Knit for Peace 6 p.m., Rock Island Library, 401 19th St. Free. (309) 732-7315.
Pro-Colonial Dickens, Dr. Umme Al-Wazedi (Frieze Lecture Series) 2 p.m., Rock Island Library, 401 19th St. Free. (309) 732-7323.
Women, Wealth and Wills, Trista Foster and Tiarr Sweere 4:30 p.m., Genesis Heart Institute, 1236 E. Rusholme St., Davenport. Free. (563) 421-6861.
United States Uprising: The Self-Emancipation of Slaves and the Spread of Jubilee After the Civil War, David Roediger 7 p.m., Rogalski Center, St. Ambrose University, West Lombard Street and North Ripley Street, Davenport. Free. (563) 333-6106.
Wildlife, PHOX, Digital Deer 8 p.m., Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave., Rock Island. $8. (309) 200-0978.
Quad Cities Interfaith fundraising breakfast 7:30-8:30 a.m., Rogalski Center, St. Ambrose University, West Lombard Street and North Ripley Street, Davenport. Free. (563) 322-4910.
Fire as our Ally, Dave Murcia Noon-1 p.m., Surrey Heights Fire Station, 5002 Crow Creek Road, Bettendorf. Free; $5 for optional lunch (RSVP). (563) 391-1403, ext. 3.
Pieta Brown and the Sawdust Collective, Sean Rowe 8 p.m., Performance Hall, River Music Experience, 129 Main St., Davenport. $10. (563) 326-1333.
Kick-off presentation for The Child Next Door: Quad Cities Human Trafficking Conference 6:30-8 p.m., John Deere Planetarium, Augustana College, 820 38th St., Rock Island. Free.
Men of Fortune, American Dust, White Zephyr 8 p.m., Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave., Rock Island. $5. (309) 200-0978.
Vendor show 5-8 p.m., Moose Lodge, 4410 9th St., Rock Island. Free, (309) 793-1541.
Bethann Gavin (musical happy hour) 4-6 p.m., Community Stage, River Music Experience, 129 Main St., Davenport. Free. (563) 326-1333.
Comedian Neil Hamburger (ages 18 and older) 8 p.m., Establishment Theatre, 220 19th St., Rock Island. $8. (309) 786-1111.
"I Wanted to Live" (drama), Seton Middle School 6:30 p.m., Culemans Memorial Hall, 1400 16th Ave., Moline. Free. (309) 764-5418.
Lars Rehnberg (Live Lunch) Noon-1 p.m., Community Stage, River Music Experience, 129 Main St., Davenport. Free. (563) 326-1333.
Open mic and jam 6:30-9:30 p.m., Community Stage, River Music Experience, 129 Main St., Davenport. Free. (563) 326-1333.
Lyle Beaver And Dave (Turkey Trot Dance) 7-10 p.m., Walcott Coliseum, 116 E. Bryant St., Walcott. $8. (563) 284-5165.
Free weatherization workshop 7 p.m., Sustainable Business Center, 2900 W S. St, Galesburg. Free, 309-343-1191.
Readers' theater by children 7 p.m., Moline Library, 3210 41st St. Free. (309) 524-2480.
Taco Dinner 4:30-7 p.m., American Legion Post 227, 829 16th Ave., East Moline. $6. (309) 755-5622.
Today is Saturday, May 18, the 138th day of 2013. There are 227 days left in the year. 1863 -- 150 years ago: A large variety of children's wagons and gigs have arrived in thecity and are being sold at war prices. 1888 -- 125 years ago: All Rock Island retail houses, with the exception of a clothingstore and a jewelry store, have agreed to early closing hours during the summer months.The store will be closed at 8 p.m. 1913 -- 100 years ago: Baseball enthusiasts in Rock Island are attempting to raise$20,000 to keep the Island City Park open, despite the fact that the city has no franchise inorganized baseball this year. 1938 -- 75 years ago: The organization of a third rural young people's unit will beundertaken tomorrow night at the Milan Presbyterian Church, with Mrs. Mildred K.Wellman, home advisor, and Robert Smith, county farm adviser in charge. 1963 -- 50 years ago: Deere & Co. will begin a "big switch" on its telephone systemMonday morning. The extension numbers of all 1,600 telephones on the firm's EastMoline and Moline exchanges will be changed Monday morning. 1988 -- 25 years ago: East Moline's June Jamboree VI -- Nostalgia Days, will seemlike a '60s revival with the appearance of stars like Bobby Vee, Freddie Cannon, PeterNoone, Turtles, The Grass Roots and Lou Christie. This year's festival has beenexpanded to five days, June 22-26, at the Northeast Park complex.