WVIK Community Calendar

Thursday, August 25

The Channel Cat Talk River Rafting Logs to QC Mills will begin at 9 a.m. at the Celebration Belle Landing in Moline.  Pre-registration is required; call 563-322-2969.

The second annual World on a Plate fundraiser will begin at 5 p.m. at the Putnam Museum in Davenport. Dr. Art Tate, Davenport mayor Gluba, Tara Barney, and Ken Croken will speak on the changing demographics of the area. There will also be music, games, and food.  For tickets or more information, call 563-349-1870.

The River City 6 will play for the Friends of Vander Veer Summer Concert Series at 6:30 p.m. at Vander Veer Botanical Park in Davenport. For more information, call 563-940-8809.

Coupe DeVille 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.

As part of Thursdays at the Figge, Ann Marie Hayes-Hawkinson and Lynn Gingras-Taylor will present New Activity Spaces for Families at 7 p.m. at the museum in Davenport. Also featured will be music by Ellis Kell beginning at 5:30 p.m. For more information, call 563-326-7804.

Manny Lopez 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

Singer/songwriter Rosi Golan will perform at 8 p.m. in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-794-7236.

Timber Lake Playhouse will cap off its 50th Anniversary season with the latest installment of a wildly popular Late Nite Catechism series.  Til’ Death Do Us Part: Late Nite Catechism 3 will run for 12 performances August 25 to September 4.  For tickets or more information, call 815-244-2035.

As part of Bucktown’s Final Friday Event, the Afghan Women's Writing Project open mic will be held at 7 p.m. at the Midwest Writing Center in Davenport.  The event is open to the public.  Those interested in reading can visit the Afghan Women’s Project website to find an essay or poem to share.  For more information, call 563-324-1410.

On Saturday, River Action’s Riverine Walk Rock Island Hydropower Plant will be held at 9 a.m. at 5200 11th St., Rock Island.  Pre-registration is required; call 563-322-2969.

Continuing through Sept. 17, the Augustana College Art Museum in Centennial Hall will display A Memorial Tribute to Jim Konrad, an exhibit of the artist's life work.  The gallery is open from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday thru Saturday.  For more information, call 309-794-7231.

Thru September 24, Circa ’21 in Rock Island will present the comedy Nana's Naughty Knickers. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.