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.