WVIK Community Calendar

Wednesday, August 17

A Resource Fair will be held to give job seekers information about Highway Maintainer Jobs, Application and Testing Processes, and Commercial Driver’s License Upgrade Information at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center in Rock Island from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  For more information, call 217-782-2546.

The Knox Prairie Community Kitchen will Host its 5th Community Dinner at the Galesburg Community Center, 150 E. Simmons St., beginning at 5:30 p.m.  Everyone in the community is invited. For more information, call Rosie Worthen at 406-461-3928.

East Moline Music in the Park will present The Westbrook Singers and the Community Outreach Church of God in Christ Choir at 7 p.m. at The Quarter Welcome Center in East Moline. Free shuttle service from John Deere Harvester will begin at 6 p.m. For more information, call 309-796-0170.

Tonight and tomorrow night, 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.

Tomorrow 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.

Tomorrow, 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.

Tomorrow, 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.

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.


Thursday, August 18

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.

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.

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.

The Rock Island Library will hold the annual Hug-a-Book event for children age 2 to 5 and their families at 6 p.m.  Each child will get a free book. Jim Gill will also perform. For information, call 309-732-7323.

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.

Sin City Orchestra 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.

A preview performance 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 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.

On 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.