WVIK Community Calendar

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.