Saturday, April 30
The Putnam Museum will celebrate the opening of Uwé Warúmi: The Trading Place at 10 a.m., a new discovery center designed to show the trade relationships between Iowa’s native peoples and Euro Americans. Cheyenne Native American Larry Lockwood will present information on Plains traditions from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, call 563-324-1933.
This weekend and next, Davenport Junior Theatre will present the children's play Alice in Wonderland 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.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will be performed at The Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. For more information, call 309-788-5433.
The Boat Puppeteers will present a puppet show in Spanish at 2 p.m. at the Moline Library. For more information, call 309-524-2440.
Venus Envy Quad Cities, an arts festival featuring works by women, will be held from 6 to 11 p.m. at the Bucktown Center for the Arts in Davenport and feature music, dance, theater, visual arts, and more. The art exhibits will run thru May 27. For more information, call 309-230-1594.
Pleasant Valley High School will present the mystery Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie at 7 p.m. For more information, call 563-332-5151.
Our Town by Thornton Wilder 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. There will be a discussion after Saturday’s performance with members of Augustana's 1989 cast of Our Town. For more information, call 309-794-7306.
AlWood Middle/High School in Woodhull will present the musical Sing Down the Moon: Appalachian Wonder Tales at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 309-334-2102.
The Augustana Symphony Orchestra will perform Brahms' Symphony No. 1 and Overture by Shostakovich at 8 p.m. at Centennial Hall. For more information, call 309-794-7306.
Ballet Quad Cities will present Cinderella with the music of Sergei Prokofiev at the Adler Theatre at 8 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-8500.
Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at 8 p.m. Wednesday thru Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.
Tomorrow, Don Wooten will present Celebrating the Life and Music of Robert Schumann at 2 p.m. at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport. It is the 201st anniversary of the composer and pianist's birth and 155th anniversary of his death. For more information, call 563-322-8844.
Sunday, May 1
The Quad City Botanical Center in Rock Island will celebrate May Day with a maypole and May basket making from 1 to 3 p.m. All ages are welcome. For more information, call 309-794-0991, ext. 30.
Don Wooten will present Celebrating the Life and Music of Robert Schumann at 2 p.m. at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport. It is the 201st anniversary of the composer and pianist's birth and 155th anniversary of his death. For more information, call 563-322-8844.
Ballet Quad Cities will present Cinderella with the music of Sergei Prokofiev at the Adler Theatre at 2 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-8500.
This weekend and next, Davenport Junior Theatre will present the children's play Alice in Wonderland 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.
Author Sandra McCone will host the Mayday Fairy Tea Party at The Kensington in Galesburg beginning at 2 p.m. Reservations are required, call 309-221-3288.
Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at 8 p.m. Wednesday thru Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.
Geneseo High School will present the musical The Music Man at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call 309-945-0399.
The Quad City Wind Ensemble will present A 25th Anniversary Celebration at 3 p.m. at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University. A reception will follow. For more information, call 309-507-2971.
The annual Moline Boys Choir concert will begin at 3 p.m. at Augustana College’s Centennial Hall. For more information, call 309-762-5117.
The 30th annual Community Remembrance of the Holocaust will begin at 7 p.m. at Temple Emanuel in Davenport. The featured guest speaker will be Walter Reed, who was a hidden child, a refugee, and a U.S. Army soldier. For more information, call 563-326-4419.
Quad City Choral Arts and The Augustana Youth Choir will perform a Spring Choral Collage Concert at 7 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Davenport.
The Augustana Percussion Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-794-7306.
Monday, May 2
The Alpha Book Club will discuss Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford at 3 p.m. at the Rock Island Library. For more information, call (309) 732-7323.
Walter Reed will present a Holocaust Remembrance lecture on his experiences as child refugee, and U.S. soldier at 7 p.m. in Wallenberg Hall in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College. For more information, call 563-326-4419.
Dr. David Snowball will present How to Manage the Information Overload at 7 p.m. at a meeting of the Quad-Cities Computer Society at the Butterworth Center in Moline. The program is free and the public is invited. For more information, call 563-265-1728.
Scott Mezvinsky will speak on Building the Yum! Restaurant Dynasty at 7 p.m. at Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University. For more information, call 563-333-6266.
First Christian Church, 510 E. 15th St. in Davenport, will hold an Evening in Paris style show and luncheon on May 7 beginning at 11:30 a.m. Proceeds will benefit Our House Preschool. Reservations are required and are due May 2. For more information, call 563-322-0929.
Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at 8 p.m. Wednesday thru Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.
The Davenport Public Library, in partnership with the Figge Art Museum, will begin offering Museum Passes for checkout beginning May 2. Anyone with a library card can visit one of Davenport Public Library’s locations a check out a Museum Pass, which will give a family of four free admission into the Figge Art Museum for 1 week. The passes are available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, call 563-326-7832.
The Midwest Writing Center is now accepting applications for the month-long Collins Poetry Residency that will take place in April 2012. The poets must be residents in one of the following counties: Henry, Mercer, or Rock Island in Illinois, or Clinton, Muscatine, or Scott in Iowa. The application deadline is August 31. For more information, call the Midwest Writing Center at 563-324-1410.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
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Friday, April 29
Final Friday festivities, featuring a Venus Envy preview, will run from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Bucktown Center for the Arts in Davenport. For more information, call 309-230-1594.
Tonight and tomorrow night, Pleasant Valley High School will present the mystery Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie at 7 p.m. For more information, call 563-332-5151.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will be performed at The Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 7 p.m. on Friday; and at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday. For more information, call 309-788-5433.
Our Town by Thornton Wilder 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. There will be a discussion after Saturday’s performance with members of Augustana's 1989 cast. For more information, call 309-794-7306.
Tonight and tomorrow night, AlWood Middle/High School in Woodhull will present the musical Sing Down the Moon: Appalachian Wonder Tales at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 309-334-2102.
Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at 8 p.m. Wednesday thru Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.
Tomorrow, Venus Envy Quad Cities, an arts festival featuring works by women, will be held from 6 to 11 p.m. at the Bucktown Center for the Arts in Davenport and feature music, dance, theater, visual arts, and more. For more information, call 309-230-1594.
Tomorrow, the Augustana Symphony Orchestra will perform Brahms' Symphony No. 1 and Overture by Shostakovich at 8 p.m. at Centennial Hall. For more information, call 309-794-7306.
Ballet Quad Cities will present Cinderella with the music of Sergei Prokofiev at the Adler Theatre at 8 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-8500.
On Sunday, Don Wooten will present Celebrating the Life and Music of Robert Schumann at 2 p.m. at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport. It is the 201st anniversary of the composer and pianist's birth and 155th anniversary of his death. For more information, call 563-322-8844.
Final Friday festivities, featuring a Venus Envy preview, will run from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Bucktown Center for the Arts in Davenport. For more information, call 309-230-1594.
Tonight and tomorrow night, Pleasant Valley High School will present the mystery Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie at 7 p.m. For more information, call 563-332-5151.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will be performed at The Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 7 p.m. on Friday; and at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday. For more information, call 309-788-5433.
Our Town by Thornton Wilder 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. There will be a discussion after Saturday’s performance with members of Augustana's 1989 cast. For more information, call 309-794-7306.
Tonight and tomorrow night, AlWood Middle/High School in Woodhull will present the musical Sing Down the Moon: Appalachian Wonder Tales at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 309-334-2102.
Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at 8 p.m. Wednesday thru Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.
Tomorrow, Venus Envy Quad Cities, an arts festival featuring works by women, will be held from 6 to 11 p.m. at the Bucktown Center for the Arts in Davenport and feature music, dance, theater, visual arts, and more. For more information, call 309-230-1594.
Tomorrow, the Augustana Symphony Orchestra will perform Brahms' Symphony No. 1 and Overture by Shostakovich at 8 p.m. at Centennial Hall. For more information, call 309-794-7306.
Ballet Quad Cities will present Cinderella with the music of Sergei Prokofiev at the Adler Theatre at 8 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-8500.
On Sunday, Don Wooten will present Celebrating the Life and Music of Robert Schumann at 2 p.m. at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport. It is the 201st anniversary of the composer and pianist's birth and 155th anniversary of his death. For more information, call 563-322-8844.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
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Wednesday, April 27
A program covering the safety issues associated with hoarding will be held at 1 p.m. at the Davenport Fairmount St. Library. For more information, call 563-326-7832.
A retirement reception for Western Illinois University President Al Goldfarb will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. in the University Union Grand Ballroom on the WIU-Macomb campus. The reception is open to the public.
Dr. Bruce LeBlanc will speak on Baby Boomers: Looking Back/Looking Ahead at 6 p.m. at the Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging in Rock Island. Registration required; call 309-793-6800.
The documentary Prisoner of Her Past will be shown at 7 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport. Afterward, Howard Reich will talk about his mother, the subject of the film. The Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities sponsors the program. For more information, call 309-793-1300.
Charles McKinley will present The Alienation of Labor and George Sorel's Solution at 7 p.m. at the Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University. A pre-lecture reception will be held at 6 p.m. For more information, call 563-333-5851.
Monmouth College’s Concert Band and Concert Choir will join forces to present a spring concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Kasch Performance Hall of the college’s Dahl Chapel and Auditorium.
Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at 8 p.m. Wednesday thru Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.
On Thursday, Dr. Lisa Brothers Arbisser will present Health Care: Business or Calling? at 7:30 p.m. in Room 102 in the Hanson Hall of Science of Augustana College. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Ballet Quad Cities will present Cinderella with the music of Sergei Prokofiev at the Adler Theatre at 8 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-8500.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Thursday, April 28
A National Community Development Week Luncheon will be held at Knox College in the Lincoln Room at noon. The keynote speaker will be Mr. Bill Lada, President of World Trade Center Illinois. For more information or to register, call 309-343-1194.
The Galesburg Public Library is hosting a family mystery night at 6 p.m. based on the children's Big Read title Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett. For more information, call 309-343-6118.
Dr. Jeff Johnson will present Adaptive Significance of White Plumage Color in High Arctic Gyrfalcons at 7 p.m. at the John Deere Planetarium in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-794-7721.
As part of Thursdays at the Figge, Dr. Taddy Kalas will present Linking the Verbal and the Visual Text at 7 p.m. For more information, call 563-326-7804.
The Out Loud Poetry and Prose Anthology launch party and open reading will begin at 7 p.m. at the Midwest Writing Center in Davenport. For more information, call 563-324-1410.
Dr. Lisa Brothers Arbisser will present Health Care: Business or Calling? at 7:30 p.m. in Room 102 in the Hanson Hall of Science of Augustana College. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Janiva Magness and Alan Sweet will perform at 8 p.m. at the Redstone Room, River Music Experience in Davenport. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-1333.
Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at 8 p.m. Wednesday thru Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.
Beginning Friday, the drama Our Town by Thornton Wilder 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. There will be a discussion after the April 30 performance with members of Augustana's 1989 cast of Our Town. For more information, call 309-794-7306.
On Saturday, the Augustana Symphony Orchestra will perform Brahms' Symphony No. 1 and Overture by Shostakovich at 8 p.m. at Centennial Hall. For more information, call 309-794-7306.
Ballet Quad Cities will present Cinderella with the music of Sergei Prokofiev at the Adler Theatre at 8 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-8500.
On select dates thru May 7, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the children's musical Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day at 10 a.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
A program covering the safety issues associated with hoarding will be held at 1 p.m. at the Davenport Fairmount St. Library. For more information, call 563-326-7832.
A retirement reception for Western Illinois University President Al Goldfarb will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. in the University Union Grand Ballroom on the WIU-Macomb campus. The reception is open to the public.
Dr. Bruce LeBlanc will speak on Baby Boomers: Looking Back/Looking Ahead at 6 p.m. at the Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging in Rock Island. Registration required; call 309-793-6800.
The documentary Prisoner of Her Past will be shown at 7 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport. Afterward, Howard Reich will talk about his mother, the subject of the film. The Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities sponsors the program. For more information, call 309-793-1300.
Charles McKinley will present The Alienation of Labor and George Sorel's Solution at 7 p.m. at the Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University. A pre-lecture reception will be held at 6 p.m. For more information, call 563-333-5851.
Monmouth College’s Concert Band and Concert Choir will join forces to present a spring concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Kasch Performance Hall of the college’s Dahl Chapel and Auditorium.
Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at 8 p.m. Wednesday thru Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.
On Thursday, Dr. Lisa Brothers Arbisser will present Health Care: Business or Calling? at 7:30 p.m. in Room 102 in the Hanson Hall of Science of Augustana College. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Ballet Quad Cities will present Cinderella with the music of Sergei Prokofiev at the Adler Theatre at 8 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-8500.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Thursday, April 28
A National Community Development Week Luncheon will be held at Knox College in the Lincoln Room at noon. The keynote speaker will be Mr. Bill Lada, President of World Trade Center Illinois. For more information or to register, call 309-343-1194.
The Galesburg Public Library is hosting a family mystery night at 6 p.m. based on the children's Big Read title Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett. For more information, call 309-343-6118.
Dr. Jeff Johnson will present Adaptive Significance of White Plumage Color in High Arctic Gyrfalcons at 7 p.m. at the John Deere Planetarium in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-794-7721.
As part of Thursdays at the Figge, Dr. Taddy Kalas will present Linking the Verbal and the Visual Text at 7 p.m. For more information, call 563-326-7804.
The Out Loud Poetry and Prose Anthology launch party and open reading will begin at 7 p.m. at the Midwest Writing Center in Davenport. For more information, call 563-324-1410.
Dr. Lisa Brothers Arbisser will present Health Care: Business or Calling? at 7:30 p.m. in Room 102 in the Hanson Hall of Science of Augustana College. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Janiva Magness and Alan Sweet will perform at 8 p.m. at the Redstone Room, River Music Experience in Davenport. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-1333.
Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at 8 p.m. Wednesday thru Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.
Beginning Friday, the drama Our Town by Thornton Wilder 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. There will be a discussion after the April 30 performance with members of Augustana's 1989 cast of Our Town. For more information, call 309-794-7306.
On Saturday, the Augustana Symphony Orchestra will perform Brahms' Symphony No. 1 and Overture by Shostakovich at 8 p.m. at Centennial Hall. For more information, call 309-794-7306.
Ballet Quad Cities will present Cinderella with the music of Sergei Prokofiev at the Adler Theatre at 8 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-8500.
On select dates thru May 7, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the children's musical Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day at 10 a.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Monday, April 25, 2011
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Tuesday, April 26
The Senior Honors Show opens today in the Catich Gallery in the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University. Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday thru Friday. An opening reception will be held Friday, April 29, from 5 to 7 p.m.
The East Moline Park Board is seeking public input to determine future goals for the parks. The meeting will be held at City Hall today at 6:30 p.m.
A panel discussion on Uprisings in the Middle East will be held at 7 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library. The event is cosponsored by the World Affairs Council of the Quad-Cities and the World Community Institute. For more information, call 563-344-4175.
Tomorrow, the documentary Prisoner of Her Past will be shown at 7 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport. Afterward, Howard Reich will talk about his mother, the subject of the film. The Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities sponsors the program. For more information, call 309-793-1300.
Tomorrow, Monmouth College’s Concert Band and Concert Choir will join forces to present a spring concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Kasch Performance Hall of the college’s Dahl Chapel and Auditorium.
On Thursday, Dr. Lisa Brothers Arbisser will present Health Care: Business or Calling? at 7:30 p.m. in Room 102 in the Hanson Hall of Science of Augustana College. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Ballet Quad Cities will present Cinderella with the music of Sergei Prokofiev at the Adler Theatre at 8 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-8500.
On select dates thru May 7, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the children's musical Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day at 10 a.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at 8 p.m. Wednesday thru Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.
The Senior Honors Show opens today in the Catich Gallery in the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University. Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday thru Friday. An opening reception will be held Friday, April 29, from 5 to 7 p.m.
The East Moline Park Board is seeking public input to determine future goals for the parks. The meeting will be held at City Hall today at 6:30 p.m.
A panel discussion on Uprisings in the Middle East will be held at 7 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library. The event is cosponsored by the World Affairs Council of the Quad-Cities and the World Community Institute. For more information, call 563-344-4175.
Tomorrow, the documentary Prisoner of Her Past will be shown at 7 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport. Afterward, Howard Reich will talk about his mother, the subject of the film. The Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities sponsors the program. For more information, call 309-793-1300.
Tomorrow, Monmouth College’s Concert Band and Concert Choir will join forces to present a spring concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Kasch Performance Hall of the college’s Dahl Chapel and Auditorium.
On Thursday, Dr. Lisa Brothers Arbisser will present Health Care: Business or Calling? at 7:30 p.m. in Room 102 in the Hanson Hall of Science of Augustana College. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Ballet Quad Cities will present Cinderella with the music of Sergei Prokofiev at the Adler Theatre at 8 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-8500.
On select dates thru May 7, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the children's musical Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day at 10 a.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at 8 p.m. Wednesday thru Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
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Friday, April 22
Gloria Dei Presbyterian Church will begin the 33rd annual 3-mile Community Cross Walk at 8:55 a.m. at Rock Island City Hall and end at the church at 4200 12th St. about 11 a.m. For more information, call 309-788-8986.
The Midwest Writing Center in Davenport will host a Slam Poetry competition. An open mic for readers but not competitors starts at 6 p.m. The slam starts at 7 p.m. Competitors should bring three original poems and arrive by 6:45 p.m. For more information, call 563-324-1410.
The Backdoor Independent Film Cafe will show the 2009 movie The Answer Man starring Jeff Daniels and Lauren Graham at 6:30 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum. A discussion will follow. For more information, call 563-271-6173
Carl Sandburg College will present The Good Woman of Setzuan by Bertolt Brecht at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday in the Fine Arts Theatre located in Building F on the Main Campus in Galesburg. For information, please call 309-341-5287.
A Cocktail Party with the Arts, a fundraiser for QC Pride, will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Hotel Blackhawk in Davenport. Entertainment will include musicians, poets and more. For more information, call 309-738-3011.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.
The Speakeasy in Rock Island will host a comic open-mic night at 8 p.m. For more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.
An Evening with Mason Jennings will begin at 8:30 p.m. at the Redstone Room, River Music Experience in Davenport. Living Lands and Waters will give away free trees to celebrate Earth Day. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-1333.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Saturday, April 23
An Earth Day cleanup will go on from 9 a.m. to noon at Black Hawk State Historic Site in Rock Island. Meet in the parking lot; bring gloves and shovels. Free lunch will be provided. For more information, call 563-322-2969.
Conservationist Don Banning will present Nature Makes a Comeback at 11 a.m. at the Robert R. Jones Library in Coal Valley. For more information, call 309-799-3047.
Rave Motion Pictures 53 in Davenport will host a live broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera's Capriccio by Richard Strauss at noon.
The Wapsi River Environmental Education Center in Dixon will present two programs; a Wildflower Hike at 11 a.m. followed by Wild Edibles at 1 p.m. which will include a hike, taste testing, and recipes. To register or for more information, call 563-328-3286.
The Geneseo Library will host a Library Out Loud open poetry reading at 2 p.m. Original or favorite poems are welcome to be read. For more information, call 309-944-6452.
A poetry chapbook launch party for Sappho, I Should Have Listened by Ellen Tsagaris will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Midwest Writing Center in Davenport. For more information, call 563-324-1410.
Carl Sandburg College will present The Good Woman of Setzuan by Bertolt Brecht at 7 p.m. in the Fine Arts Theatre located in Building F on the Main Campus in Galesburg. For information, please call 309-341-5287.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.
Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at 8 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.
Sunday, April 24
Salley Mavor returns to the Muscatine Art Center with her newest illustrations for her book, Pocketful of Posies: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes, an exhibition of Mavor's fabric relief artwork opening today. In conjunction with the exhibition, Mavor will present a workshop in the studio of the Muscatine Art Center Saturday, May 21 at 10:00. For more information, call 563-263-8282.
The Figge Art Museum in Davenport will offer an Easter brunch and tour. Brunch seatings are at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.; tours begin at 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. Reservations are required; call 563-726-2087.
The Quad City Botanical Center in Rock Island will hold an Easter egg hunt at 1 p.m. All ages are welcome. For more information, call 309-794-0991, ext. 30.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Beginning Friday, the drama Our Town by Thornton Wilder 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. There will be a discussion after the April 30 performance with members of Augustana's 1989 cast of Our Town. For more information, call 309-794-7306.
Next Saturday, Rave Motion Pictures 53 in Davenport,\ will host a live broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera's Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi beginning at noon.
Next Saturday, the Augustana Symphony Orchestra will play in Centennial Hall at 8 p.m. performing works by Brahms and Shostakovich. For more information, call 309-794-7306
Vegetable Gardening Boot Camp will be held on Sunday, May 1 at the Milan Community Center beginning at 10 a.m. Presenters include Charles Voigt, author of Vegetable Gardening in the Midwest and Duane Friend, state expert on natural resource management. Registrations are due by Tuesday, April 26. For more information or to register, call 309-756-9978 Ext 10.
Monday, April 25
The Rock Island County Regional Office of Education will hold the fourth annual Kindergarten Readiness Fair from 4-6 p.m. at the Viking Club in Moline. Community agencies, school districts, and child care centers will be available to answer questions. For information, call 309-736-1111, ext. 111.
A Beat Poet's Night will be held at Mojo’s in River Music Experience beginning at 6 p.m. All poets and musicians are welcome, but profanity is not allowed. For information, call 563-324-1410.
Tomorrow, a panel discussion on Uprisings in the Middle East will be held at 7 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library. The event is cosponsored by the World Affairs Council of the Quad-Cities and the World Community Institute. For more information, call 563-344-4175.
On Wednesday, the documentary Prisoner of Her Past will be shown at 7 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport. Afterward, Howard Reich will talk about his mother, the subject of the film. The Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities sponsors the program. For more information, call 309-793-1300.
On Thursday, Dr. Lisa Brothers Arbisser will present Health Care: Business or Calling? at 7:30 p.m. in Room 102 in the Hanson Hall of Science of Augustana College. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Next weekend, Ballet Quad Cities will present Cinderella with the music of Sergei Prokofiev at the Adler Theatre at 8 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $10, $14, $22, $25, and $32. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-8500.
On select dates thru May 7, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the children's musical Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day at 10 a.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at 8 p.m. Wednesday thru Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.
Gloria Dei Presbyterian Church will begin the 33rd annual 3-mile Community Cross Walk at 8:55 a.m. at Rock Island City Hall and end at the church at 4200 12th St. about 11 a.m. For more information, call 309-788-8986.
The Midwest Writing Center in Davenport will host a Slam Poetry competition. An open mic for readers but not competitors starts at 6 p.m. The slam starts at 7 p.m. Competitors should bring three original poems and arrive by 6:45 p.m. For more information, call 563-324-1410.
The Backdoor Independent Film Cafe will show the 2009 movie The Answer Man starring Jeff Daniels and Lauren Graham at 6:30 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum. A discussion will follow. For more information, call 563-271-6173
Carl Sandburg College will present The Good Woman of Setzuan by Bertolt Brecht at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday in the Fine Arts Theatre located in Building F on the Main Campus in Galesburg. For information, please call 309-341-5287.
A Cocktail Party with the Arts, a fundraiser for QC Pride, will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Hotel Blackhawk in Davenport. Entertainment will include musicians, poets and more. For more information, call 309-738-3011.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.
The Speakeasy in Rock Island will host a comic open-mic night at 8 p.m. For more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.
An Evening with Mason Jennings will begin at 8:30 p.m. at the Redstone Room, River Music Experience in Davenport. Living Lands and Waters will give away free trees to celebrate Earth Day. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-1333.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Saturday, April 23
An Earth Day cleanup will go on from 9 a.m. to noon at Black Hawk State Historic Site in Rock Island. Meet in the parking lot; bring gloves and shovels. Free lunch will be provided. For more information, call 563-322-2969.
Conservationist Don Banning will present Nature Makes a Comeback at 11 a.m. at the Robert R. Jones Library in Coal Valley. For more information, call 309-799-3047.
Rave Motion Pictures 53 in Davenport will host a live broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera's Capriccio by Richard Strauss at noon.
The Wapsi River Environmental Education Center in Dixon will present two programs; a Wildflower Hike at 11 a.m. followed by Wild Edibles at 1 p.m. which will include a hike, taste testing, and recipes. To register or for more information, call 563-328-3286.
The Geneseo Library will host a Library Out Loud open poetry reading at 2 p.m. Original or favorite poems are welcome to be read. For more information, call 309-944-6452.
A poetry chapbook launch party for Sappho, I Should Have Listened by Ellen Tsagaris will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Midwest Writing Center in Davenport. For more information, call 563-324-1410.
Carl Sandburg College will present The Good Woman of Setzuan by Bertolt Brecht at 7 p.m. in the Fine Arts Theatre located in Building F on the Main Campus in Galesburg. For information, please call 309-341-5287.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.
Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at 8 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.
Sunday, April 24
Salley Mavor returns to the Muscatine Art Center with her newest illustrations for her book, Pocketful of Posies: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes, an exhibition of Mavor's fabric relief artwork opening today. In conjunction with the exhibition, Mavor will present a workshop in the studio of the Muscatine Art Center Saturday, May 21 at 10:00. For more information, call 563-263-8282.
The Figge Art Museum in Davenport will offer an Easter brunch and tour. Brunch seatings are at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.; tours begin at 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. Reservations are required; call 563-726-2087.
The Quad City Botanical Center in Rock Island will hold an Easter egg hunt at 1 p.m. All ages are welcome. For more information, call 309-794-0991, ext. 30.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Beginning Friday, the drama Our Town by Thornton Wilder 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. There will be a discussion after the April 30 performance with members of Augustana's 1989 cast of Our Town. For more information, call 309-794-7306.
Next Saturday, Rave Motion Pictures 53 in Davenport,\ will host a live broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera's Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi beginning at noon.
Next Saturday, the Augustana Symphony Orchestra will play in Centennial Hall at 8 p.m. performing works by Brahms and Shostakovich. For more information, call 309-794-7306
Vegetable Gardening Boot Camp will be held on Sunday, May 1 at the Milan Community Center beginning at 10 a.m. Presenters include Charles Voigt, author of Vegetable Gardening in the Midwest and Duane Friend, state expert on natural resource management. Registrations are due by Tuesday, April 26. For more information or to register, call 309-756-9978 Ext 10.
Monday, April 25
The Rock Island County Regional Office of Education will hold the fourth annual Kindergarten Readiness Fair from 4-6 p.m. at the Viking Club in Moline. Community agencies, school districts, and child care centers will be available to answer questions. For information, call 309-736-1111, ext. 111.
A Beat Poet's Night will be held at Mojo’s in River Music Experience beginning at 6 p.m. All poets and musicians are welcome, but profanity is not allowed. For information, call 563-324-1410.
Tomorrow, a panel discussion on Uprisings in the Middle East will be held at 7 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library. The event is cosponsored by the World Affairs Council of the Quad-Cities and the World Community Institute. For more information, call 563-344-4175.
On Wednesday, the documentary Prisoner of Her Past will be shown at 7 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport. Afterward, Howard Reich will talk about his mother, the subject of the film. The Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities sponsors the program. For more information, call 309-793-1300.
On Thursday, Dr. Lisa Brothers Arbisser will present Health Care: Business or Calling? at 7:30 p.m. in Room 102 in the Hanson Hall of Science of Augustana College. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Next weekend, Ballet Quad Cities will present Cinderella with the music of Sergei Prokofiev at the Adler Theatre at 8 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $10, $14, $22, $25, and $32. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-8500.
On select dates thru May 7, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the children's musical Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day at 10 a.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at 8 p.m. Wednesday thru Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
WVIK Community Calendar
Wednesday, April 20
Stephen A. Steely will perform for the Lenten Noontime Concert Series at 12:15 p.m. at Two Rivers United Methodist Church in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-788-9384.
The afternoon Contemporary Books Discussion Group will discuss Sing Them Home by Stephanie Kallos at 1 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library. For more information, call 563-344-4179.
Storm is the Off-beat Independent Film to be shown at 6 p.m. at the Davenport Fairmount St. Library. A discussion will follow. For more information, call 563-326-7832.
The Stylin' Against Breast Cancer wine and cheese party will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center in Bettendorf. Proceeds will benefit local breast cancer survivors and promote education about breast cancer and health. For more information, call 309-764-7610.
The evening Contemporary Books Discussion Group will discuss The Land Remembers: The Story of a Farm and Its People by Ben Logan at 7 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library. For more information, call 563-344-4179.
Solo Greene, an educational specialist with the Nez Perce tribe of northern Idaho, will give a free public lecture Stop, Look, and Listen at 7:30 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-796-5433.
Cirque du Soleil will present Dralion at 7:30 p.m. at the i wireless Center in Moline. For tickets or more information, call 800-745-3000.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday thru Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.
Opening tomorrow, Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Thursday, April 21
Solo Greene, an educational specialist with the Nez Perce tribe of northern Idaho, will perform traditional songs and talk about the experiences, traditions and history of Nez Perce people in Building 1, Room 101G of Blackhawk College in Moline. For more information, call 309-796-5433.
Gary Paul Nabhan, writer and conservation biologist, will present Chasing Chiles: Hot Spots Along the Pepper Trail for the convocation program at 10:30 a.m. at Centennial Hall of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-794-7494.
The sixth annual Stylin' Against Breast Cancer fashion show and luncheon will begin at 11 a.m. at the Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center in Bettendorf. Survivors will model as their inspirational stories are shared. Proceeds will benefit local breast cancer survivors and promote education about breast cancer and health. For more information, call 309-764-7610.
Members of a Monmouth College academic team that recently explored the Galapagos Islands will present the program at the next monthly meeting of Monmouth Associates at noon in the Whiteman-McMillan Highlander Room of the Stockdale Center. The program is free and open to the public.
Carl Sandburg College will present The Good Woman of Setzuan by Bertolt Brecht at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, in the Fine Arts Theatre located in Building F on the Main Campus in Galesburg. For information, please call 309-341-5287.
As part of Thursdays at the Figge, Dr. Emil Kramer will present Egypt, Athens, Rome -- and Us: Five Millennia of Connections Through Art at 7 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum. For more information, call 563-326-7804.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.
Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Stephen A. Steely will perform for the Lenten Noontime Concert Series at 12:15 p.m. at Two Rivers United Methodist Church in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-788-9384.
The afternoon Contemporary Books Discussion Group will discuss Sing Them Home by Stephanie Kallos at 1 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library. For more information, call 563-344-4179.
Storm is the Off-beat Independent Film to be shown at 6 p.m. at the Davenport Fairmount St. Library. A discussion will follow. For more information, call 563-326-7832.
The Stylin' Against Breast Cancer wine and cheese party will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center in Bettendorf. Proceeds will benefit local breast cancer survivors and promote education about breast cancer and health. For more information, call 309-764-7610.
The evening Contemporary Books Discussion Group will discuss The Land Remembers: The Story of a Farm and Its People by Ben Logan at 7 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library. For more information, call 563-344-4179.
Solo Greene, an educational specialist with the Nez Perce tribe of northern Idaho, will give a free public lecture Stop, Look, and Listen at 7:30 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-796-5433.
Cirque du Soleil will present Dralion at 7:30 p.m. at the i wireless Center in Moline. For tickets or more information, call 800-745-3000.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday thru Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.
Opening tomorrow, Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Thursday, April 21
Solo Greene, an educational specialist with the Nez Perce tribe of northern Idaho, will perform traditional songs and talk about the experiences, traditions and history of Nez Perce people in Building 1, Room 101G of Blackhawk College in Moline. For more information, call 309-796-5433.
Gary Paul Nabhan, writer and conservation biologist, will present Chasing Chiles: Hot Spots Along the Pepper Trail for the convocation program at 10:30 a.m. at Centennial Hall of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-794-7494.
The sixth annual Stylin' Against Breast Cancer fashion show and luncheon will begin at 11 a.m. at the Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center in Bettendorf. Survivors will model as their inspirational stories are shared. Proceeds will benefit local breast cancer survivors and promote education about breast cancer and health. For more information, call 309-764-7610.
Members of a Monmouth College academic team that recently explored the Galapagos Islands will present the program at the next monthly meeting of Monmouth Associates at noon in the Whiteman-McMillan Highlander Room of the Stockdale Center. The program is free and open to the public.
Carl Sandburg College will present The Good Woman of Setzuan by Bertolt Brecht at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, in the Fine Arts Theatre located in Building F on the Main Campus in Galesburg. For information, please call 309-341-5287.
As part of Thursdays at the Figge, Dr. Emil Kramer will present Egypt, Athens, Rome -- and Us: Five Millennia of Connections Through Art at 7 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum. For more information, call 563-326-7804.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.
Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Monday, April 18, 2011
WVIK Community Calendar
Tuesday, April 19
Solo Greene, an educational specialist with the Nez Perce tribe of northern Idaho, will present a series of motivational lectures this week at Black Hawk College. At 8 a.m. today and Thursday, Greene will perform traditional songs and talk about the experiences, traditions and history of Nez Perce people. Both programs will be in Building 1, Room 101G at the college’s Moline Campus. On Wednesday, he will give a free public lecture Stop, Look, and Listen at 7:30 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-796-5433.
Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the children's musical Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
The Andover Historical Society’s next meeting will start at 1 p.m. at the Andover Cafe followed by the meeting at 2 p.m. at the American Woman's League Building. Roald Tweet will be the guest speaker and will discuss Mark Twain and Samuel Clemens.
The German American Heritage Center book discussion group will discuss March Violets by Philip Kerr at 7 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library. For more information, call 563-322-8844.
The documentary Eating Alaska will be shown at 7 p.m. in Olin Auditorium, Augustana College. A discussion with filmmaker Ellen Frankenstein will follow.
Today and tomorrow, Cirque du Soleil will present Dralion at 7:30 p.m. at the i wireless Center in Moline. For tickets or more information, call 800-745-3000.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday thru Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.
Opening Thursday, Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Solo Greene, an educational specialist with the Nez Perce tribe of northern Idaho, will present a series of motivational lectures this week at Black Hawk College. At 8 a.m. today and Thursday, Greene will perform traditional songs and talk about the experiences, traditions and history of Nez Perce people. Both programs will be in Building 1, Room 101G at the college’s Moline Campus. On Wednesday, he will give a free public lecture Stop, Look, and Listen at 7:30 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-796-5433.
Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the children's musical Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
The Andover Historical Society’s next meeting will start at 1 p.m. at the Andover Cafe followed by the meeting at 2 p.m. at the American Woman's League Building. Roald Tweet will be the guest speaker and will discuss Mark Twain and Samuel Clemens.
The German American Heritage Center book discussion group will discuss March Violets by Philip Kerr at 7 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library. For more information, call 563-322-8844.
The documentary Eating Alaska will be shown at 7 p.m. in Olin Auditorium, Augustana College. A discussion with filmmaker Ellen Frankenstein will follow.
Today and tomorrow, Cirque du Soleil will present Dralion at 7:30 p.m. at the i wireless Center in Moline. For tickets or more information, call 800-745-3000.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday thru Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.
Opening Thursday, Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Friday, April 15, 2011
A note from Michelle O'Neill about the Spring Fund Drive
Our fund drive will end at 10 pm. Many thanks to everyone who donated, pledged & volunteered! Special thanks to my guests during Morning Edition: Jerry Jones from Rock Island's King center, Steve Bahls from Augustana College, Joy Boruff from the Moline Foundation, Dan Ebener from St. Ambrose University, Mark Russell Smith from the Quad City Symphony Orchestra and Jim Dyer from Augustana College.
WVIK Community Calendar
Saturday, April 16
Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the children's musical Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day at 1 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
A Jen Chapin Trio master class in performance and improvisation will be offered at 11 a.m. at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1555.
New Ground Theatre will offer a playwriting workshop at 1 p.m. at the Village Theatre in Davenport. For more information or to sign up, call 563-326-7529.
Author Heather Gudenkauf will give a talk, reading, and book-signing at 2 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library. For more information, call 563-344-4179.
Moline High School will present the musical Bye Bye Birdie at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 309-743-1624.
The Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Escanaba in da Moonlight by Jeff Daniels 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.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.
The children's play A Little Princess, adapted from the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett, will be performed at North Scott High School Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-285-8181.
Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde will be presented at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-333-6251.
The Quad City Symphony Orchestra with special guest Midori will perform works by Toch, Stravinsky, and Beethoven as part of the Masterworks VI concert tonight at 8 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport, and tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Centennial Hall of Augustana College. Concert Conversations with Kai Swanson and Mark Russell Smith will begin one hour before each performance. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-7276.
The Prenzie Players will present Romeo and Juliet at the Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. For more information, call 309-278-8426.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Sunday, April 17
Local musicians of all ages will perform for a Piano Celebration at NorthPark Mall in Davenport from noon to 5 p.m. Donations will be accepted for the Iowa City Ronald McDonald House. For more information, call 563-285-8421.
The Quad City Symphony Orchestra with special guest Midori will perform works by Toch, Stravinsky, and Beethoven as part of the Masterworks VI concert tonight at 2 p.m. in Centennial Hall of Augustana College. Concert Conversations with Kai Swanson and Mark Russell Smith will begin one hour before each performance. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-7276.
The children's play A Little Princess, adapted from the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett, will be performed at North Scott High School Auditorium at 2 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 563-285-8181.
Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde will be presented at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University at 3 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 563-333-6251.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 3 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.
The Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Escanaba in da Moonlight by Jeff Daniels at the Barn Theater in Geneseo at 4 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.
First Presbyterian Church in Coal Valley will present the Easter drama The Last Supper at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 309-799-3511.
The Prenzie Players will present Romeo and Juliet at the Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 8 p.m. For more information, call 309-278-8426.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Monday, April 18
Dr. Sherry Maurer will present Connecting to Native American Art at Augustana College for the Rock Island County Historical Society Friends luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at First Congregational Church in Moline. To RSVP, call 309-764-8590.
The Davenport Civil Rights Walking Tour unveiling will be at 4:30 p.m. in the St. Anthony's Church parking lot, 417 N. Main St., Davenport. Mayor Bill Gluba will unveil a marker where marchers gathered in August 1963 for a rally in LeClaire Park where John Howard Griffin, author of Black Like Me, spoke.
The public is invited to a meeting of the Sons of Norway Storelva Lodge at 7 p.m. at the Viking Club in Moline. The program will feature Wedding Traditions from Viking Times to the Present. Experience a mini-wedding and reception with treats. For more information, call 563-355-7778.
The Quad City Youth Symphony Orchestra spring concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Centennial Hall of Augustana College. For more information, call 563-322-7276.
As part of The Ubiquity of Work series, The Music of Work will be presented at 7:30 p.m. at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University. From slave songs to folk music to present day variations on traditional labor anthems, the history, tradition and culture of the music associated with work will be examined. Performances will include guitar, piano, and the St. Ambrose Chorus. For more information, call 563-333-6251.
Tomorrow and Wednesday, Cirque du Soleil will present Dralion at 7:30 p.m. at the i wireless Center in Moline. For tickets or more information, call 800-745-3000.
Opening Thursday, Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the children's musical Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day at 1 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
A Jen Chapin Trio master class in performance and improvisation will be offered at 11 a.m. at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1555.
New Ground Theatre will offer a playwriting workshop at 1 p.m. at the Village Theatre in Davenport. For more information or to sign up, call 563-326-7529.
Author Heather Gudenkauf will give a talk, reading, and book-signing at 2 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library. For more information, call 563-344-4179.
Moline High School will present the musical Bye Bye Birdie at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 309-743-1624.
The Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Escanaba in da Moonlight by Jeff Daniels 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.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.
The children's play A Little Princess, adapted from the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett, will be performed at North Scott High School Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-285-8181.
Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde will be presented at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-333-6251.
The Quad City Symphony Orchestra with special guest Midori will perform works by Toch, Stravinsky, and Beethoven as part of the Masterworks VI concert tonight at 8 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport, and tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Centennial Hall of Augustana College. Concert Conversations with Kai Swanson and Mark Russell Smith will begin one hour before each performance. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-7276.
The Prenzie Players will present Romeo and Juliet at the Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. For more information, call 309-278-8426.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Sunday, April 17
Local musicians of all ages will perform for a Piano Celebration at NorthPark Mall in Davenport from noon to 5 p.m. Donations will be accepted for the Iowa City Ronald McDonald House. For more information, call 563-285-8421.
The Quad City Symphony Orchestra with special guest Midori will perform works by Toch, Stravinsky, and Beethoven as part of the Masterworks VI concert tonight at 2 p.m. in Centennial Hall of Augustana College. Concert Conversations with Kai Swanson and Mark Russell Smith will begin one hour before each performance. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-7276.
The children's play A Little Princess, adapted from the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett, will be performed at North Scott High School Auditorium at 2 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 563-285-8181.
Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde will be presented at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University at 3 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 563-333-6251.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 3 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.
The Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Escanaba in da Moonlight by Jeff Daniels at the Barn Theater in Geneseo at 4 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.
First Presbyterian Church in Coal Valley will present the Easter drama The Last Supper at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 309-799-3511.
The Prenzie Players will present Romeo and Juliet at the Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 8 p.m. For more information, call 309-278-8426.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Monday, April 18
Dr. Sherry Maurer will present Connecting to Native American Art at Augustana College for the Rock Island County Historical Society Friends luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at First Congregational Church in Moline. To RSVP, call 309-764-8590.
The Davenport Civil Rights Walking Tour unveiling will be at 4:30 p.m. in the St. Anthony's Church parking lot, 417 N. Main St., Davenport. Mayor Bill Gluba will unveil a marker where marchers gathered in August 1963 for a rally in LeClaire Park where John Howard Griffin, author of Black Like Me, spoke.
The public is invited to a meeting of the Sons of Norway Storelva Lodge at 7 p.m. at the Viking Club in Moline. The program will feature Wedding Traditions from Viking Times to the Present. Experience a mini-wedding and reception with treats. For more information, call 563-355-7778.
The Quad City Youth Symphony Orchestra spring concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Centennial Hall of Augustana College. For more information, call 563-322-7276.
As part of The Ubiquity of Work series, The Music of Work will be presented at 7:30 p.m. at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University. From slave songs to folk music to present day variations on traditional labor anthems, the history, tradition and culture of the music associated with work will be examined. Performances will include guitar, piano, and the St. Ambrose Chorus. For more information, call 563-333-6251.
Tomorrow and Wednesday, Cirque du Soleil will present Dralion at 7:30 p.m. at the i wireless Center in Moline. For tickets or more information, call 800-745-3000.
Opening Thursday, Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
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Friday, April 15
Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the children's musical Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day at 10 a.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Genealogy researcher Jeffrey Bockman will present Extra! Extra! Read All About Your Ancestors at 1:30 p.m. at the Rock Island Library. For more information, call 309-732-7323.
The Quad City Symphony Orchestra Mi-Do-Ri Composition Contest performance will begin at 5 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport. For more information, call 563-322-7276.
An opening reception for the High School Invitational exhibit will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Quad City Arts Center in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-793-1213.
Tonight and tomorrow night, Moline High School will present the musical Bye Bye Birdie at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 309-743-1624.
The Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Escanaba in da Moonlight by Jeff Daniels at the Barn Theater in Geneseo at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.
The Bucktown Revue will celebrate a royal wedding in addition to their old-fashion radio show at 7 p.m. in the Performance Hall of River Music Experience. For more information, call 563-326-1333.
The children's play A Little Princess, adapted from the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett, will be performed at North Scott High School Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-285-8181.
Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde 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.
The Prenzie Players will present Romeo and Juliet at the Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 8 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. For more information, call 309-278-8426.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island will present the children's musical Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day at 10 a.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Genealogy researcher Jeffrey Bockman will present Extra! Extra! Read All About Your Ancestors at 1:30 p.m. at the Rock Island Library. For more information, call 309-732-7323.
The Quad City Symphony Orchestra Mi-Do-Ri Composition Contest performance will begin at 5 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport. For more information, call 563-322-7276.
An opening reception for the High School Invitational exhibit will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Quad City Arts Center in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-793-1213.
Tonight and tomorrow night, Moline High School will present the musical Bye Bye Birdie at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 309-743-1624.
The Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Escanaba in da Moonlight by Jeff Daniels at the Barn Theater in Geneseo at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.
The Bucktown Revue will celebrate a royal wedding in addition to their old-fashion radio show at 7 p.m. in the Performance Hall of River Music Experience. For more information, call 563-326-1333.
The children's play A Little Princess, adapted from the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett, will be performed at North Scott High School Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-285-8181.
Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde 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.
The Prenzie Players will present Romeo and Juliet at the Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 8 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. For more information, call 309-278-8426.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
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Thursday, April 14
At 5 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum, conductor Mark Russell Smith will host Inside the Music, a casual discussion of this weekend’s Quad City Symphony Masterworks VI concerts. Guest artist Midori will also be there. For more information, call 563-322-0931.
A reception for A Wheen o' Timmer exhibit by Amanda Thomson will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Bakery Gallery, 1330 E. 12th St. in Davenport.
Dora Malech will be the featured author for The River Readings at 7 p.m. at Wallenberg Hall in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-794-7823.
Quad City Poet Laureate Shellie Moore Guy will give a reading and talk at 7 p.m. at the Moline Library. For more information, call 309-524-2470.
As part of Thursdays at the Figge, Sherry C. Maurer, director of the Augustana College Art Museum, will present What are the Ideas and Where are the Bridges? at 7 p.m. For more information, call 563-326-7804.
Thursday thru Saturday, Moline High School will present the musical Bye Bye Birdie at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 309-743-1624.
The Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Escanaba in da Moonlight by Jeff Daniels 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.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.
Tomorrow, the Bucktown Revue will celebrate a royal wedding in addition to their old-fashion radio show at 7 p.m. in the Performance Hall of River Music Experience. For more information, call 563-326-1333.
Opening tomorrow, the children's play A Little Princess, adapted from the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett, will be performed at North Scott High School Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-285-8181.
Opening tomorrow, Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde 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.
The Prenzie Players will present Romeo and Juliet at the Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 8 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. For more information, call 309-278-8426.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
At 5 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum, conductor Mark Russell Smith will host Inside the Music, a casual discussion of this weekend’s Quad City Symphony Masterworks VI concerts. Guest artist Midori will also be there. For more information, call 563-322-0931.
A reception for A Wheen o' Timmer exhibit by Amanda Thomson will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Bakery Gallery, 1330 E. 12th St. in Davenport.
Dora Malech will be the featured author for The River Readings at 7 p.m. at Wallenberg Hall in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-794-7823.
Quad City Poet Laureate Shellie Moore Guy will give a reading and talk at 7 p.m. at the Moline Library. For more information, call 309-524-2470.
As part of Thursdays at the Figge, Sherry C. Maurer, director of the Augustana College Art Museum, will present What are the Ideas and Where are the Bridges? at 7 p.m. For more information, call 563-326-7804.
Thursday thru Saturday, Moline High School will present the musical Bye Bye Birdie at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 309-743-1624.
The Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Escanaba in da Moonlight by Jeff Daniels 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.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.
Tomorrow, the Bucktown Revue will celebrate a royal wedding in addition to their old-fashion radio show at 7 p.m. in the Performance Hall of River Music Experience. For more information, call 563-326-1333.
Opening tomorrow, the children's play A Little Princess, adapted from the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett, will be performed at North Scott High School Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-285-8181.
Opening tomorrow, Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde 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.
The Prenzie Players will present Romeo and Juliet at the Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 8 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. For more information, call 309-278-8426.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
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Wednesday, April 13
Ellen Bowlin will perform for the Lenten Organ Recital Concert Series at noon at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Davenport. For more information, call 563-323-9989.
The Rock Island High School Chamber Singers will perform for the Lenten Noontime Concert Series at 12:15 p.m. at Two Rivers United Methodist Church in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-788-9384.
A master class with Midori for high school and college students will begin at 4 p.m. in Wallenberg Hall in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College. For more information, call 563-322-7276.
The Center for Living Arts will present the musical Godspell by Stephen Schwartz at 6:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Moline. For more information, call 309-762-3624.
The Mississippi Valley Blues Society will present Hawkeye Herman performing at 7 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1555.
Dr. Margaret Mook, associate professor of classical studies at Iowa State University, will present The Archaeology of Archaic Cretan Houses at 7:30 p.m. in Room 304 in the Hansen Hall of Science of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-794-7721.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday thru Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. A reception and questions and answers with the cast will be held after Sunday’s show. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.
The Prenzie Players will present Romeo and Juliet at the Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. For more information, call 309-278-8426.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Ellen Bowlin will perform for the Lenten Organ Recital Concert Series at noon at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Davenport. For more information, call 563-323-9989.
The Rock Island High School Chamber Singers will perform for the Lenten Noontime Concert Series at 12:15 p.m. at Two Rivers United Methodist Church in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-788-9384.
A master class with Midori for high school and college students will begin at 4 p.m. in Wallenberg Hall in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College. For more information, call 563-322-7276.
The Center for Living Arts will present the musical Godspell by Stephen Schwartz at 6:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Moline. For more information, call 309-762-3624.
The Mississippi Valley Blues Society will present Hawkeye Herman performing at 7 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1555.
Dr. Margaret Mook, associate professor of classical studies at Iowa State University, will present The Archaeology of Archaic Cretan Houses at 7:30 p.m. in Room 304 in the Hansen Hall of Science of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-794-7721.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday thru Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. A reception and questions and answers with the cast will be held after Sunday’s show. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.
The Prenzie Players will present Romeo and Juliet at the Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. For more information, call 309-278-8426.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Monday, April 11, 2011
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Tuesday, April 12
Big Lesson: Titanic on Trial, a special live performance will be held in the Putnam's IMAX Theatre at 9:30 a.m. Relive that fateful night with a historical drama based on the testimony of survivors of the Titanic tragedy as told during the U.S. government inquiry. Advance registration is recommended; call 563-324-1933.
The faces, letters, sketches and songs of the men who fought in Illinois regiments during the Civil War will be featured in the new Civil War 150th anniversary exhibit opening today and running through December 30 at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in downtown Springfield.
Bestselling novelist Kimberla Lawson Roby will visit the Moline Library at 6:30 p.m. for one hour speaking engagement and book signing. For more information, call 309-524-2470.
Tom Davis, professor of Biology at Loras College, will host a free screening of a new film called Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time. The screening will be at 7 p.m. in the St. Joseph Hall of Science on the Loras College campus in Dubuque. For more information, call 563-588-7769.
For the 26th annual Stone Lectureship in Judaism, Sybil Sanchez, director of the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life, will present Judaism: A Green Religion at 7:30 p.m. at Wallenberg Hall in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-794-7721.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday thru Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. A reception and questions and answers with the cast will be held after Sunday’s show. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.
The Prenzie Players will present Romeo and Juliet at the Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 309-278-8426.
Every Friday and Saturday, ComedySportz Quad Cities performs improv at 7 p.m. at Establishment Theatre in Rock Island. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-1111.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Big Lesson: Titanic on Trial, a special live performance will be held in the Putnam's IMAX Theatre at 9:30 a.m. Relive that fateful night with a historical drama based on the testimony of survivors of the Titanic tragedy as told during the U.S. government inquiry. Advance registration is recommended; call 563-324-1933.
The faces, letters, sketches and songs of the men who fought in Illinois regiments during the Civil War will be featured in the new Civil War 150th anniversary exhibit opening today and running through December 30 at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in downtown Springfield.
Bestselling novelist Kimberla Lawson Roby will visit the Moline Library at 6:30 p.m. for one hour speaking engagement and book signing. For more information, call 309-524-2470.
Tom Davis, professor of Biology at Loras College, will host a free screening of a new film called Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time. The screening will be at 7 p.m. in the St. Joseph Hall of Science on the Loras College campus in Dubuque. For more information, call 563-588-7769.
For the 26th annual Stone Lectureship in Judaism, Sybil Sanchez, director of the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life, will present Judaism: A Green Religion at 7:30 p.m. at Wallenberg Hall in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-794-7721.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday thru Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. A reception and questions and answers with the cast will be held after Sunday’s show. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.
The Prenzie Players will present Romeo and Juliet at the Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 309-278-8426.
Every Friday and Saturday, ComedySportz Quad Cities performs improv at 7 p.m. at Establishment Theatre in Rock Island. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-1111.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Friday, April 8, 2011
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Saturday, April 9
Trinity Rock Island will hold the 11th annual Butterfly Blessings: A Memorial Ceremony at 2 p.m. in Jardine Auditorium. The pastoral care department invites those who have experienced the loss of a baby before or soon after birth. All ages from all communities are welcome, and the loss need not be recent. Reservations are strongly encouraged. Call 309-779-2989.
Arlene Malinowksi will perform a one-woman show with sign language, Aiming for Sainthood, at 7 p.m. at Wallenberg Hall, in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-793-1213.
Sherrard High School will present the musical The Sound of Music at 7 p.m. For more information, call 309-593-2135.
The Clogustana Showcase, featuring the Augustana clogging team, will be held at 7 p.m. at Centennial Hall. For more information, call 309-794-7306.
Every Friday and Saturday, ComedySportz Quad Cities performs improv at 7 p.m. at Establishment Theatre in Rock Island. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-1111.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday thru Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. A reception and questions and answers with the cast will be held after Sunday’s show. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.
The Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Escanaba in da Moonlight by Jeff Daniels 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.
The Prenzie Players will present Romeo and Juliet at the Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 309-278-8426.
Tomorrow, explore Scandinavian Lenten and Easter traditions at a community family craft workshop for all ages First Lutheran Church in Rock Island’s Fellowship Hall from 2 to 4 p.m. All materials will be supplied, but registration is requested. Call Helene Leaf at 309-757-7606.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Sunday, April 10
The Augustana Chamber Singers spring matinee will begin at 2 p.m. in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-794-7236.
Explore Scandinavian Lenten and Easter traditions at a community family craft workshop for all ages First Lutheran Church in Rock Island’s Fellowship Hall from 2 to 4 p.m. All materials will be supplied, but registration is requested. Call Helene Leaf at 309-757-7606.
Kevin Lonergan will present The Zouave Units in the Civil War at a meeting of the Quad City Civil War Round Table at 2 p.m. at Butterworth Center in Moline. For more information, call 309-236-3475.
The Prenzie Players will present Romeo and Juliet at the Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 309-278-8426.
Dr. Ellen Tsagaris will present What a Doll: Barbie and Lilli - An American Icon and Its German Predecessor at 2 p.m. at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport. For more information, call 563-322-8844.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday thru Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. A reception and questions and answers with the cast will be held after today’s show. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.
The Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Escanaba in da Moonlight by Jeff Daniels 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.
The Davenport Library will host a Genealogy Night from 4 to 9 p.m. Use the genealogy databases, books, and census records in the Special Collections Center. Registration is are required. Call 563-326-7902.
Monday, April 11
The Short and Sweets Short Story Discussion Group at the Davenport Fairmount St. Library will have dessert and discuss The Trial of Love by Mary Shelley from 10-11 a.m. To register, call 563-328-6833.
The Exonerated, a dramatic reading of true stories of exonerated death-row inmates, will begin at 6 p.m. at the Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University. A discussion will follow. For more information, call 563-333-6308.
Minda Powers-Douglas will present a memoir-writing class, Everyone Has a Story. What's Yours? at 6 p.m. at the Rock Island Library. For more information, call 309-732-7303.
Mark Dvorak and the American Folk Song will be presented at 7 p.m. at the Moline Library. For more information, call 309-524-2470.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday thru Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.
Thursday thru Saturday, Moline High School will present the musical Bye Bye Birdie at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 309-743-1624.
The Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Escanaba in da Moonlight by Jeff Daniels 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.
Opening Friday, the children's play A Little Princess, adapted from the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett, will be performed at North Scott High School Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-285-8181.
Opening Friday, Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde 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.
The Prenzie Players will present Romeo and Juliet at the Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 309-278-8426.
Next weekend, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra will perform works by Toch, Stravinsky, and Beethoven as part of the Masterworks VI concert on Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport, and on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Centennial Hall of Augustana College. Concert Conversations with Kai Swanson and Mark Russell Smith will begin one hour before each performance. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-7276.
Trinity Rock Island will hold the 11th annual Butterfly Blessings: A Memorial Ceremony at 2 p.m. in Jardine Auditorium. The pastoral care department invites those who have experienced the loss of a baby before or soon after birth. All ages from all communities are welcome, and the loss need not be recent. Reservations are strongly encouraged. Call 309-779-2989.
Arlene Malinowksi will perform a one-woman show with sign language, Aiming for Sainthood, at 7 p.m. at Wallenberg Hall, in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-793-1213.
Sherrard High School will present the musical The Sound of Music at 7 p.m. For more information, call 309-593-2135.
The Clogustana Showcase, featuring the Augustana clogging team, will be held at 7 p.m. at Centennial Hall. For more information, call 309-794-7306.
Every Friday and Saturday, ComedySportz Quad Cities performs improv at 7 p.m. at Establishment Theatre in Rock Island. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-1111.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday thru Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. A reception and questions and answers with the cast will be held after Sunday’s show. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.
The Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Escanaba in da Moonlight by Jeff Daniels 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.
The Prenzie Players will present Romeo and Juliet at the Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 309-278-8426.
Tomorrow, explore Scandinavian Lenten and Easter traditions at a community family craft workshop for all ages First Lutheran Church in Rock Island’s Fellowship Hall from 2 to 4 p.m. All materials will be supplied, but registration is requested. Call Helene Leaf at 309-757-7606.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Sunday, April 10
The Augustana Chamber Singers spring matinee will begin at 2 p.m. in the Denkmann Memorial Building of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-794-7236.
Explore Scandinavian Lenten and Easter traditions at a community family craft workshop for all ages First Lutheran Church in Rock Island’s Fellowship Hall from 2 to 4 p.m. All materials will be supplied, but registration is requested. Call Helene Leaf at 309-757-7606.
Kevin Lonergan will present The Zouave Units in the Civil War at a meeting of the Quad City Civil War Round Table at 2 p.m. at Butterworth Center in Moline. For more information, call 309-236-3475.
The Prenzie Players will present Romeo and Juliet at the Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 309-278-8426.
Dr. Ellen Tsagaris will present What a Doll: Barbie and Lilli - An American Icon and Its German Predecessor at 2 p.m. at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport. For more information, call 563-322-8844.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday thru Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. A reception and questions and answers with the cast will be held after today’s show. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.
The Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Escanaba in da Moonlight by Jeff Daniels 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.
The Davenport Library will host a Genealogy Night from 4 to 9 p.m. Use the genealogy databases, books, and census records in the Special Collections Center. Registration is are required. Call 563-326-7902.
Monday, April 11
The Short and Sweets Short Story Discussion Group at the Davenport Fairmount St. Library will have dessert and discuss The Trial of Love by Mary Shelley from 10-11 a.m. To register, call 563-328-6833.
The Exonerated, a dramatic reading of true stories of exonerated death-row inmates, will begin at 6 p.m. at the Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University. A discussion will follow. For more information, call 563-333-6308.
Minda Powers-Douglas will present a memoir-writing class, Everyone Has a Story. What's Yours? at 6 p.m. at the Rock Island Library. For more information, call 309-732-7303.
Mark Dvorak and the American Folk Song will be presented at 7 p.m. at the Moline Library. For more information, call 309-524-2470.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday thru Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.
Thursday thru Saturday, Moline High School will present the musical Bye Bye Birdie at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 309-743-1624.
The Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Escanaba in da Moonlight by Jeff Daniels 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.
Opening Friday, the children's play A Little Princess, adapted from the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett, will be performed at North Scott High School Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-285-8181.
Opening Friday, Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde 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.
The Prenzie Players will present Romeo and Juliet at the Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 309-278-8426.
Next weekend, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra will perform works by Toch, Stravinsky, and Beethoven as part of the Masterworks VI concert on Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport, and on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Centennial Hall of Augustana College. Concert Conversations with Kai Swanson and Mark Russell Smith will begin one hour before each performance. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-7276.
Tonight on WVIK...
Locked out for more than six months, and still no end in sight, for some workers in southeast Iowa. Join Herb Trix tonight for Midwest Week on WVIK 90.3 FM, beginning at 6:50 pm, during All Things Considered.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
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Friday, April 8
The Sudlow Middle School Jazz Jam will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1555.
Clinton Community College is hosting an exhibition of student artwork from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Room 139. For more information, call 563-244-7001.
The Speakeasy, in downtown Rock Island, is very proud to announce the return of Manny Lopez, and his 13 piece big band at 6:00 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, Extension 2.
Tonight and tomorrow night, Sherrard High School will present the musical The Sound of Music at 7 p.m. For more information, call 309-593-2135.
The Whiteside Forum's annual conference Crime and Punishment will begin at 7:30pm in the Community Room of the Odell Public Library in Morrison. For more information, call 815-772-4949.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday thru Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. A reception and questions and answers with the cast will be held after Sunday’s show. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.
The Beatles tribute band The Liverpool Legends will perform at 7:30 p.m. at North High School in Davenport. George Harrison's sister Louise will speak at intermission. Proceeds will benefit the vocal and instrumental music programs. For more information, call 309-388-9880.
The Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Escanaba in da Moonlight by Jeff Daniels 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.
The Prenzie Players will present Romeo and Juliet at the Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. There will be a post-show discussion with the cast and crew on opening night. For more information, call 309-278-8426.
Every Friday and Saturday, ComedySportz Quad Cities performs improv at 7 p.m. at Establishment Theatre in Rock Island. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-1111.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
The Sudlow Middle School Jazz Jam will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at Mojo's Cafe, River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1555.
Clinton Community College is hosting an exhibition of student artwork from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Room 139. For more information, call 563-244-7001.
The Speakeasy, in downtown Rock Island, is very proud to announce the return of Manny Lopez, and his 13 piece big band at 6:00 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, Extension 2.
Tonight and tomorrow night, Sherrard High School will present the musical The Sound of Music at 7 p.m. For more information, call 309-593-2135.
The Whiteside Forum's annual conference Crime and Punishment will begin at 7:30pm in the Community Room of the Odell Public Library in Morrison. For more information, call 815-772-4949.
The Curtainbox Theatre Company will present the comedy Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday thru Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. A reception and questions and answers with the cast will be held after Sunday’s show. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-8504.
The Beatles tribute band The Liverpool Legends will perform at 7:30 p.m. at North High School in Davenport. George Harrison's sister Louise will speak at intermission. Proceeds will benefit the vocal and instrumental music programs. For more information, call 309-388-9880.
The Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Escanaba in da Moonlight by Jeff Daniels 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.
The Prenzie Players will present Romeo and Juliet at the Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. There will be a post-show discussion with the cast and crew on opening night. For more information, call 309-278-8426.
Every Friday and Saturday, ComedySportz Quad Cities performs improv at 7 p.m. at Establishment Theatre in Rock Island. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-1111.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
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Thursday, April 7
Kevin Goodwin, president and CEO of SonoSite, and an alumnus of Monmouth College, will present the Wendell Whiteman Memorial Lecture at 11 a.m. in the Dahl Chapel and Auditorium, entitled From Monmouth College to CEO. The talk is free and open to the public.
Nearly 30 businesses are planning to participate in the annual Ashford University Career Fair which will be held from 1 to 5:30 p.m. in Ashford’s Durgin Educational Center in Clinton. Non-profit agencies and for profit businesses will have employment information booths at the fair and refreshments will be served. The public is invited to attend. For more information, call 877-241-9893, ext. 7019.
J.Q. Adams will deliver the lecture The U.S. Census: How Its Racial Categories Have Shaped American Identity at 3 p.m. in Room 102 of the Western Illinois University’s Moline campus.
Dr. Art Pitz will present The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Late 19th Century to World War I, part one of a four part series on the Middle East conflict at 6:30 p.m. at the Geneseo Library. For more information, call 309-793-1300.
As part of Money Smart Week, Marie Christian will present Budgeting for Life! at 6:30 p.m. at the Davenport Fairmount St. Library. For more information, call 563-326-7832.
Mojo's Café in River Music Experience will host an evening with George Harrison's sister Louise beginning at 7 p.m. She will talk about her brother and The Beatles and answer questions. For more information, call 563-326-1555.
As part of Thursdays at the Figge, Dr. Catherine Carter Goebel will present Framing Art in the Liberal Arts: Bridging Communities with Liberal Arts through the AGES at 7 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum. For more information, call 563-326-7804.
The Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Escanaba in da Moonlight by Jeff Daniels 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.
In an improv showdown, Augustana's Heywire will face St. Ambrose's Rough Draft at 8 p.m. in Wallenberg Hall of Augustana College.
The Broadway tour of Grease will be performed at 8 p.m. in Western Hall on the Western Illinois University–Macomb campus. For tickets or more information, call 309-298-3571.
David Sedaris will perform at 8 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport. For tickets or more information, call 800-745-3000.
Opening tomorrow, the Prenzie Players will present Romeo and Juliet at the Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. There will be a post-show discussion with the cast and crew on opening night. For more information, call 309-278-8426.
NAPM of the Quad Cities, the local affiliate of the Institute for Supply Management, will hold its monthly dinner meeting on Wednesday, April 13, at the Stoney Creek Inn in Moline. This month’s speaker will be Jim Bergman, CEO of Global Supply Management, Inc. Networking begins at 5:30 followed by dinner at 6:00. Reservations are required by April 8th and can be made at www.ismqc.org.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Kevin Goodwin, president and CEO of SonoSite, and an alumnus of Monmouth College, will present the Wendell Whiteman Memorial Lecture at 11 a.m. in the Dahl Chapel and Auditorium, entitled From Monmouth College to CEO. The talk is free and open to the public.
Nearly 30 businesses are planning to participate in the annual Ashford University Career Fair which will be held from 1 to 5:30 p.m. in Ashford’s Durgin Educational Center in Clinton. Non-profit agencies and for profit businesses will have employment information booths at the fair and refreshments will be served. The public is invited to attend. For more information, call 877-241-9893, ext. 7019.
J.Q. Adams will deliver the lecture The U.S. Census: How Its Racial Categories Have Shaped American Identity at 3 p.m. in Room 102 of the Western Illinois University’s Moline campus.
Dr. Art Pitz will present The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Late 19th Century to World War I, part one of a four part series on the Middle East conflict at 6:30 p.m. at the Geneseo Library. For more information, call 309-793-1300.
As part of Money Smart Week, Marie Christian will present Budgeting for Life! at 6:30 p.m. at the Davenport Fairmount St. Library. For more information, call 563-326-7832.
Mojo's Café in River Music Experience will host an evening with George Harrison's sister Louise beginning at 7 p.m. She will talk about her brother and The Beatles and answer questions. For more information, call 563-326-1555.
As part of Thursdays at the Figge, Dr. Catherine Carter Goebel will present Framing Art in the Liberal Arts: Bridging Communities with Liberal Arts through the AGES at 7 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum. For more information, call 563-326-7804.
The Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Escanaba in da Moonlight by Jeff Daniels 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.
In an improv showdown, Augustana's Heywire will face St. Ambrose's Rough Draft at 8 p.m. in Wallenberg Hall of Augustana College.
The Broadway tour of Grease will be performed at 8 p.m. in Western Hall on the Western Illinois University–Macomb campus. For tickets or more information, call 309-298-3571.
David Sedaris will perform at 8 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport. For tickets or more information, call 800-745-3000.
Opening tomorrow, the Prenzie Players will present Romeo and Juliet at the Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. There will be a post-show discussion with the cast and crew on opening night. For more information, call 309-278-8426.
NAPM of the Quad Cities, the local affiliate of the Institute for Supply Management, will hold its monthly dinner meeting on Wednesday, April 13, at the Stoney Creek Inn in Moline. This month’s speaker will be Jim Bergman, CEO of Global Supply Management, Inc. Networking begins at 5:30 followed by dinner at 6:00. Reservations are required by April 8th and can be made at www.ismqc.org.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
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Wednesday, April 6
A Women's Health Fair will be held at Western Illinois University’s Macomb campus from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the first floor of the Multicultural Center. For more information, call 309-298-1076.
Carl Sandburg College will host the 20th annual College and Career Success Fair from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the gymnasium in Building F of the Main Campus in Galesburg. The event is free and open to the public.
Edith P. Mayo will present a public lecture at Monmouth College at 4 p.m. in the Barnes Electronic Classroom in Hewes Library in conjunction with the opening of an exhibit about the history of the women’s movement. A reception will be held outside the classroom between 3:30 and 4 p.m.
Dr. Tom Johnson and Dr. Helen Johnson will share their experiences living and working with Eastern Shoshone Indians in a free public lecture entitled How Fieldwork Uncovered the Real Sacajawea and Led Me to Live with a Shoshone Doctor: What I did with my Augustana Degree. The talk will be held in Augustana’s Evald Hall 113 at 4 p.m.
Dr. Araceli Masterson will present Performing Reggaeton in the capital of Capital for the Tea-Hour Series at 4:30 p.m. on the 2nd floor of Augustana’s Tredway Library.
Dan Cariveau will present Supersisters, Divisions of Labor, and Cooperation: The Evolution, Economics and Ecology of Social Insects at 7 p.m. in the Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University. The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, call 563-333-6109.
Timothy Pauketat will present an archaeology lecture at Monmouth College on at 7:30 p.m. in the Morgan Room in Poling Hall entitled Ancient Cahokia, Astronomy, and American Indian Religion: Some Surprising New Discoveries. The talk is free and open to the public.
Opening tomorrow, the Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Escanaba in da Moonlight by Jeff Daniels 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.
Tomorrow, David Sedaris will perform at 8 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport. For tickets or more information, call 800-745-3000.
Opening Friday, the Prenzie Players will present Romeo and Juliet at the Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. There will be a post-show discussion with the cast and crew on opening night. For more information, call 309-278-8426.
NAPM of the Quad Cities, the local affiliate of the Institute for Supply Management, will hold its monthly dinner meeting on Wednesday, April 13, at the Stoney Creek Inn in Moline. This month’s speaker will be Jim Bergman, CEO of Global Supply Management, Inc. Networking begins at 5:30 followed by dinner at 6:00. Reservations are required by April 8th and can be made at www.ismqc.org.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
A Women's Health Fair will be held at Western Illinois University’s Macomb campus from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the first floor of the Multicultural Center. For more information, call 309-298-1076.
Carl Sandburg College will host the 20th annual College and Career Success Fair from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the gymnasium in Building F of the Main Campus in Galesburg. The event is free and open to the public.
Edith P. Mayo will present a public lecture at Monmouth College at 4 p.m. in the Barnes Electronic Classroom in Hewes Library in conjunction with the opening of an exhibit about the history of the women’s movement. A reception will be held outside the classroom between 3:30 and 4 p.m.
Dr. Tom Johnson and Dr. Helen Johnson will share their experiences living and working with Eastern Shoshone Indians in a free public lecture entitled How Fieldwork Uncovered the Real Sacajawea and Led Me to Live with a Shoshone Doctor: What I did with my Augustana Degree. The talk will be held in Augustana’s Evald Hall 113 at 4 p.m.
Dr. Araceli Masterson will present Performing Reggaeton in the capital of Capital for the Tea-Hour Series at 4:30 p.m. on the 2nd floor of Augustana’s Tredway Library.
Dan Cariveau will present Supersisters, Divisions of Labor, and Cooperation: The Evolution, Economics and Ecology of Social Insects at 7 p.m. in the Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University. The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, call 563-333-6109.
Timothy Pauketat will present an archaeology lecture at Monmouth College on at 7:30 p.m. in the Morgan Room in Poling Hall entitled Ancient Cahokia, Astronomy, and American Indian Religion: Some Surprising New Discoveries. The talk is free and open to the public.
Opening tomorrow, the Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Escanaba in da Moonlight by Jeff Daniels 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.
Tomorrow, David Sedaris will perform at 8 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport. For tickets or more information, call 800-745-3000.
Opening Friday, the Prenzie Players will present Romeo and Juliet at the Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. There will be a post-show discussion with the cast and crew on opening night. For more information, call 309-278-8426.
NAPM of the Quad Cities, the local affiliate of the Institute for Supply Management, will hold its monthly dinner meeting on Wednesday, April 13, at the Stoney Creek Inn in Moline. This month’s speaker will be Jim Bergman, CEO of Global Supply Management, Inc. Networking begins at 5:30 followed by dinner at 6:00. Reservations are required by April 8th and can be made at www.ismqc.org.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Monday, April 4, 2011
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Tuesday, April 5
As part of the Environmental Summit, Teaching and Learning for a New 'Green' Era, a Green Expo will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at Western Illinois University-Quad Cities campus in Moline. For more information, call 309-833-5798.
As part of The Ubiquity of Work series, author and former death row inmate Wilbert Rideau will present Criminals: Why Can't They Stay Out of Prison? at 7 p.m. at the Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University.
As part of the Environmental Summit, Teaching and Learning for a New 'Green' Era, Julian Keniry will present Why Eco-Literate Students Will Lead the 21st Century at 7 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport. For more information, call 309-833-5798.
The Pageturners Book Discussion Group will discuss The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein at 7 p.m. at the Moline Library. Registration is required; call 309-524-2470.
Two rarely heard works of 20th century music, Quartet for the End of Time by Olivier Messiaen and Pierrot Lunaire by Arnold Schoenberg, will be performed by the chamber music group Nonsemble 6 at 7:30 p.m. in Kresge Hall, Ford Center for the Fine Arts of Knox College in Galesburg. The concert is free and open to the public.
Opening Thursday, the Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Escanaba in da Moonlight by Jeff Daniels 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.
On Thursday, David Sedaris will perform at 8 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport. For tickets or more information, call 800-745-3000.
Opening Friday, the Prenzie Players will present Romeo and Juliet at the Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. There will be a post-show discussion with the cast and crew on opening night. For more information, call 309-278-8426.
NAPM of the Quad Cities, the local affiliate of the Institute for Supply Management, will hold its monthly dinner meeting on Wednesday, April 13, at the Stoney Creek Inn in Moline. This month’s speaker will be Jim Bergman, CEO of Global Supply Management, Inc. Networking begins at 5:30 followed by dinner at 6:00. Reservations are required by April 8th and can be made at www.ismqc.org.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
As part of the Environmental Summit, Teaching and Learning for a New 'Green' Era, a Green Expo will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at Western Illinois University-Quad Cities campus in Moline. For more information, call 309-833-5798.
As part of The Ubiquity of Work series, author and former death row inmate Wilbert Rideau will present Criminals: Why Can't They Stay Out of Prison? at 7 p.m. at the Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University.
As part of the Environmental Summit, Teaching and Learning for a New 'Green' Era, Julian Keniry will present Why Eco-Literate Students Will Lead the 21st Century at 7 p.m. at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport. For more information, call 309-833-5798.
The Pageturners Book Discussion Group will discuss The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein at 7 p.m. at the Moline Library. Registration is required; call 309-524-2470.
Two rarely heard works of 20th century music, Quartet for the End of Time by Olivier Messiaen and Pierrot Lunaire by Arnold Schoenberg, will be performed by the chamber music group Nonsemble 6 at 7:30 p.m. in Kresge Hall, Ford Center for the Fine Arts of Knox College in Galesburg. The concert is free and open to the public.
Opening Thursday, the Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Escanaba in da Moonlight by Jeff Daniels 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.
On Thursday, David Sedaris will perform at 8 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport. For tickets or more information, call 800-745-3000.
Opening Friday, the Prenzie Players will present Romeo and Juliet at the Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. There will be a post-show discussion with the cast and crew on opening night. For more information, call 309-278-8426.
NAPM of the Quad Cities, the local affiliate of the Institute for Supply Management, will hold its monthly dinner meeting on Wednesday, April 13, at the Stoney Creek Inn in Moline. This month’s speaker will be Jim Bergman, CEO of Global Supply Management, Inc. Networking begins at 5:30 followed by dinner at 6:00. Reservations are required by April 8th and can be made at www.ismqc.org.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Pictures of Modern Woodman Park in Davenport, Iowa
Here's a link to my (Michelle's) photos from mid-March to the end of the month. This morning (4/4/2011), the Mississippi River is about one foot above flood stage, and is covering part of the sidewalk in Centennial Park (just downstream from the stadium). Sorry, I don't have pics of that yet!Modern Woodman Park album
Friday, April 1, 2011
20th Anniversary of Riverboat Gambling
Here's a link to WVIK News Director Herb Trix's feature about 20 years of riverboat gambling in the Quad Cities. Gambling
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Saturday, April 2
Four area libraries are working together to offer Community Shred Days as part of Money Smart Week Quad Cities. The free collection will be provided by Document Destruction and Recycling Services of Davenport, who will be onsite at the following times and locations: April 2, Davenport Fairmount St. Library, Moline Library, from 9 to 11 a.m. April 6, Davenport Eastern Ave. Library from 3 to 5:30 p.m. April 9, Rock Island 30/31st Branch, Bettendorf Library, from 9 to 11 a.m. Call the participating libraries for further details.
Women Growing in Positions of Leadership will be the topic for the next meeting of the Rock Island and Moline branch of the American Association of University Women at 9:30 a.m., at the Butterworth Center in Moline. Kim Findlay, director of the Putnam Museum, will be the guest speaker.
Maquoketa Art Experience is hosting a Create-a-Painting Workshop led by artist and writer Sandra Principe beginning at noon at the Maquoketa Art Experience studio located at 124 S. Main Street in Maquoketa.
Building Bridges to the Past, a free family event at the Figge Art Museum, will begin at 1 p.m. Augustana College students will lead a variety of activities in the studios and galleries. Work on an art project together, listen to stories or watch a family-friendly film about Impressionist artist, Mary Cassatt. For more information, c all 563-326-7804 for details.
Quad City Music Guild will present SHOUT! The Mod Musical at Prospect Park Theater in Moline at 2 and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-762-6610.
The comedy The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr - Abridged will be presented at 7:30 p.m. in Room 306 of Building 1 of Black Hawk College in Moline. For more information, call 309-796-5381.
Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the drama Frost/Nixon at 8 p.m. on Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Works by Swedish watercolor artist Johan Thunberg and Augustana’s Prairie artist George Olsen will open the Bishop Hill season in a special showing at the Vagnhall Gallery of the Bishop Hill Heritage Association. The exhibit will run through 1 May. For more information, call 309-927-3008.
Sunday, April 3
Colona fire Deparment is holding a pancake breakfast from 7:00 a.m. to noon at the Colona fire station. Proceeds will go for the purchase of CPR training equipment.
The Quad City Coin Club's annual spring coin show will be held at the Milan Community Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free and club members will be available to answer questions.
The Quad City Botanical Center in Rock Island will host a Pirate Picnic at 1 p.m. featuring a treasure hunt, face-painting, crafts, games, and more. For more information, call 309-794-0991, ext. 30.
Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the drama Frost/Nixon at 2 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.
Quad City Music Guild will present SHOUT! The Mod Musical at Prospect Park Theater in Moline at 2 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-762-6610.
The Iowa Blues Challenge Final Round will be held at 5:00 p.m. at The Muddy Waters in Bettendorf. The winner will represent Iowa at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis in February, 2012. Three bands from the Quad Cities and one from the Ames area will be competing.
The River Music Experience is offering its Sound Lab Audio Engineering 102 class during the 2nd quarter of 2011. The program consists of three 8-week in-depth courses. For more information, call 563-326-133 ext. 113.
Opening Thursday, the Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Escanaba in da Moonlight by Jeff Daniels 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.
On Thursday, David Sedaris will perform at 8 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport. For tickets or more information, call 800-745-3000.
Monday, April 4
The Alpha Book Club will discuss The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb at 3 p.m. at the Rock Island Library. For more information, call 309-732-7323.
Japanese American Internment in World War II: Let it Not Happen Again will be held at the Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University beginning at 5 p.m. An exhibit will open an hour before the program. Bill Yoshino will examine the Japanese American internment as a unique historic event. Bob Nakamaru, will talk about the experiences of his parents and grandparents in internment camps. For more information, call 309-793-1300.
As part of Monmouth College Cultural Awareness Week, the documentary 9500 Liberty covering America’s explosive battle over immigration, will be shown at 7 p.m. in the Finley Lecture Hall on the first floor of the Haldeman-Thiessen Science Center. It will be followed by a Q&A session led by Dianna Ruggiero.
Virgil Richardson will present Update on New TV Technology at 7 p.m. at a meeting of the Quad-Cities Computer Society at the Butterworth Center in Moline. For more information, call 563-265-1728.
A live comedy showcase featuring tv’s Cash Cab host Ben Bailey and Seaton Smith will begin at 8 p.m. in Western Illinois University’s Western Hall. For more information, call 309-298-3232.
Tomorrow, two rarely heard works of 20th century music, Quartet for the End of Time by Olivier Messiaen and Pierrot Lunaire by Arnold Schoenberg, will be performed by the chamber music group Nonsemble 6 at 7:30 p.m. in Kresge Hall, Ford Center for the Fine Arts of Knox College in Galesburg. The concert is free and open to the public.
Opening Friday, the Prenzie Players will present Romeo and Juliet at the Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. There will be a post-show discussion with the cast and crew on opening night. For more information, call 309-278-8426.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Four area libraries are working together to offer Community Shred Days as part of Money Smart Week Quad Cities. The free collection will be provided by Document Destruction and Recycling Services of Davenport, who will be onsite at the following times and locations: April 2, Davenport Fairmount St. Library, Moline Library, from 9 to 11 a.m. April 6, Davenport Eastern Ave. Library from 3 to 5:30 p.m. April 9, Rock Island 30/31st Branch, Bettendorf Library, from 9 to 11 a.m. Call the participating libraries for further details.
Women Growing in Positions of Leadership will be the topic for the next meeting of the Rock Island and Moline branch of the American Association of University Women at 9:30 a.m., at the Butterworth Center in Moline. Kim Findlay, director of the Putnam Museum, will be the guest speaker.
Maquoketa Art Experience is hosting a Create-a-Painting Workshop led by artist and writer Sandra Principe beginning at noon at the Maquoketa Art Experience studio located at 124 S. Main Street in Maquoketa.
Building Bridges to the Past, a free family event at the Figge Art Museum, will begin at 1 p.m. Augustana College students will lead a variety of activities in the studios and galleries. Work on an art project together, listen to stories or watch a family-friendly film about Impressionist artist, Mary Cassatt. For more information, c all 563-326-7804 for details.
Quad City Music Guild will present SHOUT! The Mod Musical at Prospect Park Theater in Moline at 2 and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-762-6610.
The comedy The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr - Abridged will be presented at 7:30 p.m. in Room 306 of Building 1 of Black Hawk College in Moline. For more information, call 309-796-5381.
Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the drama Frost/Nixon at 8 p.m. on Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Works by Swedish watercolor artist Johan Thunberg and Augustana’s Prairie artist George Olsen will open the Bishop Hill season in a special showing at the Vagnhall Gallery of the Bishop Hill Heritage Association. The exhibit will run through 1 May. For more information, call 309-927-3008.
Sunday, April 3
Colona fire Deparment is holding a pancake breakfast from 7:00 a.m. to noon at the Colona fire station. Proceeds will go for the purchase of CPR training equipment.
The Quad City Coin Club's annual spring coin show will be held at the Milan Community Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free and club members will be available to answer questions.
The Quad City Botanical Center in Rock Island will host a Pirate Picnic at 1 p.m. featuring a treasure hunt, face-painting, crafts, games, and more. For more information, call 309-794-0991, ext. 30.
Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport will present the drama Frost/Nixon at 2 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 563-449-6371.
Quad City Music Guild will present SHOUT! The Mod Musical at Prospect Park Theater in Moline at 2 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-762-6610.
The Iowa Blues Challenge Final Round will be held at 5:00 p.m. at The Muddy Waters in Bettendorf. The winner will represent Iowa at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis in February, 2012. Three bands from the Quad Cities and one from the Ames area will be competing.
The River Music Experience is offering its Sound Lab Audio Engineering 102 class during the 2nd quarter of 2011. The program consists of three 8-week in-depth courses. For more information, call 563-326-133 ext. 113.
Opening Thursday, the Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy Escanaba in da Moonlight by Jeff Daniels 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.
On Thursday, David Sedaris will perform at 8 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport. For tickets or more information, call 800-745-3000.
Monday, April 4
The Alpha Book Club will discuss The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb at 3 p.m. at the Rock Island Library. For more information, call 309-732-7323.
Japanese American Internment in World War II: Let it Not Happen Again will be held at the Rogalski Center of St. Ambrose University beginning at 5 p.m. An exhibit will open an hour before the program. Bill Yoshino will examine the Japanese American internment as a unique historic event. Bob Nakamaru, will talk about the experiences of his parents and grandparents in internment camps. For more information, call 309-793-1300.
As part of Monmouth College Cultural Awareness Week, the documentary 9500 Liberty covering America’s explosive battle over immigration, will be shown at 7 p.m. in the Finley Lecture Hall on the first floor of the Haldeman-Thiessen Science Center. It will be followed by a Q&A session led by Dianna Ruggiero.
Virgil Richardson will present Update on New TV Technology at 7 p.m. at a meeting of the Quad-Cities Computer Society at the Butterworth Center in Moline. For more information, call 563-265-1728.
A live comedy showcase featuring tv’s Cash Cab host Ben Bailey and Seaton Smith will begin at 8 p.m. in Western Illinois University’s Western Hall. For more information, call 309-298-3232.
Tomorrow, two rarely heard works of 20th century music, Quartet for the End of Time by Olivier Messiaen and Pierrot Lunaire by Arnold Schoenberg, will be performed by the chamber music group Nonsemble 6 at 7:30 p.m. in Kresge Hall, Ford Center for the Fine Arts of Knox College in Galesburg. The concert is free and open to the public.
Opening Friday, the Prenzie Players will present Romeo and Juliet at the Center for Living Arts in Rock Island at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. There will be a post-show discussion with the cast and crew on opening night. For more information, call 309-278-8426.
Through June 4, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical Happy Days. For tickets or show times, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
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