Thursday, October 28, 2010

WVIK Community Calendar - Saturday, Sunday & Monday

Saturday, October 30

Today and tomorrow, Boo at the Zoo will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Niabi Zoo. A shuttle from SouthPark will be available. For more information, call (309) 799-3482.

Integrity: Arts & Culture Association will host a Fall Open House in Moline Public Library's Platinum Room from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Enjoy delicious baked treats and receive information about the non-profit literary, performing and visual arts organization. For more information or to RSVP, call 309-786-1045.

The Augustana Concert Band and Flute Choir will perform at 2 p.m. at Centennial Hall of Augustana College. For more information, call (309) 794-7833

Abdul Karim, Rafic, and Omar Sinno will sign their book The Mississippi River Border to Border: Panoramas and Impressions at 2 p.m. at Borders in Davenport. For more information, call (563) 359-7830.

The Figge Art Museum will hold a Dancing Towards Death All Hallows Eve Bash beginning at 6 p.m. Tickets include two free passes to see the Dancing Towards Death exhibit before it opens on Dec. 1. For more information, call (563) 326-7804, ext. 1227.

Lancer Productions will present the farce Loving Lives at North Scott High School auditorium in Eldridge at 7 p.m. on Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 563-285-3324.

The Watoto Children's Choir from Africa will perform at 7 p.m. at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University. For more information, call 309-793-7373.

The drama To Burn a Witch and the comedy A Coupla Bimbos Sittin' Around Talkin' will be presented at 7 p.m. at the Student Life Center of Scott Community College in Bettendorf. For more information, call 563-441-4181.

Serbian theater troupe DAH Teatar will perform Crossing the Lines at 7:30 p.m. at Potter Theatre in Bergendoff Hall of Augustana College. For more information, call (309) 794-7306.

AlWood School in Woodhull will present the comedy Happy Birthday, Dear Grandpa at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 309-334-2102.

Moline High School will present the drama The Taste of Sunrise at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 309-743-8833.

The Augustana Symphonic Band will play at 8 p.m. at Centennial Hall of Augustana College. For more information, call (309) 794-7833.

Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical The Rocky Horror Show at midnight tonight and 9 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 563-449-6371.

Sunday, October 31

Boo at the Zoo will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Niabi Zoo. A shuttle from SouthPark will be available. For more information, call (309) 799-3482.

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 will present The Innovators: Tiffany, Wright, Picasso, and Pollock tour beginning at 1:30 p.m. Discover how these artists changed the way we think about art and design. For more information, call 563-326-7804.

Lancer Productions will present the farce Loving Lives at North Scott High School auditorium in Eldridge at 2 p.m. For more information, call 563-285-3324.

The Quad City Wind Ensemble will present the first concert of their 25th anniversary season at 3 p.m. at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University. For more information, call (309) 786-8617.

Alleman High School in Rock Island will present the musical Oklahoma! at 4 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 309-786-7793.

Bach Vespers will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Augustana College’s Ascension Chapel. The cantata A Mighty Fortress is Our God will be performed in commemoration of the Reformation. For more information, call (309) 794-7833.

Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical The Rocky Horror Show at 9 p.m. For more information, call 563-449-6371.

On Tuesday, a discussion of Elizabeth Strout's Olive Kitteridge with the Pageturners Discussion Group will be held at the Moline Library at 7 p.m. For information, call 309-524-2473.

Monday, November 1

The Davenport Public Library will begin offering Museum Passes for checkout beginning today. Anyone with a library card can visit one of Davenport Public Library’s three locations to check out a Museum Pass, which gives a family of four free admission into the Putnam Museum. The IMAX® Theatre is not included. The Museum Passes are available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, call 563-326-7832.

The Alpha Book Club discussion of David Mitchell's work Black Swan Green will be held at the Rock Island Library at 3 p.m. For information, call 309-732-7323.

The Davenport Parks and Recreation will discuss future projects at the three public golf courses at 6 p.m. at the Red Hawk Clubhouse on Northwest Blvd. For more information, call 563-326-7812.

The Short & Sweets Discussion Group will meet at the Davenport Eastern Ave. Library at 7 p.m. to discuss Admiral by T.C. Boyle while eating scrumptious snacks. For information or to register, call 563-888-3371.

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.

Thursday thru Saturday, the drama Mother Hicks by Suzan L. Zeder will be presented at 7 p.m. in the Little Theater of Rock Island High School. For more information, call (309-793-5950.

Next weekend, the Quad City Symphony will present a night of magic and fantasy including Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain, and Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique., the concert will be held at 8 p.m. at the Adler in Davenport on Saturday and at 2 p.m. at Augustana’s Centennial Hall on Sunday. Concert Conversations will be held 1 hour prior to the start of each performance. For tickets, call 800-745-3000.

Next Sunday, the Clinton Symphony Orchestra will perform Chamber music by Dvorak, Beethoven and others at 3:00 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Clinton.

WVIK Community Calendar - Thursday & Friday

Thursday, October 28

Dr. Roald Tweet will present Ivory Tower or Front Porch? at 2 p.m. at the Rock Island Library as part of the Frieze Lecture Series celebrating the 150th anniversary of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-732-7323.

Davenport Library will offer a Halloween party and Theatre Club performance at 4 p.m. For more information, call 563-326-7832.

Fright Night in The District: Creepies, Crawlies, and Creatures with Claws, a safe Halloween event, will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. in downtown Rock Island. For more information, call 309-788-6311.

A Halloween-inspired College Night will be this week’s Thursdays at the Figge program beginning at 5 p.m. Also as part of the program, a discussion of the book Grant Wood: A Life will be held at 7 p.m. For more information, call 563-326-7804.

A Haunted Trivia Night for the Quad Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau will be held at the Rock Island Arsenal Golf Club at 7 p.m. Also, tours of Quarters One led by Rock Island Paranormal beginning at 5:30 p.m. For more information, call 563-322-3911, ext. 115.

Keith McHenry, co-founder of the international organization Food Not Bombs, will be speaking at St. Ambrose University at 7:00 p.m. in the Roglaski Center Ballroom. For more information, call 563-940-6073.

Alleman High School in Rock Island will present the musical Oklahoma! at 7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 309-786-7793.

The Watoto Children's Choir from Africa will perform at 7 p.m. at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-793-7373.

Tonight thru Saturday, the drama To Burn a Witch and the comedy A Coupla Bimbos Sittin' Around Talkin' will be presented at 7 p.m. at the Student Life Center of Scott Community College in Bettendorf. For more information, call 563-441-4181.

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

Tonight thru Saturday, Moline High School will present the drama The Taste of Sunrise by Suzan L. Zeder at 7:30 p.m. The playwright will be at a discussion after tonight’s performance. For more information, call 309-743-8833.

Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical The Rocky Horror Show at 8 p.m. on Thursday and at midnight on Friday and Saturday. For more information, call 563-449-6371.

Friday, October 29

The Deadstock Arts Party will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Bucktown Center for the Arts in Davenport. Creepy costumes encouraged. For more information, call 309-737-2066.

The Backdoor Independent Film Cafe will show All My Friends are Funeral Singers at 6:30 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum. For more information, call 563-271-6173.

Lancer Productions will present the farce Loving Lives at North Scott High School auditorium in Eldridge at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 563-285-3324.

A reception for the Halloween Flight with a Masquerade of Metal exhibit will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Quad City Arts Center in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-793-1213.

Alleman High School in Rock Island will present the musical Oklahoma! at 7 p.m. on Friday and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 309-786-7793.

Tonight and tomorrow night, the drama To Burn a Witch and the comedy A Coupla Bimbos Sittin' Around Talkin' will be presented at 7 p.m. at the Student Life Center of Scott Community College in Bettendorf. For more information, call 563-441-4181.

Tonight and tomorrow night, Moline High School will present the drama The Taste of Sunrise at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 309-743-8833.

A Masquerade Ball Gala will begin at 7 p.m. in the Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University. Proceeds will help Brazilian people who lost their families and homes in floods and mudslides. For more information, call 309-269-6345.

AlWood School in Woodhull will present the comedy Happy Birthday, Dear Grandpa at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 309-334-2102.

The St. Ambrose University Jazz Ensemble and the a cappella group STAMVOJA will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University. For more information, call 563-333-6001.

The Augustana Choir will showcase pieces from diverse musical traditions at its annual fall concert at 8 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Davenport. For more information, call 309-794-7833.

The Mississippi Valley Blues Society will present Mississippi Heat at 8 p.m. at The Lodge in Bettendorf. For more information, call 563-322-5837.

Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical The Rocky Horror Show at midnight on Friday and Saturday. For more information, call 563-449-6371.

Monday, October 25, 2010

WVIK Community Calendar - Tuesday & Wednesday

Tuesday, October 26

The RiverCenter in Davenport is hosting the Children's Literature Festival from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. For more information, call 563-326-8500.

Today and Wednesday, the Black Hawk College Fall Symposium Divided We Fall will be held in the Building 1 auditorium in Moline. For event schedules or more information, call 309-796-5435.

Yvonne Luna will speak on Transformation of Identity: Becoming a Welfare Mother at 1:30 p.m. at the Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University as part of The Ubiquity of Work series. For more information, call 563-333-6253.

Josh Duffee and His Orchestra will play for the Senior Music Series at 5 p.m. in the Performance Hall of River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1333, ext. 113.

Kathy Carey and Beth Hoffman will speak on Using Maps in Your Genealogical Search at 7 p.m. at the Rock Island County Historical Society Library in Moline. For more information, call 309-797-6352.

The Environmental Book Club discussion of The Land Remembers by Ben Logan will be held at 7 p.m. at River Action in Davenport. For information, call 563-322-2969.

Mary Gatta will present Mommy Needs a Job! Women Navigating the Public Workforce System at 7 p.m. at the Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University as part of The Ubiquity of Work series. Call 563-333-625.

As part of The Big Read, a panel discussion concerning First Amendment rights and their connection to Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 451 will be held at the Moline Library at 7 p.m. For information, call 309-524-2470.

Dr. Rufus Burrow Jr. will present What Martin Luther King Might Say About War and Terrorism at 7:30 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library. For more information, call 563-344-4175.

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

Wednesday, October 27

The Black Hawk College Fall Symposium Divided We Fall will be held in the Building 1 auditorium in Moline. For event schedules or more information, call 309-796-5435.

Diana Ruggiero will present From the Margin to the Center: How Bomba and Soccer Re-shaped Racial Prejudices in Today’s Ecuador at noon in the Whiteman-McMillan Highlander Room of Monmouth College’s Stockdale Center entitled. For lunch reservations, call 309-457-2149.

For the Specifically for Seniors program at 1 p.m. at the Davenport Fairmount St. Library, the Quad Cities Convention and Visitors’ Bureau will talk about upcoming events in the area. For more information, call 563-326-7832.

A film from the Everyone's a Critic series will be shown at 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 7 p.m. at the Putnam Museum IMAX Theatre in Davenport. Titles are not announced in advance. For more information, call 563-324-1933.

Rock Island High School students are hosting the annual Family Fright Night from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Rock Island High School Small Gym. There will be games, face painting, treats, and a haunted houses. Students and family members are encouraged to wear costumes. Proceeds from the event will go to the Student Hunger Drive.

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.

The Moline Library will show Fahrenheit 451, based on the novel by Ray Bradbury, at 6:30 p.m. as part of their Dystopian Film Series. For more information, call 309-524-2470.

All poets published in the Midwest Writing Center's online poetry journal are invited to read from their works at the center at 7 p.m. For information, call 563-324-1410.

The Augustana Jazz Combo Soiree will begin at 8 p.m. at Wallenberg Hall in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-794-7833.

Friday, October 22, 2010

WVIK Community Calendar - Saturday, Sunday & Monday

Saturday, October 23

Rave Motion Pictures 53 in Davenport will host a live broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera's Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky at 11 a.m.

Today and tomorrow, the 4th annual Gathering of Midwest Authors will be held from noon to 5 p.m. in Bishop Hill. For a list of participating authors or for more information, call (309) 927-3008.

Salvatore Marici will present a poetry workshop entitled Don't Sweat the Metaphors at the Midwest Writing Center in Davenport at 1 p.m. For more information, call (563) 324-1410.

Ballet Quad Cities will present I, Vampire at the Capitol Theatre in Davenport at 2 and 8 p.m. For more information, call (515) 244-2771.

The Banned Books Royale film screening and Edible Art Festival will begin at 2:30 p.m. at the Moline Library. For more information, call (309) 524-2440.

The Augustana Four Choirs concert will begin at 4 p.m. in Centennial Hall. For more information, call (309) 794-7833.

Rockridge High School will present Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night's Dream at 7 p.m. For more information, call (309) 793-8020.

Nova Singers will perform Bach's Mass in B Minor at 7:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Galesburg. On Sunday, they will perform the same program at 4 p.m. at First Congregational Church in Moline. For more information, call (309) 341-7038.

Jazz guitarist Lage Lund kicks off his stay as a Quad City Arts Visiting Artist with a full-length concert at St. John's Lutheran Church in Rock Island at 7 p.m.

Wrestling with Angels and Demons will be presented at Potter Theatre in the Bergendoff Fine Arts Building of Augustana College at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call (309) 794-7306.

Monmouth College will present the play The Vagina Monologues at 7:30 p.m. tonight and at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the college’s WIT Theater. For reservations or for more information, call (309) 457-2104.

Augustana’s John Deere Planetarium will hold a fall open house from 7:30 to 9 p.m. featuring a planetarium show and telescope views of Jupiter. Observation areas are not heated. For more information, call (309) 794-7721.

New Ground Theatre will present the black comedy August: Osage County at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-7529.

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.

Sunday, October 24

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 fourth annual Gathering of Midwest Authors will be held from noon to 5 p.m. in Bishop Hill. For a list of participating authors or for more information, call (309) 927-3008.

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.

Wrestling with Angels and Demons will be presented at Potter Theatre in the Bergendoff Fine Arts Building of Augustana College at 1:30 p.m. For more information, call (309) 794-7306.

New Ground Theatre will present the black comedy August: Osage County at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 2 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-7529.

Monmouth College will present the play The Vagina Monologues at 2 p.m. in the college’s WIT Theater. For reservations or for more information, call (309) 457-2104.

PJ Library author Michelle Edwards will read from and sign her books The Hanukkah Trike, Chicken Man, Alef-Bet: A Hebrew Alphabet Book, and Papa's Latkes at 2 p.m. at Borders in Davenport. For more information, call (309) 793-1300.

Nova Singers will perform Bach's Mass in B Minor at 4 p.m. at First Congregational Church in Moline. For more information, call (309) 341-7038.

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.

A Night with the Chapmans, featuring musician Steven Curtis Chapman and author Mary Beth Chapman, will begin at 6 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport. For tickets or more information, call (800) 745-3000.

Monday, October 25

The Life Fitness Center in Bettendorf is holding their annual Taste of Fitness event today through Saturday. Members and non-members will be able to sample a variety of group exercise classes as well as lectures and workshops. Classes and workshops will be held both mornings and evenings and are free of charge during the event. For further information, call 563-344-4119.

The Carl Sandburg College Literacy Coalition is seeking volunteers to tutor students in classrooms and assist with specific projects and events. Volunteer training sessions are scheduled at Monmouth College in room 1010 of the Huff Athletic Center on Monday Oct. 25, Nov. 8 and 15, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. To volunteer, contact Angie Torrance at (309) 734-2249.

The Midwest Writing Center will hold Beat Poets' Night from 6 to 8 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-324-1410.

As part of The Big Read, a discussion of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 will be held at the Silvis Library at 7 p.m. For information, call 309-524-2470.

The Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities will present Faces of Immigration to Israel at 7 p.m. at the Davenport Eastern Ave. Library. Katya Minakova and Orit Tabay will share their families’ experiences immigrating to Israel. For more information, call (309) 793-1300.

A discussion of the Spanish version of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 will be held at the Moline Library at 7 p.m. For information, call 309-524-2470.

Tomorrow and Wednesday, the Black Hawk College Fall Symposium Divided We Fall will be held in the Building 1 auditorium in Moline. For event schedules or more information, call 309-796-5435.

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.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

WVIK Community Calendar - Thursday & Friday

Thursday, October 21

Thomas Tredway will present Augustana History, 1935 to 1975 at 2 p.m. at the Rock Island Library as part of the 13th annual Frieze Lecture Series. This year's series will celebrate Augustana’s 150th anniversary. For more information, call 309-732-7323.

Ishmael Khaldi will present From Bedouin Shepherd to Israeli Diplomat at 7 p.m. at the College Center of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-793-1300.

The African Children’s Choir will present a concert in Augustana’s Ascension Chapel on Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. On Friday, they will perform a public concert at First Lutheran Church in Moline at 7:00 p.m. For more information, call 309-203-9879.

Julie Berger Hochstrasser will present the art lecture All is Vanity -- or is it? Death and Still Life in the 17th-Century Netherlands for the Thursdays at the Figge program at 7 p.m. For more information, call 563-326-7804.

Tonight thru Saturday, Rockridge High School will present Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night's Dream at 7 p.m. For more information, call 309-793-8020.

The Bootleggers and the cast of A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline will present the musical revue A Country Cabaret at 7 p.m. at Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

The concert The Intimate Lute and Flute: Irish, Scottish and Continental Renaissance and Baroque will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Davenport as part of the Black Hawk Chamber Music Festival. For tickets or more information, call 563-323-9989.

Dr. Jason Steffen will present Kepler Mission's Search for Planets Around Other Stars: Finding Other Earths at 7:30 p.m. in Room 102 of Augustana College’s Hanson Hall of Science as the Harry Nelson Lecture in Astronomy.

New Ground Theatre will present the black comedy August: Osage County at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-7529.

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet James Tate will read selections from his works at the University of Iowa’s Van Allen Hall at 8 p.m.

Friday, October 22

The Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging at 729, 34th Avenue in Rock Island will be holding a seminar about preventing falls at 9 a.m. For more information or to reserve a place, call 309-793-6800.

A book release party for Dark Highlands Anthology #1 will be held at Huckleberry's in Rock Island from 6 to 9 p.m.

The inauguration of the new Quad Cities Poet Laureate Shellie Moore Guy will be held at the Quad City Arts Center in Rock Island at 7 p.m. There will be readings by Shellie Moore Guy as well as former Poet Laureates Dick Stahl, Cathleen Lawless Cox, and Dale Haake. For information, call 309-793-1213 ext. 100.

The African Children’s Choir will present a concert at First Lutheran Church in Moline at 7:00 p.m. For more information, call 309-203-9879.

The Midwest Writing Center's poet-in-residence Salvatore Marici will read his published and emerging poetry at the River Valley Library in Port Byron at 7 p.m. For information, call 563-324-1410.

Tonight and Saturday, Rockridge High School will present Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night's Dream at 7 p.m. For more information, call 309-793-8020.

A public reading by the participants of the Great River Writers' Retreat will be held at 7 p.m. in the Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University. Chicago-based poet, Ann Hudson, and Grand View University associate professor, Paul Brooke, will read from their published and emerging poetry. For information, call 563-324-1410.

The Carl Sandburg College Choirs will present their fall concert Faith, Hope, Love at 7:30 p.m. at the First Christian Church in Galesburg. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call 309-341-5238

Musician Bill Miller will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University. For more information, call 563-333-6251.

New Ground Theatre will present the black comedy August: Osage County at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-7529.

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.

Monday, October 18, 2010

WVIK Community Calendar - Wednesday & Thursday

Tuesday, October 19

Q.C. Prescribed Fire Alliance will present a public forum on upcoming controlled burns in the area at noon at the Surrey Heights Fire Station in Bettendorf. Lunch is available to those who RSVP by calling 563-391-1403, ext. 3.

Hy-Vee dieticians Stacy Mitchell and Kristen Decker will present You Are What You Eat! Top Food Myths Affecting Women at noon at The Outing Club in Davenport as a luncheon meeting of The Women's Connection. For more information or to register, call 309-631-0167.

Filmmaker Sid Nolan will present Rails Across Russia at 1 p.m., 4 p.m., and 7 p.m. at the Putnam Museum IMAX Theatre in Davenport as part of the World Adventure Travelogue Series. For more information, call 563-324-1933.

This week, Rave cinemas in Davenport will host two special screenings. On Tuesday, sing-a-long version of The Sound of Music will be shown at 6:30 p.m. And on Thursday, they will show a live performance of A Prairie Home Companion at 7 p.m. For more information, visit Rave cinemas’ website.

Upper Louisiana musicians Dennis Stroughmatt and Creole Spirit will perform at 6:30 p.m. at the Moline Library. For more information, call 309-524-2470.

A discussion of Steig Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 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.

The Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University, W. Lombard Street and N. Ripley Street, Davenport, will show the documentary China Blue at 7 p.m. It is part of The Ubiquity of Work series. For more information, call 563-333-6253

The Mississippi Valley Blues Society’s Blues in the Schools artist-in-residence Billy Branch will perform at 7 p.m. at Borders in Davenport. For more information, call 563-359-7830.

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

Wednesday, October 20

The Cities of Moline and Rock Island will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the West Rock River Bridge Trail Connector at 10:00 a.m. The ceremony will take place on the trail, south of 52nd Avenue between 7th Street and the Rock Island-Milan Beltway on-ramp in Moline. Parking is available across 52nd Street at Trinity Medical Center, 7th Street Campus Parking Lot.

A discussion of Thomas King's Medicine River with the Contemporary Books Discussion Group will be held at the Bettendorf Library at 1 p.m. For information, call 563-344-4179.

A film from the Everyone's a Critic series will be shown at 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 7 p.m. at the Putnam Museum IMAX Theatre in Davenport. Titles are not announced in advance. For more information, call 563-324-1933.

The Moline Library will show Children of Men, based on the novel by P.D. James, at 6:30 p.m. as part of their Dystopian Film Series. For more information, call 309-524-2470.

Author Linda Hirshman will present the lecture Get to Work: The Rights and Wrongs of Women's Attitudes Toward Paid Work in the Market Economy at 7 p.m. in Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University. The presentation is free and open to the public. For more information, call 563-333-6253.

The Mississippi Valley Blues Society’s Blues in the Schools artist-in-residence Billy Branch will perform at 7 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe in River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1333, ext. 102.

Curt Roseman will present Historic Bridges of the Quad Cities at 7 p.m. at the Butterworth Center in Moline. For more information, call 309-764-6228

A discussion of Kerry A. Trask's Black Hawk: The Battle for the Heart of America with the Contemporary Books Discussion Group will be held at the Bettendorf Library at 7 p.m. For information, call 563-344-4179.

The African Children’s Choir will present a concert in Augustana’s Ascension Chapel on Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. On Friday, they will perform a public concert at First Lutheran Church at 7:00 p.m. For more information, call 309-203-9879.

Friday, October 15, 2010

WVIK Community Calendar - Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday

Friday, October 15

A closing reception for the Barbara Bianchi exhibit will begin at 6 p.m. at the The ARTery and Gallery West in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-781-7668.

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

The Lage Lund Guitar Trio will perform for the Quad City Arts Vanguard Party beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Genesis Heart Institute in Davenport. For tickets or more information, call 309-793-1213.

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.

The Scandinavian Department of Augustana and the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center are hosting a film festival this week called Beyond Bergman: Modern Swedish Film. Tonight’s film, Let the Right One In, will be shown at 7 p.m. at the Hanson Hall of Science. The films are all in Swedish with English subtitles and may have content not be suitable for children. For more information, call 309-794-7204.

New Ground Theatre will present the black comedy August: Osage County at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-7529.

The multimedia play Wrestling with Angels and Demons will be performed at Potter Theatre in the Bergendoff Fine Arts Building of Augustana College at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-794-7306.

The Richmond Hill Players will present the romantic drama The Shape of Things at the Barn Theater in Geneseo at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. The show contains mature content. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.

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


Saturday, October 16

The Beyond Bergman: Modern Swedish Film Symposium will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Wallenberg Hall in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-794-7721.

The Midwest Writing Center's Bohemian Ball will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Putnam Museum in Davenport. Burlesque le' Moustache, The Barley House Band, and magician David Casas will perform. For more information, call 563-324-1410.

The multimedia play Wrestling with Angels and Demons will be performed at Potter Theatre in the Bergendoff Fine Arts Building of Augustana College at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-794-7306.

New Ground Theatre will present the black comedy August: Osage County at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-7529.

The Richmond Hill Players will present the romantic drama The Shape of Things at the Barn Theater in Geneseo at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. The show contains mature content. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.

The Augustana Symphony Orchestra will perform at 8 p.m. at Centennial Hall of Augustana College. The concert will feature the debut performance of James Romig’s Percussion Concerto. For more information, call 309-203-9879.

Autumn Chamber Music featuring the woodwind quintet from the Quad City Symphony Orchestra will be performed at 8 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Davenport. For more information, call 563-322-7276.

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.

Sunday, October 17

A dozen internationally acclaimed scholars will meet at Augustana for the Reforming Reformation conference this Sunday through Tuesday. The free, public event will be held in the auditorium of the Franklin W. Olin Center for Educational Technology. For more information on the schedule of event, call 309-794-7721.

The Figge Art Museum will present The Innovators: Tiffany, Wright, Picasso, and Pollock tour beginning at 1:30 p.m. Discover how these artists changed the way we think about art and design. For more information, call 563-326-7804.

The multimedia play Wrestling with Angels and Demons will be performed at Potter Theatre in the Bergendoff Fine Arts Building of Augustana College at 1:30 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-794-7306.

New Ground Theatre will present the black comedy August: Osage County at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 2 p.m. today and next Sunday, and at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday thru Saturday. For tickets or more information, 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 Ernest Dawkins' Straight Ahead Quartet. For more information or tickets, call 309-373-0790.

The Davenport Public Library Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center will open the center for genealogy enthusiasts from 4 to 9 p.m. as part of an After-Hours Genealogy Night. For more information, call 563-326-7902.

Environmentalist Bill McKibben will present Moral Life on a Tough New Planet at 4 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-3547.

The Richmond Hill Players will present the romantic drama The Shape of Things at the Barn Theater in Geneseo at 4 p.m. The show contains mature content. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.

Il Postino will be shown for the International Film Series at 4:30 p.m. at the Mary Fluhrer Nighswander Theatre in Davenport. There will be discussions before and after the film. For more information, call 563-888-2216.

Monday, October 18

Duncan McPherson, a 1998 graduate of Monmouth College, will return to answer the question What Can You DO with a Classics Major? at 1 p.m. in Room 114 of Wallace Hall. The talk is free and open to the public.

Carl Sandburg College will host more than 50 college, university and vocational school representatives during College Night 2010 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the John M. Lewis Gymnasium on the Main Campus in Galesburg. For more information, call 309-341-5230.

The Mississippi Valley Blues Society’s Blues in the Schools artist-in-residence Billy Branch will perform at 6:30 p.m. at the Davenport Eastern Ave. Library. For more information, call 563-326-7832.

Moms' Night Out for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math education will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Putnam Museum in Davenport, featuring hands-on activities, prizes and more. Free childcare for ages 2 and up will be provided with advance registration. For information, call 563-324-1933.

A discussion of Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood with the Classics Book Club will be held at the Moline Library at 7 p.m. For information, call 309-524-2473.

Environmentalist Bill McKibben will speak on 350: The Most Important Number in the World at 7:30 p.m. at Wallenberg Hall in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-794-7721.

The African Children’s Choir will present a concert in Augustana’s Ascension Chapel on Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. On Friday, they will perform a public concert at First Lutheran Church at 7:00 p.m. For more information, call 309-203-9879.

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.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

WVIK Community Calendar - Thursday

Thursday, October 14

The Tri-City Jewish Center in Rock Island will host a discussion of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury at 10 a.m. as part of the Big Read series. For information, call 309-793-1300.

A discussion of Jack Hurst's book Nathan Bedford Forrest: A Biography 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.

Peggy Anderson, author of the nonfiction classic Nurse, will read and discuss her works for River Readings at Augustana in the college’s Wallenberg Hall at 7 p.m. A reception will follow. For information, call 309-794-7231.

The Scandinavian Department of Augustana and the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center are hosting a film festival this week called Beyond Bergman: Modern Swedish Film. Tonight’s film, Together, will be shown at 7 p.m. at the Hanson Hall of Science. The films are all in Swedish with English subtitles and may have content not be suitable for children. For more information, call 309-794-7204.

The Midwest Writing Center's poet-in-residence Salvatore Marici will present a reading about Mortals, Nature, and Spirits at the Moline Commercial Club at 7 p.m. For information, call 563-324-1410.

The St. Ambrose Library will host a discussion of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury at 7 p.m. as part of the Big Read series. For information, call 563-333-6246.

Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the 50s and 60s rock and roll review, The Van-Dells, at 7 p.m. for a show-only performance. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

The Richmond Hill Players will present the romantic drama The Shape of Things at the Barn Theater in Geneseo at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. The show contains mature content. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.

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

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

WVIK Community Calendar - Wednesday

Wednesday, October 13

The 19th annual Signature Chefs Auction, a formal gala for the March of Dimes, will begin at 6 p.m. at the Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center in Bettendorf. For more information, call 563-323-6378.

The Moline Library will show The Omega Man at 6:30 p.m. as part of their Dystopian Film Series. For more information, call 309-524-2470.

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.

Dr. Jonathan Poulton will present In Search of the Blue Day Lily at 7 p.m. at the Quad City Botanical Center in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-788-2346.

A discussion of Thomas Cahill's nonfiction work A Saint on Death Row with the Between the Lines Book Discussion Group will be held at the Davenport Fairmount St. Library at 7 p.m. For information, call 563-326-7832.

The Scandinavian Department of Augustana and the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center are hosting a film festival this week called Beyond Bergman: Modern Swedish Film. Tonight’s film, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, will be shown at 7 p.m. at the Hanson Hall of Science. The films are all in Swedish with English subtitles and may have content not be suitable for children. For more information, call 309-794-7204.

Argentinean author Dr. David Foster will present Lourdes Portillo's Senorita Extraviada: Filming Femicide at 7 p.m. at the Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University as part of The Ubiquity of Work series. For more information, call 563-333-6253.

Internationally acclaimed theatre company, DAH Teatar of Serbia, will perform Crossing the Line at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. in the Studio Theatre in the Ford Center for the Fine Arts at Knox College in Galesburg.

Opening this weekend, New Ground Theatre will present the black comedy August: Osage County at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-7529.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

WVIK Community Calendar - Tuesday

Tuesday, October 12

As part of the Big Read series, the Moline Library will host a discussion of the large type edition of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury at 2 p.m. For information, call 309-524-2440.

Internationally acclaimed theatre company, DAH Teatar of Serbia, will present a series of free, public events during their residency this week at Knox College in Galesburg. Today, a public lecture The Role of the Artist in Dark Times will be given by the company’s artistic director at 4 p.m. in the Round Room of the Ford Center. Tomorrow, they will perform Crossing the Line at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. in the Studio Theatre in the Ford Center for the Fine Arts.

The Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University will show Senorita Extraviada at 7 p.m. as part of The Ubiquity of Work series. For more information, call 563-333-6253.

The Scandinavian Department of Augustana and the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center are hosting a film festival this week called Beyond Bergman: Modern Swedish Film. Tonight’s film, Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg, will be shown at 7 p.m. at the Hanson Hall of Science. The films are all in Swedish with English subtitles and may have content not be suitable for children. For more information, call 309-794-7204.

As part of the Big Read series, the Bettendorf Library will host a discussion of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury at 7 p.m. For information, call 563-344-4175.

Dr. Sara Moslener will present a lecture entitled The Mighty are Falling: Sexual Purity, National Security, and Apocalyptic Anticipation in a Post-Christian America at 7 p.m. in Room 17 of Augustana College’s Carlsson Evald Hall.

A recording of the NPR show From the Top will begin at 8 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-8500.

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

Friday, October 8, 2010

WVIK Community Calendar - Saturday, Sunday, & Monday

Saturday, October 9

A Mystery Book Discussion of Tamar Myers's book The Witch Doctor’s Wife will be held at 9:30 a.m. at the Bettendorf Library. For information, call 563-344-4175.

The Membership Committee of The Arc of Rock Island County will hold a special community screening of A Friend Indeed – The Bill Sackter Story at 10:00 a.m. at Nova 6 Cinemas in Moline, Illinois. This event is free and open to the public. For information, call 309-786-6474.

The German American Heritage Center Living History Performers will portray early immigrants at 10 a.m. at the Moline Library as part of the library’s commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Oktoberfest. For more information, call 309-524-2470.

The Pen-in-Hand Writing Conference will be held at the Midwest Writing Center in Davenport. Workshops will include: Research for Fiction Writing, Writing Short Stories, College Entrance Application Essay Writing for High School Students, Creative Writing for 10 to 14 year olds, and Research for Poetry. For information, call 563-324-1410.

The Fairmount Fall Festival will be held from noon to 5 p.m. at the Davenport Fairmount St. Library, games, crafts, civil war cannon and display, music and much more. For information, call 563-328-6833.

Niabi Zoo is hosting its annual fundraiser at the zoo beginning at 6:00 p.m. Funds raised help support future elephant plans at Niabi Zoo. For tickets or more information, call 309-799-3482.

The musical The Drowsy Chaperone will be presented at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, and 3 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-333-6251.

The Richmond Hill Players will present the romantic drama The Shape of Things at the Barn Theater in Geneseo at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. The show contains mature content. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.

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.

Sunday, October 10

The Quad City Audubon Society will meet at 7:30 a.m. in the parking lot of Duck Creek Park near the Locust St. entrance for a birding field trip to areas of east Davenport and Bettendorf. For more information, call 309-235-5408.

Stewards of the Upper Mississippi River Refuge will be hosting their monthly migratory bird walk at 8:10 a.m. Birders are to meet at the Spring Lake parking lot. For more information, call 815-273-2732.

The 22nd annual Apple Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Mississippi Valley Welcome Center in LeClaire. For more information, call 563-322-3911, ext. 120.

Dogtoberfest will run from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Bier Stube in Moline. Dogs and owners are welcome in the outdoor beer garden. Proceeds will benefit the Crow Creek Dog Park. For more information, call 563-344-4115.

The Figge Art Museum will present The Innovators: Tiffany, Wright, Picasso, and Pollock tour beginning at 1:30 p.m. Discover how these artists changed the way we think about art and design. For more information, call 563-326-7804.

Bill Bailey will speak on The 33rd Illinois Infantry at a meeting of the Quad City Civil War Round Table at 2 p.m. at Butterworth Center in Moline. For more information, call (309) 236-3475.

The documentary Train to Nowhere: Inside an Immigrant Death Investigation will be shown at 2 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport. For information, call 563-326-7804.

The musical The Drowsy Chaperone will be presented at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University at 3 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 563-333-6251.

The Richmond Hill Players will present the romantic drama The Shape of Things at the Barn Theater in Geneseo at 4 p.m. The show contains mature content. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.

The Mississippi Valley Blues Society presents Davina and the Vagabonds at The Muddy Waters in Bettendorf at 6:00 p.m. For information, call 563-344-2516.

Monday, October 11

The Short & Sweets Short Story Discussion Group at the Davenport Fairmount St. Library will have dessert and discuss the short story Fear No More at 10 a.m. For information or to register, call 563-328-6833.

DAGOBAH, a science fiction and fantasy book discussion group, will meet at 6 p.m. at the Davenport Library. For more information, call 563-326-7832.

The Scandinavian Department of Augustana and the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center are hosting a film festival this week called Beyond Bergman: Modern Swedish Film. The first of five films, Everlasting Moments will be shown tonight at 7 p.m. at the Hanson Hall of Science. The films are all in Swedish with English subtitles and may have content not be suitable for children. For more information, call 309-794-7204.

Jazz Guitarist Lage Lund will perform at 7:00 p.m. at Clinton Community College Technology Center in Clinton. For more information, call 563-244-7001.

Internationally acclaimed theatre company, DAH Teatar of Serbia, will present a series of free, public events during a four-day residency this week at Knox College in Galesburg. The residency will include performances of Crossing the Line at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. in the Studio Theatre in the Ford Center for the Fine Arts. Tomorrow, a public lecture, The Role of the Artist in Dark Times, will be given by the company’s artistic director at 4 p.m. in the Round Room of the Ford Center.

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

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, October 8

An Augustana SAGA poetry reading will begin at 5 p.m. at Cool Beanz Coffeehouse in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-558-0909.

An opening reception for the Blockism exhibit, a collection of Screen Printed Boxes by Jonathan Stewart will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Bakery Gallery, 1330 E. 12th St., Davenport.

The Backdoor Independent Film Cafe will show the Italian movie I am Love at 6:30 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum. The film has mature content. For more information, call 563-271-6173.

Trinity Lutheran Church will host a Concert of Caring to benefit Lutheran Social Services at 7 p.m., at the church located at 1330 13th Street in Moline. The concert will feature Jearlyn Steele, a frequest guest on Prairie Home Companion, and her brother Billy.

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

The musical The Drowsy Chaperone will be presented at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 3 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-333-6251.

The Richmond Hill Players will present the romantic drama The Shape of Things at the Barn Theater in Geneseo at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. The show contains mature content. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.

Brother Trucker will play at the Redstone Room, River Music Experience in Davenport at 8:30 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-1333.

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 morning, the German American Heritage Center Living History Performers will portray early immigrants at 10 a.m. at the Moline Library as part of the library’s commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Oktoberfest. For more information, call 309-524-2470.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

WVIK Community Calendar - Thursday

Thursday, October 7

The traveling exhibit of Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War will be on display at Western Illinois University's Library from now until Nov. 19. A series of events are planned in conjunction with this exhibit, including a presentation of Abraham Lincoln in Song tonight at 8 p.m. in the College of Fine Arts and Communication Recital Hall. For more information, call 309-298-1053.

The Trinity Visiting Nurse and Home Care Association will administer annual flu shots at the Bettendorf Public Library today from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. and tomorrow from 9:00 a.m. to noon. No appointments are required.

A Story Time for children with special needs who are developmentally at the preschool or early elementary age level will be held at 4:00 p.m. at the Davenport Fairmount St. Library. For more information, call 563-326-7832.

As part of the Big Read series, a discussion of the graphic novel Fahrenheit 451: The Authorized Adaptation by Tim Hamilton will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Moline Library. Registration required; call 309-524-2440.

Poet Sheri Grutz will read from her book This Sky I Know at 7:00 p.m. at the Moline Commercial Club. For more information, call 309-762-9202.

Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the 50s and 60s rock and roll review, The Van-Dells, at 7 p.m. for a show-only performance. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

The Richmond Hill Players will present the romantic drama The Shape of Things at the Barn Theater in Geneseo at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. The show contains mature content. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.

This Saturday, the Pen-in-Hand Writing Conference will be held at the Midwest Writing Center in Davenport. Workshops will include: Research for Fiction Writing, Writing Short Stories, College Entrance Application Essay Writing for High School Students, Creative Writing for 10 to 14 year olds, and Research for Poetry. For information, call 563-324-1410.

Monday, October 4, 2010

WVIK Community Calendar - Tuesday & Wednesday

Tuesday, October 5

Keith Bonnstetter will give a decorative paper-cutting demonstration at 6:30 p.m. at the Moline Library as part of their Artoberfest. For more information, call 309-524-2470.

The Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University will show the German film The Lives of Others at 7 p.m. as part of The Ubiquity of Work series. For more information, call 563-333-6253.

A discussion of Dave King's book The Ha-ha with the Pageturners Discussion Group will be held at the Moline Library at 7 p.m. For information, call 309-524-2473.

Flutist Kathy Karr will perform for the Guest Artist Series at 8 p.m. in Wallenberg Hall in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-794-7721

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

Tomorrow night, Chanticleer will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Orpheum Theatre in Galesburg to help celebrate the start of the Nova Singers 25th Anniversary season. Singing with Chanticleer for his first season is Galesburg native and Nova Singers alum Mike Axtell. For tickets or more information, call 309-341-7038.

Next Monday, October 11, the Rock Island County Historical Society is holding a Silent Art Auction & Harvest Picnic beginning at 6 p.m. at their library in Moline. Reservations are requested by October 6. For more information or to RSVP, call 309-764-8590.

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, October 6

To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the German Oktoberfest, German Fairy Tales and Folktales will be presented at the Moline Library at 3:30 p.m. Registration required; call 309-524-2480.

In honor of German American Day, the 2002 film What to Do in Case of Fire will be shown at the Bettendorf Public Library at 6:30 p.m. The film has mature content. Professor Michael Hustedde will provide a short introduction. For more information, call 563-344-4175.

The Moline Library will show Nineteen Eighty-Four at 6:30 p.m. as part of their Dystopian Film Series. Erskine Carter from Black Hawk College will introduce the film. For more information, call 309-524-2470.

Chanticleer will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Orpheum Theatre in Galesburg to help celebrate the start of the Nova Singers 25th Anniversary season. Singing with Chanticleer for his first season is Galesburg native and Nova Singers alum Mike Axtell. For tickets or more information, call 309-341-7038.

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.

Tomorrow, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the 50s and 60s rock and roll review, The Van-Dells, at 7 p.m. for a show-only performance. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

Beginning Friday, the musical The Drowsy Chaperone will be presented at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 3 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-333-6251.

This Saturday, the Pen-in-Hand Writing Conference will be held at the Midwest Writing Center in Davenport. Workshops will include: Research for Fiction Writing, Writing Short Stories, College Entrance Application Essay Writing for High School Students, Creative Writing for 10 to 14 year olds, and Research for Poetry. For information, call 563-324-1410.

Friday, October 1, 2010

WVIK Community Calendar - Saturday, Sunday, & Monday

Saturday, October 2

The fourth annual Bard in the Bard festival will be held on the grounds of the historic Flack Barn, 1200 North and 1600 East in rural Macomb. On Saturday, The Two Gentlemen of Verona will be performed at 11 a.m. and Troilus and Cressida at 2 p.m. On Sunday, The Merry Wives of Windsor will be performed at 1 p.m. Advance tickets may be purchased by calling 309-298-1618. For more information, call 309-298-1543.

Explore the cultures of the world at the Black Hawk College 16th International Festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the gym in Building 3 at the Moline Campus. For more information, call 309-796-5186.

The Figge Art Museum will hold a Mercedes Matter Art Symposium beginning at 2 p.m. Dr. Ellen Landau will speak on What a Picture Should Mean: Hans Hofmann, Mercedes Matter and the Role of Drawing in Modernism. Dr. Michael Zakian will present Mercedes Matter and the Modernist Still Life. For more information, call 563- 326-7804

The program Opening the Doorway to Inner Peace through Meditation will be presented at 3:00 p.m. at the Family Museum in Bettendorf. For more information, call 563-391-1439.

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

The Augustana Clarinet Choir, Flute Choir, and 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. Chopin's First Piano Concerto will be featured in honor of the composer’s 200th birthday. Concert Conversations with Kai Swanson and Mark Russell Smith will begin one hour prior to each performance. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-7276.

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.

Sunday, October 3

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 Merry Wives of Windsor will be performed at 1 p.m. for the fourth annual Bard in the Bard festival located on the grounds of the historic Flack Barn, 1200 North and 1600 East in rural Macomb. Advance tickets may be purchased by calling 309-298-1618. For more information, call 309-298-1543.

The Figge Art Museum will present The Innovators: Tiffany, Wright, Picasso, and Pollock tour beginning at 1:30 p.m. Discover how these artists changed the way we think about art and design. For more information, call 563-326-7804.

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra and pianist Gustavo Romero will perform at 2 p.m. at Centennial Hall of Augustana College. Chopin's First Piano Concerto will be featured in honor of the composer’s 200th birthday. 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.

An artist's meet-and-greet for the Autumn Rust exhibit by John VanderWalle will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Quad City Botanical Center in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-794-1572.

A Peace Concert will be held in Clinton at Zion Lutheran Church beginning at 3:00 p.m. Several Clinton area church choirs will perform songs around the topic of peace and then will merge for a mass choir directed by Dr. Jon Hurty, Director of Choral Activities at Augustana College. The concert is free and open to the public. For details, call Sisters of St. Francis at 563-242-7611.

The Motorcycle Diaries will be shown for the International Film Series at 4:30 p.m. at the Mary Fluhrer Nighswander Theatre in Annie Wittenmyer complex in Davenport. For more information, call 563-888-2216.

Monday, October 4

An Alpha Book Club discussion of Steig Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo will be held at the Rock Island Library at 3 p.m. For information, call 309-732-7323.

Anne Prinz and The Zither Outreach Ensemble will present a program about the history of the instrument at 6:30 p.m. at the Moline Library. Call 309-524-2470

A discussion of Joyce Carol Oates' short story Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? with the Short & Sweets Discussion Group will be held at the Davenport Eastern Ave. Library at 7 p.m. For information or to register, call 563-888-3371.

The second annual Showcase of Bands will begin at 7 p.m. at the Rock Island High School stadium with seven local high schools performing. For more information, call 309-793-5950, ext. 1174.

Tomorrow, the Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University will show the German film The Lives of Others at 7 p.m. as part of The Ubiquity of Work series. For more information, call 563-333-6253.

Tomorrow, flutist Kathy Karr will perform for the Guest Artist Series at 8 p.m. in Wallenberg Hall in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-794-7721

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

On Wednesday, the musical program Nova Singers present Chanticleer will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at the Orpheum Theatre in Galesburg. For more information, call 309-342-2299.

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.