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.