WVIK Community Calendar

Wednesday, February 16

The Contemporary Books Discussion Group will discuss Heather Gudenkauf's novel The Weight of Silence at 1 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library. For information, call 563-344-4179.

The Rock Island Library Ridgewood branch will present a program on the Underground Railroad for grade school children at 4 p.m. For information, call 309-732-7360.

The children's musical featuring Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends will begin at 6 p.m. at the i wireless Center in Moline. Part of the proceeds will benefit the Genesis Health System NICU.  For tickets or more information, call 800-745-3000.

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.

Adventures with John James Audubon will be performed at 7 p.m. at the Moline Library to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Audubon's first journey through Illinois.  For more information, call 309-524-2440.

Rabbi Rachel Barenblat will give a talk, Midrash: Creativity Which Transforms, at 7 p.m. in Ferris Lounge in the Seymour Union of Knox College in Galesburg. The talk is free and open to the public.

Thomas Banks will lead a discussion of Homer's novel The Iliad for the Contemporary Books Discussion Group at 7 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library. For information, call 563-344-4179.

Through February 26, the comedy The Love List will be performed at the Bell Tower Theater in Dubuque.  For tickets, show times or other information, call 563-588-3377.

On Friday, The Bucktown Revue, an old-fashioned radio program featuring folk music, poetry and humor, will begin at 7 p.m. at the Performance Hall of River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1333.