WVIK Community Calendar

Friday, July 22

Thru Sunday, the Train Festival will be held at 1st Avenue and 18th Street in Rock Island. It will feature train excursions, model railroad layouts, small ride-on trains for kids and adults, a children's activity area, and more. Children's musician James Coffey will perform at noon and 2 p.m. each day.  For more information, call 800-747-7800.

Douglas and Tucker will perform for Friday Live at 5 in the River Music Experience courtyard in Davenport.  For more information, call 563-326-1333.

Every Friday and Saturday, ComedySportz Quad Cities performs their improv show at 7 p.m. at Establishment Theatre in Rock Island.  For tickets or more information, call 309-786-1111.

The Big Top Circus 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.

Playcrafters Barn Theatre in Moline will present the drama A Lesson Before Dying at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-762-0330.

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

Tonight and tomorrow night, Festival 56 presents the courtroom drama Twelve Angry People at the Grace Theatre in Princeton. For tickets, show times or more information, call 815-879-5656.

On select dates thru July 28, Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the children's play If You Give a Mouse a Cookie at 10 a.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.


Saturday, July 23

River Action’s Riverine Walk Quad Cities Railroad History will be held at 9 a.m. at the Centennial Bridge Visitors Center in Rock Island.  Pre-registration is required; call 563-322-2969.

Thru Sunday, the Train Festival will be held at 1st Avenue and 18th Street in Rock Island. It will feature train excursions, model railroad layouts, small ride-on trains for kids and adults, a children's activity area, and more. Children's musician James Coffey will perform at noon and 2 p.m. each day.  For more information, call 800-747-7800.

Harrison Hilltop Theatre will present the musical The Last Five Years at The District Theatre in Rock Island at 2 p.m. today and next Saturday, and at 8 p.m. on Wednesday and Friday. For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.

B. A. Blessing Productions will present the musical Be Not Un-Equally Yoked at 5 p.m. at Davenport Junior Theatre. For tickets or more information, call 563-726-3665.

Playcrafters Barn Theatre in Moline will present the drama A Lesson Before Dying at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-762-0330.

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

Tonight and tomorrow night, the Genesius Guild will present the Shakespeare’s King Lear at 8 p.m. at Lincoln Park Classic Theater in Rock Island. 

Harrison Hilltop Theatre will present the musical Jesus Christ Superstar at The District Theatre in Rock Island at 8 p.m. on Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.

Festival 56 will present the courtroom drama Twelve Angry People at the Grace Theatre in Princeton. For tickets, show times or 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.


Sunday, July 24

The Train Festival will be held at 1st Avenue and 18th Street in Rock Island. It will feature train excursions, model railroad layouts, small ride-on trains for kids and adults, a children's activity area, and more. Children's musician James Coffey will perform at noon and 2 p.m. each day.  For more information, call 800-747-7800.

The Figge Art Museum in Davenport will offer the Please be Seated tour at 1:30 p.m. For more information, call 563-326-7804.

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

Harrison Hilltop Theatre will present the musical Jesus Christ Superstar at The District Theatre in Rock Island 2 p.m.  For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.

Playcrafters Barn Theatre in Moline will present the drama A Lesson Before Dying at 3 p.m.  For tickets or more information, call 309-762-0330.

Every Sunday and Wednesday through July 31, Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew will be performed at 7:30 p.m. in Soldiers and Sailors Park in Princeton.  A presentation on Shakespeare will begin thirty minutes before each show.  For more information, call 815-879-5656.

The Genesius Guild will present the Shakespeare’s King Lear at 8 p.m. at Lincoln Park Classic Theater in Rock Island. 

On select dates thru July 28, Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the children's play If You Give a Mouse a Cookie at 10 a.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

Next Friday thru Sunday, the Figge Art Museum will offer free admission.  For more information, call 563-326-7804.


Monday, July 25

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.

As part of the Jewish Cultural Series, A Fine Romance: Love Songs of Jewish Songwriters, 1935-1950 will begin at 6 p.m. at the Davenport Eastern Ave. Library featuring performances by local musicians will perform.   For more information, call 563-326-7832.

The Battle of Bull Run will be the topic for a meeting of the Civil War Round Table at 6:30 p.m. at the River Valley Library in Port Byron.  For more information, call 309-523-3440.

The River City 6 will perform at 7 p.m. at the Moline Township Activity Center.  Parking is available at the Scottish Rite Cathedral.  For more information, call 309-797-0789.

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

Harrison Hilltop Theatre will present the musical Jesus Christ Superstar at The District Theatre in Rock Island at 8 p.m. on Thursday and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.

On Friday, the Bucktown Bash anniversary party will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Bucktown Center for the Arts in Davenport featuring art exhibits, music, a locally produced film, books by local authors, and more. For information, call 563-324-1410.

This weekend and next, the Genesius Guild will present The Wasps by Aristophanes at 8 p.m. at Lincoln Park Classic Theater in Rock Island.

On select dates thru July 28, Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the children's play If You Give a Mouse a Cookie at 10 a.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.