WVIK Community Calendar

Friday, August 5

A children's book launch party for Fishscale Girl by Ann Hailey will be held at 10 a.m. at the Vander Veer Botanical Park Conservatory in Davenport.

Reservations are required today for the Colonel Davenport Historical Foundation Lunch and Learn program which will take place Tuesday at noon at the Arsenal Island Golf Course.  John Donald O'Shea will present a program on U.S. Senator John C. Calhoun. For more information or to register, call 309-762-8156.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Connection Church in Bettendorf will host a Block Party beginning at 7 p.m. featuring games, activities, food and a movie.  School supplies for children in need will also be given away.  For more information, call 563-209-6384.

Minda Powers-Douglas will present the program Truth or Scare? Urban Legends for teens at 7 p.m. at the Rock Island Library Ridgewood branch. Due to roadwork, attendees should take Andalusia Road to Ridgewood.  For more information, call 309-732-7360.

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.

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

Tomorrow 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. 

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