Search for great things to do
Browse through hundreds of events in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, and the rest of Eastern Iowa
Displaying
24
of
24
events in Eastern Iowa
-
(319) 826-39291080 East Post Road , Marion(515) 639-0006PO Box 490 , Swisher
-
Wrapped Bracelet/Necklace with Stone Beads through Kirkwood Community College
<p>Use a crochet hook to make slip knots for this versatile piece of jewelry. It can be worn as three different styles of necklace or wrapped around your wrist multiple times. The beads are Chinese jade in three sizes on walnut brown waxed linen. Make it a bit longer and you have a cute belt for a summer dress. No experience needed.</p><p><strong><em> </em></strong><em>Registration is through Kirkwood Community College. Register at:</em></p><p><a href="https://kirkwood.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&int_class_id=133005&int_category_id=0&int_sub_category_id=0&int_catalog_id=0"><em>kirkwood.edu</em></a><em> On site registrations will be taken if registration through Kirkwood meets minimum requirements of two participants. </em>Instructor: Karen Kubby.</p><p><strong>$</strong><strong>30 instructor fee/$38 materials fee.</strong></p><p><br></p> 2023-03-17 20:30:00 -0500
4/28/235:30 a.m.Beadology IowaIowa City -
-
Kaleidoscope Pendant
<p>The project is called Kaleidoscope and is a round donut shape made from pearls, crystals, and seed beads. Participants will create a pendant. This project is easily adapted for making a pair of earrings on your own. No previous experience is necessary. Instructor: Karen Kubby.</p><p>Registration is $60 and includes all materials and instruction. Register in person, via phone at 319 338-1566, or on-line.</p><p>Beading stations are distanced, demos provided on a large screen, and masks are required. Demos projected onto a large screen.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> 2023-03-17 17:00:00 -0500
4/01/233:00 p.m.Beadology IowaIowa City -
Ruffles Galore Bracelet
<p>Learn to use two-hole CzechMate tile beads to make a base from which you add layers and layers of ruffles. You won’t believe how easy this glamorous bracelet is to make. This piece uses very small Toho seed beads, so be sure to bring your reading glasses to class. Instructor: Karen Kubby.</p><p><strong>Prerequisite: Any seed bead weaving experience.</strong></p><p>Registration is $88 and includes all materials and instruction. Register in person, via phone at 319 338-1566, or on-line.</p><p>Beading stations are distanced, demos provided on a large screen, and masks are required. Demos projected onto a large screen.</p><p><br></p> 2023-03-17 16:00:00 -0500
4/08/2310:00 a.m.Beadology IowaIowa City -
Dare to Care Day & Teddy Bear Clinic
<p>Let’s learn about ways to keep our bodies healthy! Join the UI Student Nursing Association and Child Life Student Association for Dare to Care Day and a Teddy Bear Clinic on Saturday, April 15th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.</p><p>Kids will learn how handwashing removes germs, listen to their vital signs, check out personal protective gear, and more. Bring a teddy bear (or another favorite stuffy) with you for a check-up during the Teddy Bear Clinic!</p><p>Activities are included with museum admission. FREE for members!</p> 2023-03-12 13:00:00 -0500
4/15/2310:00 a.m.The Iowa Children's MuseumCoralville -
Geoff Tate (Queensryche former lead singer) Operation Mindcrime Live at the First Avenue Club in Iowa City
<p>Geoff Tate (OPERATION MINDCRIME) in concert on Friday, September 29th. General Admission Standing Only tickets $23 ($20 plus $3 service fee). Reserved table for 4 with tickets $130. There are 15 pub tables on elevated platforms along the two side walls of the club. Doors are 7:00 and the show is 8:00. </p><p>Tickets: https://first-avenue-club.square.site/product/geoff-tate-operation-mindcrime/339?cs=true&cst=custom</p><p>Multi-platinum selling, Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Geoff Tate is best known for his 30-plus years as the creative and driving force behind the progressive metal band Queensryche. Since its inception with Geoff at the helm, Queensryche has sold over 20 million albums worldwide and has performed in upwards of fifty countries. Geoff is regarded as one of the most skilled vocalists in the genre with hundreds of modern, popular artists citing him and his former band as a major influence. Combining social consciousness and expertly crafted lyrics with high-energy, melodically complex music, Queensryche with Geoff Tate at the forefront became internationally recognized as the thinking man’s rock band.</p> 2023-02-09 23:59:00 -0600
9/29/237:00 p.m.First Avenue ClubIowa City -
In Conversation with Michael Thompson, author
<p>Join Swamp Fox Bookstore as we chat with Australian author, Michael Thompson about his new book, <em>How to Be Remembered</em>. Register for free at <a href="https://swampfoxbookstore.com/remember">https://swampfoxbookstore.com/remember</a></p><p>Buy a copy of Michael's book: <a href="https://bit.ly/3SX2KhH" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3SX2KhH</a></p><p><strong>About the book: </strong>As The Guardian perfectly describes it, "How to Be Remembered wears its heart proudly, earnest in the way of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button or, dare I say, Forrest Gump." The novel follows Tommy Llewellyn – every year on his birthday, his existence is erased. Everyone simply forgets him in a phenomenon he has dubbed The Reset. So Tommy never lets himself dream about a future where he wins over the girl of his dreams, much less a future where he leaves a lasting impact on the world…until he realizes there may be a way to trick The Reset and control his destiny.<br><br><strong>About the author:</strong> Michael Thompson is an Australian journalist, producer and media executive. He was the Executive Producer of the nationally- broadcast Ray Hadley Morning Show, then the Head of Content for Macquarie Media, and has won numerous professional awards including a Kennedy Award for Journalism. He now owns a podcast production company, and is the co-host of one of the highest-ranked podcasts in Australia with around 500,000 downloads per month. He has extensive content marketing experience using social media, having previously built and maintained pages with 100,000+ followers. He lives in Sydney with his wife and two young children.</p> 2023-03-07 20:00:00 -0600
6/27/237:00 p.m.Swamp Fox BookstoreMarion -
The Seaside Library The Seaside Library Book Tour: Meet author Brenda Novak
<p>This event is free for all to attend, but RSVPs are encouraged. Please RSVP for the "Cedar Rapids" stop at <a href="https://brendanovakstore.com/products/booktour">https://brendanovakstore.com/products/booktour</a>.</p><p>You can let us know you're coming, pre-purchase a signed and personalized copy of The Seaside Library, or even purchase a VIP tour package including a darling "Bookstream" tote and matching bookmark on Brenda's website here: <a href="https://brendanovakstore.com/products/booktour">https://brendanovakstore.com/products/booktour</a></p><p><strong>About Brenda Novak</strong><br>Author Brenda Novak is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author with more than nine million books in print, translated into twenty different languages. An eight-time RITA nominee, she has won many awards, including the National Reader’s Choice, the Bookseller’s Best, the Book Buyer’s Best, the Daphne, and the Silver Bullet. She also runs Brenda Novak for the Cure, a charity to raise money for diabetes research (her youngest son has this disease). To date, she’s raised $2.6 million. For more about Brenda, please visit www.brendanovak.com.</p><p><strong>About Heather Gudenkauf</strong><br>Heather Gudenkauf is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of several novels, including The Weight of Silence and Not a Sound. Heather lives in Iowa with her family. Connect with Heather at www.heathergudenkauf.com.</p><p><strong>About The Seaside Library</strong><br>There are secrets that bring friends together, and others that drive them apart…</p><p>Mariners Island is barely ten miles long, but when Ivy, Ariana and Cam were teenagers, it was their whole world. Beyond the pristine beaches and iconic lighthouse lies the beautiful old library that belongs to Ivy’s family. While that bound Ivy to the island as an adult, Ariana could not leave Mariners behind fast enough. The town holds too many…memories. Not only her unrequited feelings for Cam, but the tragedy that left a scar on the community.</p><p>When a young girl went missing, a teenage Cam was unthinkably the prime suspect. Ariana and Ivy knew he couldn’t have hurt anyone, and they promised to protect him—even if it meant lying on his behalf.</p><p>Now, twenty years later, Ariana returns to Mariners just as new evidence emerges on the case, calling into question everything the three friends thought they knew—and everyone they thought they could trust. What really happened that night? Over the course of one eventful summer, Ariana, Ivy and Cam will learn the truth—about their pasts, their futures and the ties that still bind them as closely as the pages of a book…</p> 2022-12-27 19:30:00 -0600
5/19/236:30 p.m.Swamp Fox BookstoreMarion -
Read to Dogs
<p>Trained, certified therapy dogs provide companionship to emerging readers as they earn a free library book and bookmark. Everyone is welcome to read to the dogs. Stay for a performance at 7 pm. Presented in partnership with Therapy Dogs International. </p> 2023-04-20 19:00:00 -0500
4/20/236:30 p.m.Ladd LibraryCedar Rapids -
Read to Dogs
<p>Trained, certified therapy dogs provide companionship to emerging readers as they earn a free library book and bookmark. Everyone is welcome to read to the dogs. Stay for a performance at 7 pm. Presented in partnership with Therapy Dogs International. </p> 2023-05-18 19:00:00 -0500
5/18/236:30 p.m.Ladd LibraryCedar Rapids -
Between the Covers Book Club
<p>If you enjoy reading and good conversation in a relaxed atmosphere, this book group that meets the first Tuesday of each month is for you. Anyone is welcome.</p><p>Check the library's website for book selection updates.</p> 2023-04-04 19:30:00 -0500
4/04/236:30 p.m.Cedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar Rapids -
Between the Covers Book Club
<p>If you enjoy reading and good conversation in a relaxed atmosphere, this book group that meets the first Tuesday of each month is for you. Anyone is welcome.</p><p>Check the library's website for book selection updates.</p> 2023-05-02 19:30:00 -0500
5/02/236:30 p.m.Cedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar Rapids -
-
ArtLinks: View & respond to works by incarcerated artists
<div dir="ltr">This ArtLinks event is presented in partnership with Justice Arts Coalition (JAC), a national network and resource center for those creating art in and around the criminal legal system. This event will provide participants with an opportunity to view new work by incarcerated artists in JAC’s network. Participants are encouraged to share feedback, reflections, and encouragement with the artists through hand-written letters, which JAC sends off to the artists. Time and time again, JAC hears how much it means to the artists to know that folks on the outside are seeing, appreciating, and being impacted by their work. Knowing that you took time to engage with their work, and that it spoke to you, brings them hope and validation and inspires them to keep creating. We want all of the artists who have entrusted their work to JAC to know how much they matter, so we hope that you will join us for this ArtLinks event! <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/coe-artlinks-tickets-558128496357" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/coe-artlinks-tickets-558128496357">Register here.</a></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><p>This is the first ArtLinks event to be offered in Cedar Rapids and is hosted by Coe's <a data-cke-saved-href="{CCM:BASE_URL}/faculty-staff/prison-learning-initiative" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q={CCM:BASE_URL}/faculty-staff/prison-learning-initiative&source=gmail&ust=1676731721613000&usg=AOvVaw1qtRojAGjt9oSkxNHCgFWI" href="{CCM%3ABASE_URL}/faculty-staff/prison-learning-initiative" target="_blank">Prison Learning Initiative</a>.</p><p>Event will be in Room 203, Dows Fine Arts Center.</p> 2023-03-03 20:00:00 -0600
3/23/237:00 p.m.Coe CollegeCedar Rapids -
Book Report
<p>Tuesday, April 11, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm</p><p>Location: Room 305 </p><p>Facilitator: Cheryl Walsh</p><p>A book club that meets once a month for an informal round table discussion and sharing of books you have enjoyed reading. Choose your favorite author, old or new, best sellers or classics, fiction, non-fiction, short stories, or poetry. Not limited to presenters; anyone who is interested in finding new authors while exploring the abundance of reading opportunities in our City of Literature is welcome. </p> 2023-03-08 12:00:00 -0600
4/11/2310:30 a.m.Iowa City Senior CenterIowa City -
Women's Studies Reading Group
<p>If you enjoy reading fiction and non-fiction selections by, for, and about women, reading about different cultures and historical perspectives, and being introduced to new authors, new ideas, and new friends, please join us. New group members are always welcome to this club that meets the first Thursday of each month.</p><p>Check the library website for book selection updates.</p> 2023-04-06 19:30:00 -0500
4/06/236:30 p.m.Cedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar Rapids -
Women's Studies Reading Group
<p>If you enjoy reading fiction and non-fiction selections by, for, and about women, reading about different cultures and historical perspectives, and being introduced to new authors, new ideas, and new friends, please join us. New group members are always welcome to this club that meets the first Thursday of each month.</p><p>Check the library website for book selection updates.</p> 2023-05-04 19:30:00 -0500
5/04/236:30 p.m.Cedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar Rapids -
Summer Dare Kickoff Party
<p>Join us for the first day of the Summer Dare Reading Program with special guest storytellers, games, giant bubbles, fun crafts, and a cool treat!</p> 2023-02-14 12:00:00 -0600
6/03/2310:00 a.m.Ladd LibraryCedar Rapids -
April Book Day
<p>We will be celebrating Judy Moody's birthday and the release of new Dog Man, Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn and Pete the Cat books.</p> 2023-03-06 14:00:00 -0600
4/01/2310:00 a.m.Swamp Fox BookstoreMarion -
2023 Holocaust Remembrance: Tova Friedman
<p>The Thaler Holocaust Remembrance Fund will welcome to Eastern Iowa Yom HaShoah Guest Speaker Tova Friedman, one of the co-authors of The Daughter of Auschwitz: My Story of Resilience, Survival and Hope. Friedman will be speaking at Coe College, Cornell College, Kirkwood Community College and Mount Mercy University from March 26 through 29, 2023.</p><p>Swamp Fox Bookstore will be selling copies of Ms. Friedman's book, "Daughter of Auschwitz", after her presentation on March 28 at Kirkwood Community College.</p> 2023-03-06 14:30:00 -0600
3/28/231:30 p.m.Kirkwood Community College, Ballantyne AuditoriumCedar Rapids -
While Others Sleep Mystery Book Club
<p>Is your love of a good mystery keeping you up at night? Join other mystery lovers the first Thursday of the month at 2 pm at the Hiawatha Public Library. </p><p>For April 6th Read any book by Don Winslow</p> 2022-12-05 15:00:00 -0600
4/06/232:00 p.m.Hiawatha Public LibraryHiawatha -
While Others Sleep Mystery Book Club
<p>Is your love of a good mystery keeping you up at night? Join other mystery lovers the first Thursday of the month at 2 pm at the Hiawatha Public Library. </p><p>For May 4th Read any book by George Pelecanos</p> 2022-12-05 15:00:00 -0600
5/04/232:00 p.m.Hiawatha Public LibraryHiawatha -
In Conversation with Michele Patrick
<p>Please join us for a virtual event with author Michele Patrick. Register now at <a href="https://swampfoxbookstore.com/prague?fbclid=IwAR1CTXZPVqv5zP8xlejkQUYq-LFOkY1o0u67DqG4Dl4Psk0pKmgz8PCn1dQ" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://swampfoxbookstore.com/prague</a></p><p>We have a limited number of Michele's amazing book in stock. Grab your copy today: <a href="https://swampfoxbookstore.com/item/H6xWpsc4rNf2H4Rcyg7fhg?fbclid=IwAR27NVRDSbbo1bDjSJ0djdjGhhkkxZgFcuL7-XbvolyjC2_JFoMB2hpkBnk" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://swampfoxbookstore.com/item/H6xWpsc4rNf2H4Rcyg7fhg</a></p><p><strong>About Michele Patrick</strong><br>Michele Patrick has always loved a spooky tale. Her love affair with Prague's supernatural legends began with the stories her Czechoslovak grandfather shared, and (now that she knows that there are no monsters under the bed) she is thrilled to be able to take the reader on a magical tour of this most ghostly of cities in her new book, Haunted Prague.</p><p>A professional writer and award winning speechwriter, Michele is a former United States National Collegiate Champion in public speaking and a Fulbright Scholar to the University of London. She has served as a speechwriter for the President’s Cabinet, the United States Senate, and the Presidents of the University of Pennsylvania and Georgetown. An avid traveler, Michele has visited 37 countries on six continents. She has visited Prague many times and lived there in 1991--looking for monsters and spirits not just under the bed but around every corner and on every street and square.</p><p><strong>About Haunted Prague</strong><br>Prague is the most haunted of places. It is a city where magic and mystery can be found at every turn. The thirty-nine supernatural legends in this book, all but one associated with notable tourist attractions, are more than fascinating stories set in Prague. They also capture the city's images and imagination better than any guidebook or history book. This is not a collection of folktales, but only of supernatural legends for which Prague is unsurpassed. The writing is original, and the setting of each tale is described in detail to allow even an armchair traveler a magical tour of this captivating city. The stories also serve as the framework for providing an overview of Czech history and culture as we celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the First Czechoslovak Republic.</p> 2023-03-06 20:00:00 -0600
3/28/237:00 p.m.Swamp Fox BookstoreMarion -
While Others Sleep Mystery Book Club
<p>Is your love of a good mystery keeping you up at night? Join other mystery lovers the first Thursday of the month at 2 pm at the Hiawatha Public Library. </p><p>For June 1st Read any mystery book my John Saul</p> 2022-12-05 15:00:00 -0600
6/01/232:00 p.m.Hiawatha Public LibraryHiawatha -
Independent Bookstore Day
<p>Come celebrate Independent Bookstore Day at Swamp Fox Bookstore. We will have IBD 2023 Exclusive merchandise for sale plus several local authors will be on hand to sign books.</p><p>Visit other bookstores around eastern Iowa: https://www.midwestbooksellers.org/independent-bookstore-directory</p> 2023-03-06 14:00:00 -0600
4/29/2310:00 a.m.Swamp Fox BookstoreMarion -
Literary Giants
<p>Literary Giants is an evening in celebration of our community’s rich literary tradition. Celebrate our shared love of words, characters, and illustration while enjoying a dessert bar and drinks. The event will feature live music, literary trivia, a silent auction, and performances by four local storytellers.</p><p>Literary Giants will take place Friday, March 24 from 6pm-8pm at 860 Quarry Road in Coralville. Ticket sales close March 22; however, we recommend that you reserve your spot early, as ticket availability is limited to allow for plenty of mingling space.</p><p>We want all book-loving Shelter House supporters to be able to attend, so tickets for Literary Giants are available on a choose-your-price basis. Ticket prices begin at $15 and scale up to $50. Pay what you can and join us for a wonderful evening in support of Shelter House's life-saving work in our community.</p><p>Learn more about Literary Giants at <a href="http://www.shelterhouseiowa.org/literary-giants">www.shelterhouseiowa.org/literary-giants</a> and follow event details on our social media.</p> 2023-03-07 20:00:00 -0600
3/24/236:00 p.m.860 Quarry Road, CoralvilleCoralville -