WVIK Community Calendar

Friday, May 13

Timber Lake Playhouse in Mt. Carroll will present If You Give a Mouse a Cookie at 9:45 a.m., 11:15 a.m. and 1 p.m.  For reservations, call 815-244-2035.

United Neighbors will present When Women Talk, a performance and dinner, from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Hotel Blackhawk in Davenport. It will feature stories by seven women who have been affected by health issues. For more information, call 563-322-7363.

River Action is celebrating its 9th Annual Fish & Fire fundraiser at the Watch Tower Lodge in Black Hawk State Historic Site beginning at 5:30 p.m.  For more information or to purchase tickets, call 563-322-2969.

An opening reception for the Galesburg Civic Art Center’s exhibition of works by Les Barta, Dale Gramling and Everett “Jake” Jacobsen will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public.  The exhibit will continue thru Saturday, June 18th.  For more information, call 309-342-7415.

Opera at Augustana will present Mozart’s The Magic Flute at 7 p.m. at Wallenberg Hall in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College.  For more information, call 309-794-7306.

The Barley House Band will be joining the Rock Island Orchestra for a collaborative concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Rock Island High School Theater to perform music in the Irish and Bluegrass tradition.  For more information, call 309-793-5950.

Playcrafters will present the mystery Rehearsal for Murder at 7:30 p.m. in the Barn Theatre in Moline on Friday and Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday.  For tickets or more information, call 309-762-0330.

Thru Saturday, Knox College Theatre will perform Eugene Ionesco's Exit the King at 7:30 p.m. in Harbach Theatre in the Ford Center for the Fine Arts in Galesburg. There be a post-show discussion with the director and cast following the performance on Friday.  For advance reservations, call 309-341-7472.

Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.  For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.

Alleman High School in Rock Island will present the Making Memories variety show at 7 p.m. on Saturday and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 309-786-7793.


Saturday, May 14

First Lutheran Church in Rock Island will host the annual Scandinavian Arts Festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring antiques, arts and crafts, activities, Scandinavian food and music. The event will be inside the Church Building and the Parish House.  For more information, call 309-788-9661.

Rave Motion Pictures 53 in Davenport will host a live broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera's Die Walkure by Richard Wagner at 11 a.m.

Auditions for Genesius Guild productions will be held at Lincoln Park Classic Theater in Rock Island at 1 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and at 7 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday. The shows are The Taming of the Shrew, Ajax, King Lear, and The Wasps.

Ellis Kell will present Migration of the Music, songs and stories of American roots music for ages 12 to 18, at 2 p.m. at The Speakeasy in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

The Augustana Concert Band and Augustana Symphonic Band will perform for the Augustana Combined Band Concert at 4 p.m. in Centennial Hall.  For more information, call 309-794-7306.

Pleasant Valley High School will present the comedy mystery Funeral for a Gangster at 7 p.m. The audience is encouraged to wear mobster attire for a costume contest.  For more information, call 563-332-5151.

Alleman High School in Rock Island will present the Making Memories variety show at 7 p.m. on Saturday and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 309-786-7793.

Opera at Augustana will present Mozart’s The Magic Flute at 7 p.m. at Wallenberg Hall in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College.  For more information, call 309-794-7306.

The Quad City Playwright’s Festival, showcasing the work of five area writers, will be held at the Black Box Theater in the Bergendorff Hall of Fine Arts of Augustana College at 7:30 p.m.  The event is free and open to the public.  For more information, call 309-794-7320.

Playcrafters will present the mystery Rehearsal for Murder at 7:30 p.m. in the Barn Theatre in Moline on Friday and Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday.  For tickets or more information, call 309-762-0330.

Knox College Theatre will perform Eugene Ionesco's Exit the King at 7:30 p.m. in Harbach Theatre in the Ford Center for the Fine Arts in Galesburg. For advance reservations, call 309-341-7472.

Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at 8 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.


Sunday, May 15

Auditions for Genesius Guild productions will be held at Lincoln Park Classic Theater in Rock Island at 1 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and at 7 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday. The shows are The Taming of the Shrew, Ajax, King Lear, and The Wasps.

The Figge Art Museum in Davenport will offer a themed tour entitled Ponds, Lakes, Streams, and Rivers at 1:30 p.m.  For more information, call 563-326-7804.

The Putnam Museum IMAX Theatre in Davenport will host a Polar the Titanic Bear teddy bear tea for ages 3 to 9 at 1:30 p.m.  For more information, call 563-324-1054, ext. 210.

Dr. Sarah Gall and Ed Gall will present a Green Cleaning program at The Canticle, home of the Sisters of St. Francis, in Clinton. The free program begins at 2:00 p.m. and is open to the public.  Call 563-242-7611 for details.

Dr. Gordon Dammann will speak on Armistead and Hancock: The Third Day of Gettysburg at a meeting of the Quad City Civil War Round Table at 2 p.m. at the Deere-Wiman Carriage House in Moline. For more information, call 309-236-3288.

The Black Hawk College Youth String Orchestra and Black Hawk College Community String Orchestra will perform at 2 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Moline.  For more information, call 309-738-7168.

Pamela Reese Smith will be the featured performer for the Third Sunday Jazz Workshop and Matinee at the Redstone Room of River Music Experience. The workshop begins at 3 p.m. and the Matinee show at 6 p.m.  For more information, call 309-373-0790.

Playcrafters will present the mystery Rehearsal for Murder in the Barn Theatre in Moline at 3 p.m.  For tickets or more information, call 309-762-0330.

Alleman High School in Rock Island will present the Making Memories variety show at 4 p.m.  For more information, call 309-786-7793.

Winners and honorable mention recipients of the Knox-Galesburg Symphony’s 18th Annual Young Pianists Competition will perform at a free public recital at 7:00 p.m. in Kresge Recital Hall in the Center for Fine Arts of Knox College in Galesburg.


Monday, May 16

David T. Coopman will talk about his new book Quad-City International Airport for the Rock Island County Historical Society Friends luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at First Congregational Church in Moline.  For more information or to RSVP, call 309-764-8590.

At 7:00 p.m. at the Moline Public Library, the Eagle View Group, Sierra Club will host Sean McMahon, the Director of The Nature Conservancy in Iowa who will describe the five priority areas for conservation projects.  All are welcome.  For more information, call 309-788-8167.

Tomorrow, the Andover Historical Society will hold its next meeting at the American Woman's League Building in Andover. John Califf (kay-liff) will talk about his recent trip to France to visit World War Two cemeteries.  Lunch begins at 1 p.m. at the Andover Cafe with the meeting at 2 p.m.

Tomorrow, the eighth annual Spring Jazz Concert featuring special guest Victor Goines will begin at 6:30 p.m. at North Scott High School in Eldridge.  For more information, call 563-285-3317.

On Wednesday, The Figge Feeds Haiti volunteer event will be held from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport. Volunteers can sign up for shifts of 15, 30, or 60 minutes to package meals to be sent to Haiti. Tours of the Haitian gallery will also be offered at 2 p.m., 3 p.m., and 4 p.m. For more information, call 563-326-7804, ext. 2048.

The new Cultural Counselor to the Swedish Embassy in Washington, D.C., Ms. Eva Bergquist, will make her first visit to Augustana College to attend the commencement weekend dinner celebrating the 100th anniversary of The American-Scandinavian Foundation, on Friday, May 20th at 6:00 p.m. in the College Center Loft. Dinner reservations may be made by calling 309 762-8303.

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.