WVIK Community Calendar

Saturday, August 13

Volunteers are still needed for heavy-duty cleanup and invasive plant removal in Davenport, Milan and Rock Island from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.  No previous cleanup experience is necessary and supplies will be provided. A parent or guardian must accompany volunteers under the age of 18. Those interested should register online at www.xstreamcleanup.org.

The Art of Percussion family workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum and River Music Experience. Make percussion instruments from recycled materials at the Figge, where Native American storyteller and musician Larry Lockwood will perform. Then, make a musical procession to the River Music Experience, where musicians Terry Hanson and Ellis Kell will hold a drum circle. For information, call 563-326-7804, ext. 2045.

Park View Lutheran Church in Park View Iowa will hold their 15th Annual Music on the Lawn festival from 5 to 8 p.m. Bring the lawn chairs or blanket to enjoy food, children’s activities and live bands.

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.

New Ground Theatre will host readings of one-act plays Zim Zari, Melodrama, and Moving on and Moving up 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. on Saturday and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.

WINGS Dance Company will present A Rhythm State of Mind at 7:30 p.m. at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University.  For tickets or more information, call 563-523-3035.

Quad City Music Guild will present The Music Man at Prospect Park Theater in Moline at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-762-6610.


Sunday, August 14

VFW Post 9128 will hold the annual Charlie Hoots Memorial golf tournament at Hidden Hills Golf Course in Bettendorf. Shotgun start is at 7:30 a.m. For more information, call 563-355-8528.

Quad City Music Guild will present The Music Man at Prospect Park Theater in Moline at 2 p.m.  For tickets or more information, call 309-762-6610.

As part of the My German Story series, Bruce Bufe will present Franz Gustave Bufe: More Than a Cigar Maker at 2 p.m. at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport. For more information, call 563-322-8844.

The Richmond Hill Players will present the musical The Spitfire Grill at the Barn Theater in Geneseo at 4 p.m.  For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.

On Wednesday 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.

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.


Monday, August 15

An American in Paris will be shown for the A Fine Romance Movie Series at 6 p.m. at the Davenport Eastern Ave. Library.  For more information, call (563) 326-7832.

An opening ceremony for Iowa Fallen Soldiers will be held at the Davenport Main Street Library at 6:30 p.m.  The exhibit, honoring service personel who died in war zones since September 11, 2001, will be on display through August 23.  For more information, call 563-326-7837.

At the meeting of the Sons of Norway Storelva Lodge, Inger Heloe will demonstrate The Basics of Scandinavian Knitting at 7 p.m. at the Viking Club in Moline. For more information, call 563-355-7778.

John and Kay Retzl will play at the Moline Township Activity Center beginning at 7 p.m.  Parking is available at the Scottish Rite Cathedral.  For more information, call 309-797-0789.

Tomorrow 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.

Tomorrow, 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.

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.

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.