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Free Guitar Restring Event
<p>Bring a $5 suggested donation and get your steel string acoustic or electric guitar restrung for FREE!<span> </span></p><p><br></p><p>All donations will support the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy. EIAA a non-profit after-school arts organization created for students in the Greater Cedar Rapids metro area.<span> </span></p><p><br></p><p>EIAA’s After School Arts Enrichment Program includes a wide variety of musical experiences for students including rock bands, choirs, mallet ensembles and more. Additionally, they have a Music Studio geared for youth interested in a rock environment (though not limited to rock)! To find out more about the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy, visit them at eiaaprogram.com.</p><p><br></p><p>This ReString Event features D’Addario NYXL and Nickle Bronze Strings! Our FREE strings are limited, so arrive early!</p> 2019-04-08 17:00:00 -0500
4/20/1910:00 a.m.West Music Cedar RapidsMarion -
Sunshine Spring Spectacular
<p>Come and join us for our annual Spring Sunshine Spectacular. Play games, craft, hunt for eggs, dance and listen to seasonal stories. The Easter Bunny will be here and ready to have his picture taken with you!</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!</p> 2019-03-10 12:00:00 -0500
4/20/1910:00 a.m.Downtown Cedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar Rapids -
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Kid-Powered Kindness Plastic Bag Donation Drive
<p>Kid-Powered Kindness is up to all-good once again and we can help! Please donate your plastic bags and this visionary volunteer group will see that they are reused or recycled. The drop off point is across from Hiawatha Public Library's main desk. In addition In addition, Kid-Powered Kindness invites kids and their caregivers to join us at the library on Saturday, May 4 at 10:30 to make a plastic bag jump rope.</p> 2019-04-20 20:00:00 -05004/20/1910:00 a.m.Hiawatha Public LibraryHiawatha -
Art Class
<p>Every Saturday at 10 AM we offer an art class for only $10. Supplies are included and you may create a painting, a wood project, a stone artwork or any other of a wide variety of things. Great for age 8 through 80+. Class is 1 -1 1/2 hours.</p> 2019-04-10 11:00:00 -0500
4/20/1910:00 a.m.DKW Art GalleryMarion -
Art Exhibit: True Maps
<p>Gilded Pear Gallery is pleased to present <em>True Maps</em>, a solo exhibit of new works by Thérèse Murdza.</p><p>A writer turned visual artist, Thérèse Murdza began drawing big words on giant rolls of paper in 1998. Using an animated range of circles, lines, and colors, she continued her work onto stretched canvas, eventually building her signature bright, richly textured paintings. Her previous training remains an influence: “In college, I studied theater performance, learning new forms of materializing sounds in transitory space. I acted, directed, and wrote poetry and plays. After graduation I distilled my writing further, in search of the precise moments of emotion and of contact. Not narrating the beginnings and ends, but middles; the being in the middle of things. Years spent living up and down the east coast had me literally taking the words apart. Disintegrating the shapes of the words into lines, circles, squares and color. Seeing music, hearing words, somehow marking sound in charcoal, ink, pencil, and then: paint.”</p><p>Thérèse has a BS in Theatre Arts from Towson University, MD. She studied Life Drawing at the Durham Arts Council School; Botanical Drawing at the ArtSchool at The ArtsCenter, NC; and Mural Painting with Larry Kangas in Portland, OR. She lives and works in Portland, Oregon and has exhibited in solo and group shows nationally. Her work can be found in many residential, commercial, and museum collections, including: Kaiser Permanente Beaverton Medical Office. Portland, OR; Bluebird Real Estate. Portland, OR; Oregon Reproductive Medicine Clinic. Portland, OR; United Fire Group. Los Angeles, CA; Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. Cedar Rapids, IA; Raven Industries. Sioux Falls, SD; Raining Rose, Inc. Cedar Rapids, IA; United Fire Group. Cedar Rapids, IA; TD Ameritrade Headquarters. Omaha, NE; Creative Entertainment Management. Portland, OR; among others.</p> 2019-04-20 16:00:00 -0500
4/20/1910:00 a.m.Gilded Pear GalleryCedar Rapids -
American Visionary: John F. Kennedy’s Life and Times
<p>American Visionary: John F. Kennedy’s Life and Times brings together seventy-seven images culled from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Getty Images, private collections, and the Kennedy family archives. The dramatic scope of Kennedy’s life is evident in these photographs—from his first congressional bid as a decorated war hero in 1946, his fairytale marriage to Jacqueline Bouvier in 1953, his run for the White House in 1960 and role as commander in chief, to the tragedy of his death in Dallas in 1963. These images remain as vivid evidence of John Kennedy’s imprint upon the American conscience.</p> 2019-04-20 16:00:00 -0500
4/20/1910:00 a.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
April Museum Store Artist of the Month-Kimberly Machovec-Smith
<p>Kimberly Machovec-Smith, an Iowa native, was trained as an art conservator. She recently returned to oil painting. Her current work illustrates the private moment of transformation a single seed experiences as it begins its journey toward reproduction. Warmed by the earth, the seed begins to swell, stretching and ripping open to release the lengthening root in its effort to find nourishment.</p> 2019-04-20 16:00:00 -05004/20/1910:00 a.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Power and Protest: Political Photography and Prints
<p>American politics have been contentious for as long as America has existed. Drawn from the CRMA’s own collection of photographs and prints, Power and Protest celebrates the glossy official images of political power, the behind-the-scenes work to keep people there, and the demonstrations, marches, and rallies that spoke to that power. Power and Protest was designed as a complement to the John F. Kennedy exhibition and both emphasize the role art has had in shaping the political views of our nation.</p><p>This exhibition has been made possible by the McIntyre Foundation and the Diamond V Corporate Fund of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation. </p><p>Image caption:</p><p>Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret<em>, Martin Luther King Jr., Coe College</em>, 1962, gelatin silver print, 14 x 9 inches, promised gift of the artist, L2004.065.1.</p> 2019-04-20 16:00:00 -0500
4/20/1910:00 a.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Hide & Peep Egg Hunt
<p>SAVE THE DATE! Our family-fun egg hunt is just around the corner, and we'd love to have you, your kiddos, your friends, and your fam here with us. Come hunt for eggs and enjoy some other springtime celebrations with us.</p><p><br></p><p>We'll have FREE face painting, caricature drawings, crafts, games, and Easter egg hunts (broken up by ages). <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Z102.9/" target="_blank">Z102.9</a> will also be broadcasting live with Eric and Clare from The Morning Scramble! </p><p><br></p> 2019-03-12 14:00:00 -05004/20/1911:00 a.m.Lindale MallCedar Rapids -
Community Easter Egg Hunt
<p>Hop to It...Festivities begin at 1pm, Saturday April 20. Plenty of eggs for everyone, children will be divided by age. Afterwards, stop into fellowship hall to return your eggs and have a yummy snack. See you then!</p>4/20/191:00 p.m.First Presbyterian ChurchIowa City -
HMH: Community Screen Printing
<p>Learn how to use your voice, your art, your activism through DIY expression. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HumanizeMyHoodie/" target="_blank">Humanize My Hoodie</a> co-creator <a href="https://www.facebook.com/adwright78" target="_blank">Andre Wright</a> will teach guests how to screen print on their very own tee. <strong>**The first 50 to arrive will get a FREE tee</strong> to print the Humanize My Hoodie design on, or you can bring your own item to print on.</p><p><br></p><p>Wear your HMH tee proudly in support of the movement while learning how to start your OWN movement with screen printing.</p><p><br></p><p>This programming is in conjunction with the Humanize My Hoodie art exhibit, on display with free admission at the Old Capitol Museum through the month of April. </p> 2019-04-15 15:00:00 -0500
4/20/191:00 p.m.Old Capitol MuseumIowa City -
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Playtime Poppy Presents: Jack and the Beanstalk
<p>Jack is a nice kid who tries to do the right thing. He and his mother live a very meager existence, but they do the best they can. The day comes when Jack must sell his cow – who also happens to be his best friend – and things get very difficult. Jack meets two strangers on his way to market who con him into trading the cow for magic beans. His mother thinks they are worthless and tosses them out. Little do they know that they will grow into an immense beanstalk that leads to the sky, or that Jack will meet the two strangers again who will con him into stealing from the Giant in the sky. The rest of the story is pure gold – a bag of gold coins, a golden singing harp and a goose that lays golden eggs. Will Jack and his cow ever be reunited? Will the strangers get Jack into trouble with the Giant? You’ll have to come to Jack and the Beanstalk to find out!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Sponsored by our friends at Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust</strong></p><p><strong>and KDAT</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Performances:</strong><br>Thursday, April 18 at 5:00pm</p><p>Friday, April 19 at 5:00pm*</p><p>Friday, April 19 at 7:30pm</p><p>Saturday, April 20 at 11:00am*<span> </span></p><p>Saturday, April 20 at 2:00pm</p><p>* ASL interpretation</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Tickets:<span> </span></strong></p><p>$5 (ages 1-99) or<span> </span></p><p>Poppy Punch Pass ($55 for 12 punches)<span> </span></p><p>Poppy Punch Passes may be purchased in advance on our website or at any performance.</p><p><br>Tickets are available 45 minutes prior to the performance.<span> </span></p><p>Auditorium doors open 30 minutes prior to the performance.</p><p>Playtime Poppy performances are typically one hour in length.</p> 2019-03-13 15:00:00 -0500
4/20/192:00 p.m.George Washington High SchoolCedar Rapids -
Blessing of the Animals
<p align="center"><strong>Blessing of the Animals</strong></p><p align="center">Join us on Saturday, April 20 at 4:00 PM as we bless the living creatures who share our lives. (Weather permitting.) Please make sure to have your pet on a leash or secure in a crate and are up to date on necessary vaccinations. Oh, and any cleaning up after your pets is up to you!</p>4/20/194:00 p.m.New Disciples ChurchCedar Rapids -
Apple Season, a world premiere by E.M. Lewis
<p>Lissie returns to her family's orchard after many years. A chance encounter with an old flame conjures memories she thought she'd escaped long ago. This striking new play explores family, desire, and whether to preserve the tangled past -- or burn it to the ground.</p><p>Directed by Riverside Artistic Director Adam Knight, and featuring Courtney Esser, Barrington Vaxter, and Aaron Weiner.</p><p>Produced by Riverside Theatre as a part of a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere. Other partnering theaters are New Jersey Repertory Company (NJ) and and Moving Arts (CA). For more information please visit nnpn.org.</p><p>www.riversidetheatre.org</p> 2019-04-20 21:00:00 -0500
4/20/197:30 p.m.Riverside TheatreIowa City -
Next to Normal @ Coe College
<p><p dir="ltr" style="">Next to Normal is the award-winning musical that boldly and honestly explores the struggles of a family dealing with mental illness and all that accompanies it. Groundbreaking in its scope, critics have lauded it as one of the greatest musicals of the 21st century.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Directed by Dennis Barnett</p></p><p><br></p> 2019-04-20 21:30:00 -0500
4/20/197:30 p.m.Coe College, Dows Fine Arts Center, Dows TheaterCedar Rapids -
Easter Worship Service
<p>Easter is for Everyone! We invite you and your friends and family to join as we celebrate the risen Lord Jesus! Easter service is an inspirational experience where everyone will feel welcomed. Join us on April 21, 2019 for worship: 8:15 am Chapel; 9:00 am Sanctuary; 11:30 am Worship Cafe; 12:30 pm African Nationals.</p> 2019-03-12 10:15:00 -0500
4/21/199:00 a.m.St. Paul's United Methodist ChurchCedar Rapids -
Terra Nova: Ten Years
<p><strong>Terra Nova: Ten Years</strong></p><p>The CRMA celebrates ten years of collaborating with the Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio. In 2009, the CRMA began meeting with artists who had completed residencies at the Ceramics Center and acquiring a piece of their work—often completed during their residency—for the Museum’s collection. This mutually beneficial arrangement allowed the artists to establish themselves in a museum collection and receive professional experience with curators while growing the CRMA’s collection of three-dimensional art. The exhibition will display artwork from every resident from 2009 to 2018 and both executive directors, a testament to the fruitfulness of this collaboration.</p><p>Image caption:</p><p>April Woolsey, <em>Ascending Blocks</em>, 2003, terracotta, 13 ¼ x 6 1/3 inches, gift of the artist, 2010.037. </p><p><em>This exhibition and accompanying educational programming have been made possible by the GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation Donor-Advised Fund of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation. Additional support has been provided by the Hotel-Motel Tax Fund, the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts, members of the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, and contributors to the Museum’s Annual Fund. Annual educational programming support has been provided in part by Transamerica.</em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p> 2019-04-21 16:00:00 -0500
4/21/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Brucemore Mansion Tours
<p>A visit to Brucemore explores more than 130 years of Eastern Iowa history through the lives of the three families who called Brucemore home—the Sinclairs, the Douglases, and the Halls. They were business and community leaders during a century of evolution in the Midwest. The changes they made to their estate, the impact they had on their community, and the stories they left behind shape our understanding of modern Cedar Rapids, eastern Iowa, and the American Midwest.</p><p><br></p><p>Mansion tours are offered March through December, Wednesday through Sunday. Inquire for times within the general visiting hours. Tickets can be purchased online, over the phone, or in the visitor center. Advance ticket purchase is recommended as tours sell-out, especially during periods of high demand. Admission fees vary by tour selection, season, and ticket type. </p> 2019-04-21 15:15:00 -0500
4/21/1912:30 p.m.BrucemoreCedar Rapids -
Moving with Parkinson's - Exercise for PD
<p>60-minute class designed for those who have been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease or other neurological disease. Participants must be able to stand independently from a chair and walk independently or assisted by a walker or cane. Exercises consist of range of motion, strength, flexibility, postural stability, cognitive, balance, and gait. Care Partners are welcome to participate.</p> 2019-04-21 13:45:00 -05004/21/1912:45 p.m.Iowa City/Johnson County Senior CenterIowa City -
Grief Share Support Group
<p>Are you grieving the loss of a loved one? It may be a friend, spouse or other family members. Join us in our Grief Share support group as we identify and develop strategies to cope with the chaotic emotions grief produces. We will use video, workbooks and discussion to breakdown issues you may be experiencing.</p><p>Your registration is appreciated, but come if you are unable to register We will meet: </p><p> Sundays 6 PM- 8 PM</p><p> February 3 to April 28, 2019</p><p> Calvary Baptist church Library</p><p> 5338 Johnson Ave SW</p><p> Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404</p><p> Phone 319-899-4492</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p> 2019-04-21 20:00:00 -05004/21/196:00 p.m.Calvary Baptist ChurchCedar Rapids -
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Mulching in Marion
<p>Volunteer with Trees Forever on Earth Day and give some local trees a little bit of TLC (Tree Love and Care)! We'll be mulching approximately 40 trees at Taube Park in Marion. The Wells Fargo Green Team, Trees Forever TreeKeepers and other volunteers will haul mulch to each tree. Mulch provides protection form lawn mowers and string trimmers, promotes water retention, fuels roots with organic matter, regulates temperature, keeps grass root competition out, and provides aesthetics to the landscape. We will have some tools available, but please feel free to bring an extra wheel barrow if you have one.</p><p><strong>When</strong>: Monday, April 22<br> 9 a.m. - Noon<br><strong>Where</strong>: Taube Park<br> 2200 31st Street<br> Marion, Iowa</p><p>Please register at: <a href="http://www.treesforever.org/MulchingMarion">http://www.treesforever.org/MulchingMarion</a></p><p> </p> 2019-04-15 12:00:00 -0500
4/22/199:00 a.m.Taube ParkMarion -
Mother Goose on the Loose
<p>“Mother Goose on the Loose” is a 20-minute nursery rhyme program for newborns to three-year-olds, followed by a 30-minute playtime. This program helps strengthen babies’ and toddlers' foundation for literacy with rhymes, rhythm, repetition, story and movement. Registration is no longer required!</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!</p> 2019-04-22 10:30:00 -0500
4/22/199:30 a.m.Ladd LibraryCedar Rapids -
Moving with Parkinson's - Exercise for PD
<p>60-minute class designed for those who have been diagnosed with PD or other neurological disease. Participants must be able to stand independently from a chair, and walk independently or assisted by a walker or cane. Exercises consist of range of motion, strength, flexibility, postural stability, cognitive, balance, and gait. Care Partners are welcome to attend.</p> 2019-04-22 11:30:00 -05004/22/1910:30 a.m.Eastern Iowa Parkinson's Wellness & Resource CenterCedar Rapids -
Storytime
<p>This interactive storytime for all ages and stages combines books, rhymes, songs, and movement. Join us for fun and early literacy enrichment!</p> 2019-04-22 11:00:00 -0500
4/22/1910:30 a.m.Iowa City Public LibraryIowa City -
Diabetes Nutrition Tour at Oakland Rd Hy-Vee
<p>Discover diabetes-friendly foods in every aisle on this complimentary nutrition tour with your Hy-Vee dietitian. Learn how to read labels for carbohydrate content and find out how choosing carbs carefully makes a difference in your blood glucose control. Please call (319) 366-7756 to sign-up to attend. </p> 2019-04-22 13:00:00 -05004/22/1912:00 p.m.Oakland Road Hy-Vee Club RoomCedar Rapids -
Pizzas for Prairie at Pagliai's!
<p>Bur Oak Land Trust receives 20% of your receipt when you mention Bur Oak Land Trust! Join Bur Oak Land Trust at Pagliai's Pizza for a Share the Profit partnership every Monday in April. Enjoy fantastic pizza while supporting the environment and your community! Our mission: To protect and conserve natural areas to enrich and engage current and future generations.</p> 2019-04-22 21:00:00 -0500
4/22/194:00 p.m.Pagliai's PizzaIowa City -
Earth Day: Eco-Grief & Earth Healing at Prairiewoods
<p>This Earth Day, come to Prairiewoods (120 East Boyson Road in Hiawatha) to honor this special day for our Earth community. The grief we experience as humans and our grief for Earth are linked. We feel her pain, and she feels ours. Join Prairiewoods staff members Laura Weber and Emelia Sautter as we explore this topic of eco-grief and spend time together outdoors giving and receiving healing energy. We are all one Earthly family! The cost is $10, and registration is required by April 22 at noon. For more information or to register, contact Prairiewoods at www.Prairiewoods.org or 319-395-6700.</p> 2018-02-13 20:00:00 -0600
4/22/196:30 p.m.Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality CenterHiawatha -
Coe College Vocal Jazz Cabaret
2019-02-28 20:00:00 -06004/22/197:00 p.m.Coe College- Daehler-Kitchin Auditorium in Marquis HallCedar Rapids -
Seeing IS Believing: Visio Divina at Prairiewoods
<p>Come together in a circle of trust to integrate imagination, learning and prayer through the practice of Visio Divina, or holy seeing, at Prairiewoods (120 East Boyson Road in Hiawatha) on Tuesday mornings. A contemplative practice of praying the Scriptures while viewing visual art, Visio Divina involves listening to the word of God, viewing art, pondering God’s message, letting your heart speak and resting in God. Various works of art are used for the sessions, including pieces from <em>The Saint John's Bible,</em> professional artists and local artists. The sessions, facilitated by Lois Ocenosak, stand alone, so you may attend one or all. The cost is $5 per session. For more information or to register, contact Prairiewoods at www.Prairiewoods.org or 319-395-6700.</p> 2018-02-13 11:45:00 -0600
4/23/1910:00 a.m.Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality CenterHiawatha