Saturday, October 9A 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.
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