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Open Mic at Ramsey's Wine Bistro
<p>Every Tuesday night Ramsey's Wine Bistro has open mic. Musicians get on stage to perform and often are jamming together throughout the evening. Even if you are not a musician it is a good time listening to the musicians while eating great food and having a beverage from Ramsey's awesome selection.</p> 2019-09-24 21:30:00 -0500
9/24/196:00 p.m.Ramsey's Wine BistroMarion -
Longbranch Name that Tune
<p>7-10 pm <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NameThatTuneWithMatt/" target="_blank">Name That Tune</a> (compete against other teams to win prizes). No Cover 21 and older!</p><p>All you can eat Taco Bar-5:00 pm-9:00 pm.</p><p>$5.00 with a beverage purchase.</p> 2019-09-25 22:00:00 -0500
9/25/197:00 p.m.Longbranch RestaurantCedar Rapids -
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[Insight @ FPC CR] Evolution of U.S. Protestantism: Old-Time Religion vs. Evolutionary Religion
<p>[Insight @ FPC CR] Evolution of U.S. Protestantism: Old-Time Religion vs. Evolutionary Religion. For most of U.S. history, Protestants dominated American cultural, educational and political institutions. What developed and what has changed? </p><p>Kirkwood Professor of Religious Studies, Peter Jauhiainen, leads a three-week discussion on this topic. The second session covers the fundamentalist/modernist controversy at the turn of the 20th century. New scientific perspectives and the higher criticism of the Bible provided new challenges to the Christian faith. Should Protestantism adapt to modern development or should it remain the same? </p><p>Please join us from 9 am to 10 am in the Wernimont Room at First Presbyterian Church in downtown Cedar Rapids. These sessions are free and open to the public.</p> 2019-09-10 10:00:00 -05009/22/199:00 a.m.First Presbyterian ChurchCedar Rapids -
Parents Provided Tips for Child's First Cellphone
<p>It’s that time of the year when kids head back to school. It’s also a time when many students receive more responsibility.</p><p>Students may face the responsibility of receiving their first cellphone – a subject many parents are anxious to tackle. The most appropriate age that a child should be given a cellphone, how much screen time should be allowed and what are some tips for smartphone usage are questions that families may have when they purchase that first phone for their children.</p><p>U.S. Cellular associates in Coralville will host a free Device Workshop, where they can help you navigate the uncertainty of buying your child’s first cellphone. The workshop is open to everyone. You do not need to be a U.S. Cellular customer to attend.</p><p>“Purchasing a cellphone is never a task that should be taken lightly, but getting one for your child is even more important,” said Mike Adams, U.S. Cellular’s director of sales for Iowa and Nebraska. “Our tech experts are here to provide tips to help you figure out if your child is ready for their own phone. Many parents say safety is a main reason they want to get their kids a cellphone, so we also have a strong network to ensure you can reach them when and where you need.”</p><p>Please call 319-341-6050 for more information.</p> 2019-09-11 11:45:00 -05009/22/1911:00 a.m.U.S. CellularCoralville -
Baby & Me Storytime Featuring Silly Lullaby
<p>Baby & Me Storytime continues for caregivers and children 0-24 months old. Join us as we read a book and participate in activities featuring sensory growth for your little ones. Plus, get a free Starbucks tall, hot or iced coffee.</p> 2019-08-21 11:30:00 -0500
9/22/1911:00 a.m.Barnes and NobleCedar Rapids -
Haunted: Marvin Cone’s Ghosts
<p>In the academic year of 1938-1939, Marvin Cone took a leave of absence from teaching at Coe College and secured a studio in the Granby Building in downtown Cedar Rapids. Funded by local businessmen, Cone received an uninterrupted “year of freedom,” as he termed it, to devote to his painting. In this newfound freedom, Cone departed from his beloved depiction of barns and the Iowa landscape and turned inward, literally. He began to focus on eerie, atmospheric building interiors, painted almost in monotone. Some of these interiors began to include images of ghosts, their bodies transparent but distinct against the background. Although common enough in children’s book illustration, Cone’s ghosts are highly unusual in “fine” art. Of these paintings, Cone said that he wanted to establish, “a lonesome and apprehensive atmosphere.” In addition to ghosts, Cone also experimented with adding gloomy portraits of “Uncle Ben” to the austere walls of his interior, or simply ominous titles that alluded to the room having just been vacated by an unknown presence.</p><p><br></p><p>After initially broaching the subject in the late 1930s, Cone returned to it several times, which was unusual for him. These interior spaces and their otherworldly inhabitants called him back through the 1950s and into the mid-1960s, near the end of his life. <em>Haunted: Marvin Cone’s Ghosts</em> is a celebration of this intriguing theme and its unusual and enigmatic presence in Cone’s artwork.</p> 2019-09-22 16:00:00 -0500
9/22/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Museum Store Geocaching collaboration with Iowa Geocaching Organization
<p><strong>Museum Store Geocaching </strong><strong>collaboration with Iowa Geocaching Organization</strong></p> 2019-09-22 16:00:00 -0500
9/22/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Museum Store Geocaching collaboration with Iowa Geocaching Organization
<p><strong>Museum Store Geocaching </strong><strong>collaboration with Iowa Geocaching Organization</strong></p> 2019-09-22 16:00:00 -0500
9/22/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
John Beckelman: Horizon Suite
<p>John Beckelman’s Horizon Suite is a group of six recently-completed three-dimensional landscapes. Using the expressive potential of clay and a variety of other materials, Beckelman’s work explores the transitional space where the sky meets the land or sea. The horizontal sweep of this space is mediated by intimate moments of surprising texture, shifting light, and fleeting color. Horizon Suite attempts to gently entice the viewer into the inner landscapes and interior spaces of our imagination and memory. Beckelman finds a curious intersection between the seemingly enduring and timeless character of earth and the fleeting yet wonderful impermanence of the world in which we live. John Beckelman's art has been shown in exhibitions throughout the country and he has been the recipient of numerous awards, commissions, and grants. He received his master of fine arts degree in ceramics and his master of science degree in ceramics from Illinois State University. Beckelman is the Robert O. Daniel Professor of Art, Emeritus at Coe College. He lives and works in Cedar Rapids.</p> 2019-09-22 16:00:00 -05009/22/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar 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> 2019-09-22 16:00:00 -0500
9/22/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Fathers, Sons, and the Holy Ghost of Baseball Book Signing
<p>Author Tommy Murray will be signing copies of his book Fathers, Sons, and the Holy Ghosts of Baseball from 1-3pm.<br><br>In the fictional village of Cottage Park, Iowa, time is best measured not by the hands of a clock but by the innings in a baseball game. In this quiet, northwestern Iowa community where businesses are shuttered and economic stability is scarce, two institutions flourish: the Holy Trinity Church – as spectacular as any Roman cathedral – and the local, dusty baseball diamond. <br> <br>Set within a single baseball season in 1974, Tommy Murray’s debut novel, Fathers, Sons, and the Holy Ghosts of Baseball, follows 14-year-old T.J., along with a band of misbehaving teens and three cantankerous old coaches, as the high school baseball team makes a concerted push for the championship – a summit never yet reached by the team from Holy Trinity High School. <br> <br>For the coaches, the elusive championship looms large as they enter their final baseball season before retirement. For the players, the road to the finals is a confirmation by fire – a rite of passage they must navigate before facing the realities of adulthood.<br> <br>Along this entertaining, coming-of-age journey, young and old alike ultimately learn that you must sacrifice before you can gain and sometimes lose before you can win. </p> 2019-08-09 15:00:00 -0500
9/22/191:00 p.m.Barnes and NobleCedar Rapids -
Scholastic Chess Club
<p>Group lessons, organized chess activities, friendly tournaments, and free time to just play chess.</p><p>Join the Scholastic Chess Club the first and third Sundays of the month (Sept-May) from 2-5 pm at Downtown Library. Students grades K-12 are welcome to come and learn how to play this great universal game! Take part in group lessons, organized chess activities, friendly tournaments, and free time to just play chess. For more information, connect with the Cedar Rapids Chess Club on Facebook or visit www.chessiniowa.org/crchess.</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!</p> 2019-08-01 16:30:00 -0500
9/22/192:00 p.m.Downtown Cedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar Rapids -
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Robert and Joan Kocher Retrospective Exhibition
<p dir="ltr">The Robert and Joan Kocher Retrospective Exhibition will be displayed at Coe College in both Sinclair Art Galleries from Sept. 6 to Oct. 4. An opening reception will be held Sept. 6 from 5 PM to 7 PM. Exhibit open during gallery hours.</p><p>Former Coe College Marvin D. Cone Professor of Art Emeritus, Robert Kocher and his wife, Joan, have been vital members of the Cedar Rapids art community since 1959. Their artworks, spanning decades, reveal the creative collaboration between the two. </p><p>This retrospective exhibition, including the trapunto technique, offers a unique glimpse at a lifetime of artistic creation and serves as a testament to the quality and diversity of their art.</p><p>After teaching painting, drawing and art history for over 30 years, Robert retired from active teaching and served as a curator of the Coe College art collection for approximately 10 years.</p> 2019-09-22 18:00:00 -0500
9/22/194:00 p.m.Coe CollegeCedar Rapids -
Conversation about White Privilege
<p>First Presbyterian Church, 2701 Rochester Ave, Iowa City will be hosting, Andrew Boge, a PhD student at the University of Iowa, who will be facilitating a conversation with our church about White Privilege, White Fragility, and understanding how to have a conversation about race with our neighbors on Sunday, September 22 at 6pm.</p><p><br></p><p> We wanted to bring it to your attention, because previously news outlets have been interested in some of the dialogues that churches and other communities have especially surrounding race. This is a passionate continuation of a conversation that started over the summer on the book <em>Waking Up White</em>.</p><p>For more information – please contact Layne Sheetz at <a href="mailto:layne.sheetz@firstpresiowacity.org">layne.sheetz@firstpresiowacity.org</a></p>9/22/196:00 p.m.First Presbyterian ChurchIowa City -
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><p><br></p> 2019-09-23 11:00:00 -0500
9/23/1912:00 a.m.Iowa City Public LibraryIowa City -
American Sewing Guild - Exhibit
<p><a href="http://www.nationalsewingmonth.org/">National Sewing Month</a> – Check out the Cedar Rapids Chapter of the American Sewing Guild’s display at the <a href="http://www.crlibrary.org/">Cedar Rapids Public Library</a> at 450 5th Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, IA</p>9/23/1912:00 a.m.Cedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar Rapids -
Parachute Fun!
<p>Join us for a session of parachute games and songs downtown!</p><p>Parachute play can help children learn fine motor skills and how to play cooperatively with their peers.</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!</p> 2019-07-31 10:30:00 -05009/23/1910:00 a.m.Downtown Cedar Rapids Public 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> 2019-09-23 11:30:00 -05009/23/1910:30 a.m.Eastern Iowa Parkinson's Wellness & Resource CenterCedar Rapids -
Johnson Avenue Hy-Vee Diabetes Nutrition Tour
<p>Join your Johnson Avenue Hy-Vee dietitian, Judy, for a FREE diabetes nutrition tour. Meet outside the Market Grille Express. On our walk through the aisles you'll check your knowledge of food label-reading and get your questions about eating well with diabetes answered along the way. Learn how choosing your carbohydrates carefully can make a real difference on your blood sugar and A1C.</p> 2019-09-23 13:00:00 -05009/23/1912:00 p.m.Johnson Avenue Hy-VeeCedar Rapids -
Moving with Parkinson's Level 1
<p>45-minute class designed for those who have been diagnosed with PD or other neurological disease. Level 1 is designed for individuals with PD who require more assistance or have limited mobility. Exercises consist of range of motion, strength, flexibility, postural stability, cognitive, balance, and gait. Care Partners are required to attend. </p> 2019-09-23 12:45:00 -05009/23/1912:00 p.m.Eastern Iowa Parkinson's Wellness & Resource CenterCedar Rapids -
The Joy of Music for Caregivers and Care Receivers
<p>The Family Caregivers Center of Mercy is offering music for caregivers and care receivers at 901 8<sup>th</sup> AVE SE in Cedar Rapids. Come and experience the joy of music. Certified music therapists engage caregivers and care receivers in activities that promote physical health, psychological wellbeing, communication, and cognitive skills. To register for a session or to request caregiving assistance at the Family Caregivers’ Center while attending this event, please let us know in advance by calling (319) 221-8866 or emailing fcgc@mercycare.org. There may be charges associated with this program.For caregivers and care receivers ages: 18+</p> 2019-08-13 13:45:00 -0500
9/23/191:00 p.m.Family Caregivers Center of MercyCedar Rapids -
Robert and Joan Kocher Retrospective Exhibition
<p dir="ltr">The Robert and Joan Kocher Retrospective Exhibition will be displayed at Coe College in both Sinclair Art Galleries from Sept. 6 to Oct. 4. An opening reception will be held Sept. 6 from 5 PM to 7 PM. Exhibit open during gallery hours.</p><p>Former Coe College Marvin D. Cone Professor of Art Emeritus, Robert Kocher and his wife, Joan, have been vital members of the Cedar Rapids art community since 1959. Their artworks, spanning decades, reveal the creative collaboration between the two. </p><p>This retrospective exhibition, including the trapunto technique, offers a unique glimpse at a lifetime of artistic creation and serves as a testament to the quality and diversity of their art.</p><p>After teaching painting, drawing and art history for over 30 years, Robert retired from active teaching and served as a curator of the Coe College art collection for approximately 10 years.</p> 2019-09-23 18:00:00 -0500
9/23/194:00 p.m.Coe CollegeCedar Rapids -
Drumming for Healing at Prairiewoods
<p>In the cosmic experience, drumming touches us at a deep level and brings all creation together as a community. Especially now, when our external and internal worlds can be so polarized, communication that bears witness to creative love is very important. Drumming—and feeling the Creator’s rhythm inside of us—resonates with a variety of people. All racial, economic, denominational and other differences can disappear when a group of people share rhythm. We are invited to join facilitator Sheri Mealhouse (Hawkwoman) at Prairiewoods (120 East Boyson Road in Hiawatha) on the second and fourth Monday of each month for a healing drum circle. As we prayerfully listen to other drummers in order to make music, the whole group becomes one! No experience is necessary. You are welcome to bring your own drum or use one of ours. This drum circle will meet near the pond south of the Center if the weather is nice or in the Art Room during inclement weather. A free-will offering to the facilitator is accepted at the door. For more information or to register, contact Prairiewoods at www.Prairiewoods.org or 319-395-6700.</p> 2019-02-15 19:00:00 -0600
9/23/196:00 p.m.Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality CenterHiawatha -
Free Reading Support with Bruce
<p>Would your reader benefit from additional practice in a calm environment? Hiawatha Public Library is pleased to offer free reading support for 1st-5th graders with our volunteer. Register here for a 30 minute session beginning September 1. </p><p><a data-mce-href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-reading-support-with-bruce-tickets-70161848979" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-reading-support-with-bruce-tickets-70161848979">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-reading-support-with-bruce-tickets-70161848979</a> </p> 2019-08-23 19:30:00 -0500
9/23/196:30 p.m.Hiawatha Public LibraryHiawatha -
Pub Bingo at Black Squirrel Tap
<p><span data-offset-key="5f4n6-0-0"><span data-text="true">Join us for Pub Bingo every Monday night from 7-9pm!</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="8dprk-0-0"><span data-text="true">Free to Play! Win Gift Cards! </span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="9q75c-0-0"><span data-text="true">Plus it's Margarita Monday - Enjoy 32 oz. Margs for $5 & $3 Domestic Tallboys ALL day!</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p> 2019-09-23 21:00:00 -0500
9/23/197:00 p.m.Black Squirrel TapSwisher -
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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><p><br></p> 2019-09-24 11:00:00 -0500
9/24/1912:00 a.m.Iowa City Public LibraryIowa City -
American Sewing Guild - Exhibit
<p><a href="http://www.nationalsewingmonth.org/">National Sewing Month</a> – Check out the Cedar Rapids Chapter of the American Sewing Guild’s display at the <a href="http://www.crlibrary.org/">Cedar Rapids Public Library</a> at 450 5th Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, IA</p>9/24/1912:00 a.m.Cedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar Rapids -
Art Exhibit: A Line Goes For A Walk
<p>Gilded Pear Gallery is pleased to present <em>a line goes for a walk</em>, a solo exhibit of works by Priscilla Steele.</p><p><br></p><p>A playful observation was made by the twentieth century artist, Paul Klee: <em>A drawing is simply a line going for a walk</em>. This wisdom resonated with Priscilla in the development of her works and marries her various subject matter in drawing, collage and etchings. “Over a more than forty year career, the variability of line has been central to my exploration,” says Steele about this exhibit. “It was an unwitting, intuitive choice that led me to focus on the figure and botanic subjects. Pivoting between their contrasting qualities, I refresh my perceptions. In this way, extravagant, blossoming petals exist in a calculated tension side-by-side with emotionally charged images of the figure.” The show features works from very large-scale, highly detailed renderings, to very small, simple line drawings of budding flowers. The deliberate pentimenti in her etchings allude similar textures to the ripped collage elements composed in the mixed media drawings. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Priscilla was raised in New Jersey, just outside of New York City. She studied at a small liberal arts college, Saint Lawrence University in northern New York, and four years later spent a productive academic year in Europe where she developed a strong interest in drawing and printmaking. Priscilla moved to the area to complete her graduate work in printmaking at the University of Iowa and stayed to teach at Coe College and eventually open Campbell Steele Gallery. She has since retired and closed the gallery in Marion and continues her journey as a working artist in Omaha, NE. She has a strong regional exhibition history and co-founded the Marion Arts Festival in addition to serving on several art boards and committees in the Cedar Rapids area.</p><p><br></p><p>Gilded Pear Gallery is located at 808 Third Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403. For hours and more information visit www.gildedpeargallery.com –or- call: 319-366-0205</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Parking, Accessibility:</strong></p><p>A limited parking lot is available with 1 handicap space. On street- 2 hour parking is available on 3<sup>rd</sup> avenue and 8<sup>th</sup> street- non-metered.</p><p><strong>All exhibit receptions are free and open to the public.</strong></p>
9/24/1910:00 a.m.Gilded Pear GalleryCedar Rapids -
Preschool Story Time
<p>Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs.</p><p>Grow your child's love of reading by attending Preschool Story Time. Each week explore new stories, songs, and rhymes.</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!</p> 2019-09-24 10:30:00 -0500
9/24/1910:00 a.m.Downtown Cedar Rapids Public 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> 2019-09-24 11:30:00 -05009/24/1910:30 a.m.Eastern Iowa Parkinson's Wellness & Resource CenterCedar Rapids