WVIK Community Calendar

Wednesday, August 3

Thru Sunday, the Great Mississippi Valley Fair will be held at the fairgrounds in Davenport. Grandstand performances are at 8 p.m. For a list of featured performers or other information, call 563-326-5338.

Today and Saturday, the Figge Art Museum will conduct a walking tour of downtown Davenport architecture at 10:30 a.m.  It will conclude at the museum with a discussion of the meaning of David Chipperfield's design for the Quad-Cities.  For more information, call 563-326-7804, ext. 2045.

Bob Motz will present Amazing Monarch Butterflies at 7 p.m. at Singing Bird Nature Center, Black Hawk State Historic Site in Rock Island. The program will include information raising, tagging, and following their migration. For further details, call 309-788-9536.

River Action’s Riverine Walk Bix's Life on the Mississippi River will be held at 6:30 beginning at the Dillon Fountain, River Drive and Main Street, Davenport.  Pre-registration is required; call 563-322-2969.

East Moline Music in the Park will present The Bix Youth Jazz Band at 7 p.m. at Wiman Park.  A free shuttle is available from Wells School beginning at 6 p.m. For more information, call 309-796-0170.

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

Tomorrow, the 24th annual Bix Porch Party will be held at 11 a.m. at the Davenport Public Library featuring music, other entertainment and food. For more information, call 563-326-7832.

Beginning Friday, Quad City Music Guild will present The Music Man at Prospect Park Theater in Moline at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-762-6610.

This Saturday and Sunday, the Genesius Guild will present the locally updated version of the comedy classic The Wasps by Aristophanes at 8 p.m. at Lincoln Park Classic Theater in Rock Island.


Thursday, August 4

Today thru Sunday, the 40th annual Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival will be held at various locations in Davenport.  For more information, call 563-324-7170.

The Channel Cat Talk Jazzing it up on the Mississippi River will begin at 9 a.m. at the Celebration Belle Landing in Moline.  Pre-registration is required; call 563-322-2969.

The 24th annual Bix Porch Party will be held at 11 a.m. at the Davenport Public Library featuring music, other entertainment and food. For more information, call 563-326-7832.

Bruce Carter, host of WVIK’s Art Talks, will speak at the final brown bag lunch program of the summer at noon at the Midwest Writing Center in Davenport.  For more information, call 563-324-1410.

Coupe DeVille will play for the Moline Centre Main Street summer concert series at 7 p.m. at Bass Street Landing Plaza. For more information, call 309-524-2054.

As part of Thursdays at the Figge, six docents will present Farewell to a Few of Our Favorites at 7 p.m. Also featured will be music by Ellis Kell beginning at 5:30 p.m. For more information, call 563-326-7804.

Junior Theatre will present the comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare at 7 p.m. at Lincoln Park Classic Theater in Rock Island. For more information, call 563-326-7862.

Smooth Groove will play at 7 p.m. at Schwiebert Riverfront Park in Rock Island.  A dance lesson will begin at 6:30 p.m.  For more information, call 309-732-7275.

Tomorrow, the First Fridays Art Stroll featuring artists, performers, and special events, will take place from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at various locations in downtown LeClaire.

Tomorrow, The Putnam Museum in Davenport will host PotterPalooza at 6 p.m. featuring science experiments, activities, games, potions, and the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. Bring flashlights to explore the museum with the lights off.  Reservations required; call 563-324-1054.