Friday, January 7, 2011

WVIK Community Calendar - Saturday, Sunday & Monday

Saturday, January 8

The 27th Annual Bald Eagle Watch at Lock and Dam 13 in Fulton, Illinois beginning at 9:30 a.m. Educational programs and environmental exhibits will be held at Clinton Community College. Participants are encouraged to take advantage of the available shuttle buses. For more information, call 815-259-3628.

A discussion of Deborah Crombie's book A Share in Death with the Mystery Book Discussion group will be held at the Bettendorf Library at 9:30 a.m. For information, call 563-344-4179.

An altered books workshop will be held at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport at 10:30 a.m. Instructor Christina Allen will show how to create your own contemporary collage and transform any graphic book into a new work of art. To register, call 563-326-7804 ext 2045.

The Midwest Writing Center Writer's Studio will be held at 11 a.m. at the Center in Davenport. The studio meets on the 1st and 3rd Saturday’s of each month. For more information, call 563-324-1410.

Artist Sandra Principe will teach a Create-a-Painting Workshop at Maquoketa Art Experience at 12 p.m. at 124 S. main Street in Maquoketa. Participants will create a portrait of a winter landscape and the class is suitable for all skill levels. For further information, call 563-652-9925.

Rave Motion Pictures 53 in Davenport will host a live broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera's La Fanciulla del West by Giacomo Puccini at noon.

Pleasant Valley High School will present All in the Timing, six one-act plays by David Ives, at 7 p.m. For more information, call 563-332-5151.

The Prenzie Players will hold their fifth annual Twelfth Night Gala at 7 p.m. at Rivermont Collegiate in Bettendorf featuring an evening of enacted play scenes and poetry, live music, and more.

The Galva Arts Council coffeehouse will be held at the Council Building in Galva beginning at 7:30 p.m. Jon Wellerdieck and Dan Yasenko will be the featured performers. For more information, call 309-932-2413.

Sunday, January 9

The Quad City Botanical Center in Rock Island will hold the family program Fruits and Spices of the Tropics at 1 p.m. For more information, call 309-794-0991, ext. 25.

The Figge Art Museum in Davenport will conduct a Grant Wood and Art of the Midwest tour at 1:30 p.m. Free with museum admission. For more information, call 563-326-7804.

An opening reception for the Margery Franklin and Amy Scott exhibit 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.

The Quad City Civil War Round Table will feature Doug Lambert speaking on Grierson's Raid at 2 p.m. at Butterworth Center in Moline. For more information, call 309-236-3475.

Tomorrow morning, Rock Island mayor Dennis Pauley will speak at the Friends of the Rock Island Library meeting at 11:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Rock Island. Reservations required; call 309-786-5909.

On Tuesday, the Hoops ‘n’ Art Show will be held beginning at 6 p.m. at Bettendorf High School featuring works from students K thru 12. For more information, call Hilary Puglisi at 563-332-7001.

On Tuesday, Sangeetha Rayapati and Samantha Keehn will give a faculty recital of works by female composers at 8 p.m. in Wallenberg Hall in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-794-7833.

On Wednesday, college-bound students and their parents are invited to a Planning and Paying for College seminar at 6 p.m. at the i wireless Center in Moline. For more information or to make reservations, call 309-793-6200.

Beginning Friday, Playcrafters Barn Theatre in Moline will present the comedy Lend Me A Tenor at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. For more information or tickets, call 309-762-0330.

Monday, January 10

The Short & Sweets Short Story Discussion Group at the Davenport Fairmount St. Library will have dessert and discuss short literature at 10 a.m. For information or to register, call 563-328-6833.

Rock Island mayor Dennis Pauley will speak at the Friends of the Rock Island Library meeting at 11:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Rock Island. Reservations required; call 309-786-5909.

An Off-Season Conditioning Class for Runners will offered at the Life Fitness Center in Bettendorf to improve endurance, strength, and stamina before the outdoor season begins. Class will be held January 10 through March 5, Mondays and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. To sign up, call 563-344-4119.

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.

Pleasant Valley High School will present The Variety Show at 7 p.m. For more information, call 563-332-5151.

The Moline Library is hosting the Teen Writer’s Group at 7 p.m. This group is a great opportunity to learn new skills, get feedback, and share their writing. For more information, call 309-524-2470.

The Poinsettias and Lights holiday floral show is on through Jan. 16 at Vander Veer Botanical Park Conservatory in Davenport. This year also features A Conifer Christmas with dwarf conifers from around the world. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday thru Sunday. For more information, call 563-326-7818.

Beginning Friday, Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the musical revue All Shook Up. Preview shows will be held this Wednesday and Thursday. For more information or tickets, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

Every Friday and Saturday, ComedySportz Quad Cities will perform improv at 7 p.m. at Establishment Theatre in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-786-1111.

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