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