Thursday, June 30, 2011

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Thursday, June 30
The Channel Cat Talk Investigate Arsenal Island History will begin at 9 a.m. at the Celebration Belle Landing in Moline. Pre-registration is required; call 563-322-2969.

Helen Reinold will speak on The Intellectual Origins of the Davenport Forty-Eighters at 5:30 p.m. at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport. For more information, call 563-322-8844.

The Knockoffs will play for the Moline Centre Main Street summer concert series from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Bass Street Landing Plaza in Moline. Bring chairs. For more information, call 309-524-2054.

As part of Thursdays at the Figge, Dr. Owen S. Rogal will present When on My Couch I Lie... at 7 p.m.  Also featured will be music by Tony Hoeppner and the tour Intriguing Images: Docent Picks from the Figge Collection at 6 p.m. For more information, call 563-326-7804.

The Mercer County Community Band will play at 7 p.m. at Central Park in Aledo. Then at dusk, the film Despicable Me will be shown.  For more information, call 309-582-2751.

Opening today and continuing thru July 10, the musical Sweet Charity will be performed by the Timber Lake Playhouse in Mount Carroll.  For tickets, show times or other information, call 815-244-2035.

Tomorrow thru Sunday, the Matherville Centennial Celebration will take place downtown, featuring music, a car show, kids' games, and more.  On Saturday, there will be a parade at 11 a.m. on Saturday, and also a 5K run/walk and kids' race.  Fireworks will take place at 9 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 309-754-8814.

Thru Aug. 13, Circa ’21 in Rock Island will present the musical Hairspray. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

The traveling exhibit The Fiery Trial: Iowa and the Civil War will be in Muscatine July 1 thru 4 on 4th Street north of the Muscatine County Court House.  Volunteers are needed to assist visitors. For further information, call 563-263-8895.

Over the next two weekends, the Genesius Guild will present the tragedy Ajax by Sophocles at 8 p.m. at Lincoln Park Classic Theater in Rock Island.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

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Wednesday, June 29

The Quad City Animal Welfare Center will offer Kind Kids Camp for children 7 to 12 today and tomorrow from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.  A second session is Wednesday and Thursday, July 6th and 7th. The program is free, but space is limited.  For more information, call 309-787-6830 ext.12.

Today and tomorrow, Loras College will host the Summer Leadership Institute.  This year’s theme is Responding to Change.  Katarina Schuth will present the keynote address Our Hearts Are Restless: Adapting to Changing Personnel, Structures, and Programs.  For more information, call 563-588-7239.

Carl Sandburg College will host an open house for the College for Seniors program from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Building G on the Main Campus in Galesburg.  For more information, call 309-345-3506.

Today, Genesis will offer CarFit Education to give older adults the opportunity to check how well their personal vehicles fit them and learn how to avoid serious injuries in a crash.  The events will be held from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Genesis Medical Center in Davenport. Additional sessions will be held July 28 and Sept. 23.  For more information, call 563-421-9263.

River Action’s Riverine Walk Hennepin Canal: Historic Landmark and Recreational Gem will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the canal bridge a mile and a half east of Colona.  Pre-registration is required; call 563-322-2969.

Tomorrow, the Channel Cat Talk Investigate Arsenal Island History will begin at 9 a.m. at the Celebration Belle Landing in Moline. Pre-registration is required; call 563-322-2969.

Opening tomorrow and continuing thru July 10, the musical Sweet Charity will be performed by the Timber Lake Playhouse in Mount Carroll.  For tickets, show times or other information, call 815-244-2035.

Thru Aug. 13, Circa ’21 in Rock Island will present the musical Hairspray. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

The traveling exhibit The Fiery Trial: Iowa and the Civil War will be in Muscatine July 1 thru 4 on 4th Street north of the Muscatine County Court House.  Volunteers are needed to assist visitors. For further information, call 563-263-8895.

Over the next two weekends, the Genesius Guild will present the tragedy Ajax by Sophocles at 8 p.m. at Lincoln Park Classic Theater in Rock Island.

Monday, June 27, 2011

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Tuesday, June 28

Today and Thursday, the Channel Cat Talk Investigate Arsenal Island History will begin at 9 a.m. at the Celebration Belle Landing in Moline. Pre-registration is required; call 563-322-2969.

The River City 6 will play for the Senior Music Concert Series at 5 p.m. at the Redstone Room, River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1333.

A community rally for RAGBRAI will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Hotel Blackhawk in Davenport.  RSVP by calling 309-277-0937, ext. 115

Five bands will perform during an all-ages show at 7 p.m. in the Performance Hall of River Music Experience in Davenport.  For more information, call 563-326-1333

The U.S. Army Soldier Show, with music, dance, and an international carnival theme, will begin at 7 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport. For more information, call 309-782-1230.

The Five Bridges Jazz Band will play for the Starlight Revue concert at Lincoln Park in Rock Island at 7 p.m. For more information, call 309-732-7275.

The Tangents, Greg Sullivan, and Ellis Kell will perform at 7 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. Greg Sullivan will also sign his book Prayer: A Family Matter.  For more information, call 563-326-1555.

Tomorrow, River Action’s Riverine Walk Hennepin Canal: Historic Landmark and Recreational Gem will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the canal bridge a mile and a half east of Colona.  Pre-registration is required; call 563-322-2969.

Thru Aug. 13, Circa ’21 in Rock Island will present the musical Hairspray. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

The traveling exhibit The Fiery Trial: Iowa and the Civil War will be in Muscatine July 1 thru 4 on 4th Street north of the Muscatine County Court House.  Volunteers are needed to assist visitors. For further information, call 563-263-8895.

Over the next two weekends, the Genesius Guild will present the tragedy Ajax by Sophocles at 8 p.m. at Lincoln Park Classic Theater in Rock Island.

Friday, June 24, 2011

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Friday, June 24
Thru Saturday, the 21st annual Quad-Cities Senior Olympics will be held at various locations and will feature not only athletic events, but also literary, trivia, performing, and visual arts. For more information, call 309-786-1677.

First Lutheran Church in Rock Island and the American Scandinavian Association at Augustana College will hold a Midsummer celebration and Jenny Lind concert. Maypole decoration will begin at 5:30 p.m., the queen's procession at 6 p.m. and the concert featuring Rebecca Rasmussen at 7 p.m.

As part of Final Friday festivities, readings by the David R. Collins Writers' Conference faculty will begin at 7 p.m. at the Bucktown Center for the Arts in Davenport.  There will also be an art auction to benefit the Alzheimer's Association.  For more information, call 563-324-1410.

Dave Ehlert will perform a one-man show, Mark Twain: 100 Years Later at 7 p.m. at the Colona Library.  For more information, call 309-792-0548.

Countryside Community Theatre will present the musical Gypsy at North Scott High School in Eldridge at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday.  For tickets or more information, call 563-285-6228.

Harrison Hilltop Theatre will present the comedy Same Time, Next Year at the District Theatre in Rock Island at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday.  For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.

Popa Chubby, with special guest Ellis Kell, will perform at 9 p.m. at the Redstone Room, River Music Experience in Davenport. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-1333.

Late Night Cabaret
will be held at 10 p.m. in the Grace Performing Arts Center in Princeton.  The Festival 56 cast will perform cabaret songs, scenes, and dances in a relaxed atmosphere.  For more information, call 815-879-5656.

Thru Aug. 13, Circa ’21 in Rock Island will present the musical Hairspray. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

The Genesius Guild will present the comedy The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare on Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m. at Lincoln Park Classic Theater in Rock Island.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

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Thursday, June 23

The Channel Cat Talk Campbell's Island will begin at 9 a.m. at the Celebration Belle Landing in Moline. Pre-registration is required; call 563-322-2969.

Thru Saturday, the 21st annual Quad-Cities Senior Olympics will be held at various locations and will feature not only athletic events, but also literary, trivia, performing, and visual arts. For more information, call 309-786-1677.

Thru Saturday, the Midwest Writing Center will hold the David R. Collins Writers' Conference at St. Ambrose University in Davenport. For information on workshops or a schedule of events, call 563-324-1410.

The documentary Country School: One Room -- One Nation will be shown for the Senior Day program at 1:30 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library.  For more information, call 563-344-4175.

Marie Tschopp will perform as Laura Ingalls Wilder at 2 p.m. at the Mercer Carnegie Library in Aledo.  For more information, call 309-582-2032.

The Moline Library will show She's the Man for the Modern Shakespeare Film Fest at 6:30 p.m.  For more information, call 309-524-2440.

The Quad City Botanical Center in Rock Island will host The Garden Party at 6 p.m. featuring music, dishes from area chefs, a silent auction, and more.  Reservations are required; call 309-794-0991.

As part of Thursdays at the Figge, Wynne Schafer will present The Aesthetic Home at 7 p.m. Also featured will be music by Tony Hoeppner and the tour Intriguing Images: Docent Picks from the Figge Collection at 6 p.m.  For more information, call 563-326-7804.

Countryside Community Theatre will present the musical Gypsy at North Scott High School in Eldridge at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday.  For tickets or more information, call 563-285-6228.

Harrison Hilltop Theatre will present the comedy Same Time, Next Year at the District Theatre in Rock Island at 8 p.m. on Thursday thru Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday.  For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.

Thru Aug. 13, Circa ’21 in Rock Island will present the musical Hairspray. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

The Genesius Guild will present the comedy The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare next Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m. at Lincoln Park Classic Theater in Rock Island.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

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Wednesday, June 22

Beginning today and running thru Saturday, the 21st annual Quad-Cities Senior Olympics will be held at various locations and will feature not only athletic events, but also literary, trivia, performing, and visual arts. For more information, call 309-786-1677.

Sarah Subbert from the Cedar County Conservation Board will present Pueblo Builders for grade school aged kids at 3 p.m. at the Durant Library.  For more information, call 563-785-4725.

River Action’s Riverine Walk this week will be Birds of the Mississippi River which will be held at 6:30 p.m. tonight and repeated 9 a.m. Saturday at the Credit Island pavilion in Davenport.  Pre-registration is required; call 563-322-2969.

Open-mic night with Alan Sweet and Siri Mason will begin at 7 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. Bring an instrument or play with the house band. For more information, call 563-326-1333, ext. 105.

Thursday thru Saturday, the Midwest Writing Center will hold the David R. Collins Writers' Conference at St. Ambrose University in Davenport. For information on workshops or a schedule of events, call 563-324-1410.

Tomorrow, the Quad City Botanical Center in Rock Island will host The Garden Party at 6 p.m. featuring music, dishes from area chefs, a silent auction, and more.  Reservations are required; call 309-794-0991.

Countryside Community Theatre will present the musical Gypsy at North Scott High School in Eldridge at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday.  For tickets or more information, call 563-285-6228.

Thru Aug. 13, Circa ’21 in Rock Island will present the musical Hairspray. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

The Genesius Guild will present the comedy The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare next Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m. at Lincoln Park Classic Theater in Rock Island.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

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Tuesday, June 21

The Genesis Medical Center Auxiliary will hold a five-dollar jewelry sale from 7 a.m to 6 p.m. at Genesis Medical Center in Davenport. For more information, call 563-421-7615.

Today and Thursday, the Channel Cat Talk Campbell’s Island will begin at 9 a.m. at the Celebration Belle Landing in Moline. Pre-registration is required; call 563-322-2969.

For the next meeting of the Andover Historical Society, Ann Boaden will discuss the new book Reflecting on the Past: 150 years of Augustana Stories. The meeting will begin with lunch at 1 p.m. at the Andover Cafe, followed by the presentation at 2 at the American Woman's League Building.

Quad City Singers will perform for the Midsummer Knight's Read Medieval Faire at the Moline Library beginning at 6 p.m. There also will be storytelling, a tournament, and crafts.  For more information, call 309-524-2470.

An Evening of Barbershop Music will be presented for the Starlight Revue concert at Lincoln Park in Rock Island at 7 p.m. There also will be a Win it in a Minute contest. For more information, call 309-732-7275.

The Davenport Fairmount St. Library will host an All Iowa Reads book discussion of Sing Them Home by Stephanie Kallos at 7 p.m. Registration is required; call 563-326-7832.

Thru Aug. 13, Circa ’21 in Rock Island will present the musical Hairspray. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

Thursday thru Saturday, the Midwest Writing Center will hold the David R. Collins Writers' Conference at St. Ambrose University in Davenport. For information on workshops or a schedule of events, call 563-324-1410.

The Genesius Guild will present the comedy The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare next Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m. at Lincoln Park Classic Theater in Rock Island.

Friday, June 17, 2011

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Friday, June 17

The annual Geneseo Music Festival and Fine Arts Show will be held in City Park Friday evening thru Sunday afternoon, featuring music, art, tractor displays and more. For a complete schedule, call 309-944-2686.

Students will present the musical Disney's Camp Rock at The Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 7 p.m. on Friday and at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday. For more information, call 309-788-5433.

Countryside Community Theatre will present the musical Gypsy at North Scott High School in Eldridge at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday.  For tickets or more information, call 563-285-6228.

Quad City Music Guild will present the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Cinderella at Prospect Park Theater in Moline at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday.  For tickets or more information, call 309-762-6610.

Harrison Hilltop Theatre will present the comedy Same Time, Next Year The District Theatre in Rock Island at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday.  For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.

Thru Aug. 13, Circa ’21 in Rock Island will present the musical Hairspray. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

On Saturday, River Action’s Riverine Walk will be Explore Sylvan Island and Sylvan Slough Natural Area.  The walk will begin at 9 a.m. at the entrance to Sylvan Island at 1st Avenue and 2nd Street in Moline. Pre-registration is required; call 563-322-2969.

On Saturday, auditions for Quad City Singers will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at Sudlow Intermediate School in Davenport.  Singers must be at least 21, provide sheet music, and perform two 30-second selections.

On Saturday and Sunday, the Genesius Guild will present the comedy The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare at 8 p.m. at Lincoln Park Classic Theater in Rock Island.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

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Wednesday, June 15

This week’s River Action’s Riverine Walk will be Explore Sylvan Island and Sylvan Slough Natural Area.  The walk will begin at 6:30 tonight and at 9 a.m. on Saturday at the entrance to Sylvan Island at 1st Avenue and 2nd Street in Moline. Pre-registration is required; call 563-322-2969.

East Moline Music in the Park will present The Navy Band Great Lakes Brass Ambassadors at 7 p.m. at The Quarter Welcome Center in East Moline. A free shuttle from John Deere Harvester will be available starting at 6 p.m. Bring chairs.  For more information, call 309-796-0170.

Tonight and tomorrow night, Circa ’21 in Rock Island will present a preview performance of the musical Hairspray at 7:45 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

Tomorrow, the Channel Cat Talk River Landscape Mosaic will begin at 9 a.m. at the Celebration Belle Landing in Moline. Pre-registration is required; call 563-322-2969.

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra 2nd Fiddle Sale will be held at the former Premier Home Furnishings in the Village Shopping Center in Davenport. Times are 6 to 9 p.m.  on Thursday; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday; and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.  Thursday’s preview sale has an admission price, but is free Friday-Saturday.  Proceeds will go toward the symphony's education programs.  For more information, call 563-322-0931.

A QC Eating Disorders Consortium Event will be held at Stoney Creek Inn in Moline tomorrow beginning at 6 p.m.  The guest speaker will be James E. Mitchell who will present Assessment and Treatment of Eating Disorders.   For more information, call 563-421-1284.

On Saturday, auditions for Quad City Singers will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at Sudlow Intermediate School in Davenport.  Singers must be at least 21, provide sheet music, and perform two 30-second selections.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

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Tuesday, June 13

Today and Thursday, the Channel Cat Talk River Landscape Mosaic will begin at 9 a.m. at the Celebration Belle Landing in Moline. Pre-registration is required; call 563-322-2969.

Dianna Blake will present Three Sisters' Garden: An American Indian Tale for students entering grades 1 thru 6 at 1 p.m. at the Eldridge Library. She will tell stories and help students create a garden to take home. Registration required; call 563-285-4794.

On Tuesdays thru July 12, Medieval Math for Grades 1 and up will off hands-on math projects with tutor Elizabeth Russell at the Rock Island Main Library Children’s Room beginning at 3:15 p.m.

Lipbone Redding and The Lipbone Orchestra will give a workshop at 5:30 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport.  The Lipbone Orchestra will then perform at 7 p.m.  For more information, call 563-326-1555.

The Rock Island Library Ridgewood branch will hold a Knightly Tourney for ages 12 to 18 beginning at 5:30 p.m. Participants will practice archery, horseless jousting, sword-fighting, and other combat skills with substitute gear. Prizes will be awarded.  For more information, call 309-732-7323.

On Tuesdays thru July 19, the Davenport Fairmount St. Library will hold Family Fun Night with the Putnam Museum at 6 p.m.  Activities will be based on the Putnam’s exhibits including Egyptian mummies, the wreck of the Titanic, and more. For more information, call 563-326-7893.

The Ambassadors will play for a Starlight Revue concert at Lincoln Park in Rock Island at 7 p.m.  For more information, call 309-732-7275.

The Geneseo High School Band will play at City Park in Geneseo at 7:30 p.m.  For more information, call 309-944-2686.

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra 2nd Fiddle Sale will be held at the former Premier Home Furnishings in the Village Shopping Center in Davenport. Times are 6 to 9 p.m.  on Thursday; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday; and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.  Thursday’s preview sale has an admission price, but is free Friday-Saturday.  Proceeds will go toward the symphony's education programs.  For more information, call 563-322-0931.

Friday, June 10, 2011

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Saturday, June 11
Quad City area youth entering 3rd-5th grade this fall are invited to attend the third annual Enviro-Kids, an environmental education program that meets five Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. to noon throughout the summer. Registration is limited and accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information call 563-468-4218.

Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, will be observed from 12 to 2 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre at the Iowa Memorial Union in Iowa City.  For more information, contact Billie Townsend at 319-335-3994.

ComedySportz Quad Cities will celebrate their 21st Anniversary at 7 p.m. at The Establishment Theatre in Rock Island.  For tickets or more information, call 309-786-1111.

The Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Don't Talk to the Actors 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 District Theatre, 1611 2nd Ave. in Rock Island, will present the comedy Same Time, Next Year at 8 p.m. on Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.

Tonight and tomorrow night, Genesius Guild and Ballet Quad Cities will present Ballet Under the Stars at 8 p.m. at Lincoln Park Classic Theater in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-786-3779.

Quad City Music Guild will present the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Cinderella at Prospect Park Theater in Moline at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday.  For tickets or more information, call 309-762-6610.

Timber Lake Playhouse, northwestern Illinois’ professional summer theatre, opens the 50th Anniversary season with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard through June 12. For tickets, show times or more information, call 815-244-2035.


Sunday, June 12


The unsettled state of America in early 1861 just prior to the outbreak of war will be the focus of a Civil War Sesquicentennial lecture America – Whither? to be presented at 1 p.m. at the Carl Sandburg State Historic Site in Galesburg.  The lecture is free and open to the public.

The Figge Art Museum in Davenport will offer a Fashionable Women in Art tour at 1:30 p.m.  For more information, call 563-326-7804.

Quad City Music Guild will present the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Cinderella at Prospect Park Theater in Moline at 2 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-762-6610.

At 2:00 p.m. at The Canticle in Clinton will hold an open public forum covering environmental issues that are of concern to everyone and how to create a sustainable Clinton.

The District Theatre, 1611 2nd Ave. in Rock Island, will present the comedy Same Time, Next Year at 2 p.m.  For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.

The Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Don't Talk to the Actors at the Barn Theater in Geneseo at 4 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.

Out of the Ordinary: Nova Singers and Friends will begin at 6:30 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Rock Island. Current members and alumni of the group will perform everything from classical to blues, from sacred songs to Broadway hits.  For more information, call 309-341-7038.

The Manny Lopez Big Band will play for Music on the Levee at 7 p.m. at the LeClaire Park Bandshell in Davenport. For more information, call 563-888-2235.

Genesius Guild and Ballet Quad Cities will present Ballet Under the Stars at 8 p.m. at Lincoln Park Classic Theater in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-786-3779.

Today is the final performance of Timber Lake Playhouse production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard. For tickets, show time or more information, call 815-244-2035.

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra 2nd Fiddle Sale will be held at the former Premier Home Furnishings in the Village Shopping Center in Davenport.
Times are 6 to 9 p.m.  on Thursday; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday; and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.  Thursday’s preview sale has an admission price, but is free Friday-Saturday.  Proceeds will go toward the symphony's education programs.  For more information, call 563-322-0931.


Monday, June 13

Clinton Community College is offering two classes Introduction to the Personal Computer and Introduction to Social Media Networking at their Maquoketa Center.  For more information or to register for these courses, contact Clinton Community College at 563-244-7100.

On most Mondays thru July, Wild Walks in the Park for ages 6 to 12 will be offered at 10 a.m. at Duck Creek Park and at 1 p.m. at Vander Veer Park in Davenport. Each session guests will explore nature from different angles.  For more information, call 563-326-7812.

Wilma Larson, a reference consultant of the Salt Lake City Family History Library, will present What's New at FamilySearch at 6:30 p.m. in Room 102 of the Hanson Hall of Science of Augustana College.  For more information, call 309-794-7204.

A travelogue on Russia will be presented at 6:30 p.m. at the Eldridge Library. For more information, call 563-285-4794.

As part of the free summer concert series, Main Avenue Band will play at 7 p.m. at the Moline Township Activity Center in Moline. Parking is available at the Scottish Rite Cathedral. For more information, call 309-797-0789.

Tomorrow and Thursday, the Channel Cat Talk River Landscape Mosaic will begin at 9 a.m. at the Celebration Belle Landing in Moline. Pre-registration is required; call 563-322-2969.

Tomorrow, the Rock Island Library Ridgewood branch will hold a Knightly Tourney for ages 12 to 18 beginning at 5:30 p.m. Participants will practice archery, horseless jousting, sword-fighting, and other combat skills with substitute gear. Prizes will be awarded.  For more information, call 309-732-7323.

On Tuesdays thru July 19, the Davenport Fairmount St. Library will hold Family Fun Night with the Putnam Museum at 6 p.m.  Activities will be based on the Putnam’s exhibits including Egyptian mummies, the wreck of the Titanic, and more. For more information, call 563-326-7893.

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Friday, June 10

Today only, Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the show Hank And My Honky Tonk Hero’s at 1 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.  For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, Ext. 2.

The opening reception for the Renaissance Man, E.M. Catich exhibit will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Catich Art Gallery in the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University.  For more information, call 563-209-1287.

The East Moline Art Walk will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. in the downtown area. Also, a historic walking tour will be offered at 6:30 p.m.  For more information, call 309-912-1371.

A Chair Affair, a gala event benefiting the Figge Art Museum and celebrating the opening of The Art of Seating: 200 Years of American Chair Design, will begin at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 563-326-7804, ext. 2007.

ComedySportz Quad Cities will celebrate their 21st Anniversary with shows on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. at The Establishment Theatre in Rock Island.  For tickets or more information, call 309-786-1111.

The Faith Singers will present a concert at 7:00 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Rock Island.  For more information, call 309-786-6925.

The Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Don't Talk to the Actors at the Barn Theater in Geneseo at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.

The District Theatre, 1611 2nd Ave. in Rock Island, will present the comedy Same Time, Next Year at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.

On Friday, Saturday and Saturday, Genesius Guild and Ballet Quad Cities will present Ballet Under the Stars at 8 p.m. at Lincoln Park Classic Theater in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-786-3779.

Quad City Music Guild will present the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Cinderella at Prospect Park Theater in Moline at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday.  For tickets or more information, call 309-762-6610.

Timber Lake Playhouse, northwestern Illinois’ professional summer theatre, opens the 50th Anniversary season with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard through June 12. For tickets, show times or more information, call 815-244-2035.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

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Wednesday, June 8

Are your kids interested in acting, drawing, karate, making movies, making pottery, music, tumbling or writing?  Visit Blackhawk College’s website for more than 20 youth camp options.

The Rock Island Library Ridgewood branch will host a Niabi Zoo animal visit at 10 a.m. For more information, call 309-732-7323.

This week, River Action’s Riverine Walk event Mississippi River Photography will be held on Wednesday and Saturday. Wednesday’s session will meet at the Credit Island pavilion in Davenport at 6:30 p.m.  Saturday’s session will meet at the Sylvan Island entrance in Moline at 9 a.m.  Pre-registration is required; call 563-322-2969.

Tomorrow, the Channel Cat Talk will be River Navigation.  Meet at the Celebration Belle Landing at 9 a.m. Registration is required; call 563-322-2969.

Timber Lake Playhouse, northwestern Illinois’ professional summer theatre, opens the 50th Anniversary season with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard through June 12. For tickets, show times or more information, call 815-244-2035.

The Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Don't Talk to the Actors at the Barn Theater in Geneseo at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.

Beginning Thursday, the District Theatre, at their new location at 1611 2nd Ave. in Rock Island, will present the comedy Same Time, Next Year at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.

Beginning this Thursday, and continuing every other Thursday in June and July, the Moline Library will hold a Modern Shakespeare Film Fest at 6:30 p.m. For titles and dates, call 309-524-2440.

On Friday, Saturday and Saturday, Genesius Guild and Ballet Quad Cities will present Ballet Under the Stars at 8 p.m. at Lincoln Park Classic Theater in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-786-3779.

Opening Friday, Quad City Music Guild will present the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Cinderella at Prospect Park Theater in Moline at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday.  For tickets or more information, call 309-762-6610.


Thursday, June 9


The Channel Cat Talk will be River Navigation.  Meet at the Celebration Belle Landing at 9 a.m.  Registration is required; call 563-322-2969.

The Civil War Book Discussion Group will talk about The H.L. Hunley: the Secret Hope of the Confederacy by Tom Chaffin at 6:30 p.m. at the Moline Library.  Registration is required; call 309-524-2470.

The River City 6 will play for the Friends of Vander Veer Summer Concert Series at 6:30 p.m. at Vander Veer Botanical Park in Davenport. Bring chairs.  For more information, call 563-940-8809.

The Moline Library will show 10 Things I Hate About You for the Modern Shakespeare Film Fest at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 309-524-2440.

As part of Thursdays at the Figge, Dan Malachuk and Ann Marie Hayes-Hawkinson will present Water, Water, Everywhere: Bodies of Water in Art and Literature at 7 p.m. For more information, call 563-326-7804.

The Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Don't Talk to the Actors at the Barn Theater in Geneseo at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.

The District Theatre, 1611 2nd Ave. in Rock Island, will present the comedy Same Time, Next Year at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.

On Friday, Saturday and Saturday, Genesius Guild and Ballet Quad Cities will present Ballet Under the Stars at 8 p.m. at Lincoln Park Classic Theater in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-786-3779.

Opening Friday, Quad City Music Guild will present the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Cinderella at Prospect Park Theater in Moline at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday.  For tickets or more information, call 309-762-6610.

Timber Lake Playhouse, northwestern Illinois’ professional summer theatre, opens the 50th Anniversary season with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard through June 12. For tickets, show times or more information, call 815-244-2035.

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Tuesday, June 7

Today and Thursday, the Channel Cat Talk will be River Navigation.  Meet at the Celebration Belle Landing at 9 a.m. Registration is required; call 563-322-2969.

Janette Dwyer will present The Grand Ladies of Quilting...and a Gent at the Mississippi Valley Quilters Guild meetings at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. at First Congregational Church in Moline.

The River City 6 will play for a Starlight Revue concert at Lincoln Park in Rock Island at 7 p.m.  For more information, call 309-732-7275.

The Pageturners Book Discussion Group will discuss Shadow Baby by Alison McGhee at 7 p.m. at the Moline Library. Registration is required; call 309-524-2470.

The Maple City Band will play at City Park in Geneseo at 8 p.m. For more information, call 309-944-2686.

Timber Lake Playhouse, northwestern Illinois’ professional summer theatre, opens the 50th Anniversary season with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard through June 12. For tickets, show times or more information, call 815-244-2035.

The Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Don't Talk to the Actors at the Barn Theater in Geneseo at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.

Beginning Thursday, Harrison Hilltop Theatre, at their new location at 1611 2nd Ave. in Rock Island, will present the comedy Same Time, Next Year at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.

Beginning this Thursday, and continuing every other Thursday in June and July, the Moline Library will hold a Modern Shakespeare Film Fest at 6:30 p.m. For titles and dates, call 309-524-2440.

On Friday, Saturday and Saturday, Genesius Guild and Ballet Quad Cities will present Ballet Under the Stars at 8 p.m. at Lincoln Park Classic Theater in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-786-3779.

Opening Friday, Quad City Music Guild will present the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Cinderella at Prospect Park Theater in Moline at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday.  For tickets or more information, call 309-762-6610.

Thursday, June 2, 2011

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Friday, June 3

The band Patio will play for Friday Live at 5 in the courtyard at River Music Experience in Davenport from 5 to 7 p.m.  For more information, call 563-326-1333.

The Putnam Museum in Davenport will host Float Your Boat, a creative engineering water weight challenge, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.  Reservations are required and supplies will be provided.  For more information, call 563-324-1054, ext. 205.

The Bettendorf Park Band will play at 7:30 p.m. at the Bill Bowe Memorial Bandshell in Veterans' Memorial Park in Bettendorf.  For more information, call 563-344-4113.

The Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Don't Talk to the Actors at the Barn Theater in Geneseo at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.

Timber Lake Playhouse, northwestern Illinois’ professional summer theatre, opens the 50th Anniversary season with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard through June 12. For tickets, show times or more information, call 815-244-2035.

Annawan Fun Days will be held thru Sunday featuring the Little Miss Blaze Pageant, kids' games, tournaments, auctions, and more. The Carol M. Guthrie Memorial 5K run/walk and parade are on Sunday. For more information, call 309-935-6264.

Tomorrow, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra will present the Spring Pops concert featuring Michael Cavanaugh performing the music of Billy Joel, Elton John, and others, at 7:30 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport.  For tickets or more information, call 800-745-3000.

A Symphonic Affair, the annual social event and fundraiser for Clinton Symphony Orchestra is scheduled for Saturday, in the Tuscany Room at Rastrelli's in Clinton from 6 to 9 p.m.  Reservations are required, call 563-243-5958.  On Sunday, a free outdoor pops concert by the orchestra will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the band shell in Clinton's Riverview Park.

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.