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.