WVIK Community Calendar

Thursday, August 11

Genesis Medical Center Auxiliary is holding its annual Books Are Fun sale today and tomorrow until 4 p.m. at 1227 East Rusholme in Davenport. Hundreds of titles, cards, quilts, music and more will be on sale for up to 70% off retail. Contact 563-421-7615 for more information.

The Channel Cat Talk Historic Bridges of the Quad Cities will begin at 9 a.m. at the Celebration Belle Landing in Moline. Pre-registration is required; call 563-322-2969. 

The public is invited to attend Achieve Quad Cities' Strategic Planning meeting at 1:30 p.m. at United Way of the Quad Cities Area, 3247 East 35 Street Court, Davenport.  Achieve Quad Cities is a community-wide effort to increase the Quad Cities' graduation rate.  For more information, call 563-344-0344.

Local residents will have a chance to tour Living Lands and Waters’ new floating classroom at the annual Barge Party from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. at the Lake Davenport Sailing Club at Oneida Street Landing on River Drive.  Chad Pregracke and his Living Lands & Waters’ staff and crew will be on hand to celebrate their fourteenth year.  For more information, call 309-496-9848.

As part of Thursdays at the Figge, Lynn Gingras-Taylor will facilitate the A Chair for Your Wall workshop beginning at 6 p.m.  Also featured will be music by Ellis Kell.  For more information, call 563-326-7804.

Liz J. Millea will perform a cabaret show, Come Rain or Come Shine, at 7 p.m. at The Speakeasy in Rock Island. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

The Dani Lynn Howe Band 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.

The Richmond Hill Players will present the musical The Spitfire Grill 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.

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.

On Saturday, An Evening With Morrison's Musical Masters will begin at 7 p.m. at Morrison High School will feature singers Gary Martin and Therese Vincent accompanied by Robert Elfline.  Proceeds will benefit Odell Public Library. For more information, call 815-772-7323.

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