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Bishop Hill State Historic Site featuring demonstrations, performances, food, music, dance and games. The event is free and open to the public.

Autumn Market Days will be held in LeClaire from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring music, craft show, demonstrations, barrel rolling, log sawing, and more. For information, call 563-289-9970.

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.

Unity Fest International will be held from noon to 8 p.m. at the Putnam Museum in Davenport featuring the music, dances, clothing, and food of cultures from around the world. For more information, call 563-324-1933.

The Quad City Flute Association will hold their Fall Flute Festival at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Bettendorf beginning at 12:30 p.m. Jill Felber will be the featured guest artist performing a recital at 2 p.m. and leading a workshop for high school flutists at 4:30 p.m. For more information, call 309-738-0760.

The Quad City Botanical Center in Rock Island is holding a Budding Artist Day for kids from 8 to High School age at
1 p.m. The students will experience the gardens through the eyes of an artist, learning draw trees, leaves, and other natural elements. Reservations are encouraged, but not required. Call 309-794-0991 ext. 25.

The Figge Art Museum in Davenport will hold a Looking at Art tour beginning at 1:30 p.m. which will cover what to look for in a variety of painting styles. For more information, call 563-326-7804.

The Internet Players will present the premier production of The Tragedy of Sarah Klein by Nathan Porteshawver at the Nighswander Theatre in Davenport at 2 p.m. For more information or tickets, call 563-383-6089.

New Ground Theatre will present the comedy Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 2:30 p.m. For more information or tickets, call 563-326-7529.

A Celtic music session and Celtic vespers will be held at Gloria Dei Presbyterian Church in Rock Island. Musicians are invited to learn Celtic tunes at 4 p.m. and the vespers service will begin at 5 p.m. For more information, call 309-788-8986.


Monday, September 27

Help support the Quad City Botanical Center by donating items for their Rummage Sale. Donations will be accepted this Monday thru Thursday from 9 to 5 p.m. at the center in Rock Island. The Rummage Sale will be held October 1 and 2 from 9 to 3 p.m.

The Rock Island County 4-H is having a free Open House to find out about their programs from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at 321 West 2nd Ave. in Milan. There will be fun activity stations where kids can explore the many clubs, plus healthy snacks, and games for the whole family to enjoy. For more information or to RSVP, call 309-756-9978 ext. 10.

Uri Rosset, Professor of Middle East Studies and Terrorism at Sapir College in Israel will present a lecture on Israel's Policy towards Terrorism at 7:00 p.m. at the Davenport Eastern Avenue Library. For more information, contact Allan Ross at 309-793-1300.

Danielle Fatkin will present an archaeology lecture entitled The 2010 Excavations at Dhiban, Jordan at Monmouth College at 7:30 p.m. in the Morgan Room in Poling Hall. The talk is free and open to the public.

On Tuesday, as part of the Big Read series featuring Fahrenheit 451, the Moline Public Library will screen the documentary Ray Bradbury: An American Icon at 7:00 p.m. No registration required. For more information, call 309-524-2440.

On Tuesday, Anya Kamenetz, educational futurist and staff writer for Fast Company magazine, will present DIY U: The Coming Transformation of Higher Education at 7 p.m. in the Union Grand Ballroom on the WIU-Macomb campus as part of the University-wide theme Teaching and Learning in a New Era. The presentation is open free to the public.

Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the musical revue A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline through Nov. 6. Evening performances are on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. A matinee performance is held on Wednesday as well. For more information or tickets, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

WVIK Community Calendar - Friday

Friday, September 24

Jim Leach, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, will speak on The Humanities' Role in Restoring Civility to Political Discourse at 10 a.m. at the Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University.

Today through Sunday, Autumn Market Days will be held in LeClaire, featuring music, library book sale, craft show, demonstrations, barrel rolling, log sawing, and more. For information, call 563-289-9970.

The Lincoln Studies Center at Knox College presents a lecture Lincoln and Executive Power by Jennifer Weber at 4 p.m. in the Alumni Room of Old Main in Galesburg. The lecture is free and open to the public.

The Taste of the Moline/Coal Valley School District will be held at Wharton Field House in Moline beginning at 5 p.m. It will include performances by the high school drum corps and middle schools cheerleaders, food, games and more. Proceeds will benefit the schools. For information, call 309-781-2098.

The film The Eclipse will be shown at the Backdoor Independent Film Cafe in the Figge Art Museum at 6 p.m. For more information, call 563-271-6173.

Final Friday events scheduled the Bucktown Center for the Arts in Davenport this evening include a Banned Books reading, works by breast cancer survivors, a performance by ComedySportz and more beginning at 7 p.m. For information, call 563-324-1410.

New Ground Theatre will present the comedy Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. For more information or tickets, call 563-326-7529.

The Internet Players will present the premier production of The Tragedy of Sarah Klein at the Nighswander Theatre in Davenport at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information or tickets, call 563-383-6089.

The Speakeasy in Rock Island will host a singers' open-mic night for ages 18 and up at 8 p.m. Each singer may perform two songs. For more information or to sign up to sing, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

WVIK Community Calendar - Wednesday & Thursday

Wednesday, September 22

A fund-raiser for Habitat for Humanity will be held at Noodles & Company in Davenport from 4 to 9 p.m. to help local housing construction projects.

The Coming Attractions Book Club for grades 4 to 6 will discuss Guardians of Ga'Hoole by Kathryn Lasky at 5:30 p.m. at the Rock Island Library. Children will get a copy of the book to keep. For more information, call 309-732-7360

The Mississippi Valley Blues Society will present the Texas blues of Shawn Pittman performing at 7 p.m. at The Muddy Waters in Bettendorf. For more information, call 563-344-2516

An interactive, theatrical program about diversity entitled Strange Like Me: Racism, Sexism and Homophobia will begin at 7 p.m. at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University. For more information, call 563-333-6264

The annual Preview Night for the Pride of Rock Island Marching Band will begin at 7:15 p.m. at the Rock Island High School stadium. The band will perform their entire marching band competition show. Junior high band students will perform as well. For more information, call 309-793-5950

Monmouth College’s Latino Heritage Month celebration will kick off with an After Hours program at 9:30 p.m. in Scotland Yard in the Stockdale Center, featuring spoken-word artist Gabriela Garcia Medina and Latino dance performances by the campus organization Raices.

Tomorrow, Partners of Scott County Watersheds will be conducting a Rain Garden and Soil Quality Restoration Workshop and Demonstration at 1:00 p.m. at a Habitat for Humanity Home, 805 6th Street in Davenport. Volunteers are also needed to help plant at 5:00 p.m. For more information or to RSVP, call 563-391-1403 ext. 3.

Tomorrow, Native American writer Simon Ortiz will read from his poetry, short fiction, and prose for River Readings at Augustana in the college’s Centennial Hall at 7 p.m. A reception will follow. For information, call 309-794-7231.

On Friday, a Banned Books reading will take place at the Bucktown Center for the Arts in Davenport beginning at 7 p.m. Local authors, poets, librarians and artists will participate reading favorite passages from books, poems and plays that have been frequently contested in the United States. For information, call 563-324-1410.

Thursday, September 23

Bob Welch will present the Songs of the Civil War at the Bettendorf Library at 1:30 p.m. For more information, call 563-344-4175.

The Augustana Politics Club will present author Dave Aossey at 6 p.m. at the college’s Carlsson Evald Hall.

Gilda's Club will hold the seventh annual Diamonds and Divas fundraiser for women only starting at 6 p.m. at the Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University. For more information or to register, call 563-326-7504.

Cheryl Lennox will give an introduction to the art of Altered Books as part of the Creation Studio series at 6:30 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library. For more information, call 563-344-4175

Native American writer Simon Ortiz will read from his poetry, short fiction, and prose for River Readings at Augustana in the college’s Centennial Hall at 7 p.m. A reception will follow. For information, call 309-794-7231.

The North Scott High School Jazz Jam will start at 7 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1555.

The Poetry of Mike Bayles will be featured at an Independent Scholars' Evening at 7 p.m. on the second floor of the Moline Club. For more information, call 309-762-9202.

Associate curator Rima Girnius will give an overview of the exhibit Dancing Towards Death for the Thursdays at the Figge program at 7 p.m. For more information, call 563-326-7804.

New Ground Theatre will present the comedy Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. For more information or tickets, call 563-326-7529.

The Internet Players will present the premier production of The Tragedy of Sarah Klein by Nathan Porteshawver at the Nighswander Theatre in Davenport at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information or tickets, call 563-383-6089.

WVIK Community Calendar - Tuesday

Tuesday, September 21

Former death row inmates Delbert Tibbs and Randy Steidl will present Beyond Repair: True Stories of the Death Penalty at 7 p.m. at the Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University. For more information, call 314-249-1159.

A discussion of Nancy Horan's book Loving Frank with the West End Book Discussion Group will be held at the Davenport Fairmount St. Library at 7 p.m. For information, call 563-888-3371.

United Township’s fall choir concert will be held at the High School at 7 p.m. The UT Singers, Concert Choir, and Jazz Choir will perform. For information, call 309-752-1633.

The annual faculty recital will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University. For information, call 563-333-6001.

New Ground Theatre will present the comedy Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. For more information or tickets, call 563-326-7529.

An Evening with Gaelic Storm will begin at 8 p.m. at the Redstone Room of River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information or tickets, call 563-326-1333.

Violist Michael Kimber and pianist Jikyung Kam will perform at 8 p.m. at Wallenberg Hall in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College.

On Thursday, Native American writer Simon Ortiz will read from his poetry, short fiction, and prose for River Readings at Augustana in the college’s Centennial Hall at 7 p.m. A reception will follow. For information, call 309-794-7231.

Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the musical revue A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline through Nov. 6. Evening performances are on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. A matinee performance is held on Wednesday as well. For more information or tickets, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

WVIK Community Calendar - Saturday, Sunday & Monday

Friday, September 17

Today and tomorrow, Churchstock Gospel Fest will be held in Veterans' Memorial Park in Bettendorf. Hours are 5 to 10 p.m. on Friday, and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday. For more information, call 563-505-4801.

The Citizens to Preserve Black Hawk Park will host an evening campfire and bluegrass music at 6 p.m. at the Singing Bird Nature Center fire circle in Black Hawk Park. For more information, call 309-788-9536.

Backdoor Independent Film Cafe will show The Salt of This Sea at 6 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport. For more information, call 563-271-6173.

The season premiere of the old style radio show The Bucktown Revue will begin at 7 p.m. in the Performance Hall of River Music Experience in Davenport. Scott Tunnicliff hosts with The Barley House Band. Guests include musicians, singers, poets and the Brer Bucktown Traveling Tent Show Dramatic Society. For information or tickets, call 563-326-1333.

Leslie Goddard will portray temperance and women's rights activist Frances Willard at 7 p.m. at the Butterworth Center in Moline. For more information, call 309-743-2701.

United Township High School in East Moline will present the play Gentlemen Prefer Blondes at 7 p.m. For more information or tickets, call 309-752-1633.

New Ground Theatre will present the comedy Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. For more information or tickets, call 563-326-7529.

Playcrafters Barn Theatre in Moline will present the musical Hard to Believe at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-762-0330.

The Internet Players will present the premier production of The Tragedy of Sarah Klein by Nathan Porteshawver at the Nighswander Theatre in Davenport at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information or tickets, call 563-383-6089.

Saturday, September 18

Walk with Travis, a 5K suicide awareness walk, will be held at Scott County Park in Eldridge. Check-in is at 7:30 a.m.; the walk starts at 9 a.m. For more information, call 563-650-5641.

Auditions for the Holiday Pops Children's Chorus will be held at Moline High School for children aged 8 to 13 whose voices have not yet changed. Auditions will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and from 4 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The Children's Chorus will perform with the Quad City Symphony Orchestra at the Holiday Pops concert on Nov. 20. For more information, call 563-322-0931.

Today and tomorrow, MidCoast Fine Arts will hold the 23rd annual Riverssance Festival of Fine Arts in Lindsay Park in Davenport featuring artists from across the nation, music, children's art activities, and more. Hours on Saturday are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call 563-386-7013.

Shea Doyle will present an All the World's a Stage playwriting workshop at 1 p.m. at the Midwest Writing Center in Davenport. For more information, call 563-324-1410.

Playcrafters Barn Theatre in Moline will present the musical Hard to Believe at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-762-0330.

New Ground Theatre will present the comedy Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. For more information or tickets, call 563-326-7529.

The Internet Players will present the premier production of The Tragedy of Sarah Klein by Nathan Porteshawver at the Nighswander Theatre in Davenport at 8 p.m. on Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information or tickets, call 563-383-6089.

Angela Hand and Stephen Burnaman will perform at 8 p.m. at Wallenberg Hall in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-203-9879.

Sunday, September 19

MidCoast Fine Arts will hold the 23rd annual Riverssance Festival of Fine Arts in Lindsay Park in Davenport featuring artists from across the nation, music, children's art activities, and more from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, call 563-386-7013.

The 38th annual Arrowhead Ranch Round-Up will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the ranch in Coal Valley. It will include auctions of vehicles and furniture, craft and flea market vendors, games, entertainment, and an antique car show. For more information, call 309-799-7044

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.

The Figge Art Museum in Davenport will hold a Looking at Art tour beginning at 1:30 p.m. which will cover what to look for in a variety of painting styles. For more information, call 563-326-7804

The Internet Players will present the premier production of The Tragedy of Sarah Klein by Nathan Porteshawver at the Nighswander Theatre in Davenport at 2 p.m. For more information or tickets, call 563-383-6089.

New Ground Theatre will present the comedy Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 2:30 p.m. For more information or tickets, call 563-326-7529.

The Third Sunday Jazz Workshop and Matinee Concert will begin at 3 p.m. at the Redstone Room of River Music Experience. This month features the Petra van Nuis Quartet. For more information or tickets, call 309-373-0790.

Playcrafters Barn Theatre in Moline will present the musical Hard to Believe at 3 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-762-0330.

A Jed Poust organ concert will begin at 6 p.m. at United Methodist Church in Orion. The 1918 instrument has recently been refurbished. For more information, call 309-526-8511.

Monday, September 20

Auditions for the Holiday Pops Children's Chorus will be held at Moline High School from 4 to 7:30 p.m. for children aged 8 to 13 whose voices have not yet changed. The Children's Chorus will perform with the Quad City Symphony Orchestra at the Holiday Pops concert on Nov. 20. For more information, call 563-322-0931.

Stanlee Stahl will speak on Jews and Their Rescuers During the Holocaust at 7 p.m. at Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University. For more information, call 309-793-1300.

A discussion of Anthony Trollope's The Way We Live Now with the Classics Book Club will be held at the Moline Library at 7 p.m. For information, call 309-524-2473.

As part of the Scriptural Authority series, the Reverend Lynn Carver will lead the presentation, The Ethic of Love, at 7 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library. For information, call 563-344-4175.

Tomorrow, United Township’s fall choir concert will be held at the High School at 7 p.m. The UT Singers, Concert Choir, and Jazz Choir will perform. For information, call 309-752-1633.

Tomorrow, the annual faculty recital will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University. For information, call 563-333-6001.

Tomorrow night, an Evening with Gaelic Storm will begin at 8 p.m. at the Redstone Room of River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information or tickets, call 563-326-1333.

New Ground Theatre will present the comedy Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. For more information or tickets, call 563-326-7529.

Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the musical revue A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline through Nov. 6. Evening performances are on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. A matinee performance is held on Wednesday as well. For more information or tickets, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

WVIK Community Calendar - Thursday

Thursday, September 16

A First Connections Art Festival will be held today at Augustana College beginning at 10:30 a.m. Several artist with works in the Olson-Brandelle North American Indian Art Collection will discuss and demonstrate their work. The Brown Otter Singers and Meskwaki will perform. For more information, call 309-794-7306.

The 17th Annual Iowa Women’s Music Festival will be held today through Saturday in Iowa City. Appropriately themed At Seventeen, this year’s festival is proud to feature the legendary Janis Ian. Music styles will include folk, pop, rock, country, hip-hop, spoken word, acoustic blues, soul, and more. For tickets, call 319-688-2653. For more information, call 319-335-1486.

The Galesburg Civic Art Center will present the 7th annual Black Earth Film Festival Thursday through Saturday, featuring independent films, including 3 from Galesburg and 1 from Iowa City. For more information, call 309-342-7415.

A discussion of Stephen W. Sears' book Chancellorsville with the Civil War Book Discussion Group will be held at the Moline Library at 6:30 p.m. For information, call 309-524-2470.

Gregory Gilbert will speak on "The Lifeguard" by Marsden Hartley for the Thursdays at the Figge program at 7 p.m. For more information, call 563-326-7804.

Tonight and tomorrow night, United Township High School in East Moline will present the play Gentlemen Prefer Blondes at 7 p.m. For more information or tickets, call 309-752-1633.

Hazel Dodge, lecturer in archaeology at Trinity College in Ireland, will present the first in a series of lectures during Monmouth College’s Year of Archaeology. Entitled Roman Spectacle in the Greek East, this free talk will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Morgan Room of Poling Hall.

The Internet Players will present the premier production of The Tragedy of Sarah Klein by Nathan Porteshawver at the Nighswander Theatre in Davenport at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information or tickets, call 563-383-6089.

WVIK Community Calendar - Tuesday & Wednesday

Tuesday, September 14

Registration deadline is today for the Is your business prepared for a disaster? symposium which will be held next Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the i wireless Center in Moline. Seating is limited. For more information or to register, call Black Hawk College at 309-796-5714.

Today and tomorrow, the Friends of Trinity will hold a Books are Fun sale from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 1 of Trinity Rock Island. For information, call 309-779-2343.

As part of the World Adventure Travelogue Series, filmmaker Rudy Thurau will present Rhine River Adventure at 1 p.m., 4 p.m., and 7 p.m. at the Putnam Museum IMAX Theatre in Davenport. For tickets or more information, call 563-324-1933.

Quad City Arts will host a party for Visiting Artists Synergy Brass Quintet at 6 p.m. at the Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University. For tickets or more information, call 309-793-1213.

The Bettendorf Library will show the 1988 film Hairspray at 6:30 p.m. as part of the Library’s Civil Rights Project. Local author and film buff Michael Thomas Masters will introduce the film. For more information, call 563-344-4175.

Teen Night for ages 12 to 18 will be held at the Rock Island Library Ridgewood Branch on select Tuesdays through December. Activities will be different each week and begin at 6 p.m. For more information, call 309-732-7330.

The San-Trapp Duo will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University as part of the Year of the Piano celebration. For information, call 563-333-6001.

Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the musical revue A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline through Nov. 6. Evening performances are on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. A matinee performance is held on Wednesday as well. For more information or tickets, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

Wednesday, September 15

A discussion of Rufus Burrows' work Martin Luther King, Jr., for Armchair Theologian with the Contemporary Books Discussion Group will be held at the Bettendorf Library at 1 p.m. For information, call 563-344-4179.

Venice Berry will speak on Racialism in the Media at 4:30 p.m. at Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University, addressing modern racism in news, sex and violence in rap music, black male and female stereotypes in film, and more. For information, call 563-333-6264.

A reception for the Wood and Words exhibit, a unique combination of two and three-dimensional artist works by artists Amy Nielsen and Bill Wohlford, will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Rock Island Library. The show will be on display through October 31.

In Love We Trust will be shown at 6 p.m. at the Davenport Fairmount St. Library as part of the Off-beat Independent Film series. A discussion will follow. For more information, call 563-326-7832.

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.

Tonight through Friday night, United Township High School in East Moline will present the play Gentlemen Prefer Blondes at 7 p.m. For more information or tickets, call 309-752-1633.

The Java Jews Klezmer Band will perform at 7 p.m. at Wallenberg Hall in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College as part of the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities’ Cultural Series. For more information, call 309-793-1300.

A discussion of Simon Winchester's book The Professor and the Madman with the Contemporary Books Discussion Group will be held at the Bettendorf Library at 7 p.m. For information, call 563-344-4179.

The Figge Art Museum is conducting a Wisconsin Fall Art Tour on October 16th. Experience quaint towns and art galleries, chat with artists as they demonstrate their works, and finish off the day with a visit to a winery. Space is limited. To make reservations, contact Heather at 563-326-7804, ext. 2045.

WVIK Community Calendar - Saturday, Sunday & Monday

Saturday, September 11

A Mystery Book Discussion of Naomi Hirahara's book Summer of the Big Bachi will be held at the Bettendorf Library at 9:30 a.m. For information, call 563-344-4175.

The exhibit Studio 1: Spectacular Still Life will open today at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport. The exhibit shows how artists use the elements of art and principles of design. For information, call 563-326-7804.

The fall Beaux Arts Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday; and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday at the Figge Plaza in Davenport. There will be a children's art project area, music, and much more. For information, call 563-326-7804.

Tom Cordaro will present Be Not Afraid: An Alternative to the War on Terror; Living Unafraid: A Biblical Path to Freedom at 1 p.m. in the lower level of St. Ambrose University’s New Hall. For information, call 563-332-1007.

Bravo! Broadway will be the Riverfront Pops concert at LeClaire Park in Davenport. Gates will open at 3 p.m.; and the music will start at 6:30 p.m. For information, call 563-322-7276.

The Classic Film Society will show A Tree Grows in Brooklyn at 7 p.m. in Upham Auditorium of the Marycrest Senior Living Campus in Davenport. Also, Bob King will discuss the Davenport's history of contributions to the film industry. For information, call 563-391-3502.

David Kirby, author of Animal Factory: The Looming Threat of Industrial Pig, Dairy, and Poultry Farms to Humans and the Environment will speak about his book at the Putnam Museum at 7 p.m. For information, call 563-321-7458.

Playcrafters Barn Theatre in Moline will present the musical Hard to Believe at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-762-0330.

Magician Craig Karges will perform at 8 p.m. at Centennial Hall of Augustana College. For more information or tickets, call 309-794-7306.

Sunday, September 12

The Quad City Audubon Society's Tim Murphy will conduct a guided bird hike at 8 a.m. at the Nahant Marsh Education Center in Davenport. Long pants and sneakers or boots are recommended. For more information, call 563-323-5196.

The fall Beaux Arts Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Figge Plaza in Davenport. There will be a children's art project area, music, and much more. For information, call 563-326-7804.

David Kirby, author of Animal Factory: The Looming Threat of Industrial Pig, Dairy, and Poultry Farms to Humans and the Environment will read from his book at the NorthPark Barnes and Noble at 10:30 a.m. For information, call 563-321-7458.

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.

The Figge Art Museum in Davenport will hold a Looking at Art tour beginning at 1:30 p.m. which will cover what to look for in a variety of painting styles. For more information, call 563-326-7804

Playcrafters Barn Theatre in Moline will present the musical Hard to Believe at 3 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-762-0330.

The Jewish Federation of the Quad-Cities will show the film Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger 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.

An open rehearsal for prospective musicians for the Quad City Wind Ensemble will be held at 6 p.m. at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University. Adult wind players or percussionists interested in joining are welcome. For more information, call 309-507-2971.

Monday, September 13

The Short & Sweets Short Story Discussion Group at the Davenport Fairmount St. Library will have dessert and discuss the short story Big Me at 10 a.m. For information or to register, call 563-328-6833.

An Alpha Book Club discussion of Allen Bradley's work The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie will be held at the Rock Island Library at 3 p.m. For information, call 309-732-7323.

DAGOBAH, a science fiction and fantasy book discussion group, will meet at 6 p.m. at the Davenport Library. Call 563-326-7832 for details.

Iowa Writers' Workshop alumna Susanna Daniel will read from her debut novel Stiltsville at 7 p.m. at Prairie Lights Bookstore in Iowa City. For information, call 319-337-2681.

Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the musical revue A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline through Nov. 6. Evening performances are on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. A matinee performance is held on Wednesday as well. For more information or tickets, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

Playcrafters Barn Theatre in Moline will present the musical Hard to Believe at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-762-0330.

The Figge Art Museum is conducting a Wisconsin Fall Art Tour on October 16th. Experience quaint towns and art galleries, chat with artists as they demonstrate their works, and finish off the day with a visit to a winery. Space is limited. To make reservations, contact Heather at 563-326-7804, ext. 2045.

On Tuesday, Quad City Arts will host a party for Visiting Artists Synergy Brass Quintet at 6 p.m. at the Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University. For tickets or more information, call 309-793-1213.

On Tuesday, The San-Trapp Duo will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose Universityas part of the Year of the Piano celebration. For information, call 563-333-6001.

WVIK Community Calendar - Thursday & Friday

Thursday, September 9

Senior citizens can participate in guided riverfront golf cart tours at select times today. There are five different tours from which to choose. Spots are still available, but space is limited. For more information or to register, call River Action at 563-322-2969.

Trees Forever will be hosting a Trees & Water Quality Symposium discussing the role of trees and other vegetation in helping to improve rural and urban water quality.
The event will run from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Stoney Creek Inn in Moline. The symposium is open to the public. For further information or to pre-register, call 800-369-1269 ext.16.

Elizabeth Royte will speak on You're Drinking What? Bottled Water or Tap: What's the Difference and Why Should We Care? for the convocation program at 10:30 a.m. at Augustana College’s Centennial Hall. For more information, call 309-794-7306.

Today through Saturday, the fifth annual Trains, Planes, and Automobiles event will be held in downtown Geneseo. It will begin with a Stearman fly-in with airplane acrobatics at 2 p.m. Thursday. For more information, call 309-944-2686.

Scott County I-Club Dinner will meet at Thunder Bay Grille in Davenport beginning at 6 p.m. The featured speaker will be former Hawkeye and NBA player, Ryan Bowen, who is the current UI Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach. You do not need to be an I-Club member to attend. For more information, call 563-391-5287.

Gregory Gilbert will present Mercedes Matter: An Overview of the Retrospective Exhibition for the Thursdays at the Figge program at 7 p.m. For more information, call 563-326-7804.

Duke University Professor Dr. David Brady will present Workers of the World, an examination of cross-national differences of work and workers at 7 p.m. at the Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University. The lecture is open to the public and part of the university's yearlong series, The Ubiquity of Work.

Friday, September 10

Tommy G. Thompson, former Presidential Cabinet member and
Governor of Wisconsin, will give Knox College's 2010 Opening Convocation address at 11 a.m. in Harbach
Theatre in the Ford Center for the Fine Arts. The convocation is free and open to the public.

The Backdoor Independent Film Cafe will show Mid-August Lunch at 6 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport. For more information, call 563-271-6173.

A canoe and kayak tour will begin at 6 p.m. at Scott County Park in Eldridge. For more information or to pre-register, call 563-328-3286.

An artists' reception featuring Barbara Bianchi and her mixed media works will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at MidCoast Gallery West in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-737-2066.

An Open Mic Coffeehouse will be held at First Lutheran in Rock Island from 7 to 10 p.m. Donations will benefit St Joe's Evening Meal at Rock Island Township. For more information, call 309-788-9661.

ComedySportz Quad Cities will perform at 7 p.m. at Richmond Hill Barn Theater in Geneseo. Part of the proceeds will go toward ongoing projects at the theater. For more information, call 309-944-2244.

Playcrafters Barn Theatre in Moline will present the musical Hard to Believe at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-762-0330.

The documentary The River is Life, the story of two men’s ten state journey down the Mississippi, will be shown at 8:30 p.m. at Riverside Park in Moline. For more information, call 815-589-4545.

Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the musical revue A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline through Nov. 6. Evening performances are on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. A matinee performance is held on Wednesday as well. For more information or tickets, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

WVIK Community Calendar - Tuesday & Wednesday

Tuesday, September 7

Teen Night for ages 12 to 18 will be held at the Rock Island Library on select Tuesdays through December. Activities will be different each week and begin at 6 p.m. For more information, call 309-732-7330.

A Davenport Parks Comprehensive Plan community meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Duck Creek Lodge in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-7812.

Award-winning journalist Bill Knight will present the Eighth Annual John Hallwas Liberal Arts Lecture at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in the University Union Grand Ballroom at WIU Macomb and at 3 p.m. on Wednesday in Room 102-AB at WIU Quad Cities. The lecture is entitled I Read the News Today – Oh, Boy: Journalism, Empathy and the Liberal Arts.

A discussion of Michael Gruber's novel The Book of Air and Shadows will be held by the Pageturners Book Discussion group at the Moline Library at 7 p.m. For information, call 309-524-2470.

Tomorrow morning, a meeting of the Association of Fundraising Professionals will be held at 11:45 a.m. at the Butterworth Education Center in Moline. Human Resource Issues for Non-Profits will be the topic. For more information, call 563-322-1731.

Tomorrow, ballad singer Judy Cook will perform Songs of Mark Twain's America at 1 p.m. at the Putnam Museum in Davenport. Then on Thursday, she will perform Songs of Abraham Lincoln's America at 10:30 a.m. For more information on either program, call 563-324-1933.

Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the musical revue A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline through Nov. 6. Evening performances are on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. A matinee performance is held on Wednesday as well. For more information or tickets, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

Senior citizens can participate in guided riverfront golf cart tours this Thursday. There are five different tours from which to choose. For more information or to register, call River Action at 563-322-2969.

Wednesday, September 8

Terry Swails will speak on The Parkersburg Storm, the May Chase, and the World of Today's Meteorologist at a meeting of the Port Byron Historical Society at noon at the River Valley Library in Port Byron. For more information, call 309-523-3654.

Ballad singer Judy Cook will present Tenting Tonight: Songs and Stories of the Civil War at 6:30 p.m. at the Putnam Museum in Davenport. It will include excerpts from her great-great-grandparents' correspondence. For more information, call 563-324-1933.

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.

A discussion of Garth Stein's novel The Art of Racing in the Sun will be held by the Between the Lines Book Discussion Group at the Davenport Eastern Ave. Library at 7 p.m. For information, call 563-326-7832.

The documentary The River is Life, the story of two men’s ten state journey down the Mississippi, will be shown at 7:30 p.m. at Den Besten Park in Fulton. For more information, call 815-589-4545.

Tomorrow morning, Elizabeth Royte will speak on You're Drinking What? Bottled Water or Tap: What's the Difference and Why Should We Care? for the convocation program at 10:30 a.m. at Augustana College’s Centennial Hall. For more information, call 309-794-7306.

Tomorrow through Saturday, the fifth annual Trains, Planes, and Automobiles event will be held in downtown Geneseo. It will begin with a Stearman fly-in with airplane acrobatics at 2 p.m. Thursday. For more information, call 309-944-2686.

Tomorrow, Gregory Gilbert will present Mercedes Matter: An Overview of the Retrospective Exhibition for the Thursdays at the Figge program at 7 p.m. For more information, call 563-326-7804.

WVIK Community Calendar - Saturday, Sunday & Monday

Saturday, September 4

Today and tomorrow, the annual Milan Indian Summer Festival will be held at Dickson Park featuring a carnival, pageants, bingo and more. Live music will begin each night at 8 p.m. The parade is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. today.

Monmouth College’s 16th Annual Cultural Festival will be held from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on the college’s Dunlap Terrace. The festival will feature free food, exhibits from around the world, and entertainment provided by the Mexican Folkloric Dance. In the event of rain, the festival will be moved inside the Stockdale Center.

The Labor Day Pow Wow will be held at Black Hawk State Historic Site in Rock Island. Dancing and drumming will go on from noon to 4:30 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday; and from noon to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 309-788-0177.

Today and tomorrow, the 38th annual Barnes Family Bluegrass Festival will be held at the Mercer County Fairgrounds in Aledo. In addition to the live performances, music workshops will be held. A complete schedule is available on the festival’s website. For more information, call 309-737-7706.

The Orion Fall Festival will be held through 6 p.m. tomorrow at Central Park featuring bands, street dances, parade, arts and crafts, and more. For information, call 309-526-8139.

Thru Monday, Kewanee Hog Days will take place on and around Main St., Kewanee and feature a carnival, crafts, flea market, parade, Stampede run, and more. For more information, call 309-852-4644.

The Davenport Fairmount St. Library will show the film Diary of a Wimpy Kid at 1 p.m. as part of the LitFlix series. For more information, call 563-328-6833.

Janet Choplick will read and sign books from The Small Town Chronicles series at 2 p.m. at Borders in Davenport. For more information, call 563-359-7830.

The River Prairie Minstrels will perform at 6 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1555

MercyMe and Elysian will play for the Festival of Praise at 7 p.m. at the LeClaire Park Bandshell in Davenport. Proceeds will go toward A Night to Honor Israel. For more information, call 563-359-7617.

Brian Blakeway will present a program on Animal Tracks at 7 p.m. at Fisherman's Corner amphitheatre in East Moline. For more information, call 309-794-5338.

Four bands will play an all-ages show beginning at 7 p.m. in the Performance Hall, River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1333.

Sunday, September 5

The Labor Day Pow Wow will be held at Black Hawk State Historic Site in Rock Island. Dancing and drumming will go on from noon to 4:30 p.m. For more information, call 309- 788-0177.

Thru Monday, Kewanee Hog Days will take place on and around Main St., Kewanee and feature a carnival, crafts, flea market, parade, Stampede run, and more. For more information, call 309-852-4644.

The 38th annual Barnes Family Bluegrass Festival will be held at the Mercer County Fairgrounds in Aledo. A complete schedule is available on the festival’s website. For more information, call 309-737-7706.

The annual Milan Indian Summer Festival will be held at Dickson Park featuring a carnival, pageants, bingo and more. Live music will begin each night at 8 p.m.

The Orion Fall Festival will be held until 6 p.m. at Central Park featuring bands, arts and crafts, and more. For information, call 309-526-8139.

Today and tomorrow, Dan Nagle Walnut Grove Pioneer Village in Long Grove will hold the Village Fall Festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will include music, period-dressed artisans demonstrating crafts, dramatic reenactments, old-fashioned children's games, and more. For more information, call 563-328-3283.

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.

The Figge Art Museum in Davenport will hold a Looking at Art tour beginning at 1:30 p.m. which will cover what to look for in a variety of painting styles. For more information, call 563-326-7804

The Jewish Federation of the Quad-Cities will show the film Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger 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.

Monday, September 6

The 16th anniversary of Run with Carl will beginning at 7:30 a.m. at Life Fitness Center in Bettendorf. Participants have the option of signing up for a 5K run/walk or 5 mile run. Kids ages 12 and under can participate in a 1 mile or half mile fun run. To register or for more information, call 563-332-2200.

The East Moline Labor Day parade will begin at 11 a.m. at 15th Ave. and 13th St. The theme is Labor, Working Together for a Better Future.

The 26th annual Labor Day parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Washington Junior High School in Rock Island. It will end at noon at Rock Island High School. The theme is Learning Comes to Life! For more information, call 309-732-2923.

Dan Nagle Walnut Grove Pioneer Village in Long Grove will hold the Village Fall Festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will include music, period-dressed artisans demonstrating crafts, dramatic reenactments, old-fashioned children's games, and more. For more information, call 563-328-3283.

Kewanee Hog Days will take place on and around Main St., Kewanee and feature a carnival, crafts, flea market, parade, Stampede run, and more. For more information, call 309-852-4644.

Simon Cordery, author of the new biography Mother Jones: Raising Cain and Consciousness, will present Monmouth College’s third annual Labor Day lecture at 7 p.m. in the Barnes Electronic Classroom on the lower level of Hewes Library. The lecture is entitled Mother Jones: Labor’s Conscience and the Workers’ Champion.

Award-winning journalist Bill Knight will present the Eighth Annual John Hallwas Liberal Arts Lecture at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in the University Union Grand Ballroom at WIU Macomb and at 3 p.m. on Wednesday in Room 102-AB at WIU Quad Cities. The lecture is entitled I Read the News Today – Oh, Boy: Journalism, Empathy and the Liberal Arts.

Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the musical revue A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline through Nov. 6. Evening performances are on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. A matinee performance is held on Wednesday as well. For more information or tickets, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

WVIK Community Calendar for Thursday and Friday

Thursday, September 2

Free admission for Seniors is being offered all day today at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-7804.

Sharing Our Stories: What Influenced You as a Student at Augustana? will be the convocation program at 10:30 a.m. at Centennial Hall of Augustana College. Five professors will speak in celebration of the college's sesquicentennial. For more information, call 309-794-7306.

The Davenport Public Library is currently looking for kids, ages 9 to 12, to join the readers’ theatre program. Open casting will be held today at 4:00 p.m. at the main library. The group will then meet every Thursday at 4:00 p.m. through October 21st to rehearse for the play October 28th. For more information, call 563-326-7832.

The annual Rock Island Arsenal Historical Society picnic and tour will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Colonel Davenport House on the north shore of Arsenal Island. For more information, call 563-355-6165.

A reception for the Quad City Art Teachers exhibit will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Art Salon, Figge Art Museum. Call 563-326-7804, ext. 2026.

The Rock Island Library will show the independent film The Wind Journeys 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.

A preview of Fall Exhibitions and Programs will be the Thursdays at the Figge program at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport beginning at 7 p.m. For more information, call 563-326-7804.

Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will perform previews of the musical A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline at. For more information or tickets, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

The Scott County Library in Eldridge has scheduled a new set of community based programs for preschoolers the first Friday of each month. Tomorrow’s program I Want to Be a Dancer will begin at 10 a.m. and feature a representative from Tina's Dance Studio. For more information, call 563-285-4794 ext. 223.

Friday, September 3

The Habitat ReStore Labor Day Sale will be held today only with 25% off everything in the store. The store is affiliated with Habitat for Humanity and is located at 3629 Mississippi Ave in Davenport. For more information, call 563-391-4949.

Today through Sunday, the 38th annual Barnes Family Bluegrass Festival will be held at the Mercer County Fairgrounds in Aledo. In addition to the live performances, music workshops will be held. A complete schedule is available on the festival’s website. For more information, call 309-737-7706.

Today through Sunday, the annual Milan Indian Summer Festival will be held at Dickson Park featuring a carnival, pageants, bingo and more. Live music will begin each night at 8 p.m. A parade is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.

The Orion Fall Festival will be held from 5 p.m. on Friday to 6 p.m. on Sunday at Central Park featuring bands, street dances, parade, arts and crafts, and more. For information, call 309-526-8139.

The Backdoor Independent Film Cafe will show The Oxford Murders at 6 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport. For more information, call 563-271-6173.

The 2010 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winning documentary RESTREPO is opening at the Rave Motion Pictures Davenport 53. The film was shot in eastern Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley by embedded journalists Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger.

Swedish Grammy winners Abalone Dots and Jordan Danielsen will play at 8:30 p.m. at the River Music Experience’s Redstone Room. For more information or tickets, call 563-326-1333.

Tomorrow, Monmouth College’s 16th Annual Cultural Festival will be held from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on the college’s Dunlap Terrace. The festival will feature free food, exhibits from around the world, and entertainment provided by the Mexican Folkloric Dance. In the event of rain, the festival will be moved inside the Stockdale Center.