WVIK Community Calendar

Saturday, August 6

The Bix Memorial Band will play at 10 a.m. at Bix Beiderbecke's gravesite in Oakdale Memorial Gardens in Davenport.  For more information, call 563-324-5121.

The annual Family Fun Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center in Rock Island, featuring the Metropolitan Youth Drill Team, children's games, food, and more.  For details, call 309-732-2999.

Kidz Day with Shellie Moore Guy will be held at 10:30 a.m. in the Performance Hall of River Music Experience in Davenport.  For more information, call 563-326-1333.

A reenactment of the O.K. Corral fight will take place at Wyatt Earp’s birthplace home in Monmouth during Olde West Day from 12 to 4 pm. There will be an open house, carriage rides, costume prizes, auctions, and kids’ activities.  For more information, call 309-734-6771.

The Bix festival bands Hot Club of Davenport and Dave Greer's Classic Jazz Stompers will play at 6 p.m. at the Bill Bowe Memorial Bandshell, Veterans' Memorial Park in Bettendorf.  Admission is free.  For more information, call 563-344-4113.

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.

Junior Theatre will present the comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare at 7 p.m. at Vander Veer Botanical Park in Davenport.  For more information, call 563-326-7862.

Tonight and tomorrow night, 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. 

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

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


Sunday, August 7

Lynne Hart and her jazz quartet will perform this Sunday morning at St. James Lutheran Church in Rock Island following the 10:00 a.m. service. Lynne and her group is the featured group every Thursday night at Cabana's in the District of Rock Island.

The 200th Birthday of Clarissa C. Cook Celebration: A Woman Before Her Time will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Clarissa C. Cook Home located at 100 S. Pine St. in Davenport. There will be a conversation with Clarissa at 3 p.m.  Since 1882, area elderly have been turning to the Clarissa C. Cook Home to provide quality and gracious living.  For more information, call 563-359-8910.

An Artists' Meet and Greet for the Copper, Smith, and Peters exhibit will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Quad City Botanical Center in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-794-1572.

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

The Mercer County Community Band will perform at 7 p.m. at the Central Park Bandshell in Aledo.  For more information, call 309-582-2751.

Junior Theatre will present the comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare at 7 p.m. at the Mary Fluhrer Nighswander Theatre in Davenport.  For more information, call 563-326-7862.

Festival 56 Cabaret will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Grace Performing Arts Center in Princeton. This is the final Cabaret of the Festival 56 summer season and will feature songs, dances, and comedy routines at this family-friendly closing event.  For more information, call 815-879-5656.

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.

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. 


Monday, August 8

A preview of Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University will be held at 6:00 p.m. at the Rock Island Public Library Community Room.  There is no commitment necessary to attend this session which will review the entire course.  Classes are scheduled to begin September 12.  For more information, call Trisha Griffin at 309-732-2900.

Annie Get Your Gun will be shown at the Davenport Eastern Ave. Library at 6 p.m. for the Fine Romance Movie Series.  For more information, call 563-326-7832.

Coupe DeVille will perform at 7 p.m. at the Moline Township Activity Center.  Parking is available at the Scottish Rite Cathedral.  For more information, call 309-797-0789

Tomorrow and Thursday morning, 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.

Tomorrow, the Clinton Franciscans will mark the anniversaries of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with the first public showing in the area of a new film The Forgotten Bomb at The Canticle in Clinton at 6:30 p.m.  Paul Deaton, leader of the Iowa chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility, will lead the discussion of the film.  For more information, call 563-242-7611.

On Wednesday, a launch party for The Atlas will be held at 7 p.m. at the Midwest Writing Center in Davenport. The collection was written by teens who participated in the center’s summer intern program. The event is free and open to the public.  For more information, call 563-324-1410.

Opening Thursday, 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.