Don's Guest this Saturday is Tom Tredway, Augustana College President Emerritus and author.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Saturday Morning Live 1/30/2010
Friday, January 22, 2010
WVIK Community Calendar
Friday, January 22
An opening reception for Homesick Blues will be held from 5-7 p.m. at the Catich Art Gallery in the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University. Call (563) 209-1287 for details.
The Youth Service Bureau of Rock Island will hold a Keys to a Good Time fundraiser from 7-10 p.m. at Heritage Hall on Arsenal Island. Dueling pianists Chris Lange and Josh Dupont of Piano Fondue will perform. Proceeds will go toward delinquency prevention and counseling programs. Call (309) 793-3460 for details.
The Augustana Percussion Ensemble concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts of Augustana College. Call (309) 794-7236 for details.
Tonight and tomorrow night, Moline High School will present A Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare at 7:30 p.m. Call (309) 743-8833 for details.
Playcrafters Barn Theatre in Moline will present Moon Over Buffalo. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Call (309) 762-0330 for details.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present Fool for Love by Sam Shepard at the Village Theatre in Davenport. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 322-8504 for details.
Through Mar. 20, Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. There are evening performances on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, and matinees on Wednesdays. For tickets, call (309) 786-7733, ext. 2.
An opening reception for Homesick Blues will be held from 5-7 p.m. at the Catich Art Gallery in the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University. Call (563) 209-1287 for details.
The Youth Service Bureau of Rock Island will hold a Keys to a Good Time fundraiser from 7-10 p.m. at Heritage Hall on Arsenal Island. Dueling pianists Chris Lange and Josh Dupont of Piano Fondue will perform. Proceeds will go toward delinquency prevention and counseling programs. Call (309) 793-3460 for details.
The Augustana Percussion Ensemble concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts of Augustana College. Call (309) 794-7236 for details.
Tonight and tomorrow night, Moline High School will present A Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare at 7:30 p.m. Call (309) 743-8833 for details.
Playcrafters Barn Theatre in Moline will present Moon Over Buffalo. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Call (309) 762-0330 for details.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present Fool for Love by Sam Shepard at the Village Theatre in Davenport. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 322-8504 for details.
Through Mar. 20, Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. There are evening performances on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, and matinees on Wednesdays. For tickets, call (309) 786-7733, ext. 2.
Saturday, January 23
The Mercer Carnegie Library in Aledo will throw the library's 95th birthday party from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Call (309) 582-2032 for details.
The Big Dance Show Choir Invitational, featuring high schools from across the Midwest, will be held from 1-11 p.m. at North High School in Davenport. Finals start at 7 p.m. Call (563) 388-9880 for details.
Basics for Beginners will be held at 1 p.m. at the Midwest Writing Center in Davenport. Elements of voice, style, research, and customizing a writing environment will be explored. Call (563) 324-1410 for details
The Panther Players of United Township High School will present the musical Zombie Prom. Showtime is 2 p.m. Saturday. Call (309) 752-1633 for details.
The Quad City Parrot Head Club will host the Havana Daydreamin' fundraiser at 6 p.m. at the RiverCenter in Davenport. Proceeds will benefit The Arc of Rock Island County.
A Ghost Hunters' Dinner will begin with cocktails at 6 p.m. at the Rock Island Arsenal Golf Club. Quarters One will be discussed. Reservations are required; call (309) 793-1601.
The Friends of the Scott County Library System and the Quad Cities Magic Club will present a Night of Magic at 7 p.m. at the Community Center in Eldridge. Part of the proceeds will go toward reading programs. Call (563) 285-4794 for details.
Moline High School will present A Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare at 7:30 p.m. Call (309) 743-8833 for details.
Playcrafters Barn Theatre in Moline will present Moon Over Buffalo. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Call (309) 762-0330 for details.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present Fool for Love by Sam Shepard at the Village Theatre in Davenport. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 322-8504 for details.
Sunday, January 24
The Army Corps of Engineers will offer Eagle Watch and Historical Clock Tower tours at 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., and 1 p.m. at the Rock Island Arsenal on Saturdays and Sundays. Pre-registration is required; call (309) 794-5338 for details.
The fourth annual Chocolate Festival will go on from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Quad City Botanical Center in Rock Island. Call (309) 794-0991 for details.
A reception for the Young Artists at the Figge exhibit of works by students of Muscatine Community Schools will be held from 1-2:30 p.m. Call (563) 326-7804 for details.
Playcrafters Barn Theatre in Moline will present Moon Over Buffalo. Showtime is 3 p.m. Sunday. Call (309) 762-0330 for details.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present Fool for Love by Sam Shepard at the Village Theatre in Davenport. Showtime is 3 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 322-8504 for details.
A Timothy's House of Hope fundraiser will go on from 7:30 p.m.-7:30 a.m. at the house at 1407 W. 4th St., Davenport. Volunteers will be serving soup and coffee outside all night.
Through Mar. 20, Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. There are evening performances on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, and matinees on Wednesdays. For tickets, call (309) 786-7733, ext. 2.
On Tuesday, a charity concert for Haiti relief funds will be held from 6-8 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. St. Paul the Apostle Church and School will host. Performers will include The Myers Brothers, Andrew Landers, and Ellis Kell. Call (563) 326-1555 for details.
On Tuesday, author Scott Turow will speak at 7:30 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport for the Eastern Iowa Community College Viewpoint Distinguished Speakers Series. Call (563) 326-8500 for details.
Monday, January 24
Have a Live Lunch with Randy Arcenas at noon at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. Donations will be accepted to support educational programming at RME. Call (563) 326-1555 for details.
A public forum will be held at 6 p.m. at John Deere Middle School in Moline to discuss moving sixth-grade students from 12 district elementary schools into John Deere and Wilson middle schools. Questions will be taken after the presentation.
The Midwest Writing Center will hold Beat Poets' Night at 6 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. No profanity allowed. Call (563) 324-1410 for details.
Pleasant Valley High School in Riverdale will present the Spartan Showcase at 7 p.m. Call (563) 332-5151 for details.
Tomorrow night, the Diocesan Choral Festival Concert, performed by high school choruses, will be held at 7 p.m. at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University. Call (563) 333-6251 for details.
On Thursday, Dr. Peter Kivisto will speak on Who's Afraid of Multiculturalism and Why? at 7 p.m. at Wallenberg Hall in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College. The lecture is in honor of the new Center for the Study of Pluralism and the Civil Sphere. Call (309) 794-7721 for details.
Beginning Thursday, Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 449-6371 for details.
On Friday, WQPT will hold the annual Champagne on the Rocks Gala at 6:30 p.m. at Jumer's Casino & Hotel in Rock Island. Call (309) 796-2424 for reservations or details.
Beginning Friday, the Theatre Arts department and Opera@Augustana will present the musical The Secret Garden at the Potter Theatre in the Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts of Augustana College. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29, 30, 31, Feb. 5, and 7; 1:30 p.m. Feb. 6. Call (309) 794-7306 for details.
Currently Ongoing
The A to Zither exhibit is at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport, through Feb. 28. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 322-8844 for details.
Now showing at the Putnam Museum IMAX Theatre in Davenport: Wild Ocean 3D and Van Gogh: Brush with Genius. Call (563) 324-1933 for showtimes and ticket information.
The Heritage Interpretive Center on the Mississippi in Hampton is hosting the Smithsonian exhibition Journey Stories. Hours are 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; plus 6-8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Call (309) 755-8398 for details.
Until Feb. 14, the Figge Art Museum will host the exhibit Branching Out: The Art of Wood which highlights the art of woodturning. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday. Call (563) 326-7804 for details.
Through May 23, Silent Influences: Photographs by Hunt Harris will be on display at the Augustana College Art Museum in Centennial Hall. The gallery is open from noon-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Call (309) 794-7231 during business hours for details.
The Mercer Carnegie Library in Aledo will throw the library's 95th birthday party from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Call (309) 582-2032 for details.
The Big Dance Show Choir Invitational, featuring high schools from across the Midwest, will be held from 1-11 p.m. at North High School in Davenport. Finals start at 7 p.m. Call (563) 388-9880 for details.
Basics for Beginners will be held at 1 p.m. at the Midwest Writing Center in Davenport. Elements of voice, style, research, and customizing a writing environment will be explored. Call (563) 324-1410 for details
The Panther Players of United Township High School will present the musical Zombie Prom. Showtime is 2 p.m. Saturday. Call (309) 752-1633 for details.
The Quad City Parrot Head Club will host the Havana Daydreamin' fundraiser at 6 p.m. at the RiverCenter in Davenport. Proceeds will benefit The Arc of Rock Island County.
A Ghost Hunters' Dinner will begin with cocktails at 6 p.m. at the Rock Island Arsenal Golf Club. Quarters One will be discussed. Reservations are required; call (309) 793-1601.
The Friends of the Scott County Library System and the Quad Cities Magic Club will present a Night of Magic at 7 p.m. at the Community Center in Eldridge. Part of the proceeds will go toward reading programs. Call (563) 285-4794 for details.
Moline High School will present A Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare at 7:30 p.m. Call (309) 743-8833 for details.
Playcrafters Barn Theatre in Moline will present Moon Over Buffalo. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Call (309) 762-0330 for details.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present Fool for Love by Sam Shepard at the Village Theatre in Davenport. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 322-8504 for details.
Sunday, January 24
The Army Corps of Engineers will offer Eagle Watch and Historical Clock Tower tours at 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., and 1 p.m. at the Rock Island Arsenal on Saturdays and Sundays. Pre-registration is required; call (309) 794-5338 for details.
The fourth annual Chocolate Festival will go on from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Quad City Botanical Center in Rock Island. Call (309) 794-0991 for details.
A reception for the Young Artists at the Figge exhibit of works by students of Muscatine Community Schools will be held from 1-2:30 p.m. Call (563) 326-7804 for details.
Playcrafters Barn Theatre in Moline will present Moon Over Buffalo. Showtime is 3 p.m. Sunday. Call (309) 762-0330 for details.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present Fool for Love by Sam Shepard at the Village Theatre in Davenport. Showtime is 3 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 322-8504 for details.
A Timothy's House of Hope fundraiser will go on from 7:30 p.m.-7:30 a.m. at the house at 1407 W. 4th St., Davenport. Volunteers will be serving soup and coffee outside all night.
Through Mar. 20, Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. There are evening performances on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, and matinees on Wednesdays. For tickets, call (309) 786-7733, ext. 2.
On Tuesday, a charity concert for Haiti relief funds will be held from 6-8 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. St. Paul the Apostle Church and School will host. Performers will include The Myers Brothers, Andrew Landers, and Ellis Kell. Call (563) 326-1555 for details.
On Tuesday, author Scott Turow will speak at 7:30 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport for the Eastern Iowa Community College Viewpoint Distinguished Speakers Series. Call (563) 326-8500 for details.
Monday, January 24
Have a Live Lunch with Randy Arcenas at noon at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. Donations will be accepted to support educational programming at RME. Call (563) 326-1555 for details.
A public forum will be held at 6 p.m. at John Deere Middle School in Moline to discuss moving sixth-grade students from 12 district elementary schools into John Deere and Wilson middle schools. Questions will be taken after the presentation.
The Midwest Writing Center will hold Beat Poets' Night at 6 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. No profanity allowed. Call (563) 324-1410 for details.
Pleasant Valley High School in Riverdale will present the Spartan Showcase at 7 p.m. Call (563) 332-5151 for details.
Tomorrow night, the Diocesan Choral Festival Concert, performed by high school choruses, will be held at 7 p.m. at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University. Call (563) 333-6251 for details.
On Thursday, Dr. Peter Kivisto will speak on Who's Afraid of Multiculturalism and Why? at 7 p.m. at Wallenberg Hall in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College. The lecture is in honor of the new Center for the Study of Pluralism and the Civil Sphere. Call (309) 794-7721 for details.
Beginning Thursday, Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 449-6371 for details.
On Friday, WQPT will hold the annual Champagne on the Rocks Gala at 6:30 p.m. at Jumer's Casino & Hotel in Rock Island. Call (309) 796-2424 for reservations or details.
Beginning Friday, the Theatre Arts department and Opera@Augustana will present the musical The Secret Garden at the Potter Theatre in the Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts of Augustana College. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29, 30, 31, Feb. 5, and 7; 1:30 p.m. Feb. 6. Call (309) 794-7306 for details.
Currently Ongoing
The A to Zither exhibit is at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport, through Feb. 28. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 322-8844 for details.
Now showing at the Putnam Museum IMAX Theatre in Davenport: Wild Ocean 3D and Van Gogh: Brush with Genius. Call (563) 324-1933 for showtimes and ticket information.
The Heritage Interpretive Center on the Mississippi in Hampton is hosting the Smithsonian exhibition Journey Stories. Hours are 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; plus 6-8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Call (309) 755-8398 for details.
Until Feb. 14, the Figge Art Museum will host the exhibit Branching Out: The Art of Wood which highlights the art of woodturning. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday. Call (563) 326-7804 for details.
Through May 23, Silent Influences: Photographs by Hunt Harris will be on display at the Augustana College Art Museum in Centennial Hall. The gallery is open from noon-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Call (309) 794-7231 during business hours for details.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Saturday Morning Live 1/23/2010
Don's Guest this Saturday is Sean O'Harrow, Executive Director of the Figge Musuem of Art, Davenport.
Tuesday, January 19The Board of Trustees of the Sherrard Library will host an open house for new library director Laura Long from 5:30-7 p.m. Call (309) 593-2178 for details.
Tia Payne will conduct a memory quilt class and answer questions about quilting at 6:30 p.m. at the East Moline Library. Call (309) 755-9614 for details.
The Quad Cities Macintosh User's Group meeting will feature Using iWork with Your Macintosh Computer from 6:30 p.m. at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Bettendorf. An open forum for questions will follow.
A discussion of Curtis Sittenfield's novel American Wife with the West End Book Discussion Group will be held at 7 p.m. at the Davenport Fairmount St. Library. For information, call 563-326-7832.
Tomorrow morning, a Hope for Homeowners foreclosure prevention workshop in Spanish will be held at 10 a.m. at the Floreciente Center in Moline. After attending, participants may sign up to meet one-on-one with a housing counselor. Call (563) 355-9900 for details.
Beginning tomorrow and running until Friday, Big Brothers Big Sisters will hold a Putt-A-Round Miniature Golf Tournament at the RiverCenter in Davenport. Corporate, organization, and community teams can sign up. Call (563) 323-8006, ext. 208 for details.
On Thursday, The Future of Film in the Quad-Cities and Iowa will be presented at 1:30 p.m. at the RiverCenter in Davenport. It will cover the positive economic impact of filmmaking, the work of the Iowa Motion Picture Association and the Quad City Film Coalition, and more.
On Friday, the Augustana Percussion Ensemble concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts of Augustana College. Call (309) 794-7236 for details.
Through Mar. 20, Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. There are evening performances on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, and matinees on Wednesdays. For tickets, call (309) 786-7733, ext. 2.
Wednesday, January 20
Have a Live Lunch with "Tennessee" Tony Cavitt at noon at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. Call (563) 326-1555 for details.
A discussion of Elizabeth Strout's Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction Olive Kitteridge with the Contemporary Books Discussion group will be held at 1 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library. For information, call 563-344-4175.
The Country Teacher is the Off-beat Independent Film to be shown at 6 p.m. at the Davenport Fairmount St. Library. There will be a discussion afterward. Call (563) 326-7832 for details.
Open mic night for youths and adults begins at 6:30 p.m. at Mojo's in the River Music Experience in Davenport. Call (563) 326-1333, ext. 102 for details.
The Panther Players of United Township High School in East Moline will present the musical Zombie Prom. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday; 2 p.m. Saturday. Call (309) 752-1633 for details.
Secuestro Express will be shown for the 15th annual Hispanic Film Festival at 7 p.m. in the Science Building Auditorium, Augustana College. The film is in Spanish with English subtitles.
A discussion of Nancy Farmer's book The Ear, the Eye and the Arm with the Contemporary Books Discussion group will be held at 7 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library. For information, call 563-344-4175.
Lissie will play at 9 p.m. at the Redstone Room, River Music Experience in Davenport. Call (563) 326-1333 for details.
Thursday, January 21
The Davenport Library will host an open house for the Singing Angel Frieze from 5-7 p.m. The 105-year-old artwork has returned to the library. Mayor Bill Gluba will speak at 5 p.m. Call (563) 326-7832 for details.
The Davenport Library will host an open house for the Singing Angel Frieze from 5-7 p.m. The 105-year-old artwork has returned to the library. Mayor Bill Gluba will speak at 5 p.m. Call (563) 326-7832 for details.
The Sudlow Jazz Band will play at 5 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe in the River Music Experience in Davenport. Donations will be accepted to support educational programming at RME. Call (563) 326-1555 for details.
Poets Robin Schiff and Nick Twemlow read from their works for the River Readings at Augustana series held at 7 p.m. in the college’s Wallenberg Hall. For information, call 309-794-7823.
The Panther Players of United Township High School in East Moline will present the musical Zombie Prom. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Thursday; 2 p.m. Saturday. Call (309) 752-1633 for details.
Dr. Francis Halzen will speak on Ice Fishing for Neutrinos: Scientists are Melting Holes in the Bottom of the Earth at 7 p.m. at the John Deere Lecture Hall of Augustana College. The Polar Studies Lecture Series celebrates the opening of the new Center for Polar Studies. Call (309) 794-7721 for details.
A Secret will be shown for the French Film Festival at 7 p.m. at Olin Auditorium of Augustana College. Call (309) 894-7721 for details.
Tonight thru Saturday, Moline High School will present A Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare at 7:30 p.m. Call (309) 743-8833 for details.
Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport and The Starry Night Repertory Theatre will present Vincent by Leonard Nimoy at 7:30 p.m. Call (563) 449-6371 for details.
Beginning tonight, the Curtainbox Theatre Company will present Fool for Love by Sam Shepard at the Village Theatre in Davenport. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 322-8504 for details.
Currently Ongoing
The A to Zither exhibit is at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport, through Feb. 28. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 322-8844 for details.
Now showing at the Putnam Museum IMAX Theatre in Davenport: Wild Ocean 3D and Van Gogh: Brush with Genius. Call (563) 324-1933 for showtimes and ticket information.
The Heritage Interpretive Center on the Mississippi in Hampton is hosting the Smithsonian exhibition Journey Stories. Hours are 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; plus 6-8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Call (309) 755-8398 for details.
Until Feb. 14, the Figge Art Museum will host the exhibit Branching Out: The Art of Wood which highlights the art of woodturning. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday. Call (563) 326-7804 for details.
Through May 23, Silent Influences: Photographs by Hunt Harris will be on display at the Augustana College Art Museum in Centennial Hall. The gallery is open from noon-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Call (309) 794-7231 during business hours for details.
Friday, January 15, 2010
WVIK Community Calendar
Friday, January 15An opening reception for A Fine Line Artists' Workshops will be held from 6-9 p.m. at the The ARTery art gallery and MidCoast Gallery West in Rock Island. Call (309) 781-7668 for details.
It's a Mystery will present A Vacation To Die For at The Lodge in Bettendorf. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Reservations are required; call (563) 359-1607 for details.
The Bucktown Revue, an old-fashioned webcast radio program featuring live folk music, poetry and humor, will begin at 7 p.m. at the Redstone Room, River Music Experience in Davenport. Scott Tunnicliff is the host, and The Barley House Band is the house band. Call (563) 326-1333 for details.
An opening reception for Play will be held from 7-9 p.m. at the Quad City Arts Center in Rock Island. Call (309) 793-1213, ext. 109 for details.
First Lutheran Church in Rock Island will host an open mic coffeehouse from 7-10 p.m. Musicians and poets are welcome. Proceeds will benefit the St. Joe's Evening Meal program at Rock Island Township. Call (309) 788-9661 for details.
Playcrafters Barn Theatre in Moline will present Moon Over Buffalo. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Call (309) 762-0330 for details.
Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport and The Starry Night Repertory Theatre will present Vincent by Leonard Nimoy at 7:30 p.m. Call (563) 449-6371 for details.
Charles Schmidt will give a faculty recital at 8 p.m. at Denkmann Hall in Augustana College. Call (309) 794-7236 for details.
Chicago Farmer and Alan Sweet will play at 9 p.m. at the Redstone Room, River Music Experience in Davenport. Call (563) 326-1333 for details.
Tomorrow, Showcase Cinemas 53 in Davenport will host a Live in HD broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera's Carmen by Georges Bizet at noon. Tickets will be available at the door.
Saturday, January 16
John Deere Pavilion in Moline will host Kids' Water Conservation Craft Day from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Call (309) 765-1000 for details.
Vander Veer Botanical Park Conservatory in Davenport will hold a Great Poinsettia Giveaway from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. It is the last two days of the Poinsettia and Lights holiday display. Call (563) 326-7818 for details.
The 28th annual Frostbite Footrace will begin at 1 p.m. at Scott County Park in Long Grove. Registration is at 11 a.m. Call (563) 359-0872 for details.
Showcase Cinemas 53 in Davenport will host a Live in HD broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera's Carmen by Georges Bizet at noon. Tickets will be available at the door.
The Moline Library will celebrate Winnie-the-Pooh's Birthday with crafts and games from 1-4 p.m. Call (309) 524-2480 for details.
The Out Loud Anthology launch party will be held at 2 p.m. at the Midwest Writing Center in Davenport. Contributors will read their work. Call (563) 324-1410 for details.
Live in the Promise: A Community Celebration and Musical Tribute in Honor of Dr. King will be held at 6 p.m. at Centennial Hall of Augustana College. Call (309) 794-7721 for details.
A Julgransplundering party, a Swedish-style grand finale of the Christmas season, will begin at 7 p.m. at the Colony School in Bishop Hill. Call (309) 375-6844 for details.
Playcrafters Barn Theatre in Moline will present Moon Over Buffalo. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Call (309) 762-0330 for details.
Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport and The Starry Night Repertory Theatre will present Vincent by Leonard Nimoy at 7:30 p.m. Call (563) 449-6371 for details.
The Quad City Symphony Orchestra will give a Mid-Winter Chamber Music concert at the Outing Club in Davenport at 8 p.m. Tickets are available by calling (800) 745-3000.
Sunday, January 17
The Army Corps of Engineers will offer Eagle Watch and Historical Clock Tower tours at 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., and 1 p.m. at the Rock Island Arsenal on Saturdays and Sundays. Pre-registration is required; call (309) 794-5338.
Vander Veer Botanical Park Conservatory in Davenport will hold a Great Poinsettia Giveaway from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. It is the last day of the Poinsettia and Lights holiday display. Call (563) 326-7818 for details.
The Figge Art Museum in Davenport will offer an exhibition tour at 1:30 p.m. Call (563) 326-7804, ext. 2047 for details.
The Army Corps of Engineers will offer Eagle Watch and Historical Clock Tower tours at 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., and 1 p.m. at the Rock Island Arsenal on Saturdays and Sundays. Pre-registration is required; call (309) 794-5338.
Vander Veer Botanical Park Conservatory in Davenport will hold a Great Poinsettia Giveaway from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. It is the last day of the Poinsettia and Lights holiday display. Call (563) 326-7818 for details.
The Figge Art Museum in Davenport will offer an exhibition tour at 1:30 p.m. Call (563) 326-7804, ext. 2047 for details.
The Third Sunday Jazz Workshop will begin at 3 p.m. at the Redstone Room, River Music Experience in Davenport. Call (563) 326-1333 for tickets; call (309) 383-0790 for details.
Playcrafters Barn Theatre in Moline will present Moon Over Buffalo. Showtime is 3 p.m. Sunday. Call (309) 762-0330 for details.
The Manny Lopez Big Band will perform for the Third Sunday Jazz Matinee program from 6-8 p.m. at the Redstone Room, River Music Experience in Davenport. Call (309) 373-0790 for reserved tickets.
Through Mar. 20, Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. There are evening performances on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, and matinees on Wednesdays. For tickets, call (309) 786-7733, ext. 2.
Tomorrow morning, Bernice Jones of the Red Cross Diversity Committee will speak at a Martin Luther King Day program The Impossible Dream at 10:30 a.m. at United Neighbors in Davenport.
Tomorrow morning, People Uniting Neighbors and Churches will sponsor a Martin Luther King Jr. service at 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Davenport. Call (563) 326-1691 for details.
Monday, January 11
The 27th annual memorial service and awards celebration honoring the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be held from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center in Rock Island. The theme is What are You Doing for Others? The program will include a variety of performances and presentations. Call (309) 732-2999 for details.
River Music Experience in Davenport will host a Martin Luther King Day event, Let Freedom Ring! Rhythm, Soul and the Dream, from 1-5 p.m. Activities will be geared towards ages 8-16. Families are welcome. Call (563) 326-1333 for details.
The Moline Library will host How Did They Create That? a drop-in art program for children from 1-4 p.m for International Creativity Month. Call (309) 524-2480 for details.
St. Ambrose University will hold a Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration. A silent march will begin at the library at 1:15 p.m. Additional activities are planned throughout the day. Call (563) 333-6264 for details.
A Respect Campaign rally will be held from 2-6 p.m. at Beyond The Baseline, 1540 W. 12th St., Davenport. Branden Johnson will be the keynote speaker. The focus of the rally is to provide a venue where victims of violent crime can be heard.
The Family Museum in Bettendorf will offer free admission for all from 5-8 p.m. in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Call (563) 344-4106 for details.
The Honor Band Festival Finale Concert will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Centennial Hall of Augustana College. Call (309) 794-7236 for details.
Broadway at the Adler will present the musical The Drowsy Chaperone at 7:30 p.m. at Adler Theatre in Davenport. Call (800) 745-3000 for details.
The film Bamboozled will be shown at 7:45 p.m. at the Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University. A discussion will follow. Call (563) 333-6264 for details.
Currently Ongoing
The A to Zither exhibit is at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport, through Feb. 28. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 322-8844 for details.
Now showing at the Putnam Museum IMAX Theatre in Davenport: Wild Ocean 3D, Where the Wild Things Are and Van Gogh: Brush with Genius. Call (563) 324-1933 for showtimes and ticket information.
The Heritage Interpretive Center on the Mississippi in Hampton is hosting the Smithsonian exhibition Journey Stories. Hours are 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; plus 6-8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Call (309) 755-8398 for details.
Until Feb. 14, the Figge Art Museum will host the exhibit Branching Out: The Art of Wood which highlights the art of woodturning. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday. Call (563) 326-7804 for details.
Through May 23, Silent Influences: Photographs by Hunt Harris will be on display at the Augustana College Art Museum in Centennial Hall. The gallery is open from noon-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Call (309) 794-7231 during business hours for details.
The A to Zither exhibit is at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport, through Feb. 28. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 322-8844 for details.
Now showing at the Putnam Museum IMAX Theatre in Davenport: Wild Ocean 3D, Where the Wild Things Are and Van Gogh: Brush with Genius. Call (563) 324-1933 for showtimes and ticket information.
The Heritage Interpretive Center on the Mississippi in Hampton is hosting the Smithsonian exhibition Journey Stories. Hours are 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; plus 6-8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Call (309) 755-8398 for details.
Until Feb. 14, the Figge Art Museum will host the exhibit Branching Out: The Art of Wood which highlights the art of woodturning. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday. Call (563) 326-7804 for details.
Through May 23, Silent Influences: Photographs by Hunt Harris will be on display at the Augustana College Art Museum in Centennial Hall. The gallery is open from noon-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Call (309) 794-7231 during business hours for details.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
WVIK Community Calendar
Tuesday, January 12Tutor/mentor training for school volunteers will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Scott County Extension in Bettendorf. Call (563) 336-5028 for details.
Special Olympics Illinois will host the Alpine skiing competition at Snowstar Winter Sports Park in Andalusia. Opening ceremonies are at 11:45 a.m. Twelve athletes will compete in the giant slalom and Super G ski races. Call (309) 734-5903 for details.
Special Olympics Illinois will host the Alpine skiing competition at Snowstar Winter Sports Park in Andalusia. Opening ceremonies are at 11:45 a.m. Twelve athletes will compete in the giant slalom and Super G ski races. Call (309) 734-5903 for details.
The Romance Readers Discussion Group will meet at 12:30 p.m. at the East Moline Library. Call (309) 755-9614 for details.
David Dorris will sign his book Life is Too Short: Choices in Life from 5-7 p.m. at the Davenport Fairmount St. Library. Call (563) 328-6833 for details.
The Knit or Crochet for Good group will meet at 6 p.m. at the Rock Island Library. Members make items to donate to nonprofit organizations including Trinity Medical Center, and the Red Cross. Bring needles or hooks; yarn will be provided. Call (309) 732-7315 for details.
A Hope for Homeowners foreclosure prevention workshop will be held at 6 p.m. at the Moline Library. After attending, participants may sign up to meet one-on-one with a housing counselor. Call (563) 355-9900 for details.
Every Tuesday, Quad Cities Social Dancing will host a swing dance at 7:15 p.m. at 1502 6th Ave., Moline. There will be a lesson at 6:30 p.m. Call (815) 590-6446 for details.
A presentation on Identity Theft will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Solid Rock Cafe at the Center in Davenport. Learn about how to protect yourself, family, and business. Call (563) 505-0471 for details.
Joel Brown will give a guest artist recital at 8 p.m. at Denkmann Hall of Augustana College in Rock Island. Call (309) 794-7236 for details.
The Knit or Crochet for Good group will meet at 6 p.m. at the Rock Island Library. Members make items to donate to nonprofit organizations including Trinity Medical Center, and the Red Cross. Bring needles or hooks; yarn will be provided. Call (309) 732-7315 for details.
A Hope for Homeowners foreclosure prevention workshop will be held at 6 p.m. at the Moline Library. After attending, participants may sign up to meet one-on-one with a housing counselor. Call (563) 355-9900 for details.
Every Tuesday, Quad Cities Social Dancing will host a swing dance at 7:15 p.m. at 1502 6th Ave., Moline. There will be a lesson at 6:30 p.m. Call (815) 590-6446 for details.
A presentation on Identity Theft will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Solid Rock Cafe at the Center in Davenport. Learn about how to protect yourself, family, and business. Call (563) 505-0471 for details.
Joel Brown will give a guest artist recital at 8 p.m. at Denkmann Hall of Augustana College in Rock Island. Call (309) 794-7236 for details.
Wednesday, January 13
Have a Live Lunch with "Tennessee" Tony Cavitt at noon at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. Call (563) 326-1555 for details.
John and Kay Retzl will play beginning at 1:30 p.m. for Social Dancing and Listening at the Center for Active Seniors in Davenport. Call (563) 386-7477 for details.
Ages 9 and up can watch a demonstration and learn to draw Caricatures with Artist Bill Douglas at 6:30 p.m. at the Moline Library. Registration is required; call (309) 524-2480 for details.
25 short-term training programs at Black Hawk College will be discussed Jan. 13 at the Discover a Gold Mine of Programs Informational Career Night from 6:30-8 p.m. at the college’s Outreach Center in East Moline. For more information, call (309) 796-8223.
Open mic night for youths and adults begins at 6:30 p.m. at Mojo's in the River Music Experience in Davenport. Call (563) 326-1333, ext. 102 for details.
Have a Live Lunch with "Tennessee" Tony Cavitt at noon at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. Call (563) 326-1555 for details.
John and Kay Retzl will play beginning at 1:30 p.m. for Social Dancing and Listening at the Center for Active Seniors in Davenport. Call (563) 386-7477 for details.
Ages 9 and up can watch a demonstration and learn to draw Caricatures with Artist Bill Douglas at 6:30 p.m. at the Moline Library. Registration is required; call (309) 524-2480 for details.
25 short-term training programs at Black Hawk College will be discussed Jan. 13 at the Discover a Gold Mine of Programs Informational Career Night from 6:30-8 p.m. at the college’s Outreach Center in East Moline. For more information, call (309) 796-8223.
Open mic night for youths and adults begins at 6:30 p.m. at Mojo's in the River Music Experience in Davenport. Call (563) 326-1333, ext. 102 for details.
The Between the Lines Book Discussion Group will discuss Escape by Carolyn Jessop at 7 p.m. at the Davenport Fairmount St. Library. Call (563) 888-3371 to register.
The Augustana Hispanic Film Festival will begin at 7 p.m. in the Science Building room 102. A different film will be shown each Wednesday through February 10. This week’s entry is the Argentinian film Valentin. The festival films will be shown in Spanish with English subtitles and are free and open to the public. Call 309-794-7721 for additional information.
The holiday meeting of the Quad-Cities Computer Society at 7 p.m. at the Tri-City Jewish Center in Rock Island. Call (309) 314-1780 for details.
Today and tomorrow, see a preview of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice at Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island. For tickets, call (309) 786-7733, ext. 2.
Thursday, January 14
The Tredway Library of Augustana College will host a reception celebrating Augustana College's 150 years from 4-5 p.m. There will be displays of memorabilia and souvenirs, a book signing by Tom Tredway of his new work Coming of Age: A History of Augustana College 1935-1975, and more. Call (309) 794-7316 for details.
The Quad Cities Transportation Advocacy Group will hold Walk and Roll: State of Alternative Transportation in the Quad Cities at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport. Snacks and social time will begin at 5:30 p.m.; the program will be at 6:30 p.m. Civic leaders will discuss and answer questions. Call (563) 326-7804 for details.
The Community Caring Conference will sponsor a Rock Island County candidates' forum at 6:30 p.m. in the Little Theatre of Rock Island High School. Candidates for sheriff, clerk, treasurer and District 15 of the County Board are expected to attend. Call (309) 786-0345 for details.
Dr. Jay Kitzman will present The Biology of Stress at a meeting of the Institute of Noetic Sciences Quad Cities Community Group at 6:30 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library. Call (563) 332-7259 for details.
The Grocer's Son will be shown for the French Film Festival at 7 p.m. at Olin Auditorium of Augustana College. Call (309) 894-7721 for details.
Danika Holmes and Paige Popejoy will play at 7 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. Donations will be accepted to support educational programming at RME. Call (563) 326-1555 for details.
Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport and The Starry Night Repertory Theatre will present Vincent by Leonard Nimoy at 7:30 p.m. Call (563) 449-6371 for details.
See a preview of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice at Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island. For tickets, call (309) 786-7733, ext. 2.
Currently Ongoing
The A to Zither exhibit is at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport, through Feb. 28. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 322-8844 for details.
Now showing at the Putnam Museum IMAX Theatre in Davenport: Where the Wild Things Are, Wild Ocean 3D, and Van Gogh: Brush with Genius. Call (563) 324-1933 for showtimes and ticket information.
The Family Museum in Bettendorf . Hours are 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 344-4106 for details.
Until Feb. 14, the Figge Art Museum will host the exhibit Branching Out: The Art of Wood which highlights the art of woodturning. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday. Call (563) 326-7804 for details.
The A to Zither exhibit is at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport, through Feb. 28. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 322-8844 for details.
Now showing at the Putnam Museum IMAX Theatre in Davenport: Where the Wild Things Are, Wild Ocean 3D, and Van Gogh: Brush with Genius. Call (563) 324-1933 for showtimes and ticket information.
The Family Museum in Bettendorf . Hours are 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 344-4106 for details.
Until Feb. 14, the Figge Art Museum will host the exhibit Branching Out: The Art of Wood which highlights the art of woodturning. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday. Call (563) 326-7804 for details.
Friday, January 8, 2010
WVIK Community Calendar (Saturday - Monday)
Saturday, January 9The Army Corps of Engineers will offer Eagle Watch and Historical Clock Tower tours at 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., and 1 p.m. at the Rock Island Arsenal on Saturdays and Sundays. Pre-registration is required; call (309) 794-5338 for details.
The Family Museum in Bettendorf, invites all to do some shocking experiments for National Static Electricity Day from 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m. Call (563) 344-4106 for details.
Showcase Cinemas 53 in Davenport will host a Live in HD broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera's Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss at noon. The high-definition broadcast will be transmitted via satellite from New York City. It will be subtitled. Tickets will be available at the door.
The 17th annual Red Ribbon Dinner and Grand Auction will be held from 5-10 p.m. at the RiverCenter in Davenport. The theme is "The Roaring Twenties," and Josh Duffee and His Orchestra will entertain. Proceeds will benefit AIDS Project Quad Cities. Call (309) 762-5433 for information.
Alleman High School in Rock Island will present The Proud and Haughty Beauty by John Donald O'Shea and Out of Sight, Out of Murder!? by Fred Carmichael. Showtimes are 6:30 p.m. Saturday; 4 p.m. Sunday. Call (309) 786-7793 for details.
A coffeehouse will be held at the Galva Arts Council Building. Entertainment begins at 7 p.m. The jazz duo Surprisingly Hip will be featured. Musicians, actors, poets, readers, and visual artists are invited to participate. Call (309) 932-2555 for details.
Angie Pierce Jennings will play at 7 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. Donations will be accepted to support educational programming at RME. Call (563) 326-1555 for details.
The Prenzie Players will hold the annual Twelfth Night Gala at 7:30 p.m. at The Curtainbox Theatre Company Offices and Conservatory in Davenport. They will present Cyclops by Euripides and Ulysses by Alfred Lord Tennyson. The evening also will include live music and more. Call (309) 781-3233 for details.
Sunday, January 10
The Figge Art Museum in Davenport will offer an exhibition tour at 1:30 p.m. Call (563) 326-7804, ext. 2047 for details.
The Putnam Explorers' Club, a science club for ages 7-11, will meet at 1:30 p.m. at the Putnam Museum in Davenport. There will be a different topic each month, with hands-on experiments, activities, games, and live animals. This month's program will be a Beach Party featuring the new Ocean Experience area. Call (563) 324-1054, ext. 242 to register.
The Figge Art Museum in Davenport will offer an exhibition tour at 1:30 p.m. Call (563) 326-7804, ext. 2047 for details.
The Putnam Explorers' Club, a science club for ages 7-11, will meet at 1:30 p.m. at the Putnam Museum in Davenport. There will be a different topic each month, with hands-on experiments, activities, games, and live animals. This month's program will be a Beach Party featuring the new Ocean Experience area. Call (563) 324-1054, ext. 242 to register.
Bill Bailey will speak on Wilder's Lightning Brigade at a meeting of the Quad-City Civil War Round Table at 2 p.m. at Butterworth Center in Moline. Call (309) 526-3669 for details.
An artist meet-and greet for Ken Urban will be held from 2-4 p.m. at the Quad City Botanical Center in Rock Island. Call (309) 794-0991, ext. 30 for details.
The Catfish Jazz Society jam, dance, and dinner will take place from 3-7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Davenport. Call (309) 764-4935 for details.
Alleman High School in Rock Island will present The Proud and Haughty Beauty by John Donald O'Shea and Out of Sight, Out of Murder!? by Fred Carmichael. Showtime is 4 p.m. Sunday. Call (309) 786-7793 for details.
Ballet Quad Cities School of Dance has started registering for Spring dance classes and is accepting new students from 4 year olds to teens and adults. For more information on classes, schedules, or registering, please call (309) 786.2677.
25 short-term training programs at Black Hawk College will be discussed Jan. 13 at the Discover a Gold Mine of Programs Informational Career Night from 6:30-8 p.m. at the college’s Outreach Center in East Moline. For more information, call (309) 796-8223.
Monday, January 11
The Short & Sweets Short Story Discussion Group at the Davenport Fairmount St. Library will have dessert and discuss "Hell-Heaven" by Jhumpa Lahiri at 10 a.m. To register, call (563) 328-6833.
The Chief Deputy Supervisor of Assessments will speak on Homestead and Disability Issues for Tax Abatement at a meeting of the Friends of the Rock Island Library. It will be held at 11:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Church. Reservations required; call (309) 786-5909.
Have a Live Lunch with Randy Arcenas from noon-1 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. Donations will be accepted to support educational programming at RME. Call (563) 326-1555 for details.
DAGOBAH, a science fiction and fantasy book discussion group, will meet at 6 p.m. at the Davenport Library. Call (563) 326-7832 for details.
Pleasant Valley High School will hold a Variety Show at 7 p.m. Call (563) 332-5151 for details.
Tomorrow, a Hope for Homeowners foreclosure prevention workshop will be held at 6 p.m. at the Moline Library. After attending, participants may sign up to meet one-on-one with a housing counselor. Call (563) 355-9900 for details.
Tomorrow, Joel Brown will give a guest artist recital at 8 p.m. at Denkmann Hall of Augustana College in Rock Island. Call (309) 794-7236 for details.
On Wednesday, the Augustana Hispanic Film Festival begins at 7 p.m. in the Science Building room 102. A different film will be shown each Wednesday through February 10. This week’s entry is the Argentinian film Valentin. The festival films will be shown in Spanish with English subtitles and are free and open to the public. Call 309-794-7721 for additional information.
Currently Ongoing
The A to Zither exhibit is at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport, through Feb. 28. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 322-8844 for details.
Now showing at the Putnam Museum IMAX Theatre in Davenport: Wild Ocean 3D, Where the Wild Things Are and Van Gogh: Brush with Genius. Call (563) 324-1933 for showtimes and ticket information.
The Heritage Interpretive Center on the Mississippi in Hampton is hosting the Smithsonian exhibition Journey Stories. Hours are 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; plus 6-8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Call (309) 755-8398 for details.
Until Feb. 14, the Figge Art Museum will host the exhibit Branching Out: The Art of Wood which highlights the art of woodturning. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday. Call (563) 326-7804 for details.
Through May 23, Silent Influences: Photographs by Hunt Harris will be on display at the Augustana College Art Museum in Centennial Hall. The gallery is open from noon-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Call (309) 794-7231 during business hours for details.
The A to Zither exhibit is at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport, through Feb. 28. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 322-8844 for details.
Now showing at the Putnam Museum IMAX Theatre in Davenport: Wild Ocean 3D, Where the Wild Things Are and Van Gogh: Brush with Genius. Call (563) 324-1933 for showtimes and ticket information.
The Heritage Interpretive Center on the Mississippi in Hampton is hosting the Smithsonian exhibition Journey Stories. Hours are 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; plus 6-8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Call (309) 755-8398 for details.
Until Feb. 14, the Figge Art Museum will host the exhibit Branching Out: The Art of Wood which highlights the art of woodturning. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday. Call (563) 326-7804 for details.
Through May 23, Silent Influences: Photographs by Hunt Harris will be on display at the Augustana College Art Museum in Centennial Hall. The gallery is open from noon-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Call (309) 794-7231 during business hours for details.
WVIK Community Calendar
Friday, January 8Cathy Stone will speak at a meeting of the Genealogy Group at 1:30 p.m. at the Geneseo Library. Call (309) 944-6452 for details.
Alleman High School in Rock Island will present The Proud and Haughty Beauty by John Donald O'Shea and Out of Sight, Out of Murder!? by Fred Carmichael. Showtimes are 6:30 p.m. Friday -Saturday; 4 p.m. Sunday. Call (309) 786-7793 for details.
Cricoris, Merry Hooligan, From Gardens to Graveyards, and Chrashland Motherboard will play an all-ages show at 7 p.m. in the Performance Hall of River Music Experience in Davenport. Call (563) 326-1333 for details.
Every Friday and Saturday, ComedySportz QC in Rock Island performs an improvisational all-ages show at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Call (309) 786-7733, ext. 2 for details and tickets.
Yukon Rudy will play from 7 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. Donations will be accepted to support educational programming at RME. Call (563) 326-1555 for details.
The Millikin University Choir and the Moline High School Choir will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Moline. Call (309) 762-3624 for details.
Tomorrow morning, the Mystery Book Discussion Group will discuss Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter by Blaize Clement at 9:30 a.m. at the Bettendorf Library. The discussion will include a speaker phone chat with the author. Call (563) 344-4179 for details.
Tomorrow, a coffeehouse will be held at the Galva Arts Council Building. Entertainment begins at 7 p.m. The jazz duo Surprisingly Hip will be featured. Musicians, actors, poets, readers, and visual artists are invited to participate. Call (309) 932-2555 for details.
Currently Ongoing
The A to Zither exhibit is at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport, through Feb. 28. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 322-8844 for details.
Until Feb. 14, the Figge Art Museum will host the exhibit Branching Out: The Art of Wood which highlights the art of woodturning. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday. Call (563) 326-7804 for details.
Through May 23, Silent Influences: Photographs by Hunt Harris will be on display at the Augustana College Art Museum in Centennial Hall. The gallery is open from noon-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Call (309) 794-7231 during business hours for details.
The A to Zither exhibit is at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport, through Feb. 28. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 322-8844 for details.
Until Feb. 14, the Figge Art Museum will host the exhibit Branching Out: The Art of Wood which highlights the art of woodturning. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday. Call (563) 326-7804 for details.
Through May 23, Silent Influences: Photographs by Hunt Harris will be on display at the Augustana College Art Museum in Centennial Hall. The gallery is open from noon-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Call (309) 794-7231 during business hours for details.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
WVIK Community Calendar
Tuesday, January 5The Anime Club will meet 5:30 p.m. at the Davenport Fairmount St. Library. This year the club will include drawing workshops, explorations of Japanese language and culture, and more. Registration is not required. For information, contact Christie at 563-326-7832.
The Fireside Knitters meet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays at the Davenport Fairmount St. Library. The all-ages group makes items for various Quad-Cities social organizations. Yarn, needles, and instructors are provided. Call Angie at (563) 326-7893 for details.
The Pageturners book discussion group will discuss An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England by Brock Clark at 7 p.m. at the Moline Library. Copies of the book are available to borrow. Registration is required; call (309) 736-5737.
Every Tuesday, Quad Cities Social Dancing will host a swing dance at 7:15 p.m. at 1502 6th Ave., Moline. There will be a lesson at 6:30 p.m. Call (815) 590-6446 for details.
On Saturday, the 26th Annual Bald Eagle Watch will be held at Clinton Community College in Clinton beginning at 8:30 a.m. Lectures and other activities will be held at the college. Eagle viewing will be held at Lock and Dam 13 in Fulton. Due to limited parking at the Lock, participants are encouraged to use the courtesy bus service from the campus. For more information, please contact the Thomson Park Rangers at (815) 259 3628.
On Saturday, the Prenzie Players will hold the annual Twelfth Night Gala at 7:30 p.m. at The Curtainbox Theatre Company Offices and Conservatory in Davenport. They will present Cyclops by Euripides and Ulysses by Alfred Lord Tennyson. The evening also will include live music and more. Call (309) 781-3233 for details.
Wednesday, January 6
Have a Live Lunch with "Tennessee" Tony Cavitt at noon at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. Call (563) 326-1555 for details.
John and Kay Retzl will play beginning at 1:30 p.m. for Social Dancing and Listening at the Center for Active Seniors in Davenport. Call (563) 386-7477 for details.
The Science Fiction Readers Group will meet at 6 p.m. at the East Moline Library. Call (309) 755-9614 for details or to register.
Open mic night for youths and adults begins at 6:30 p.m. at Mojo's in the River Music Experience in Davenport. Call (563) 326-1333, ext. 102 for details.
Never Say When, a Christian praise band, will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Hillsdale United Methodist Church. Call (309) 755-5654 for details.
On Saturday, Showcase Cinemas 53 in Davenport will host a Live in HD broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera's Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss at noon. The high-definition broadcast will be transmitted via satellite from New York City. It will be subtitled. Tickets will be available at the door.
The Rock Island County Extension and Snowstar Ski in Andalusia are offering a 6 week Learn to Ski or Snowboard program for youth ages 9 and older for both beginner and experienced skiiers. The classes run on Sundays beginning January 10 at 2:00 p.m. To attend the program, register by 4 pm, Friday, January 8 by calling Rock Island County Extension at (309) 756-9978.
Have a Live Lunch with "Tennessee" Tony Cavitt at noon at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. Call (563) 326-1555 for details.
John and Kay Retzl will play beginning at 1:30 p.m. for Social Dancing and Listening at the Center for Active Seniors in Davenport. Call (563) 386-7477 for details.
The Science Fiction Readers Group will meet at 6 p.m. at the East Moline Library. Call (309) 755-9614 for details or to register.
Open mic night for youths and adults begins at 6:30 p.m. at Mojo's in the River Music Experience in Davenport. Call (563) 326-1333, ext. 102 for details.
Never Say When, a Christian praise band, will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Hillsdale United Methodist Church. Call (309) 755-5654 for details.
On Saturday, Showcase Cinemas 53 in Davenport will host a Live in HD broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera's Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss at noon. The high-definition broadcast will be transmitted via satellite from New York City. It will be subtitled. Tickets will be available at the door.
The Rock Island County Extension and Snowstar Ski in Andalusia are offering a 6 week Learn to Ski or Snowboard program for youth ages 9 and older for both beginner and experienced skiiers. The classes run on Sundays beginning January 10 at 2:00 p.m. To attend the program, register by 4 pm, Friday, January 8 by calling Rock Island County Extension at (309) 756-9978.
Thursday, January 7
Have a Festival Express Live Lunch with Rose 'N Thorns at noon at Mojo's Cafe in the River Music Experience IN Davenport. Call (563) 326-1555 for details.
Have a Festival Express Live Lunch with Rose 'N Thorns at noon at Mojo's Cafe in the River Music Experience IN Davenport. Call (563) 326-1555 for details.
Eric McLaughlin will speak on Construction Oversight and Testing at a meeting of the Quad City Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction at 5:30 p.m. at Missman, Stanley & Associates in Rock Island. Call (309) 788-6331 for optional dinner reservations.
The Rock Island Library will show the independent film Ali Zaoua, Prince de la Rue at 6 p.m. A brief discussion will follow. The film is unrated and may not be suitable for children. Call (309) 732-7323 for details.
ComedySportz will perform at 7 p.m. at Bettendorf High School in Bettendorf. Proceeds will go to Operation Smile. Call (563) 332-7001, ext. 230 for details.
Jared Bartman will play at 7 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. Call (563) 326-1555 for details.
Beginning tomorrow, Bald Eagle Days will be held at the QCCA Expo Center IN Rock Island. Times are 4-8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Tricia and the Toonies and Richard English's Wild Cat Show will be among the performances. A free shuttle will run to the Mississippi River and back for eagle spotting. Call (309) 794-5338 for details.
Beginning tomorrow, Alleman High School in Rock Island will present The Proud and Haughty Beauty by John Donald O'Shea and Out of Sight, Out of Murder!? by Fred Carmichael. Showtimes are 6:30 p.m. Friday -Saturday; 4 p.m. Sunday. Call (309) 786-7793 for details.
Currently Ongoing
The A to Zither exhibit is at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport, through Feb. 28. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 322-8844 for details.
Now showing at the Putnam Museum IMAX Theatre in Davenport: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Polar Express and Van Gogh: Brush with Genius. Call (563) 324-1933 for showtimes and ticket information.
The Family Museum in Bettendorf . Hours are 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 344-4106 for details.
Until Feb. 14, the Figge Art Museum will host the exhibit Branching Out: The Art of Wood which highlights the art of woodturning. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday. Call (563) 326-7804 for details.
Through May 23, Silent Influences: Photographs by Hunt Harris will be on display at the Augustana College Art Museum in Centennial Hall. The gallery is open from noon-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Call (309) 794-7231 during business hours for details.
The A to Zither exhibit is at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport, through Feb. 28. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 322-8844 for details.
Now showing at the Putnam Museum IMAX Theatre in Davenport: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Polar Express and Van Gogh: Brush with Genius. Call (563) 324-1933 for showtimes and ticket information.
The Family Museum in Bettendorf . Hours are 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Call (563) 344-4106 for details.
Until Feb. 14, the Figge Art Museum will host the exhibit Branching Out: The Art of Wood which highlights the art of woodturning. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday. Call (563) 326-7804 for details.
Through May 23, Silent Influences: Photographs by Hunt Harris will be on display at the Augustana College Art Museum in Centennial Hall. The gallery is open from noon-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Call (309) 794-7231 during business hours for details.
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