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Family Music Class
<p>Play instruments, sing, listen, laugh, move, and bond with your little one 0-5 years. </p><p dir="ltr"><strong>2nd & 4th Saturdays</strong> at<strong> 9:45 am</strong>. <a href="https://www.schedulicity.com/scheduling/MOTGNS/classes">Register</a> at <a href="https://mymusiconthemove.com/family-music-class/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">musiconthemovekids.com</a> or call/text <span title="Call with Google Voice">(319) 849-8288</span> to reserve your seat. Siblings 1/2 off! Siblings under 8 months are free!</p> 2020-07-15 10:00:00 -0500
7/15/209:15 a.m.Unity Center of Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids -
Family Music Class
<p>Play instruments, sing, listen, laugh, move, and bond with your little one 0-5 years. </p><p dir="ltr"><strong>2nd & 4th Saturdays</strong> at<strong> 9:45 am</strong>. <a href="https://www.schedulicity.com/scheduling/MOTGNS/classes">Register</a> at <a href="https://mymusiconthemove.com/family-music-class/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">musiconthemovekids.com</a> or call/text <span title="Call with Google Voice">(319) 849-8288</span> to reserve your seat. Siblings 1/2 off! Siblings under 8 months are free!</p> 2020-07-22 10:00:00 -0500
7/22/209:15 a.m.Unity Center of Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids -
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Family Music Class
<p>Play instruments, sing, listen, laugh, move, and bond with your little one 0-5 years. </p><p dir="ltr"><strong>2nd & 4th Saturdays</strong> at<strong> 9:45 am</strong>. <a href="https://www.schedulicity.com/scheduling/MOTGNS/">Register</a> at <a href="http://musiconthemovekids.com/">musiconthemovekids.com</a> or call/text <span title="Call with Google Voice">(319) 849-8288</span> to reserve your seat. Siblings 1/2 off! Siblings under 8 months are free!</p> 2020-07-25 10:30:00 -0500
7/25/209:45 a.m.Unity Center of Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids -
Family Music Class
<p>Play instruments, sing, listen, laugh, move, and bond with your little one 0-5 years. </p><p dir="ltr"><strong>2nd & 4th Saturdays</strong> at<strong> 9:45 am</strong>. <a href="https://www.schedulicity.com/scheduling/MOTGNS/classes">Register</a> at <a href="https://mymusiconthemove.com/family-music-class/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">musiconthemovekids.com</a> or call/text <span title="Call with Google Voice">(319) 849-8288</span> to reserve your seat. Siblings 1/2 off! Siblings under 8 months are free!</p> 2020-07-29 10:00:00 -0500
7/29/209:15 a.m.Unity Center of Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids -
Grown Up Show-n-Tell
<p>Outdoor event! <br><br>We invite you to sign up to bring photos, letters, family mementos, or other objects and share the story behind the treasure with the audience. These personal stories and special objects will be fun and fascinating to hear about. To sign up to bring an item to share: <a data-lynx-mode="hover" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2FcGwdk5XzZSRR5R3P8%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0LKKR7slq9XsO21U_qoQbr7XUDtL0UOfjnlalWebSU4uubhH4aFTMwyNU&h=AT103iug5Kswqu0omCYAEg63yKdA-HmTQFd7GLa6mmhP9ojztZflMnZN_r-Kx-XGMZvyYpzxAVtZ97UQhMYDKwWgiWSslDmzh7apfz5NmOtcnTGdOjeNHwUbvHlK-UcIbhjs_tzjg6sL3t49DQ" href="https://forms.gle/cGwdk5XzZSRR5R3P8?fbclid=IwAR0LKKR7slq9XsO21U_qoQbr7XUDtL0UOfjnlalWebSU4uubhH4aFTMwyNU" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/cGwdk5XzZSRR5R3P8</a><br><br>Please bring a lawn chair. Seating will be roped off in 6x6 squares with 6 feet distance in-between each square. Masks are required. Maximum per square is 4 people. Only 20 squares available.<br><br>Admission $5.00<br>Tickets must be purchased in advance. To purchase a ticket click the link below. Masks are required.<br><br>Deadline for ticket sales July 14th 4:00 p.m.<br><br>Join us on the lawn at 5:30 p.m.<br>Program starts at 6:00 p.m.<br><br>Sponsored by: Don & Irene Hamous </p>
7/14/206:00 p.m.The History CenterCedar Rapids -
Yemi A.D. and Kanye West: A Dance Workshop
<p>Nigerian-Czech choreographer <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yemialchemist/">Yemi Akinyemi Dele</a> has danced and created all over the world. Though Yemi was successful in Europe, he came to global fame through working with Kanye West for his video “Runaway” in 2010. The relationship between these artists continued as Yemi choreographed for Kanye West’s appearances on SNL and at the VMA’s the same year. Yemi A.D. is now internationally known and his events company, JAD Productions, creates immersive multi-media arts and movement events across the world.</p><p>This workshop will begin by discussing Kanye West’s music video and Yemi A.D.’s choreography. We will analyze the dancers’ movements in relation to the lyrics and video design. Then, students will learn the movements of the video with time to freestyle according to their own interpretations of Yemi’s choreography. Recommended age 16+.</p><p>RSVP at: <a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E82716&id=536">https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E82716&id=536</a> </p> 2020-06-30 14:30:00 -0500
7/22/201:00 p.m.National Czech & Slovak Museum & LibraryCedar Rapids -
Walking Tour - Kingston Village
<p>Experience the rich history of the area along the west side of the Cedar River that was originally the town of Kingston before being annexed as West Cedar Rapids in 1870. Learn about new developments and stories of restoration and preservation in this area that was named Kingston Village following the devastating effects of the June 2008 Flood.<br><br>Highlights of this tour include a rare Art Deco former police station, the first west side high school building and a special look at the famous Louis Sullivan designed Peoples Bank building.<br><br>Special guest tour guide: Linda Langston<br><br>Tour meets at Popoli Ristorante at 6:00 p.m.<br>General Public $7.00<br>Members of The History Center $5.00<br><br>Tickets must be purchased in advance. Limited to 10 people. Tickets may be purchased by clicking the link below. Masks required. Deadline for ticket sales is July 21st 4:00 p.m.<br><br>Sponsored by Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust. </p>
7/21/206:00 p.m.The History CenterCedar Rapids -
What'cha Reading Book Club
<div data-block="true" data-editor="3oj2k" data-offset-key="9heb9-0-0"><div data-offset-key="9heb9-0-0"><span data-offset-key="9heb9-0-0"><span data-text="true">aka The No Assigned Reading Book Club</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="3oj2k" data-offset-key="48uo-0-0"><div data-offset-key="48uo-0-0"><span data-offset-key="48uo-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="3oj2k" data-offset-key="e0mji-0-0"><div data-offset-key="e0mji-0-0"><span data-offset-key="e0mji-0-0"><span data-text="true">Read whatever you want, and join us to chat about what you read and tell us if we should check it out the next time we are looking for a book to read. Light refreshments may be served.</span></span></div></div> 2019-12-30 19:00:00 -0600
7/16/206:59 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
Unbalanced on the CRL Outdoor Stage
<p>Unbalanced brings the rock and roll to the outdoor stage at CRL.</p> 2020-06-24 22:00:00 -05008/14/206:00 p.m.Cedar River LandingCedar Rapids -
Pet Loss Support Group
<p><strong>Monthly Pet Loss Support Group </strong>for individuals dealing with the loss of a beloved pet. No reservations required.</p> 2020-07-23 19:30:00 -05007/23/206:30 p.m.Therapeutic Partners LLCMarion -
Intro to Slovak Language & Culture
<p>The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library recently partnered with Andrea Siebenmann, a native Slovak speaker, to offer online Slovak language and culture lessons.</p><p>Class begins on Monday, June 15. Each class will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Central Time every Monday from June 15 through August 3. During the 12 hours of instruction over eight weeks, participants will learn to read and speak in Slovak.</p><p>This fee includes all course materials. The class size is limited to 12 students, so interested individuals are encouraged to register early to secure a spot.</p> 2020-07-13 20:00:00 -0500
7/13/207:00 p.m.National Czech & Slovak Museum & LibraryCedar Rapids -
Lunch & Learn: COVID-19 and Its Impact on Higher Education
<p>Take a break from your day and hear from experts all over the world on topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Join us for our inaugural virtual Lunch & Learn series focusing on transatlantic issues.</p><p>The effects of COVID-19 have impacted the entire world in all facets of life. Larkin University President, Professor Rudi H. Ettrich, will talk with professors from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and the United States about the impact on higher education.</p><p><strong>Panelists:<br></strong><br><strong>· Dalibor Mikuláš, PhDr. Ph.D.</strong> – Head of the International Relations Office, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic<br><br><strong>· Professor Daniela Ostatníková, MD, Ph.D,</strong> – Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Physiology, Academic Research Center for Autism, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia<br><br><strong>· Professor John Chaimov, Ph.D.</strong>, Associate Professor of German, Chair, International Studies Administrative Coordinator, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa</p><p><strong>Moderator:</strong> Professor Rudi H. Ettrich, RNDr. MSc. Ph.D., President of Larkin University, Miami, FL and former Director of the Center for Nanobiology and Structural Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Nove Hrady, Czech Republic.</p> 2020-05-28 13:00:00 -0500
7/15/2012:00 p.m.National Czech & Slovak Museum & LibraryCedar Rapids -
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Silent Reading Book Club
<p>Introverts unite! We are hosting a Silent Book Club on the fifth Thursday of the month.<br> <br>Join us a little before 6 pm with your favorite book and find a comfy spot to read in the store. We'll keep things quiet and chill while you get one hour of reading time.</p> 2019-12-26 19:00:00 -0600
7/30/206:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
Silent Reading Book Club
<p>Introverts unite! We are hosting a Silent Book Club on the fifth Thursday of the month.<br> <br>Join us a little before 6 pm with your favorite book and find a comfy spot to read in the store. We'll keep things quiet and chill while you get one hour of reading time.</p> 2019-12-26 19:00:00 -0600
10/29/206:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
Write-in for Authors
<p>In partnership with the Writers’ Room, we will be hosting a write-in for authors. We will provide a quiet space to work for authors to work on their writing and collaborate with each other from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm.</p> 2019-12-26 19:00:00 -0600
8/13/205:30 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
Write-in for Authors
<p>In partnership with the Writers’ Room, we will be hosting a write-in for authors. We will provide a quiet space to work for authors to work on their writing and collaborate with each other from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm.</p> 2019-12-26 19:00:00 -0600
9/10/205:30 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
Write-in for Authors
<p>In partnership with the Writers’ Room, we will be hosting a write-in for authors. We will provide a quiet space to work for authors to work on their writing and collaborate with each other from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm.</p> 2019-12-26 19:00:00 -0600
10/08/205:30 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
Write-in for Authors
<p>In partnership with the Writers’ Room, we will be hosting a write-in for authors. We will provide a quiet space to work for authors to work on their writing and collaborate with each other from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm.</p> 2019-12-26 19:00:00 -0600
11/12/205:30 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
Write-in for Authors
<p>In partnership with the Writers’ Room, we will be hosting a write-in for authors. We will provide a quiet space to work for authors to work on their writing and collaborate with each other from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm.</p> 2019-12-26 19:00:00 -0600
12/10/205:30 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
Book Club: Murder at the Book Club
<div data-block="true" data-editor="4bg4k" data-offset-key="em76l-0-0"><div data-offset-key="em76l-0-0"><span data-offset-key="em76l-0-0"><span data-text="true">About the Book</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="4bg4k" data-offset-key="17hof-0-0"><div data-offset-key="17hof-0-0"><span data-offset-key="17hof-0-0"><span data-text="true">Imagine nine women meeting. Tea and cake are on the coffee table. They’ve come together to share their love of books. They are friends. They trust each other. It’s a happy gathering. What could be more harmless?</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="4bg4k" data-offset-key="bs2lc-0-0"><div data-offset-key="bs2lc-0-0"><span data-offset-key="bs2lc-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="4bg4k" data-offset-key="bh6d5-0-0"><div data-offset-key="bh6d5-0-0"><span data-offset-key="bh6d5-0-0"><span data-text="true">Then scratch the surface and look closer.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="4bg4k" data-offset-key="coqad-0-0"><div data-offset-key="coqad-0-0"><span data-offset-key="coqad-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="4bg4k" data-offset-key="636pi-0-0"><div data-offset-key="636pi-0-0"><span data-offset-key="636pi-0-0"><span data-text="true">One is lonely. One is desperate and one of them is a killer.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="4bg4k" data-offset-key="201hv-0-0"><div data-offset-key="201hv-0-0"><span data-offset-key="201hv-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="4bg4k" data-offset-key="altt1-0-0"><div data-offset-key="altt1-0-0"><span data-offset-key="altt1-0-0"><span data-text="true">When the body of a woman is discovered on a Cambridge common, DCI Barrett and DI Palmer are called in to investigate. But the motive behind the crime isn’t clear… And it all leads back to a book club.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="4bg4k" data-offset-key="8fqgi-0-0"><div data-offset-key="8fqgi-0-0"><span data-offset-key="8fqgi-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="4bg4k" data-offset-key="1c7vq-0-0"><div data-offset-key="1c7vq-0-0"><span data-offset-key="1c7vq-0-0"><span data-text="true">As the lies, volatile friendships and tension among the group rise to the surface, DCI Barrett and DI Palmer must work out the motive and track down a cold-blooded killer. But just when they think they are on the right track, a twist in the case throws them off course…</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="4bg4k" data-offset-key="fp3hu-0-0"><div data-offset-key="fp3hu-0-0"><span data-offset-key="fp3hu-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="4bg4k" data-offset-key="9s54b-0-0"><div data-offset-key="9s54b-0-0"><span data-offset-key="9s54b-0-0"><span data-text="true">About the Author</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="4bg4k" data-offset-key="2712u-0-0"><div data-offset-key="2712u-0-0"><span data-offset-key="2712u-0-0"><span data-text="true">etsy Freeman Reavley is the author of Beneath the Watery Moon and A Worm in the Bottle. Carrion, her latest psychological thriller will be released in November 2014.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="4bg4k" data-offset-key="eng5q-0-0"><div data-offset-key="eng5q-0-0"><span data-offset-key="eng5q-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="4bg4k" data-offset-key="50f34-0-0"><div data-offset-key="50f34-0-0"><span data-offset-key="50f34-0-0"><span data-text="true">She was born in Hammersmith, London.As a child she moved around frequently with her family, spending time in London, Provence, Tuscany, Gloucestershire and Cambridgeshire.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="4bg4k" data-offset-key="1ricc-0-0"><div data-offset-key="1ricc-0-0"><span data-offset-key="1ricc-0-0"><span data-text="true">She showed a flair for literature and writing from a young age and had a particular interest in poetry, of which she was a prolific consumer and producer.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="4bg4k" data-offset-key="1m18h-0-0"><div data-offset-key="1m18h-0-0"><span data-offset-key="1m18h-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="4bg4k" data-offset-key="71ine-0-0"><div data-offset-key="71ine-0-0"><span data-offset-key="71ine-0-0"><span data-text="true">In her early twenties she moved to Oxford, where she would eventually meet her husband. During her time in Oxford her interests turned from poetry to novels and she began to develop her own unique style of psychological thriller.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="4bg4k" data-offset-key="41qip-0-0"><div data-offset-key="41qip-0-0"><span data-offset-key="41qip-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="4bg4k" data-offset-key="5vkqi-0-0"><div data-offset-key="5vkqi-0-0"><br></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="4bg4k" data-offset-key="fik08-0-0"><br></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="4bg4k" data-offset-key="c9vf1-0-0"><div data-offset-key="c9vf1-0-0"><span data-offset-key="c9vf1-0-0"><span data-text="true">Reavley says "I think people are at their most fascinating when they are faced with life's real horrors." This is what I love to write about.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="4bg4k" data-offset-key="3t1l8-0-0"><div data-offset-key="3t1l8-0-0"><span data-offset-key="3t1l8-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="4bg4k" data-offset-key="c1nuv-0-0"><div data-offset-key="c1nuv-0-0"><span data-offset-key="c1nuv-0-0"><span data-text="true">Betsy Reavley currently lives in North London, with her husband 2 children, dog, cat and chickens. You can follow her on Twitter @BetsyReavley</span></span></div></div> 2019-12-26 19:00:00 -0600
8/06/206:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
What'cha Reading Book Club
<div data-block="true" data-editor="fttcl" data-offset-key="6hdm7-0-0"><div data-offset-key="6hdm7-0-0"><span data-offset-key="6hdm7-0-0"><span data-text="true">aka The No Assigned Reading Book Club</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="fttcl" data-offset-key="61fhf-0-0"><div data-offset-key="61fhf-0-0"><span data-offset-key="61fhf-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="fttcl" data-offset-key="er304-0-0"><div data-offset-key="er304-0-0"><span data-offset-key="er304-0-0"><span data-text="true">Read whatever you want, and join us to chat about what you read and tell us if we should check it out the next time we are looking for a book to read. Light refreshments may be served.</span></span></div></div> 2019-12-30 19:00:00 -0600
8/20/206:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
What'cha Reading Book Club
<div data-block="true" data-editor="b0e9l" data-offset-key="c7otk-0-0"><div data-offset-key="c7otk-0-0"><span data-offset-key="c7otk-0-0"><span data-text="true">aka The No Assigned Reading Book Club</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="b0e9l" data-offset-key="aiuiv-0-0"><div data-offset-key="aiuiv-0-0"><span data-offset-key="aiuiv-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="b0e9l" data-offset-key="bai7j-0-0"><div data-offset-key="bai7j-0-0"><span data-offset-key="bai7j-0-0"><span data-text="true">Read whatever you want, and join us to chat about what you read and tell us if we should check it out the next time we are looking for a book to read. Light refreshments may be served.</span></span></div></div> 2019-12-30 19:00:00 -0600
9/17/206:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
What'cha Reading Book Club
<div data-block="true" data-editor="7nri3" data-offset-key="ccm69-0-0"><div data-offset-key="ccm69-0-0"><span data-offset-key="ccm69-0-0"><span data-text="true">aka The No Assigned Reading Book Club</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="7nri3" data-offset-key="5uhpk-0-0"><div data-offset-key="5uhpk-0-0"><span data-offset-key="5uhpk-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="7nri3" data-offset-key="fmveq-0-0"><div data-offset-key="fmveq-0-0"><span data-offset-key="fmveq-0-0"><span data-text="true">Read whatever you want, and join us to chat about what you read and tell us if we should check it out the next time we are looking for a book to read. Light refreshments may be served.</span></span></div></div> 2019-12-30 19:00:00 -0600
10/15/206:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
What'cha Reading Book Club
<p>aka The No Assigned Reading Book Club<br> <br> Read whatever you want, and join us to chat about what you read and tell us if we should check it out the next time we are looking for a book to read. Light refreshments may be served.</p> 2019-12-30 19:00:00 -0600
11/19/206:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
What'cha Reading Book Club
<div data-block="true" data-editor="tkq1" data-offset-key="84oi3-0-0"><div data-offset-key="84oi3-0-0"><span data-offset-key="84oi3-0-0"><span data-text="true">aka The No Assigned Reading Book Club</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="tkq1" data-offset-key="8p93g-0-0"><div data-offset-key="8p93g-0-0"><span data-offset-key="8p93g-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="tkq1" data-offset-key="8it11-0-0"><div data-offset-key="8it11-0-0"><span data-offset-key="8it11-0-0"><span data-text="true">Read whatever you want, and join us to chat about what you read and tell us if we should check it out the next time we are looking for a book to read. Light refreshments may be served.</span></span></div></div> 2019-12-30 19:00:00 -0600
12/17/206:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
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Book Club: Liar, Liar
<div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="5f9l6-0-0"><div data-offset-key="5f9l6-0-0"><span data-offset-key="5f9l6-0-0"><span data-text="true">About the Book</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="7q8a6-0-0"><div data-offset-key="7q8a6-0-0"><span data-offset-key="7q8a6-0-0"><span data-text="true">The truth is elusive in Liar Liar.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="343k6-0-0"><div data-offset-key="343k6-0-0"><span data-offset-key="343k6-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="5bllq-0-0"><div data-offset-key="5bllq-0-0"><span data-offset-key="5bllq-0-0"><span data-text="true">"Tough and likeable" (Foreword Reviews) Nicole Graves finds herself in the crosshairs when she reluctantly agrees to babysit a witness in a high-profile rape trial. Mary Ellen Barnes is suing her university's star quarterback for rape when the authorities won't act. In the court of public opinion, Mary Ellen appears to be the quintessential, pious, good girl. But her lies and mysterious comings and goings lead Nicole to suspect that she’s not what she seems.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="ccjs9-0-0"><div data-offset-key="ccjs9-0-0"><span data-offset-key="ccjs9-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="dpq1i-0-0"><div data-offset-key="dpq1i-0-0"><span data-offset-key="dpq1i-0-0"><span data-text="true">It isn't just Mary Ellen who's acting suspiciously. No one wants to own up to the truth in Liar Liar, not even Nicole, whose fiance; begs her not to look into the case. But when the witness goes missing during the trial, Nicole is caught up in a tangle of lies that turns deadly. After the investigator assigned to the case fails to do his job, Nicole is determined to find the killer on her own, no matter the risks.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="1v40g-0-0"><div data-offset-key="1v40g-0-0"><span data-offset-key="1v40g-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="esmj4-0-0"><div data-offset-key="esmj4-0-0"><span data-offset-key="esmj4-0-0"><span data-text="true">About the Author</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="cerv2-0-0"><div data-offset-key="cerv2-0-0"><span data-offset-key="cerv2-0-0"><span data-text="true">Nancy was born in Oakland, California, and grew up with her parents and two sisters in the flatlands of East Oakland. When she was around eight—in a world that was a lot safer that today—she was allowed to roam the neighborhood by herself, and her visits to the tiny Alandale Public Library were the highlight of her week.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="id80-0-0"><div data-offset-key="id80-0-0"><span data-offset-key="id80-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="1oa8p-0-0"><div data-offset-key="1oa8p-0-0"><span data-offset-key="1oa8p-0-0"><span data-text="true">She attended public schools in Oakland. Her father opposed the idea of sending girls to college, being of the opinion that they would be better off working as waitresses to prepare them for their life’s work as housewives. Nancy ignored his advice and went on to UC Berkeley, where she supported herself by working in the campus library. In addition to the pleasure of working around books, the job had an added benefit of allowing student clerks to disappear into the stacks and read when work was slow. Nancy majored in English literature and graduated from Berkeley with honors.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="bggh5-0-0"><div data-offset-key="bggh5-0-0"><span data-offset-key="bggh5-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="78lnp-0-0"><div data-offset-key="78lnp-0-0"><span data-offset-key="78lnp-0-0"><span data-text="true">Her first job was as an associate editor for a small, long-vanished publishing house in San Francisco. When her two daughters were born, she stayed home and began writing freelance articles for a local paper, as well as teaming up with her husband, Bill Boyarsky, on magazine articles. They lived in Sacramento for ten years, while her husband covered the state capital and political campaigns for the Associated Press.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="2gilv-0-0"><div data-offset-key="2gilv-0-0"><span data-offset-key="2gilv-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="3l2nm-0-0"><div data-offset-key="3l2nm-0-0"><span data-offset-key="3l2nm-0-0"><span data-text="true">The family moved to Los Angeles when Bill joined the staff of the Los Angeles Times. When her girls were in their teens, Nancy gave up freelancing and returned to full-time work, first as associate editor of Los Angeles Lawyer magazine and later as communications director for political affairs for ARCO. She quit ARCO when the first of her two granddaughters was born. Since then, she has devoted herself to writing and editing. Her primary hobby is painting portraits and images from old family photos dating from the early 1900s. She loves reading fiction, the theater, films, and travel, especially to the UK where the theater and books are a national passion.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="en4ov-0-0"><div data-offset-key="en4ov-0-0"><span data-offset-key="en4ov-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="46a61-0-0"><div data-offset-key="46a61-0-0"><span data-offset-key="46a61-0-0"><span data-text="true">Nancy Boyarsky coauthored Backroom Politics, a New York Times notable book, with her husband. She has written several textbooks on the justice system and contributed to political anthologies, including In the Running, about women’s political campaigns and The Challenge of California by the late Eugene Lee. She has also written articles on a variety of subjects for the Los Angeles Times, West magazine, Forbes, McCalls, Playgirl, Westways and other publications.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="18j3b-0-0"><div data-offset-key="18j3b-0-0"><span data-offset-key="18j3b-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="ejd2n-0-0"><div data-offset-key="ejd2n-0-0"><span data-offset-key="ejd2n-0-0"><span data-text="true">She is currently working on another mystery featuring Nicole, as well as Family Recipes for Gastroenteritis, a tragicomic memoir of growing up in Oakland in a family at the far end of disfunctionality.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="13jef-0-0"><div data-offset-key="13jef-0-0"><span data-offset-key="13jef-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="97oon-0-0"><div data-offset-key="97oon-0-0"><span data-offset-key="97oon-0-0"><span data-text="true">She lives in Los Angeles with her journalist husband, Bill Boyarsky.</span></span></div></div> 2019-12-30 19:00:00 -0600
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Beginner Czech Language Course 1 Series
<p>Learn to read, write, and speak in Czech!</p><p><br></p><p>Online event.</p><p>-Easy online access</p><p>-All course materials included</p><p>-A systematic approach using parts of speech</p><p>-Maximum of 20 students</p><p><br></p><p>10 week, 15 hour group online courses</p><p><br></p><p>Cost: NCSML members - $210, non-members - $235</p><p><br></p><p>Contact instructor Anna Cookova for a registration form: AnnaCookova@gmail.com or 715-651-7044</p> 2020-07-17 21:30:00 -0500
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