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Ukulele Cafe
<p>Join the ukulele revolution! Local musician volunteers will lead Ukulele Cafe, where you'll learn a few simple chords and leave playing a tune. Doesn't get much better than this. Ukuleles provided.</p><p>Please register by calling the library or online at <a href="http://www.crlibrary.org">www.crlibrary.org</a> on the events page.</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!</p> 2020-02-25 19:30:00 -0600
2/25/206:00 p.m.Downtown Cedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar Rapids -
Ukulele Cafe
<p>Join the ukulele revolution! Local musician volunteers will lead Ukulele Cafe, where you'll learn a few simple chords and leave playing a tune. Doesn't get much better than this. Ukuleles provided.</p><p>Please register by calling the library or online at <a href="http://www.crlibrary.org">www.crlibrary.org</a> on the events page.</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!</p> 2020-03-24 19:30:00 -0500
3/24/206:00 p.m.Downtown Cedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar Rapids -
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Ukulele Cafe
<p>Join the ukulele revolution! Local musician volunteers will lead Ukulele Cafe, where you'll learn a few simple chords and leave playing a tune. Doesn't get much better than this. Ukuleles provided.</p><p>Please register by calling the library or online at <a href="http://www.crlibrary.org">www.crlibrary.org</a> on the events page.</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!</p> 2020-04-28 19:30:00 -0500
4/28/206:00 p.m.Downtown Cedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar Rapids -
Fighting PD Boxing for Parkinson's
<p>This is a 60 minute, intermediate to advanced level class consisting of non-contact boxing using bags and mitts, as well as exercise drills. Must be able to stand and walk independently. Cardiovascular, strength exercises, cognitive exercises, and balance are included. FITNESS ASSESSMENT IS REQUIRED BEFORE STARTING THE CLASS.</p> 2020-02-06 14:00:00 -0600
2/06/201:00 p.m.Eastern Iowa Parkinson's Wellness & Resource CenterCedar Rapids -
Let's Knit a Two-Color Brioche Cowl
<p>Brioche knitting is a family of knitting patterns involving tucked stitches. We will be making yarn overs that are knitted together with a slipped stitch from the previous row. Our cowl starts with this simple basic Brioche technique. We will add Brioche decreasing and increasing which creates interesting shapes and looks. Our brioche will also be more fun because it is in the round. This project is just right for confident beginners and intermediate knitters. Materials fee $5.</p><p>Registration is required prior to the class start date. If you have questions or would like to register, please visit <a href="http://www.kirkwood.edu/ce">www.kirkwood.edu/ce</a> or contact 319-398-1022.</p> 2019-12-11 12:00:00 -0600
2/20/2010:00 a.m.Kirkwood Regional CenterHiawatha -
Middle School Makers: Make-Your-Own Magnet Workshop
<p>Join us at Hiawatha Public Library to craft your own custom refrigerator magnets! We'll have the art supplies and magnetic materials -- you have the imagination! This event is free and open to middle schoolers.</p> 2019-12-17 15:15:00 -0600
2/21/202:15 p.m.Hiawatha Public LibraryHiawatha -
Trail Trekkers: Senses Exploration
<p>Warm up all of your senses – smell, feeling, looking, listening and even tasting. Use your scientific detective tools to explore the nature center in the springtime! For preschoolers with adult. Dress for indoor and outdoor activities. Registration encouraged. Free. </p> 2020-01-11 11:00:00 -0600
4/08/2010:00 a.m.Indian Creek Nature CenterCedar Rapids -
Trail Trekkers: Senses Exploration
<p>Warm up all of your senses – smell, feeling, looking, listening and even tasting. Use your scientific detective tools to explore the nature center in the springtime! For preschoolers with adult. Dress for indoor and outdoor activities. Registration encouraged. Free. </p> 2020-01-11 11:00:00 -0600
4/11/2010:00 a.m.Indian Creek Nature CenterCedar Rapids -
Lucky PAWS Casino Night
<p>The Friends Helping Friends Foundation (FHFF) is planning their first-ever Lucky PAWS Casino Night to raise funds to support to the many needs of the homeless animals at the Cedar Rapids Animal Care & Control Center.<br>Lucky PAWS Casino Night will be held March 7th, 2020 at the National Czech & Slovak Museum. Attendees will enjoy free underground parking, a red carpet entrance to the event, Vegas-style games by the Fraternal Order of Eagles Cedar Rapids, yummy Hors D' Oeuvres, hip music, and a Cash Bar!<br>At the end of the evening, winners will cash in their chips for raffle tickets to try their luck winning one or more of an array of fabulous prizes.<br>Tickets are $50/each and include $100 in Casino Play Money! </p> 2020-01-27 22:30:00 -0600
3/07/207:00 p.m.National Czech & Slovak Museum & LibraryCedar Rapids -
Wednesday Class: Valentine's Day Collage
<p><strong>NewBo artist Russ Fagle will guide you through creating your own masterpiece using provided materials and supplies with mixed media collage techniques.</strong></p><p>Explore the use of composition, texture, color and themes while crafting a piece that is unique and personal. <strong>In two hours, students will create a 11”x14” collage that can be displayed in a 12”x16” shadow box (not included). </strong>The instructor will have many valentines images available to use. <em>Students are encouraged to bring copies of pictures and any of their own personal materials they'd like to include.</em></p><p><strong>Discounts at NewBo Beer & Wine!</strong></p><p><strong>$1 off Pints of Beer</strong></p><p><strong>$2 off bottles of Wine</strong></p> 2020-01-17 20:00:00 -0600
2/05/206:00 p.m.NewBo City MarketCedar Rapids -
Community Night at Vue Rooftop
<p>Join Bur Oak Land Trust for a Community Night; 10% of dinner proceeds will be donated to support our local environmental conservation mission. Reservations accepted at 319-519-4650.</p> 2019-12-17 20:00:00 -0600
2/11/205:00 p.m.Vue RooftopIowa City -
Teen Crafters: Paper Boxes
<p>Come to Hiawatha Public Library and create handmade keepsake boxes! This event is open to teens.</p> 2019-12-17 20:00:00 -0600
3/12/206:00 p.m.Hiawatha Public LibraryHiawatha -
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Book Club: Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore
<p>About the Book<br> When a bookshop patron commits suicide, his favorite store clerk must unravel the puzzle he left behind. Lydia Smith lives her life hiding in plain sight. A clerk at the Bright Ideas bookstore, she keeps a meticulously crafted existence among her beloved books, eccentric colleagues, and the BookFrogs—the lost and lonely regulars who spend every day marauding the store’s overwhelmed shelves.<br> <br> But when Joey Molina, a young, beguiling BookFrog, kills himself in the bookstore’s upper room, Lydia’s life comes unglued. Always Joey’s favorite bookseller, Lydia has been bequeathed his meager worldly possessions. Trinkets and books; the detritus of a lonely, uncared for man. But when Lydia flips through his books she finds them defaced in ways both disturbing and inexplicable. They reveal the psyche of a young man on the verge of an emotional reckoning. And they seem to contain a hidden message. What did Joey know? And what does it have to do with Lydia?<br><br>As Lydia untangles the mystery of Joey’s suicide, she unearths a long buried memory from her own violent childhood. Details from that one bloody night begin to circle back. Her distant father returns to the fold, along with an obsessive local cop, and the Hammerman, a murderer who came into Lydia’s life long ago and, as she soon discovers, never completely left.<br><br>About the Author<br> Matthew Sullivan grew up in a family of eight children in suburban Denver, Colorado. He received his B.A. from the University of San Francisco, his M.F.A. from the University of Idaho, and has been a resident writer at Yaddo, Centrum, and the Vermont Studio Center. His writing has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and other awards, and has won the Florida Review Editor's Prize and the Robert Olen Butler Fiction Prize. In addition to working for years at Tattered Cover Book Store in Denver and at Brookline Booksmith in Boston, he has taught writing and literature at colleges in Boston, Idaho, and Poland, and currently teaches writing, literature, and film at Big Bend Community College in the high desert of Washington State. He is married to a librarian, Libby, and has two children and a scruffy dog named Ernie. They recently relocated to Anacortes, WA.</p> 2019-12-26 19:00:00 -0600
5/07/206:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
World Read Aloud Day Kickoff Celebration
<div data-block="true" data-editor="96c0o" data-offset-key="dvqif-0-0"><div data-offset-key="dvqif-0-0"><span data-offset-key="dvqif-0-0"><span data-text="true">Join us on Saturday, February 1 from 11 am to Noon to kick off a week long celebration in honor of World Read Aloud Day (02/05/2020).</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="96c0o" data-offset-key="3ma75-0-0"><div data-offset-key="3ma75-0-0"><span data-offset-key="3ma75-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="96c0o" data-offset-key="460s0-0-0"><div data-offset-key="460s0-0-0"><span data-offset-key="460s0-0-0"><span data-text="true">Bookseller and store owner, </span></span><span data-offset-key="460s0-1-0" spellcheck="false" start="28"><span data-offset-key="460s0-1-0"><span data-text="true">Ursla</span></span></span><span data-offset-key="460s0-2-0"><span data-text="true">, will read aloud between 11 am and Noon. Plus we'll kick off a week long sale on books in our Children's and Young Adult areas.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="96c0o" data-offset-key="bqgnn-0-0"><div data-offset-key="bqgnn-0-0"><span data-offset-key="bqgnn-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="96c0o" data-offset-key="eaf0-0-0"><div data-offset-key="eaf0-0-0"><span data-offset-key="eaf0-0-0"><span data-text="true">*Sale ends at close of business on 02/07/2020.</span></span></div></div> 2020-01-11 12:00:00 -0600
2/01/2011:00 a.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
Lunar New Year Festival on the Hill
<p>Join us in the Sisters of Mercy University Center to celebrate the 2020 Lunar New Year with games, crafts, entertainment, food stalls ($1-5 per plate), a karaoke contest with cash prize, and an exciting science experiment.</p> 2020-01-21 20:00:00 -0600
2/09/205:00 p.m.Mount Mercy UniversityCedar Rapids -
Crafternoons
<p>Each week will feature a new type of craft like pottery. Try the featured craft via an introductory project using the necessary tools. This program is geared to tweens and teens.</p><p>Featured Topics:</p><p>Paper Cutting - Friday, December 6<br>Fairy Gardens - Friday, December 13<br>Graphic Design - Friday, December 20<br>Knitting - Friday, January 3<br>Block Prints - Friday, January 10<br>Zines - Friday, January 17*<br>Clay Monster - Friday, January 24*<br>Wire and Wood Mobiles - Friday, January 31<br>Paper Making - Friday, February 7*<br>Needle Felting - Friday, February 14<br>Watercolor on Wood - Friday, February 21<br>Photography - Friday, February 28</p><p>*Dates marked feature a special guest who will talk about and teach the craft going on that day. Registration for those events are required as supplies are limited.</p><p>Please register by calling the library or online at <a href="http://www.crlibrary.org">www.crlibrary.org</a> on the events page.</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!</p> 2020-02-14 16:30:00 -0600
2/14/202:30 p.m.Ladd LibraryCedar Rapids -
Crafternoons
<p>Each week will feature a new type of craft like pottery. Try the featured craft via an introductory project using the necessary tools. This program is geared to tweens and teens.</p><p>Featured Topics:</p><p>Paper Cutting - Friday, December 6<br>Fairy Gardens - Friday, December 13<br>Graphic Design - Friday, December 20<br>Knitting - Friday, January 3<br>Block Prints - Friday, January 10<br>Zines - Friday, January 17*<br>Clay Monster - Friday, January 24*<br>Wire and Wood Mobiles - Friday, January 31<br>Paper Making - Friday, February 7*<br>Needle Felting - Friday, February 14<br>Watercolor on Wood - Friday, February 21<br>Photography - Friday, February 28</p><p>*Dates marked feature a special guest who will talk about and teach the craft going on that day. Registration for those events are required as supplies are limited.</p><p>Please register by calling the library or online at <a href="http://www.crlibrary.org">www.crlibrary.org</a> on the events page.</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!</p> 2020-02-21 16:30:00 -0600
2/21/202:30 p.m.Ladd LibraryCedar Rapids -
Crafternoons
<p>Each week will feature a new type of craft like pottery. Try the featured craft via an introductory project using the necessary tools. This program is geared to tweens and teens.</p><p>Featured Topics:</p><p>Paper Cutting - Friday, December 6<br>Fairy Gardens - Friday, December 13<br>Graphic Design - Friday, December 20<br>Knitting - Friday, January 3<br>Block Prints - Friday, January 10<br>Zines - Friday, January 17*<br>Clay Monster - Friday, January 24*<br>Wire and Wood Mobiles - Friday, January 31<br>Paper Making - Friday, February 7*<br>Needle Felting - Friday, February 14<br>Watercolor on Wood - Friday, February 21<br>Photography - Friday, February 28</p><p>*Dates marked feature a special guest who will talk about and teach the craft going on that day. Registration for those events are required as supplies are limited.</p><p>Please register by calling the library or online at <a href="http://www.crlibrary.org">www.crlibrary.org</a> on the events page.</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!</p> 2020-02-28 16:30:00 -0600
2/28/202:30 p.m.Ladd LibraryCedar Rapids -
Make Glass Beads: Intro to Lampworking
<p>Making glass beads is great fun and an opportunity to play with fire in a controlled and supportive environment. This class will teach you the art of lampworking, a technique of using a torch and melting glass rods to create various shapes. Safety and appropriate equipment handling are emphasized. Your beads will need to stay in a kiln overnight to be annealed. No experience needed. Materials fee $65.</p><p>Registration is required prior to the class start date. If you have questions or would like to register, please visit <a href="http://www.kirkwood.edu/ce">www.kirkwood.edu/ce</a> or contact 319-398-1022.</p> 2019-12-11 14:00:00 -0600
2/27/2010:00 a.m.Beadology IowaIowa City -
Middle School Makers: Pin and Thread Creations
<p>Come to Hiawatha Public Library and make your own designs and decorations with pins and thread! This program is free and open to middle schoolers.</p> 2019-12-17 15:00:00 -0600
3/20/202:00 p.m.Hiawatha Public LibraryHiawatha -
School's Out: Keepsake Butterfly Portrait
<p>Create a butterfly portrait with a photo of YOU welcoming spring. School's Out programs are for elementary school students to enjoy when school is not in session.</p><p>At today's School's Out program, you will create colorful butterfly wings and then attach a photo cutout of yourself to them. You become the butterfly! This keepsake portrait is a great way to welcome spring. All materials will be provided, including photo.</p><p>Please arrive at 10:00 AM in order to complete the project in the allotted time.</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!</p> 2020-01-13 11:00:00 -0600
3/19/2010:00 a.m.Downtown Cedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar Rapids -
Date Night: Sushi Lovers (21+)
<p>Enjoy a fun night of learning how to create your own sushi rolls. This class will cover how to prepare the perfect sushi rice, as well as different rolling techniques to help you master at-home sushi making. Price includes all food and materials fees, as well as registration for two people. Must be 21 to attend. </p><p><strong>Please read: </strong> “BOGO” offerings are priced for two participants. Only one person has to register and pay for the class. The second participant will be required to register at the first class but attends for free. Must be 21 to attend. </p><ul><li>Registration is required prior to the class start date. If you have questions or would like to register, please visit <a href="http://www.kirkwood.edu/ce">www.kirkwood.edu/ce</a> or contact 319-398-1022.</li></ul> 2019-12-11 19:00:00 -06003/14/205:00 p.m.Kirkwood Kitchen at NewBo City MarketCedar Rapids -
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC / Members’ Nights
<p>With your CRMA membership, you are able to visit the <em>Across the Atlantic</em> exhibition as many times as you like during its run in Cedar Rapids (February 1-April 26). However, as a special thank you, we will have special after-hours events for members starting at 5 pm on the following days. Light refreshments will be served, and special discounts will be available in the Museum Store. Come join fellow members for a less-crowded, more intimate viewing of the exhibition. </p> 2019-12-30 19:00:00 -0600
2/14/205:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC / Members’ Nights
<p>With your CRMA membership, you are able to visit the <em>Across the Atlantic</em> exhibition as many times as you like during its run in Cedar Rapids (February 1-April 26). However, as a special thank you, we will have special after-hours events for members starting at 5 pm on the following days. Light refreshments will be served, and special discounts will be available in the Museum Store. Come join fellow members for a less-crowded, more intimate viewing of the exhibition. </p> 2019-12-30 19:00:00 -0600
3/11/205:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC / Members’ Nights
<p>With your CRMA membership, you are able to visit the <em>Across the Atlantic</em> exhibition as many times as you like during its run in Cedar Rapids (February 1-April 26). However, as a special thank you, we will have special after-hours events for members starting at 5 pm on the following days. Light refreshments will be served, and special discounts will be available in the Museum Store. Come join fellow members for a less-crowded, more intimate viewing of the exhibition. </p> 2019-12-30 19:00:00 -0600
4/07/205:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
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Shrimp & Fish Dinner
<p>Shrimp & Fish Dinner-Urbana American Legion, Friday, January 17th, Serving 4-7:00pm, shrimp, fish, baked potato, baked beans, coleslaw and desserts. Adults: $10.00, Children under 12: $5.00, Preschool: Free. </p><p>3<sup>rd</sup> Friday of Each Month thru April:</p><p align="center">February 21<sup>st</sup>, March 20<sup>th</sup>, & April 17th</p> 2020-02-21 19:00:00 -06002/21/204:00 p.m.Urbana American Legion HallUrbana -
Shrimp & Fish Dinner
<p>Shrimp & Fish Dinner-Urbana American Legion, Friday, January 17th, Serving 4-7:00pm, shrimp, fish, baked potato, baked beans, coleslaw and desserts. Adults: $10.00, Children under 12: $5.00, Preschool: Free. </p><p>3<sup>rd</sup> Friday of Each Month thru April:</p><p align="center">February 21<sup>st</sup>, March 20<sup>th</sup>, & April 17th</p> 2020-03-20 19:00:00 -05003/20/204:00 p.m.Urbana American Legion HallUrbana -
Shrimp & Fish Dinner
<p>Shrimp & Fish Dinner-Urbana American Legion, Friday, January 17th, Serving 4-7:00pm, shrimp, fish, baked potato, baked beans, coleslaw and desserts. Adults: $10.00, Children under 12: $5.00, Preschool: Free. </p><p>3<sup>rd</sup> Friday of Each Month thru April:</p><p align="center">February 21<sup>st</sup>, March 20<sup>th</sup>, & April 17th</p> 2020-04-17 19:00:00 -05004/17/204:00 p.m.Urbana American Legion HallUrbana -
The Agitators by Mat Smart
<p>"A must see... A powerful history lesson that needs to have a voice." - Rochester Democrat & Chronicle</p><p>Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass. Young abolitionists when they met in the 1840s, they were full of hopes, dreams, and common purpose. This is the story of their 45-year friendship – from its beginning in Rochester to the highest halls of government. They agitated the nation, they agitated each other, and – in doing so – they helped shape the Constitution and the course of American history. Presented in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of women’s suffrage – and in the midst of the Iowa Caucuses. </p><p>"The Agitators" by Mat Smart<br>Directed by Chris Okiishi<br>with Curtis M. Jackson (Frederick Douglass) and Jessica Link (Susan B. Anthony)<br><br>Sets: S. Benjamin Farrar, Costumes: Karle Meyers, Lights: Jim Vogt, Props: Stephen Polchert<br><br>Sponsored by: Anna & Jim Barker, Jim and Deba Leach, Vicki Lensing, and Derek & Pam Willard<br><br>$10 Student Tickets underwritten by Hills Bank<a href="https://www.facebook.com/HillsBank/" target="_blank"></a><br></p> 2020-02-06 21:45:00 -0600
2/06/207:30 p.m.Riverside TheatreIowa City -
Outdoor Skills (Juniors)
<p>This is a new program this year! Learn about what to bring and prepare for your outdoor adventures. Build your skills by navigating with a compass and tying knots. Practice building and lighting a fire to cook snacks, and try your hand at setting up a tent. This workshop will help you get started on the Camper badge. Scouts: $10, Scout Leaders (up to 2 per group): Free, Additional adults: $5</p> 2020-01-11 14:30:00 -06004/11/2012:30 p.m.Indian Creek Nature CenterCedar Rapids