WVIK Community Calendar

Friday, April 1

David Suda and Tyler Hennings will present a faculty colloquium titled Cultural Dissonances at 4 p.m. in the Barnes Electronic Classroom in Monmouth College’s Hewes Library.

A reception for the Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Centennial Hall of Augustana College. Awards will be announced at 5:40 p.m. For more information, call 309-794-7231

An April Fool's Gallery Hop! will take place in The District of Rock Island from 5 to 9 p.m. Galleries, shops, clubs, and restaurants will host local artists and musicians. A free shuttle will be available.  For more information, call 309-788-6311.

The Friends' spring book fair will be held at the Bettendorf Library through Sunday. Friday's sale from 5 to 7:30 p.m. is for members only; memberships can be purchased at the door. Regular sale hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 563-344-4175.

The Quad City Arts mARTch Madness: Feast of Fools Masquerade will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport. It will include food, a costume contest, music, and art for sale. Proceeds will benefit the Visual Arts Program. For more information, call 309-793-1213.

Poet Janaka Stucky will read at 7 p.m. at the Midwest Writing Center in Davenport. For more information, call 563-324-1410.

Tonight and tomorrow night, 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.

A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant, and a Prayer, dramatic readings from a collection edited by Eve Ensler for mature audiences, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Rogalski Center Ballroom of St. Ambrose University. Proceeds will benefit Haitian women's organizations and local agencies to stop violence against women. For more information, call 563-333-6264.

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.

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.

Today and tomorrow, the 31st annual Knox-Rootabaga Jazz Festival will be held in Galesburg featuring five bands in concert.  Festival passes and Saturday evening tickets are available in advance by calling 309-341-7265.

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.