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Bentonsport Riverfest
<p>Outdoor show along the Bentonsport Riverside park and historic district. Crafts, antiques, food, wine tasting, local made fudge, music, art show, free covered wagon rides, artist, blacksmith and other demonstrations. Local artisan shops and Indian Artifact museum will be open. A campground and local lodging is available. </p><p>Visit www.greefstore.com for more details or vendor information.</p> 2022-02-28 17:00:00 -0600
10/15/2210:00 a.m.Bentonsport Historic DistrictKeosauqua -
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3rd Thursday at Hoover's presents "Lou Henry Hoover's White House Years"
<div data-uw-styling-context="true"><div data-block-type="text" data-uw-styling-context="true"><p>When Lou Henry Hoover moved into the White House on March 4, 1929, she looked forward to using her influence to strengthen the areas that were near and dear to her heart: women’s opportunities; the arts; and private philanthropy. The onset of what we now call the Great Depression challenged Lou’s plans, but she saw new opportunities for serving the nation and remained undaunted.</p><p>Lou continued to blaze a trail of achievements that have often been forgotten. She was the first president’s wife to address the nation by radio. She continued the work of updating the White House to accurately reflect its history and documented that work. </p><p>Lou’s private philanthropy led to the building of a school for children in a remote area of rural Virginia, and she sought out and supported local artisans for a number of special projects. Annette Dunlap, author of the soon-to-be-released biography of Lou Henry Hoover, will share stories from Lou’s White House years.</p><p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">About the speaker:</strong> Annette B. Dunlap is an independent scholar and journalist. She is the author of Frank: The Story of Frances Folsom Cleveland, America’s Youngest First Lady; The Gambler’s Daughter: A Personal and Social History; and Charles Gates Dawes: A Life. Ever since she was a schoolgirl she has enjoyed reading about other people’s lives, and determined at an early age the one day, one of her books would be in the biography section of the library.</p><p data-uw-styling-context="true">This program will be virtual via Zoom. Registration is required to get the Zoom link. To register click <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8816488223423/WN_jiUqdEq0TOK--6xCYXgodg">here</a></p></div></div> 2022-04-05 19:00:00 -0500
5/19/226:00 p.m.Hiawatha Public LibraryHiawatha -
VOTING RIGHTS COALITION PRIMARY CANDIDATE FORUMS
<p><br></p><p>Cedar Rapids newly formed Voting Rights Coalition is sponsoring candidate forums beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 21 for three contested primaries of the June 7 voting - State Senate District 37, (D) State Senate District 39, (D) and Linn County Supervisor District 1 (D). Candidates in the Republican State Senate 42 race were invited to participate but declined due to a similar Republican forum in Benton County also on the 21<sup>st</sup>.</p><p>The forums were organized for the Coalition by the Linn County League of Women Voters and will follow the League non-partisan forum format. Voting Rights Coalition members include Advocates for Social Justice, League of Women Voters of Linn County, CoeVotes, the local chapters of the League of United Latin American Citizens and NAACP, Mount Mercy University, Indivisible Iowa and Sunrise Movement.</p><p>The forums will be in Beems Auditorium of the Cedar Rapids Public Library, 450 5<sup>th</sup> Ave SE: </p><p>10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Iowa Senate District 39 Democratic Primary - Liz Bennett and Joe Zahorik</p><p>11 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Iowa State Senate District 37 Democratic Primary - Molly Donahue and Austin Frerick</p><p>12 p.m. -12:45 p.m. Linn County Supervisor District 1 Democratic Primary - Breanna Oxley, James Houser, and Kirsten Running Marquardt (invited but not confirmed.)</p> 2022-05-15 12:45:00 -05005/21/2210:00 a.m.Cedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar Rapids