The Mississippi Valley Quilters Guild is open to anyone interested in quilts or quilting. Volunteers are now reading stories to children at the Bettendorf Public Library at 2950 Learning Campus Drive. The readers are available in the Reading Encouragement Center on a variety of days and times. The Martin Luther King Center in Rock Island offers Jazzercise classes for senior citizens age 50 and older Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at nine. March 8 Symphony in Bloom kicks off with a preview night Garden Party Thursday evening at the QCCA Expo Center on Fourth Avenue in Rock Island.
Admission is free and the public is invited.
The Len G. Everett Gallery at Monmouth College will host a free public artist's reception for its exhibit of works by Marjorie Blackwell, Thursday evening at 6. The 21st annual Knox College - Rootabaga Jazz Festival will be held this week at various venues in Galesburg. Thursday evening at 8, The Knox Jazz Faculty and Friends will perform at Cherry Street Brewing Company in downtown Galesburg. The 10th Annual Symphony in bloom lawn, garden and flower show continues at the QCCA Expo Center in Rock Island, Friday through Sunday. Show hours are Friday and Saturday from 9 am to 9 pm and Sunday from 9 to 4.