WVIK Community Calendar

Saturday, April 16

Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the children's musical Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day at 1 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

A Jen Chapin Trio master class in performance and improvisation will be offered at 11 a.m. at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1555.

New Ground Theatre will offer a playwriting workshop at 1 p.m. at the Village Theatre in Davenport. For more information or to sign up, call 563-326-7529.

Author Heather Gudenkauf will give a talk, reading, and book-signing at 2 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library.  For more information, call 563-344-4179.

Moline High School will present the musical Bye Bye Birdie at 7:30 p.m.  For more information, call 309-743-1624.

The Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Escanaba in da Moonlight by Jeff Daniels at the Barn Theater in Geneseo at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and at 4 p.m. on Sunday.  For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.

The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.

The children's play A Little Princess, adapted from the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett, will be performed at North Scott High School Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-285-8181.

Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde will be presented at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday.  For tickets or more information, call 563-333-6251.

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra with special guest Midori will perform works by Toch, Stravinsky, and Beethoven as part of the Masterworks VI concert tonight at 8 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport, and tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Centennial Hall of Augustana College. Concert Conversations with Kai Swanson and Mark Russell Smith will begin one hour before each performance.  For tickets or more information, call 563-322-7276.

The Prenzie Players will present Romeo and Juliet at the Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. For more information, call 309-278-8426.

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, April 17

Local musicians of all ages will perform for a Piano Celebration at NorthPark Mall in Davenport from noon to 5 p.m.  Donations will be accepted for the Iowa City Ronald McDonald House. For more information, call 563-285-8421.

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra with special guest Midori will perform works by Toch, Stravinsky, and Beethoven as part of the Masterworks VI concert tonight at 2 p.m. in Centennial Hall of Augustana College. Concert Conversations with Kai Swanson and Mark Russell Smith will begin one hour before each performance.  For tickets or more information, call 563-322-7276.

The children's play A Little Princess, adapted from the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett, will be performed at North Scott High School Auditorium at 2 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 563-285-8181.

Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde will be presented at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University at 3 p.m.  For tickets or more information, call 563-333-6251.

The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 3 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.

The Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Escanaba in da Moonlight by Jeff Daniels at the Barn Theater in Geneseo at 4 p.m.  For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.

First Presbyterian Church in Coal Valley will present the Easter drama The Last Supper at 7:30 p.m.  For more information, call 309-799-3511.

The Prenzie Players will present Romeo and Juliet at the Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 8 p.m.  For more information, call 309-278-8426.

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, April 18

Dr. Sherry Maurer will present Connecting to Native American Art at Augustana College for the Rock Island County Historical Society Friends luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at First Congregational Church in Moline. To RSVP, call 309-764-8590.

The Davenport Civil Rights Walking Tour unveiling will be at 4:30 p.m. in the St. Anthony's Church parking lot, 417 N. Main St., Davenport. Mayor Bill Gluba will unveil a marker where marchers gathered in August 1963 for a rally in LeClaire Park where John Howard Griffin, author of Black Like Me, spoke.

The public is invited to a meeting of the Sons of Norway Storelva Lodge at 7 p.m. at the Viking Club in Moline.  The program will feature Wedding Traditions from Viking Times to the Present. Experience a mini-wedding and reception with treats. For more information, call 563-355-7778.

The Quad City Youth Symphony Orchestra spring concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Centennial Hall of Augustana College. For more information, call 563-322-7276.

As part of The Ubiquity of Work series, The Music of Work will be presented at 7:30 p.m. at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University. From slave songs to folk music to present day variations on traditional labor anthems, the history, tradition and culture of the music associated with work will be examined. Performances will include guitar, piano, and the St. Ambrose Chorus. For more information, call 563-333-6251.

Tomorrow and Wednesday, Cirque du Soleil will present Dralion at 7:30 p.m. at the i wireless Center in Moline. For tickets or more information, call 800-745-3000.

Opening Thursday, Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and 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.