WVIK Community Calendar

Friday, September 30

Artist and violinist Vidya Dengle will hold music workshops at 4 and 7:30 p.m. in the Kresge Recital Hall in the Ford Center for the Fine Arts of Knox College. For more information, call 309-341-7565.

The Family of Native Spirits will sponsor an Indian Taco Fundraiser from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Eagles Lodge at 4401 West Locust Street in Davenport. A Silent Auction will include several Isabel Bloom figures. Proceeds in part will fund cancer treatment.

ARToberfest Final Friday festivities will run from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Bucktown Center for the Arts in Davenport, featuring the opening of the Living Proof exhibit by breast cancer survivors.  For more information, call 309-230-1594.

The Midwest Writing Center in Davenport will host a banned books reading at 7 p.m. featuring books, poems, and plays that have been contested frequently in the United States. For more information, call 563-324-1410.

Tonight and tomorrow night, Rock Island High School will present Romeo and Juliet at 7 p.m. in the Little Theatre. For more information, call 309-793-5950.

Tomorrow, an open house and dedication ceremony for Faye's Field will begin at 1 p.m. at the green space at 2850 18th St. in Bettendorf. The space will include an outdoor learning environment, rain garden, and public art installations.

Tomorrow, the Figge Art Museum will host A Fabulously Fun French Family Free Day from 1 to 4 p.m. with stories, snacks, and activities. The documentary Toulouse-Lautrec will be shown at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. For more information, call 563-326-7804.

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra will present the Beethoven 5 Masterworks I concert at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Adler Theatre, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday in Centennial Hall.  Concert Conversations will begin a half hour before each performance.  For tickets or more information, call 563-322-7276.

On Saturday, the improv group Baby Wants Candy will perform at Augustana College’s Centennial Hall beginning at 8 p.m. For more information, call 309-794-7306.

Thru Nov. 5, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical The Marvelous Wonderettes. For tickets, show times or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.


Saturday, October 1

The American Association of University Women will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Butterworth Center in Moline.  Ann Boaden of Augustana College will discuss her new book Light and Leaven which is about Augustana women in its first century.  All meetings are open to the public.

An exhibition tour with Sherry Maurer will go on from 10:30 a.m. at the Augustana College Art Museum in Centennial Hall. Registration is appreciated. For more information, call 309-794-7231.

Dr. Henry Petroski will present The History of the Pencil and Why it Must Not be Erased at 11 a.m. at the Figge Art Museum.  For more information, call 563-326-7804.

An open house and dedication ceremony for Faye's Field will begin at 1 p.m. at the green space at 2850 18th St. in Bettendorf. The space will include an outdoor learning environment, rain garden, and public art installations.

The Figge Art Museum will host A Fabulously Fun French Family Free Day from 1 to 4 p.m. with stories, snacks, and activities. The documentary Toulouse-Lautrec will be shown at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. For more information, call 563-326-7804.

The Hilltop Campus Village Fall Music Festival will be held beginning at 5 p.m. at 15th Street and Harrison Street in Davenport featuring five bands, food and children's activities.

Rock Island High School will present Romeo and Juliet at 7 p.m. in the Little Theatre. For more information, call 309-793-5950.

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra will present the Beethoven 5 Masterworks I concert at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Adler Theatre, and at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Centennial Hall.  Concert Conversations will begin a half hour before each performance.  For tickets or more information, call 563-322-7276.

The improv group Baby Wants Candy will perform at Augustana College’s Centennial Hall beginning at 8 p.m. For more information, call 309-794-7306.

Thru Nov. 5, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical The Marvelous Wonderettes. For tickets, show times or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.


Sunday, October 2

The MIP Arts and Craft Fair will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Eriksen Chevrolet-Buick in Milan.  Proceeds will go toward bettering the Milan area. For more information, call 309-787-6502

The 44th annual Spoon River Valley Scenic Drive runs through Fulton County, IL. The tour will include arts, crafts, antiques, collectibles, foods, demonstrations, and entertainment. For more information, call 309-647-8980

A World Communion Celebration and International Soup and Bread Luncheon will be held at Gloria Dei Presbyterian Church in Rock Island beginning at 10:15 a.m.  For more information, call 309-788-8986.

The Putnam Explorers' Club, a science club for kids in grades 2 to 6 will meet at 1:30 p.m. at the Putnam Museum in Davenport. There is a different topic each month. This month's program will be Kaleidoscope Chemistry.  For more information, call 563-324-1054, ext. 266.

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra will present the Beethoven 5 Masterworks I concert at 2 p.m. in Centennial Hall.  Concert Conversations will begin a half hour the performance.  For tickets or more information, call 563-322-7276.

The Scott County Historical Society will host the 14th annual Threshers' Meal beginning at 5 p.m. at Our Savior Presbyterian Church in LeClaire. Proceeds will benefit the Society's home, Historic Summit Church in Davenport. For more information, call 563-332-5986.

A discussion of I am the Central Park Jogger: A Story of Hope and Possibility by Trisha Meili will be held at 7 p.m. in Room 244 in Ambrose Hall of St. Ambrose University. For more information, call 563- 333-6113.

Thru Nov. 5, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical The Marvelous Wonderettes. For tickets, show times or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.


Monday, October 3

Roy Doliner will speak on Jewish Influence on Italian Art and Michelangelo at 10 a.m. at the Tri-City Jewish Center, 2715 30th St., Rock Island. Reservations requested; call 309- 793-1300.

The Alpha Book Club will discuss Hannah's List by Debbie Macomber at 3 p.m. at the Rock Island Library.  For more information, call 309- 732-7323.

A Gala Party for Beyond Expectations: Artwork by Children with Disabilities will be held from 6 p.m. at the Family Museum in Bettendorf. It will include refreshments and entertainment. For more information, call 563- 424-2263 or 563- 823-0191.

Josh Duffee and His Orchestra will play for Music on the Mississippi from 6 p.m. at Ben Butterworth Parkway and 53rd Street in Moline.

Roy Doliner will present Eternal People, Eternal City: The History of Jewish-Christian Relations in Rome at 7 p.m. at Wallenberg Hall in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College.  For more information, call 309-793-1300.

Tomorrow, a panel discussion of the film A Class Apart will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Moline Library.  For more information, call 309-524-2440.

Beginning Thursday, New Ground Theatre will present the drama God of Carnage at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-7529.

Opening Friday, the musical A New Brain will be presented at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-333-6251.

Thru Nov. 5, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical The Marvelous Wonderettes. For tickets, show times or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.