WVIK Community Calendar

Tuesday, August 16

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

Eric Schmechel with the Dubuque Soil and Water Conservation District will speak on Turning Policy into Practice: Dubuque County and City of Dubuque Low Impact Development Policies at noon at the Bettendorf Surrey Heights Fire Station, 5002 Crow Creek Rd.  Lunch will be available for a donation. For those who would like lunch, please RSVP to Clare Kerofsky at 563-391-1403 ext. 3.

Carl Sandburg College will host an open house from 3 to 6 p.m. at the new Learning Center located at Sandburg Mall in Galesburg.  The open house will include tours, refreshments, and a meet and greet with instructors.

A fundraiser for Winnie's Place shelter will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. at Mulligan's Village Pub in Coal Valley. For more information, call 309-525-7015.

Tomorrow and Thursday, preview performances of the comedy Nana's Naughty Knickers will be held at 7:45 p.m. at Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

On Thursday, a roundtable discussion, Borders: What the Chain's Closing Means for Quad-Cities Writers, Book Lovers and You, will be held at 3:30 p.m. at the Midwest Writing Center in Davenport.  For more information, call 563-324-1410.

On Thursday, a reception for Contemporary Works on and With Paper will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Art Salon in the Figge Art Museum. For more information, call 563-326-7804, ext. 2026.

As part of Thursdays at the Figge, Lynn Gingras-Taylor will facilitate a workshop A Chair for Your Shelf at 6 p.m. where participants will construct a mini-chair. For more information, call 563-326-7804.

Next Saturday and Sunday, the Clay and Fiber Fest will be held in Bishop Hill featuring pottery workshops, spinning, weaving, broom-making, and other hands-on activities.  For more information, call 309-927-3008.

Next Saturday, New Ground Theatre will host readings of one-act plays Bad Habits, Malnati Mondays, and The Long Journey to Our Shortcomings at 7:30 p.m. at the Village Theatre in Davenport.  The audience can vote for the plays they feel should be produced. Discussion will follow.  For more information, call 563-326-7529.

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.