Monday, February 28, 2011

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Tuesday, March 1

Today is the Registration deadline for Knox-Galesburg Symphony’s 18th annual Young Pianists Competition. The competition will take place on Saturday, March 19 at Carl Sandburg College.  There is no cost to enter the competition which is open to pianists ages 5 through 14.
For more information on registering, contact the Carl Sandburg College music hotline at 309-341-5238.

Barney's Birthday Bash! will be presented at 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport. For tickets or more information, call 800-745-3000.

Journalist and columnist Joel Mowbray will present Revolution in Egypt: Implications for the Middle East, Israel and the U.S. and the Possibilities Moving Forward at 4 p.m. in the Umbeck Science Mathematics Center of Knox College in Galesburg. The talk is free and open to the public.

A class on how to make Smörgåstårta – a Swedish sandwich with several layers of fillings will be held at First Lutheran Church in Rock Island at 6:00 p.m.  To register, call 309-788-9661.

A program on Winter Weather, from forecasts to climate patterns, will be held at 6:30 p.m. Watchtower Lodge, Black Hawk State Historic Site in Rock Island.  For more information, call 309-292-0690.

Daniel Tobin will present In the Suburbs of Ulro: The Metaphysics of Work in Irish-American Poetry at 7 p.m. at the Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University as part of The Ubiquity of Work series. For more information, call 563-333-6253.

The Martin Luther College Choir will perform at 7 p.m. at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Davenport. For more information, call 563-359-0144.

The Pageturners Book Discussion Group will discuss Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford at 7 p.m. at the Moline Library. Registration is required.  For more information or to register, call 309-524-2470.

Comedians Etta May and Chris Schlichting will perform at 7 p.m. at Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island.  For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

The Holmes Brothers and The Avey Brothers will play an all-ages show at 7:30 p.m. at the Redstone Room, River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1333.

Friday, February 25, 2011

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Friday, February 25

The Knox College Computer Science Department will presents its 9th Annual Sumo Robot Competition, at 4 p.m. in Umbeck Science-Mathematics Center in Galesburg.

The Bi-State Literacy Council will host the annual Winter Blast for Literacy: A Novel Evening from 5 to 9 p.m. at Stoney Creek Inn in Moline. There will be a food, raffles, auctions, and a magic show. For more information, call 309-799-3155, ext. 3150.

The feature length documentary Brent Houzenga: Hybrid Pioneer, chronicling the life, art and creative process of the Des Moines visual artist and musician, will be screening at Bucktown Center of the Arts at 6 p.m. Admission is free.

Final Friday festivities will run from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Bucktown Center for the Arts in Davenport, featuring a slam poetry showcase at the Midwest Writing Center, a painting demonstration, music, chili cook-off, and exhibits. For more information, call 309-230-1594.

An opening reception for the Wonders of Nature exhibit will be held at the Quad City Arts Center in Rock Island beginning at 7 p.m.  For more information, call 309-793-1213.

Tonight and tomorrow night, Pleasant Valley High School will present Invasion Earth: As Seen on TV written by Pleasant Valley High senior Tim Bawden and his father at 7 p.m. For more information, call 563-332-5151.

A Trivia Night for Habitat for Humanity QC will be held at the Community Center in Milan with play starting at 7 p.m.  For more information, call 563-508-3063.

Former United States Poet Laureate Kay Ryan will read from and talk about her work at 7:30 p.m. at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University. For more information, call 563-333-6251

The musical All Shook Up will be presented at 7:30 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport as part of the Broadway at the Adler Theatre series. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-8522.

Tomorrow, the Clinton Symphony Orchestra's annual Young Artist concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Morrison High School Auditorium.  Heather Elfline, a Morrison High School sophomore flutist, will be the featured soloist.
The orchestra will also perform works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Aram Khachaturian and Brahms.  Tickets will be available at the door.


Saturday, February 26

Gretchen Small will conduct a Pbs Kids Go Writing Contest Workshop for grades K through 3 at 10 a.m. at the Moline Library.  The workshop is for entrants in the PBS Kids Go Writing Contest, but participants are not required to enter. Registration for the workshop is required, however.  Call 309-524-2480.

A live broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera's Iphigenie En Tauride by Christoph Willibald Gluck will be shown at noon at Rave Motion Pictures 53 in Davenport.

The Davenport Community School District Legislative Advocacy Committee is sponsoring an Education Conversation at noon in the West High School Library.

Charlotte's Web will be performed by Davenport Junior Theatre at the Mary Fluhrer Nighswander Theatre in Davenport at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 563-326-7862.

A Humor Writing Workshop with Cyn Kitchen will be held at 1 p.m. at the Midwest Writing Center in Davenport.  For information, call 563-324-1410.

The one-person show MR. U. S. GRANT will be performed at the Harrison Hilltop Theatre on Saturdays only at 4:30 p.m. through April 2.  For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.

A Book Arts Showcase will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University and will feature demonstrations of printmaking techniques and bookbinding, and presentations by visiting artists.  For information, call 563-333-6150.

Pleasant Valley High School will present Invasion Earth: As Seen on TV written by Pleasant Valley High senior Tim Bawden and his father at 7 p.m. For more information, call 563-332-5151.

The Great River Collegiate Wind Symphony Festival concert will begin at 7 p.m. at Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University with musicians from Ambrose, Clarke and Loras colleges, University of Dubuque, and Ashford University performing. For more information, call 563-333-6001.

The Clinton Symphony Orchestra's annual Young Artist concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Morrison High School Auditorium.  Heather Elfline, a Morrison High School sophomore flutist, will be the featured soloist.
The orchestra will also perform works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Aram Khachaturian and Brahms.  Tickets will be available at the door.


Sunday, February 27

The Figge Art Museum in Davenport will conduct a Motion in Art tour at 1:30 p.m.  For more information, call 563-326-7804.

Charlotte's Web will be performed by Davenport Junior Theatre at the Mary Fluhrer Nighswander Theatre in Davenport at 2 p.m. For more information, call 563-326-7862.

Michael Godsil from Knox College will present From Daguerreotypes to Digital Inkjet Prints: The Evolution and Challenges of Photographic Equipment and Processes at 2 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport.  For more information, call 563-326-7804

A Welsh and Cornish cultural celebration will begin with a concert by The Edison Folk Dance Band and students from area schools at 2:30 p.m. at Gloria Dei Presbyterian Church in Rock Island. A tea will start at 3:30 p.m., followed by Celtic vespers with hymns and prayers at 5 p.m.  For more information, call 309-788-8986

The Knox College Choir will preview its 2011 Spring Tour with a free, public Sendoff Concert at 3 p.m. in First Lutheran Church in Galesburg.

The Quad City Wind Ensemble will perform at 3 p.m. at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University. For more information, call 309-786-8617.

Two music events will be held on Feb. 27 in the Kasch Performance Hall of Monmouth College’s Dahl Chapel and Auditorium. Both events are free and open to the public.
The Monmouth Winds will present their annual winter concert at 2 p.m.  Then at 6 p.m., the Western Illinois University Gospel Choir and Monmouth College’s Colorful Voices of Praise will present a Gospel Music Extravaganza.

Tomorrow is the deadline to reserve a spot on the Quad City Botanical Center’s Surf n' Turf Bus Trip to the Chicago Flower and Garden Show and Shedd Aquarium.  The trip will take place on Thursday, March 10.  All proceeds from bus trips help support the mission of the Quad City Botanical Center.  For more information or to RSVP, call Beth at 309-794-0991 ext. 30.


Monday, February 28


The Midwest Writing Center will hold Beat Poets' Night from 6 to 8 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. For information, call 563-324-1410.

The Swenson Center will hold a Swedish conversation class for the next five Monday nights at 6:30 p.m. in the Center located in the Denkmann Building of Augustana College.

Community Care, Inc. presents CCI Night at the DeWitt Opera House Theater featuring a screening of the film Justin Bieber – Never Say Never and the Works of Heart Art Show. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. A portion of the proceeds will benefit CCI.  For more information, contact Teresa LaBella at 563-659-4100.

John Gruber-Miller, professor of classics at Cornell College, will deliver Monmouth College’s 27th annual Bernice L. Fox Classics Lecture at 7:30 p.m. in the Wells Theater.  He will discuss his research into the works of the second century Roman travel writer Pausanias who remains an important source for the art and architecture of Ancient Greece.

Tomorrow, Barney's Birthday Bash! will be presented at 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport. For tickets or more information, call 800-745-3000.

Tomorrow, Daniel Tobin will present In the Suburbs of Ulro: The Metaphysics of Work in Irish-American Poetry at 7 p.m. at the Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University as part of The Ubiquity of Work series. For more information, call 563-333-6253.

Tomorrow, the Martin Luther College Choir will perform at 7 p.m. at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Davenport. For more information, call 563-359-0144.

Tomorrow, the Pageturners Book Discussion Group will discuss Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford at 7 p.m. at the Moline Library. Registration is required.  For more information or to register, call 309-524-2470.

Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the musical revue All Shook Up thru March 19.  For more information or tickets, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

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Thursday, February 24

Rivermont Collegiate will host Kindergarten Round-up from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  Families are invited to have lunch and conversation with the Kindergarten Teacher.  Interested families may also browse the Rivermont campus. For more information, contact Cindy Murray at 563-359-1366 ext. 302.

Rabbi Henry Karp will present a program on his trip to Holocaust Sites in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic at noon at Temple Emanuel in Davenport.  To RSVP, call 309-793-1300.

An informational meeting on becoming a volunteer Figge Museum will be held at 2 p.m.  To RSVP, or if you are unable to attend, but are interested in more details, contact Jennifer Brooke at 563-326-7804 ext. 2048.

The Whiteside Forum will host a public screening of Prison Town, USA in the Community Room of the Odell Public Library in Morrison at 7:00 p.m. 

Roald Tweet and Chris Dunn will present Railroad Songs and Stories at 7 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-7804.

The Honor Band Festival concert will begin at 7 p.m. at Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University. For more information, call (563) 333-6001

Out Loud, an open poetry and prose reading session will begin at 7 p.m. at the Midwest Writing Center in Davenport. Participants are invited to read their best works. Listeners also are welcome. For information, call 563-324-1410.

The North Scott High School Jazz Bands will play at 7 p.m. at the Redstone Room, River Music Experience in Davenport. Proceeds will go toward hosting their May guest artist Victor Goines.  For more information, call (563) 326-1333

Through February 26, the comedy The Love List will be performed at the Bell Tower Theater in Dubuque.  For tickets, show times or other information, call 563-588-3377.

Tomorrow, the Knox College Computer Science Department will presents its 9th Annual Sumo Robot Competition, at 4 p.m. in Umbeck Science-Mathematics Center in Galesburg.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

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Wednesday, February 23

The Association of Fundraising Professionals is holding a Pro Bono Day for members and nonmembers, featuring seminars on not-for-profit fundraising. The event will take place on Wednesday, March 2, from 7:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Stoney Creek Inn, Moline.  Today is the last day for early registration. To register or for more information, call 563-322-1731.

Marimbist Christopher Wilson will perform at 10 a.m. in Room 115 of Building 4 of Black Hawk College in Moline.  For more information, call (309) 796-5478.

The Eagle View Group of the Sierra Club will meet at the Moline Public Library Book at 6:00 p.m. to discuss the book Cheap by Ellen Shell.  Then at 7:00 p.m., the public is invited to hear Erin Robinson Vorac present Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Solid Waste Management.  For more information, call 309-788-8167.

Open-mic night for youths and adults will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe in River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1333, ext. 102.

The Knox College Department of Theatre and Dance presents A Lie of the Mind by Sam Shepard at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday in Harbach Theatre in the Ford Center for the Fine Arts in Galesburg. For tickets or more information, call 309-341-7472.

Associate dean of students Mohsin Masood will introduce the topic Sanctions and Non-Proliferation for Monmouth College’s Great Decisions program at 7:30 p.m. in the Tartan Room of the Stockdale Center.  For more information, call 309-457-2102.

Tomorrow, Rabbi Henry Karp will present a program on his trip to Holocaust Sites in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic at noon at Temple Emanuel in Davenport.  To RSVP, call 309-793-1300.

Through February 26, the comedy The Love List will be performed at the Bell Tower Theater in Dubuque.  For tickets, show times or other information, call 563-588-3377.

Monday, February 21, 2011

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Tuesday, February 22

The Harminators and STAMVOJA will perform for the Senior Music Concert Series at 5 p.m. at the Redstone Room, River Music Experience in Davenport.  For more information, call 563-326-1333.

The Western Illinois University Art Gallery will hold a public reception for their new exhibit Tim Waldrop: Adapting to Katrina and Beyond: Images of the Resilient Mississippi Gulf Coast from 6 to 8 p.m.  The exhibit will run through March 10.  The Gallery is free and open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.  For more information, call 309-298-1587.

At a meeting of the World Community Institute, Henry Marquard, the former chair of the Iowa Environmental Protection Commission, will present The Environment: Our Global Challenge at 7 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library.  For more information, call 563-344-4175.

Marlene Gantt will present Abe Lincoln and the Pinkertons at 7 p.m. at the Rock Island County Illinois Genealogical Society meeting at the Rock Island County Historical Society Library in Moline. For more information, call 309-797-6352.

Moline High School student will perform acting, poetry, and prose pieces from their competition season as part of Encore! Dessert Theatre at 7 p.m. at the high school.  For more information, call 309-743-1624.

Tomorrow morning, marimbist Christopher Wilson will perform at 10 a.m. in Room 115 of Building 4 of Black Hawk College in Moline.  For more information, call (309) 796-5478.

On Friday, a Trivia Night for Habitat for Humanity QC will be held at the Community Center in Milan with play starting at 7 p.m.  For more information, call 563-508-3063.

On Saturday, the Great River Collegiate Wind Symphony Festival concert will begin at 7 p.m. at Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University with musicians from Ambrose, Clarke and Loras colleges, University of Dubuque, and Ashford University performing. For more information, call 563-333-6001.

Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the musical revue All Shook Up thru March 19.  For more information or tickets, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

The DubuqueFest Fine Arts Festival is now accepting applications for the 33rd annual juried fine art fair scheduled for May 21 & 22 in Washington Park in downtown Dubuque.  The application deadline is April 1. Applications are available on the DubuqueFest website or by calling Paula at 563-564-5290.

Saturday, February 19, 2011

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Saturday, February 19

The Great River Show Choir Invitational continues today at the Adler Theatre in Davenport, featuring the high school competition starting at 8 a.m.  For more information, call 563-322-3660.

Black History: A Celebration of African Americans in Art, Music and Literature, featuring music, poetry, and dance will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the Moline Library. Reservations are requested.  For more information or to RSVP, call 309-786-1045.

This weekend and next, Charlotte's Web will be performed by Davenport Junior Theatre at the Mary Fluhrer Nighswander Theatre in Davenport at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 563-326-7862.

A Fancy Nancy Tea Party will be held at 2 p.m. at the Davenport Eastern Ave. Library. Participants are invited to come to the Library in their fanciest dress-up outfits to enjoy the event.  For more information, call 563-326-7832.

Cuban Essence will perform at 7 p.m. in Wallenberg Hall in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College in their final concert of their Quad City Arts' Visiting Artists residency.  For tickets or more information, call 309-794-7306.

The musical The Spitfire Grill will be performed at North Scott High School auditorium in Eldridge. Performances are 7 p.m. on Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 563-285-3324.

Nova Singers will present Food for Body and Soul at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at First Lutheran Church in Galesburg, and at 4 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Davenport on Sunday. For more information, call 309-341-7038.

The Richmond Hill Players will present the drama Independence at the Barn Theater in Geneseo. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and at 4 p.m. Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.

The staged docudrama Columbinus will be presented at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday.  The show contains adult content and language. For more information, call 563-333-6251.

Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change at 8 p.m. on Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday.  For more information, call 563-449-6371.


Sunday, February 20

The Figge Art Museum in Davenport will conduct a Motion in Art tour at 1:30 p.m.  For more information, call 563-326-7804.

This weekend and next, Charlotte's Web will be performed by Davenport Junior Theatre at the Mary Fluhrer Nighswander Theatre in Davenport at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 563-326-7862.

Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change at 2 p.m.  For more information, call 563-449-6371.

The musical The Spitfire Grill will be performed at North Scott High School auditorium in Eldridge at 2 p.m. For more information, call 563-285-3324.

The staged docudrama Columbinus will be presented at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University at 3 p.m. The show contains adult content and language. For more information, call 563-333-6251.

Nova Singers will present Food for Body and Soul at 4 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Davenport. For more information, call 309-341-7038.

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

The Quad City Flute Association will present a Master class with University of Northern Iowa Professor Angeleita Floyd at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Bettendorf at 3:15 p.m., followed by an Honors Flute Choir recital at 6 p.m.

Next Friday, a Trivia Night for Habitat for Humanity QC will be held at the Community Center in Milan with play starting at 7 p.m.  For more information, call 563-508-3063.

Next Saturday, the Great River Collegiate Wind Symphony Festival concert will begin at 7 p.m. at Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University with musicians from Ambrose, Clarke and Loras colleges, University of Dubuque, and Ashford University performing. For more information, call 563-333-6001.


Monday, February 21

The Family Museum in Bettendorf, will offer free admission for Presidents' Day beginning at 5 p.m.  For more information, call 563-344-4106.

As part of a series on human rights, Dr. Barclay Key of Western Illinois University will present The Selma to Montgomery March and the Fight for Voting Rights at 6:30 p.m. at the Rock Island Library.  For more information, call 309-732-7303.

Inger Heloe will presentn Growing Up in Nazi-Occupied Norway at 7 p.m. at the Viking Club in Moline as part of a Sons of Norway meeting.  The public is invited. For more information, call 563-322-8460.

As part of the Year of the Piano celebration, St. Ambrose students will present Happy 200th Birthday Schumann, Chopin and Liszt! at 7:30 p.m. at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University.  For more information, call 563-333-6001.

On Tuesday, The Harminators and STAMVOJA will perform for the Senior Music Concert Series at 5 p.m. at the Redstone Room, River Music Experience in Davenport.  For more information, call 563-326-1333.

On Tuesday, Marlene Gantt will present Abe Lincoln and the Pinkertons at 7 p.m. at the Rock Island County Illinois Genealogical Society meeting at the Rock Island County Historical Society Library in Moline. For more information, call (309) 797-6352.

On Tuesday, Moline High School student will perform acting, poetry, and prose pieces from their competition season as part of Encore! Dessert Theatre at 7 p.m. at the high school.  For more information, call 309-743-1624.

On Wednesday, marimbist Christopher Wilson will perform at 10 a.m. in Room 115 of Building 4 of Black Hawk College in Moline.  For more information, call (309) 796-5478.

Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the musical revue All Shook Up thru March 19.  For more information or tickets, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

Friday, February 18, 2011

How many people live in the Quad Cities?

Tonight on WVIK News' Midwest Week - a look at the new census numbers for Illinois, Iowa, and the Quad Cities. Herb Trix's guest will be Ed Tibbetts, reporter for the Quad City Times. That's tonight at 6:50 during All Things Considered on WVIK 90.3 FM. Listen online HERE.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

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Friday, February 18

Quad City Arts' Visiting Artists Cuban Essence will perform at 3 p.m. at the Deere-Wiman House in Moline. For more information, call 309-743-2701.

The Great River Show Choir Invitational will be held at the Adler Theatre in Davenport, featuring 12 high school and 7 middle school show choirs. Middle school competition starts at 5 p.m. on Friday; high school at 8 a.m. on Saturday. For more information, call 563-322-3660.

Community of Joy United Methodist Church in Bettendorf will host a soup and bread supper to benefit Winnie's Place from 6 to 7:30 p.m.  For more information, call 563-344-0974.

Vintage Voices will perform an episode of the radio program Father Knows Best at 6 p.m. at the Silvis Library. For more information, call 309-755-3393.

The 2010 Tyler Perry film For Colored Girls will show at 6:30 p.m. at the Backdoor Independent Film Cafe in the Figge Art Museum. A discussion will follow. For more information, call 563-271-6173.

The musical The Spitfire Grill will be performed at North Scott High School auditorium in Eldridge. Performances are 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 563-285-3324.

The Bucktown Revue, an old-fashioned radio program featuring folk music, poetry and humor, will begin at 7 p.m. at the Performance Hall of River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1333.

The staged docudrama Columbinus will be presented at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday.  The show contains adult content and language. For more information, call 563-333-6251.

The Richmond Hill Players will present the drama Independence at the Barn Theater in Geneseo. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 4 p.m. Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.

Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday.  For more information, call 563-449-6371.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

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Thursday, February 17

The registration deadline is today for the Rock Island County Historical Society Friends luncheon on February 21.  The program will present a Historic Overview of the Corps of Engineers District and will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the First Congregational Church in Moline.  The public is invited.  To make a reservation, call 309-764-8590.

A reception for the Prairie Visions exhibit, featuring acrylic paintings by Pam Ohnemus and mixed media drawings by Priscilla Steele, 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 Galesburg Civic Art Center will host Pixels and Potatoes from 5 to 7 pm at the American Legion on North Street, featuring photographs by local photographers, a baked potato bar, and the music of No Reason.  For more information, call 309-342-7415.

Mad Mixture Science Night will be held at the River Valley Library in Port Byron beginning at 6 p.m. featuring experiments with combustion, hydrogen balloons, liquid nitrogen, and more.  For information, call 309-523-3440.

The Civil Rights Song Fest will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library featuring performances by musicians, dancers, and the winners of the Civil Rights Songwriting Competition.  For more information, call 563-344-4175.

Quad City Arts' Visiting Artists Cuban Essence will perform at 6:30 p.m. at the Moline Library, 3210 41st St. For more information, call 309-524-2440.

Musician, comedian and impersonator James Stephens III will perform in the Rock Island High School Auditorium at 7:00 p.m.  Tickets will be available at the door.

Peter A. Hansen will speak on The World's Most Perfect Servant: The Pullman Porter Company and the African-American Experience at 7 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport.  For more information, call 563-326-7804.

The Richmond Hill Players will present the drama Independence at the Barn Theater in Geneseo. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 4 p.m. Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.

Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday.  For more information, call 563-449-6371.

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Wednesday, February 16

The Contemporary Books Discussion Group will discuss Heather Gudenkauf's novel The Weight of Silence at 1 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library. For information, call 563-344-4179.

The Rock Island Library Ridgewood branch will present a program on the Underground Railroad for grade school children at 4 p.m. For information, call 309-732-7360.

The children's musical featuring Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends will begin at 6 p.m. at the i wireless Center in Moline. Part of the proceeds will benefit the Genesis Health System NICU.  For tickets or more information, call 800-745-3000.

Open-mic night for youths and adults will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe in River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1333, ext. 102.

Adventures with John James Audubon will be performed at 7 p.m. at the Moline Library to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Audubon's first journey through Illinois.  For more information, call 309-524-2440.

Rabbi Rachel Barenblat will give a talk, Midrash: Creativity Which Transforms, at 7 p.m. in Ferris Lounge in the Seymour Union of Knox College in Galesburg. The talk is free and open to the public.

Thomas Banks will lead a discussion of Homer's novel The Iliad for the Contemporary Books Discussion Group at 7 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library. For information, call 563-344-4179.

Through February 26, the comedy The Love List will be performed at the Bell Tower Theater in Dubuque.  For tickets, show times or other information, call 563-588-3377.

On Friday, The Bucktown Revue, an old-fashioned radio program featuring folk music, poetry and humor, will begin at 7 p.m. at the Performance Hall of River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1333.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

THE CHAMPION OF THE LICORICE STICK on Performance Today

Carl Maria von Weber was one of the greatest champions of the clarinet. He seemed to have an innate feel for what would sound good on the instrument that's sometimes called the licorice stick. Soaring melodies, intricate runs, hefty technical passages. Clarinetist Jorg Widmann turns confectioner in a performance of Weber's First Clarinet Concerto, from a concert in Stuttgart, Germany. Here's Performance Today's program lineup.

Join us tonight at 8 p.m. on WVIK 90.3 FM, or listen online at WVIK.org.

Monday, February 14, 2011

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Tuesday, February 15

Ken Lilly of IDES will present a workshop on completing the RI Arsenal Resumix application at 9 a.m. in the Meeting Rooms of the Moline Public Library.

The Andover Historical Society will hold its next meeting on February 15. It starts with lunch at 1 pm at the Andover Cafe, followed by the meeting at the American Woman's League building. The program will feature a speech by Mark Twain to the Grand Army of the Republic in 1879.

A Winter Wings program on bats and snowy owls will be begin at 6:30 p.m. at Watch Tower Lodge of Black Hawk State Historic Site. For more information, call 309-292-0690.

A Quad City Arts VAnguard Party with Visiting Artists Cuban Essence will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Putnam Museum in Davenport. For more information, call 309-793-1213.

A discussion of the memoir Hope’s Boy with the West End Book Discussion Group will be held at the Davenport Fairmount St. Library at 7 p.m.  For information, call 563-888-3371.

The Quad-Cities KIX Orchestra will play beginning at 7 p.m. at Mojo's Café in River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1555.

Moline High School will present a choral concert at 7 p.m. For more information, call 309-743-1624.

Tomorrow, the Contemporary Books Discussion Group will discuss Heather Gudenkauf's novel The Weight of Silence at 1 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library. For information, call 563-344-4179.

Tomorrow, Rabbi Rachel Barenblat will give a talk, Midrash: Creativity Which Transforms, at 7 p.m. in Ferris Lounge in the Seymour Union of Knox College in Galesburg. The talk is free and open to the public.

The Midwest Writing Center’s 3rd Annual Iron Pen 24-hour Writing Contest will begin Friday, February 18.  Entrants will receive this year’s theme by email that day and will have 24 hours to write a fiction, non-fiction or poetry piece.  For more information, call 563-324-1410.

Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the musical revue All Shook Up thru March 19.  For more information or tickets, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

The DubuqueFest Fine Arts Festival is now accepting applications for the 33rd annual juried fine art fair scheduled for May 21 & 22 in Washington Park in downtown Dubuque.  The application deadline is April 1. Applications are available on the DubuqueFest website or by calling Paula at 563-564-5290.

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Monday, February 14

The Short & Sweets Short Story Discussion Group at the Davenport Fairmount St. Library will have dessert and discuss short literature at 10 a.m. For information or to register, call 563-328-6833.

The Western Illinois University Regional Touring Theatre Company will present the comedy Mister and Me at 6:30 p.m. at the Rock Island Library. The play was inspired by a comic strip created by Jason Platt of Davenport. For more information, call 309-732-7323.

DAGOBAH, a science fiction and fantasy book discussion group, will meet at 6 p.m. at the Davenport Library. For more information, call 563-326-7832.

A Valentine Moonlight Indoor Music and Outdoor Walk will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Watch Tower Lodge of Black Hawk State Historic Site in Rock Island. For more information, call 309- 788-9536.

A Classics Club Book Group discussion of Emile Zola's novel Nana will be held at the Moline Library at 7 p.m. For information, call 309-524-2440.

The Richmond Hill Players will present the drama Independence at the Barn Theater in Geneseo. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 4 p.m. Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.

Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 563-449-6371.

The musical The Spitfire Grill will be performed at North Scott High School auditorium in Eldridge. Performances are 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 563-285-3324.

Next weekend, Nova Singers will present Food for Body and Soul at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at First Lutheran Church in Galesburg, and at 4 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Davenport on Sunday. For more information, call 309-341-7038.

Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the musical revue All Shook Up thru March 19. For more information or tickets, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

Friday, February 11, 2011

Listen to Midwest Week tonight at 6:50

The Illinois General Assembly is slowly beginning its new session. And this week, on Midwest Week, a look at the budget and other issues likely to come up this spring.

Herb Trix's guest will be Amanda Vinicky, statehouse bureau chief in Springfield for Illinois Public Radio.

Listen to Midwest Week tonight at 6:50 pm, during All Things Considered, on WVIK.

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Friday, February 11

The ARTery in Rock Island will hold a 2nd Birthday pARTy from 6 to 9 p.m., featuring also a closing reception for the Kate Kiley exhibit.  For more information, call 309-781-7668.

Cuban Essence will perform at 6:30 p.m. at the Moline Library as part of the Quad City Arts' Visiting Artists series. For more information, call 309-524-2440.

The musical The Spitfire Grill will be performed at North Scott High School auditorium in Eldridge. Performances are 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 563-285-3324.

An open mic coffeehouse will be held at First Lutheran Church Rock Island from 7 to 10 p.m.  All performers and audience members are welcome.  All proceeds benefit the St. Joes's Evening Meal.  For more information, call 309-788-9661.

On Friday and Saturday, Autobahn: A Short-Play Cycle will be performed at 7:30 p.m. in the Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts of Augustana College.  For more information, call 309-203-9879.

The Richmond Hill Players will present the drama Independence at the Barn Theater in Geneseo. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 4 p.m. Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.

Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday.  For more information, call 563-449-6371.

Ballet Quad Cities will present Love Stories, a performance of mixed repertoire, at Holzworth Performing Arts Center in Davenport North High School tomorrow at 2:00 and 8:00 p.m. and on Sunday at 4:00 p.m.  Tickets will be available at the door or by calling 515-244-2771.

On Saturday, The Vagina Monologues will be presented at 7 p.m. in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College. Proceeds will go toward the prevention of violence against women. For more information, call 309-794-7306.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

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Thursday, February 10

Carl Sandburg College will host the 30th annual Worldwide Youth in Science & Engineering Academic Challenge from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Theatre in Building F on the Main Campus. Participants for the event are juniors and seniors from area high schools. For more information, call 309-341-5443.

A Meet the Artists reception will be held for the Works of Heart Art Show at the DeWitt Opera House Theater from 1 to 4 p.m. and also 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibit will be on display in the theater’s gallery through March 10. For more information, call 563-659-4100.

A discussion of Peter Burchard's work One Gallant Rush: Robert Gould Shaw and his Brave Black Regiment with the Civil War Book Discussion group will be held at the Moline Library at 6:30 p.m. For information, call 309-524-2470.

An Accessory Swap Meet will be held at the Quad City Botanical Center beginning at 6:30 p.m. Proceeds from the entrance fee will be used to help support the mission of the Botanical Center. For more information, contact Beth at 309-794-0991 ext. 30.

The Quad city Audubon Society will meet at 7:00 p.m. at the Butterworth Center in Moline. Mary Lou Petersen will present Changes in Bird Watching since 1950. The meeting is free and open to the public. For information, call 309-799-7192.

The Richmond Hill Players will present the drama Independence at the Barn Theater in Geneseo. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 4 p.m. Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.

Tonight and Saturday, The Vagina Monologues will be presented at 7 p.m. in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College. Proceeds will go toward the prevention of violence against women. For more information, call 309-794-7306.

Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 563-449-6371.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

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Wednesday, February 9

The book Ellington was Not a Street by Ntozake Shange will be read at 4 p.m. at the 30/31 Branch of the Rock Island Library followed by making a craft project. For more information, call 309-732-7323.

The Mississippi Valley Blues Society will present Doktu Rhute Muuzic performing from 5 to 7 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe in River Music Experience in Davenport. Open-mic night for youths and adults will follow. For more information, call 563-326-1333, ext. 102.

The 2010 film Octubre will be shown as part of the Hispanic Film Festival at 7 p.m. in Olin Auditorium of Augustana College. The film is in Spanish with English subtitles. For more information, call 309-794-7323.

A discussion of Mary Alice Monroe's novel Time is a River with the Between the Lines Book Discussion Group will be held at the Davenport Eastern Ave. Library at 7 p.m. For information, call 563-326-7832.

The Augustana Jazz Combo Soiree will begin at 8 p.m. in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College. For information, call 309-203-9879.

Tomorrow morning, the annual Penny Parade will take place at the Carl Sandburg Historic Site at 313 E. Third Street in Galesburg at 11 a.m. Inspired by an essay Sandburg wrote in 1909 about the newly-introduced Lincoln penny, area school children collect and donate coins to fund improvements at the Carl Sandburg State Historic Site.
Participants will enjoy a short lesson about Sandburg, a reading of a couple of his poems, and old American songs. For more information, call 309-927-3345.

Beginning Friday, the musical The Spitfire Grill will be performed at North Scott High School auditorium in Eldridge. Performances are 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 563-285-3324.

On Friday and Saturday, Autobahn: A Short-Play Cycle will be performed at 7:30 p.m. in the Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-203-9879.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

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Tuesday, February 8

Isabel Bloom sculptor Donna Young will guide students through creating a low-relief sculpture, molds and plaster castings in a four week course beginning tonight at 6 p.m. For more information or to register, call 563-326-7804 ext. 2045.

The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine will host a Mini Medical School program at the Health Education Center of Genesis Medical Center East in Davenport with check in beginning at 6 p.m. Darren Hoffmann will present Dissecting Your Health in a Virtual Anatomy Laboratory Experience and Roger Gingrich will discuss Breakthroughs in Cancer Research. Mini Medical School is free and open to the public. To register, call 319-335-8886.

Angie Snook, curator of the Geneseo Historical Museum, will present Preserving Family Objects: Documents, Photos and Beyond at 6 p.m. at the Geneseo Library. For more information, call (309) 944-6452

The Swenson Center is hosting a Book Club at 6:30 p.m. in Denkmann Hall at Augustana College. This month’s selection is Shuttle in her Hand by Marion Tuttle Marzolf. The next and last meeting, on March 8, will be Swedish Oregon, edited by Lars Nordstrom. For more information, call 309-794-7204.

A program on Winter Ecology will be presented at 6:30 p.m. at the Watch Tower Lodge of Black Hawk State Historic Site in Rock Island. Sherri Friedman of Niabi Zoo will talk about Where Do the Animals Go When It's 10 Below? and Dr. Karthik Ramaswamy will present Bugs On Ice! For more information, call 309-292-0690.

The Mississippi Valley Blues Society welcomes Doktu Rhute Muuzic to the Quad-Cities for the Blues in the Schools Artists in Residence series. In addition to doing workshops at area schools, Doktu Rhute will hold three free, public performances: on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Borders in Davenport; on Wednesday at 5 p.m. at Mojo’s in the River Music Experience; and on Thursday at 3 p.m. at the Bettendorf Public Library.

Moline High School will present their winter band and orchestra concert at 7 p.m. For more information, call 309-743-1624.

On Thursday and Saturday, The Vagina Monologues will be presented at 7 p.m. in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College. Proceeds will go toward the prevention of violence against women. For more information, call 309-794-7306.

The DubuqueFest Fine Arts Festival is now accepting applications for the 33rd annual juried fine art fair scheduled for May 21 & 22 in Washington Park in downtown Dubuque. The application deadline is April 1. Applications are available on the DubuqueFest website or by calling Paula at 563-564-5290.

Friday, February 4, 2011

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Saturday, February 5

The Wendy’s Chili Golf Open will be held on Credit Island beginning at 8 a.m. For more information or to register, call the Parks Department at 563-326-7812.

A meeting of the American Association of University Women will be held at the Butterworth Center in Moline at 9:30 a.m. The program will address the Issues of Women in Transitions.

Full Steam Ahead! is the theme of a free family day workshop at the Figge Art Museum beginning at Noon celebrating the special exhibition, Tracks: The Railroad in Photographs from the George Eastman House Collection. Storytellers and musicians will perform in addition to screenings of The Great Train Robbery and Rock Island Trail. For more information, call 563-326-7804.

An Augustana Four Choirs concert will be held at 4 p.m. in Centennial Hall. For more information, call 309-203-9879.

The Muscatine Masquers Community Theater will present Love Letters at 7 p.m. in the Bob Roach Little Theater at Muscatine Community College.

Ray Blue and The Westbrook Singers will perform a concert in honor of Reece Morgan at 7 p.m. in Lyceum Hall of Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport. Proceeds will support the Dreams Come True program. For more information, call 563-349-1870.

The drama Metamorphoses by Mary Zimmerman will be presented in Potter Theatre in the Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts of Augustana College at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 309-794-7306.

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra will perform works by Bach, Hertel, and Mozart as part of their Masterworks IV concert. The concert will be held at 8 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport on Saturday, and at 2 p.m. in Augustana College’s Centennial Hall on Sunday. Concert Conversations with Kai Swanson and Mark Russell Smith will begin an hour before each performance. For more information, call 563-322-7276.

Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 563-449-6371.

Sunday, February 6

Two Simple Guys will perform at 10:10 a.m. at the Redstone Room of River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1333.

An opening reception for the Bringing Italy Home exhibit will be held from noon to 4 p.m. at the Geneseo Art League Gallery at 113 N. State St. For more information, call 309-944-4402.

Maquoketa Art Experience announces the return of the weekly Sunday Drawing Sessions beginning this week and continuing until May 1. The sessions begin at 1 p.m. and are open to artists of all skill levels. For more information or to register, call 563-652-9925.

The Figge Art Museum in Davenport will conduct a Motion in Art tour at 1:30 p.m. For more information, call 563-326-7804.

The drama Metamorphoses by Mary Zimmerman will be presented in Potter Theatre in the Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts of Augustana College at 1:30 p.m. For more information, call 309-794-7306.

Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change at 2 p.m. For more information, call 563-449-6371.

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra will perform works by Bach, Hertel, and Mozart as part of their Masterworks IV concert at 2 p.m. in Augustana College’s Centennial Hall. Concert Conversations with Kai Swanson and Mark Russell Smith will begin an hour before the performance. For more information, call 563-322-7276.

Adventures with John James Audubon will be held at 7 p.m. at the Moline Public Library in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Audubon's first journeys through the Illinois wilderness. For more information, call 309-524-2440.

Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the musical revue All Shook Up thru March 19. For more information or tickets, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

Monday, February 7

A discussion of Little Bee by Chris Cleve with the Alpha Book Club will be held at the Rock Island Library at 3 p.m. For information, call 309-732-7323.

The Short & Sweets Discussion Group will meet at the Davenport Eastern Ave. Library at 7 p.m. to discuss short literature while eating scrumptious snacks. For information or to register, call 563-888-3371.

The Teen Writers group for ages 12 to 18 will meet at 7 p.m. at the Moline Library. For information, call 309-524-2440.

Beginning Thursday, the Richmond Hill Players will present the drama Independence at the Barn Theater in Geneseo. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 4 p.m. Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.

On Thursday and Saturday, The Vagina Monologues will be presented at 7 p.m. in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College. Proceeds will go toward the prevention of violence against women. For more information, call 309-794-7306.

Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 563-449-6371.

Beginning Friday, the musical The Spitfire Grill will be performed at North Scott High School auditorium in Eldridge. Performances are 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 563-285-3324.

On Friday and Saturday, Autobahn: A Short-Play Cycle will be performed at 7:30 p.m. in the Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-203-9879.

Every Friday and Saturday, ComedySportz Quad Cities will perform improv at 7 p.m. at Establishment Theatre in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-786-1111.

Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the musical revue All Shook Up thru March 19. For more information or tickets, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Thursday, February 3

The American Shakespeare Center will make Shakespeare come alive for audiences in a free workshop open to the public at 10:30 a.m. in Augustana’s Centennial Hall. The text of As You Like It will be explored. The company will then perform the play at 8 p.m. also in Centennial Hall. For more information, call 309-794-7323.

A Meet the Artists reception will be held for the Works of Heart Art Show at the DeWitt Opera House Theater from 1 to 4 p.m. The exhibit will be on display in the theater’s gallery through March 10. For more information, call 563-659-4100.

The Feminist Tea-Hour Series will continue at Augustana’s Tredway Library at 4:30 p.m. featuring Dr. Allison Beck of the Biology department who will present A Fish Out of Three Bodies of Water: Adventures of a Female Paleontologist in Niger.

Conductor Mark Russel Smith will discuss this weekend’s Quad City Symphony concerts 5 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport. For more information, call 563-322-0931

First Lutheran Church in Rock Island is hosting Folk Arts programs beginning at 6:00 p.m. this week focused on Yeast - making breads for home and friends. History, styles, and techniques will be shared. On Thursday, Cardamom Coffee Bread & Rolls will be made. On Friday, Swedish Rye and Sour Dough. And Saturday’s program will be on Liquid Bread, Beer-Making. For more information, call 309-788-9661.

The seventh annual Big Band Bash fundraiser will begin at 7 p.m. at the University Club in Moline featuring jazz bands from three Moline schools. For more information, call 309-743-1622

The American Shakespeare Center will present As You Like it at 8 p.m. at Augustana College’s Centennial Hall. For more information or tickets, call 309-794-7306.

Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 563-449-6371.


Friday, February 4

The Sankofa Performing Arts Ensemble will present No Man Can Hinder Me: A Musical Journey from Africa to America, From Slavery to Freedom at the Rock Island High School Auditorium at 5:00 p.m. on Friday and at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. For more information, call 309-793-5950, ext. 1206.

Four bands will play an all-ages show at 7 p.m. in the Performance Hall of River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1333.

The Galesburg Civic Art Center will be hosting The Best Of Black Earth Film Festival over the next four Friday nights beginning at 7:00 p.m. For more information, call the Art Center at 309-342-7415.

The Muscatine Masquers Community Theater will present Love Letters at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday in the Bob Roach Little Theater at Muscatine Community College.

The drama Metamorphoses by Mary Zimmerman will be presented in Potter Theatre in the Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts of Augustana College at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 309-794-7306.

The Augustana Jazz Ensemble will play at 8 p.m. in Centennial Hall. For more information, call 309-203-9879.

Every Friday and Saturday, ComedySportz Quad Cities will perform improv at 7 p.m. at Establishment Theatre in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-786-1111.

On Saturday, an Augustana Four Choirs concert will be held at 4 p.m. in Centennial Hall. For more information, call 309-203-9879.

On Saturday, Ray Blue and The Westbrook Singers will perform a concert in Reece Morgan’s honor at 7 p.m. in Lyceum Hall of Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport. Proceeds will support the Dreams Come True program. For more information, call 563-349-1870.

On Saturday, Beatles tribute band The Liverpool Legends will perform for Come Together for Music Education at 7:30 p.m. at Moline High School. Proceeds will benefit the school's music department. For more information, call 309- 743-8833.

This weekend, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra will perform works by Bach, Hertel, and Mozart as part of their Masterworks IV concert. The concert will be held at 8 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport on Saturday, and at 2 p.m. in Augustana College’s Centennial Hall on Sunday. Concert Conversations with Kai Swanson and Mark Russell Smith will begin an hour before each performance. For more information, call 563-322-7276.

Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the musical revue All Shook Up thru March 19. For more information or tickets, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Early morning blizzard photos

Here's the reason WVIK News Editor Michelle O'Neill is not on the air this morning. Needless to say, many schools are closed and many activities have been cancelled or postponed. The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities says 14.8 inches of snow fell on Tuesday (24 hour total) at the airport in Moline, and 16.5 inches have fallen over the last two days.

Blizzard 2/2/2011

WVIK Community Calendar - 2/2/2011

On Thursday, Conductor Mark Russell Smith will discuss this weekend’s Quad City Symphony concerts 5 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport. For more information, call 563-322-0931

On Thursday, the seventh annual Big Band Bash fundraiser will begin at 7 p.m. at the University Club in Moline featuring jazz bands from three Moline schools. For more information, call 309-743-1622

On Thursday, the American Shakespeare Center will present As You Like it at 8 p.m. at Augustana College’s Centennial Hall. For more information, call 309-794-7306.

Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 563-449-6371.

On Friday, four bands will play an all-ages show at 7 p.m. in the Performance Hall of River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1333.

The drama Metamorphoses by Mary Zimmerman will be presented in Potter Theatre in the Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts of Augustana College at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 309-794-7306.

On Friday, the Augustana Jazz Ensemble will play at 8 p.m. in Centennial Hall. For more information, call 309-203-9879.

Every Friday and Saturday, ComedySportz Quad Cities will perform improv at 7 p.m. at Establishment Theatre in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-786-1111.

On Saturday, an Augustana Four Choirs concert will be held at 4 p.m. in Centennial Hall. For more information, call 309-203-9879.

On Saturday, Ray Blue and The Westbrook Singers will perform a concert in Reece Morgan’s honor at 7 p.m. in Lyceum Hall of Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport. Proceeds will support the Dreams Come True program. For more information, call 563-349-1870.

On Saturday, Beatles tribute band The Liverpool Legends will perform for Come Together for Music Education at 7:30 p.m. at Moline High School. Proceeds will benefit the school's music department. For more information, call 309- 743-8833.

This weekend, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra will perform works by Bach, Hertel, and Mozart as part of their Masterworks IV concert. The concert will be held at 8 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport on Saturday, and at 2 p.m. in Augustana College’s Centennial Hall on Sunday. Concert Conversations with Kai Swanson and Mark Russell Smith will begin an hour before each performance. For more information, call 563-322-7276.

Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the musical revue All Shook Up thru March 19. For more information or tickets, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.