WVIK Community Calendar

Saturday, March 26

At 1 p.m. at Apple River Fort State Historic Site in Elizabeth, Illinois, a militia muster for the 1832 Black Hawk War will be re-enacted and visitors are encouraged to take part.  Men at least 18 years of age may train with re-enactors from the New Salem Militia Company, while kids and women may volunteer for various support duties.  The event is free and open to the public and will feature authentic uniforms, equipment and more. For information, call 815-858-2028.

The Bettendorf Library will show the film Bread and Roses at 1:30 p.m. as part of St. Ambrose University's The Ubiquity of Work series. For more information, call 563-344-4175.

The Figure Skating Club of the Quad Cities will present the spring show, Ice Magic at 3 p.m. at The River's Edge in Davenport.  For more information, call 563-322-5220, ext. 24.

A community appreciation event for the Rock Island Rocks boys' basketball team, parents, and volunteers will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at 572 Supper Club in Rock Island to celebrate the team’s Illinois Class 3A State Championship.

As part of the Year of the Piano celebration, William Campbell will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University.  For more information, call 563-333-6145.

A faculty recital will be held at 8:00 p.m. in Wallenberg Hall in the Denkmann memorial building of Augustana College, featuring Janet Stodd on flute; Mary Neil on piano; Tony Oliver on Marimba; and Susan Schwaegler on clarinet, performing works by John La Montaine, Joaquin Rodrigo, Alec Wilder, and Daniel Dorff.

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra will give a Mid-March Mozart chamber music concert at The Outing Club in Davenport at 8 p.m. to celebrate the composer’s 255th birthday.  For more information, call 800-745-3000.

Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the drama Frost/Nixon at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.

Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days.  For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.


Sunday, March 27

The sixth annual Pelican Watch will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Locks and Dam 14 in Pleasant Valley. Corps of Engineers park rangers will provide spotting scopes and answer questions about the migrating birds. For more information, call 309-794-5338.

Today is the last day of the Flower and Garden Show taking place in the QCCA Expo Center Rock Island. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call 309-788-5912.

A special Muscatine Mosaic Project School Reception will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Muscatine Art Center in the Stanley Gallery.  The reception is open to the public, giving attendees an opportunity to enjoy the Mosaic Project canvases created by students in the Muscatine School System.  The reception is hosted by Friends of the Muscatine Art Center.

Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the drama Frost/Nixon at 2 p.m. on Sunday and at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.

The Speakeasy in Rock Island will present the second annual children’s karaoke contest beginning at 2:30 p.m.  The preliminary round is today and the finals will be on April 10.  The winners of each category also have the opportunity to sing their winning song on the Circa ’21 stage April 29 before the performance of Happy Days. Those interested in signing up or with questions are asked to call Sue Treanor at 309-786-2667, Ext. 312.

Andrew J. Butler and Sean O'Harrow will present The Pollock Mural Debate: What Have We Learned? at 3 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport. Participants will be able to see Mural and other University of Iowa Museum of Art works. For more information, call 563-326-7804.

Debra Dakin and Robert Elfline will perform a faculty recital at 4 p.m. in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-794-7306.

Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days.  For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.


Monday, March 28

The Iowa Brass Quintet will perform at 10 a.m. at the Family Museum in Bettendorf.  For more information, call 563-344-4106.

Political economist Raj Patel will present the annual Donald B. McMullen Memorial Lecture in Biology at Monmouth College at 11 a.m. in the Dahl Chapel and Auditorium. Entitled How to Feed Africa and America, the lecture is free and open to the public.

Alexander from the Circa '21 show Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day will read his story by Judith Viorst at the Family Museum in Bettendorf at 1 p.m. Crafts will follow. For more information, call 563-344-4106.

The Midwest Writing Center will hold Beat Poets' Night from 6 to 8 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-324-1410.

Dr. Ann Boaden will present Women Who Shaped Augustana's First Century at 6:30 p.m. at the Rock Island Library as part of a Women's History Month celebration.  For more information, call 309-732-7323.

Carl Sandburg College will host The Ghosts of Edgar Allan Poe at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 28, at the CSC Auditorium in Carthage.

Dr. Art Pitz will present The Arab-Israeli Conflict: 1967 to the Present at 7 p.m. at the Davenport Eastern Ave. Library.  For more information, call 309-793-1300.

As part of The Ubiquity of Work series, John Lewis and the State of Unions and Labor Today will be presented at 7 p.m. at the Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University.

Thursday thru Saturday, the comedy The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr - Abridged will be presented at 7:30 p.m. in Room 306 of Building 1 of Black Hawk College in Moline. For more information, call 309-796-5381.

Opening Thursday, Quad City Music Guild will present SHOUT! The Mod Musical at Prospect Park Theater in Moline at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday; and at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. For tickets of more information, call 309-762-6610.

Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days.  For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.