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Adobe InDesign CC
<p>Used by graphic designers worldwide, Adobe InDesign CC is a layout powerhouse. But that power is easy to harness, as you’ll soon learn. These real-world projects teach you to think like a designer and master the details that set your work apart. Hone your InDesign skills as you produce an advertising poster, design a magazine for print and tablet delivery, build interactive forms and add controls for video, animations and more to a digital media publication. This course covers material that is required for the Adobe Certified Associate exam.</p> 2022-06-16 21:30:00 -05005/24/225:30 p.m.Kirkwood Regional Center at the University of IowaCoralville -
EIAA - Friday Morning Art Den
<p>Adults, join us for a relaxing Friday morning open studio where you can concentrate on embracing your creative vibe this summer! Use any of our art supplies, ranging from pastels, to paints and from clay to charcoal. We will have papers and canvases, a drawing horse, an easel or a table, as well as a rotating still life.</p><p>This is also a great opportunity to work on your stained glass projects! We'll have grinders on and soldering irons available.</p><p>$5 at the door or buy a 6-time punch card for $25.<br>Friday Morning Art Den takes place at STUDIO 17, just around the corner from our administrative building. The address is 907 17th St NE<br>Food and drink is welcome and we will have coffee from Starbucks or Stillwater Coffee Company available as well as lots of cool creamers and biscotti. Studio will be fairly quiet, so feel free to bring earbuds! Masks are not required if you have been vaccinated, but if you are unvaccinated we do suggest that you wear one.<br>Any questions? Call 319-350-1805</p> 2022-05-27 12:00:00 -05005/27/2210:00 a.m.Eastern Iowa Arts AcademyCedar Rapids -
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Russian Leaf Pendant
<p>Use your peyote skills to learn diagonal peyote with Delica seed beads. Embellish your leaves with Toho round seed beads. These leaves are wonderful as a pendant, earrings, or a branch full of them cascading down a lariat. Modifications to make them thinner, wider, and longer will be discussed. 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 and masks are required. Demos projected onto a large screen.</p><p><strong>Prerequisite: Basic peyote stitch skills. Call for a private tutorial.</strong></p> 2022-04-19 17:30:00 -0500
5/28/222:30 p.m.Beadology IowaIowa City -
Coffee & Art Club
<p>Come hang with your friends at Coffee and Art Club!<br>Coffee and Art Club is held each Tuesday morning at the Music and Arts Studios, for a relaxing hour of creativity and a good cup o'Joe! All are welcome whether you are an artist or not! Bring your own projects to work on or one of the EIAA staff can get you started on a new creation. Stop by and see us! Adults only please. Free event, but donations welcome!</p> 2022-05-31 23:00:00 -05005/31/229:30 a.m.Eastern Iowa Arts Academy Music and Arts StudioCedar Rapids -
HER Speak Up! Be Bold Series
<p>The 2022 series will begin with the theme of making bold decisions. Hear from facilitators of the Restoration Project and other community leaders as they share their own journey in personal and professional paths that have led to happiness. Attendees will be encouraged to share their own stories and provide resources to continue to explore steps for their own bold decisions.</p><p>Appetizers will be provided!</p><p><br></p> 2022-05-18 19:00:00 -05006/02/225:30 p.m.Parlor City Pub & EateryCedar Rapids -
EIAA - Friday Morning Art Den
<p>Adults, join us for a relaxing Friday morning open studio where you can concentrate on embracing your creative vibe this summer! Use any of our art supplies, ranging from pastels, to paints and from clay to charcoal. We will have papers and canvases, a drawing horse, an easel or a table, as well as a rotating still life.</p><p>This is also a great opportunity to work on your stained glass projects! We'll have grinders on and soldering irons available.</p><p>$5 at the door or buy a 6-time punch card for $25.<br>Friday Morning Art Den takes place at STUDIO 17, just around the corner from our administrative building. The address is 907 17th St NE<br>Food and drink is welcome and we will have coffee from Starbucks or Stillwater Coffee Company available as well as lots of cool creamers and biscotti. Studio will be fairly quiet, so feel free to bring earbuds! Masks are not required if you have been vaccinated, but if you are unvaccinated we do suggest that you wear one.<br>Any questions? Call 319-350-1805</p> 2022-06-03 12:00:00 -05006/03/2210:00 a.m.Eastern Iowa Arts AcademyCedar Rapids -
Art & Write Night
<h5><a href="https://pentacrestmuseums.uiowa.edu/art-write-night">Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.</a></h5><p><br></p><p>Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, <strong><em>make our museum your muse</em></strong>. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.</p><p>Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the <strong>first Friday of each month</strong>. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each session and will sometimes move about the Museum but we'll always <strong>start in the Hageboeck Hall of Birds (Bird Hall) on the 3rd Floor of Macbride Hall</strong>. Join anytime between 6-8pm and feel free to participate in a themed creation challenge or work on your own project with our exhibits as inspiration. We'll save the last 15-30 minutes of each session to share what we've been working on, connecting with others (optional, of course!).</p><hr><p>Please note, the Museum is typically closed during this time meaning the main entrance to Iowa Hall (atop the large staircase outside on the east side of Macbride Hall) will be closed and locked. All other building doors will be open, offering access to the Ground Floor of Macbride Hall. Bird Hall is located on the 3rd Floor of Macbride Hall and can be reached by stairs or by taking the elevator to the 3rd Floor and crossing the auditorium to the north side of the building. </p><p><a href="https://events.uiowa.edu/event/drupal/85796">VIEW ON EVENT CALENDAR</a></p><p><em>Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Carolina Kaufman in advance at <a href="tel:319-467-3130">319-467-3130</a> or <a href="mailto:carolina-kaufman@uiowa.edu">carolina-kaufman@uiowa.edu</a>.</em></p> 2022-06-03 20:00:00 -0500
6/03/226:00 p.m.University of Iowa Museum of Natural HistoryIowa City -
Social Saturday's for Wellington Heights Neighbors
<p>Stop by the Wellington Heights Resource House, 392 15th St SE, the first Saturday of each month from 10:0AM-11:00AM to connect with a Wellington Heights Neighborhood Association board member. This is a great time to meet board members and neighbors, learn about how the association serves, provide your input on what the neighborhood needs, ask questions about landlord related issues, and offer suggestions about neighborhood next steps with projects like the Colonial Center and Resource House.</p><p>Coffee and a sweet treat will be served. Hope to see you soon.</p> 2022-05-20 11:00:00 -0500
6/04/2210:00 a.m.Wellington Heights Neighborhood AssociationCedar Rapids -
2022 Parade of Homes
<p>The Iowa City Area HBA Parade of Homes & Remodelers Parade celebrates the accomplishments of craftsmen and craftswomen throughout the area. The event is a fantastic opportunity to gather ideas and inspiration for an upcoming home project; learn about the latest techniques and trends in homebuilding and renovation; or simply be wowed by fabulous craftsmanship. Besides touring the homes, you have the chance to speak with builders, designers, contractors, realtors and others involved in many aspects of the home-building industry. There will be examples of new technologies, the latest building materials, floor plans and home decor.</p><p>Tickets are good for all days and can be purchased at the individual homes or ahead of time at The Greater Iowa City Area Home Builders Association office. The days of the event are June 4 and 5, June 7 and 9 and June 11 and 12. Times are Saturdays 10:00am-5:00pm, Sundays 12:00pm-5:00pm, and Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:30pm-8:30pm.</p><p>The 2022 Parade of Homes is presented by Hills Bank and Urban Acres Real Estate and put on by The Greater Iowa City Area Home Builders Association (HBA). Additional sponsors are CBI Bank & Trust, MidAmerican Energy, Aero Rental, R.P. Lumber, West Bank, McCreedy-Ruth Construction, Sueppel's Siding & Remodeling, Kitchens By Design, Bachmeier Carpet One Floor & Home, Iowa City Landscaping & Garden Center, Randy's Floooring, Locals Love Us- ICR, Vetter's Culligan Water, and Rapids Reproduction Inc.. Volunteer coordinator is Rapids Reproductions, Inc. Promotional partners are The Gazette, CBS 2/FOX 28, Easton Design, KCRG, KZIA, iHeart Media, OnMedia and Townsquare Media (KHAK).</p> 2022-05-04 17:00:00 -05006/04/2210:00 a.m.Greater Iowa City Area Home Builders Association (Scattered Site Location)Iowa City -
Linked Triangle Earrings
<p>Follow instructions created by Laurel Kubby using a combination of peyote stitch and herringbone to make a beaded triangle with crisp corners. Then make a triangle within the triangle so the two are linked. These beaded earrings have lots of movement and are very light weight. Instructor: Karen Kubby. </p><p><strong>Prerequisite: Basic peyote skills. Call for a private tutorial.</strong></p><p>Registration is $72 and includes all materials and instruction. Register in person, via phone at 319 338-1566, or on-line.</p><p>Beading stations are distanced and masks are required. Demos projected onto a large screen.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> 2022-05-20 16:00:00 -0500
6/04/2210:00 a.m.Beadology IowaIowa City -
Pride Point Pendant
<p>Wrap a double terminated glass point with wire. Learn to embellish it. Add a bail. Wear your new pendant with Pride. No experience needed. Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford.</p><p>Registration is $68 and includes all materials and instruction. Register in person, via phone at 319 338-1566, or on-line.</p><p>Beading stations are distanced and masks are required. Demos projected onto a large screen.</p><p><br></p> 2022-05-20 16:00:00 -0500
6/05/2212:00 p.m.Beadology IowaIowa City -
Iowa Raptor Project
<p>The Iowa Raptor Project will bring 2-4 of their educational birds to help connect kids and the community to the conservation of birds of prey and their natural habitats. Kids and their caregivers are encouraged to join us.</p> 2022-02-10 13:45:00 -0600
6/06/221:00 p.m.Hiawatha Public LibraryHiawatha -
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Messy Mondays: Painting Activity
<p>These will be Art or STEM projects. These activities were created with children ages 5-11 in mind. All are welcome. Dress appropriately.</p>
6/06/222:00 p.m.Ely Public LibraryEly -
Coffee & Art Club
<p>Come hang with your friends at Coffee and Art Club!<br>Coffee and Art Club is held each Tuesday morning at the Music and Arts Studios, for a relaxing hour of creativity and a good cup o'Joe! All are welcome whether you are an artist or not! Bring your own projects to work on or one of the EIAA staff can get you started on a new creation. Stop by and see us! Adults only please. Free event, but donations welcome!</p> 2022-06-07 23:00:00 -05006/07/229:30 a.m.Eastern Iowa Arts Academy Music and Arts StudioCedar Rapids -
Crafts 4 Kids
<p>This summer, create beyond the beaten path! Each week will feature a new project geared for kids 3-11. </p><p>Crafts 4 Kids meets Tuesdays at 1:30 beginning June 7 and ending July 26.</p> 2022-03-28 14:30:00 -0500
6/07/221:30 p.m.Hiawatha Public LibraryHiawatha -
Storybook Clay Summer Art Camp 3 day camp for ages 5-8
<p><strong>3 Day Ceramic Summer Camps—Storybook Clay</strong></p><p>These 3-day camps are designed for the littles, aged 5-8. This class is always a summer favorite! Through this Summer Camp series, we have been connecting creativity and literacy for over 10 years! Our instructors will read a popular storybook to campers, and then facilitate creating projects based upon it. There will be a new theme every day! Campers will add colors to their creations by painting with special glazes and slips, to make their project truly one of a kind. One project will be created each day. Projects will be dried on our shelves, then fired in our kilns for pick up three weeks after camp ends. </p><p>Date: June 8th–June 10th (Wednesday through Friday)</p><p>Time: 9:00AM–11:00AM</p><p>Tuition: $75/person</p><p>Camp Code: 1A3</p> 2022-04-13 11:00:00 -0500
6/08/229:00 a.m.Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass StudioCedar Rapids -
Wheel Boot Camp 2 Day Summer Camp for ages 8-15
<p><strong>2 Day Ceramic Summer Camps—Wheel Boot Camp</strong></p><p>Our 2-day Ceramic Wheel Boot Camps are designed for kids ages 8-15. This Summer Camp will introduce your camper to the ceramics wheel. Over two days, campers will be taught the fundamentals of wheel throwing and glazing. Students will learn techniques using the wheel to make pots of different styles, such as: cups and bowls. Campers will add colors to their creations by painting with special glazes and slips, to make their project truly one of a kind. One project will be chosen to be fired each day. Projects will be dried on our shelves, then fired in our kilns for pick up three weeks after camp ends. We encourage campers to sign up for more than wheel camp to help build their throwing skills. </p><p>Date: June 9th–June 10th (Thursday & Friday)</p><p>Time: 1:00PM-3:00PM</p><p>Tuition: $60/person</p><p>Camp Code: 1P2</p> 2022-04-13 15:00:00 -0500
6/09/221:00 p.m.Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass StudioCedar Rapids -
EIAA - Friday Morning Art Den
<p>Adults, join us for a relaxing Friday morning open studio where you can concentrate on embracing your creative vibe this summer! Use any of our art supplies, ranging from pastels, to paints and from clay to charcoal. We will have papers and canvases, a drawing horse, an easel or a table, as well as a rotating still life.</p><p>This is also a great opportunity to work on your stained glass projects! We'll have grinders on and soldering irons available.</p><p>$5 at the door or buy a 6-time punch card for $25.<br>Friday Morning Art Den takes place at STUDIO 17, just around the corner from our administrative building. The address is 907 17th St NE<br>Food and drink is welcome and we will have coffee from Starbucks or Stillwater Coffee Company available as well as lots of cool creamers and biscotti. Studio will be fairly quiet, so feel free to bring earbuds! Masks are not required if you have been vaccinated, but if you are unvaccinated we do suggest that you wear one.<br>Any questions? Call 319-350-1805</p> 2022-06-10 12:00:00 -05006/10/2210:00 a.m.Eastern Iowa Arts AcademyCedar Rapids -
Snake Weave Earrings
<p>Students will use three base wires and one weaving wire to create the snake weave pattern. Learn to shape your weave and attach an ear wire. No experience necessary. Instructor: Zanetta Hoehle.</p><p>Registration is $68 and includes all materials and instruction. Register in person, via phone at 319 338-1566, or on-line.</p><p>Beading stations are distanced and masks are required. Demos projected onto a large screen.</p> 2022-05-20 20:30:00 -0500
6/10/225:30 p.m.Beadology IowaIowa City -
Pride Flags Cuff
<p> Use a metal cuff like a loom and create a Pride Flags bracelet just in time for PrideFest on June 18. Flags included are the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender flags. No experience needed. Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk.</p><p>Registration is $72 and includes all materials and instruction. Register in person, via phone at 319 338-1566, or on-line.</p><p>Beading stations are distanced and masks are required. Demos projected onto a large screen.</p> 2022-05-20 16:00:00 -0500
6/11/2210:00 a.m.Beadology IowaIowa City -
Metal Work Buffet Pendant
<p>Join UI Adjunct Professor Lonna Keller in this buffet of metal working classes. You will spot and sweat solder, saw, and texturize and/or stamp metal to make a pendant. These are all the basic skills of metalworking all in one project. Instructor: Lonna Keller.</p><p><strong>Prerequisite: Soldering Sampler or equivalent skills (spot and sweat soldering).</strong></p><p>Registration is $88 and includes all materials, instruction, use of studio and tools. Register in person, via phone at 319 338-1566, or on-line.</p> 2022-05-20 16:00:00 -0500
6/12/2212:00 p.m.Beadology IowaIowa City -
Studio Experience 5-day Art Summer Camps for ages 8-15
<p><strong>5 Day Ceramic Summer Camps—Studio Experience</strong></p><p>Our five-day Summer Camps are designed for kids aged 8-15. Students will build upon their skills through the week with two days of wheel throwing and three days of hand building skills to include: coiling, pinching and slab-building. In addition to being exposed to a working pottery studio, each student will receive individualized instructions according to their interest and experience. Campers will add colors to their creations by painting with special glazes and slips, to make their project truly one of a kind. One project will be created every day. Projects will be dried on our shelves, then fired in our kilns for pick up three weeks after camp ends.</p><p>Date: June 13th–June 17th (Monday through Friday)</p><p>Time: 9:00AM–11:00 AM</p><p>Tuition: $140/person</p><p>Camp Code: 2A5</p> 2022-04-13 11:00:00 -0500
6/13/229:00 a.m.Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass StudioCedar Rapids -
Pinch, Coil and Slab Animals: 3 day Summer Camp for ages 7-14
<p><strong>NEW FOR 2022–3 Day –Pinch, Coil & Slab Theme Weeks </strong></p><p>These 3-day camps are designed for ages 7-14. Students will spend this camp learning basic hand building skills to include: coiling, pinching and slab-building. In addition to being exposed to a working pottery studio, each student will receive individualized instructions according to their interest and experience. Campers will add colors to their creations by painting with special glazes and slips, to make their project truly one of a kind. One project will be created each day. Projects will be dried on our shelves, then fired in our kilns for pick up three weeks after camp ends.</p><p>Date: June 13th–June 15th (Monday through Wednesday)</p><p>Theme: Animals: we will explore the theme of animals, whether they are from the farm or forest, we will create them this week!</p><p>Time: 1:00PM-3:00PM</p><p>Tuition: $75/person</p> 2022-04-13 15:00:00 -0500
6/13/221:00 p.m.Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass StudioCedar Rapids -
Messy Mondays: Sand Art
<p>These will be Art or STEM projects. These activities were created with children ages 5-11 in mind. All are welcome. Dress appropriately.</p>
6/13/222:00 p.m.Ely Public LibraryEly -
Roaring Twenties Weave Bracelet through Kirkwood
<p>Discover an easy to learn netting stitch from the Roaring Twenties using Czech seed beads. No book or magazine uses this stitch in a project—it is an exclusive Beadology Iowa stitch. You will create a graceful bracelet in no time at all. No previous experience necessary. </p><p><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=127958&int_category_id=0&int_sub_category_id=0&int_catalog_id=0">kirkwood.edu</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>$30 instructor fee/$30 materials fee.</strong> </p> 2022-05-20 20:30:00 -0500
6/13/225:30 p.m.Beadology IowaIowa City -
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Coffee & Art Club
<p>Come hang with your friends at Coffee and Art Club!<br>Coffee and Art Club is held each Tuesday morning at the Music and Arts Studios, for a relaxing hour of creativity and a good cup o'Joe! All are welcome whether you are an artist or not! Bring your own projects to work on or one of the EIAA staff can get you started on a new creation. Stop by and see us! Adults only please. Free event, but donations welcome!</p> 2022-06-14 23:00:00 -05006/14/229:30 a.m.Eastern Iowa Arts Academy Music and Arts StudioCedar Rapids -
Crafts 4 Kids
<p>This summer, create beyond the beaten path! Each week will feature a new project geared for kids 3-11. </p><p>Crafts 4 Kids meets Tuesdays at 1:30 beginning June 7 and ending July 26.</p> 2022-06-14 14:30:00 -0500
6/14/221:30 p.m.Hiawatha Public LibraryHiawatha -
Wheel Boot Camp 2 Day Summer Camp for ages 8-15
<p><strong>2 Day Ceramic Summer Camps—Wheel Boot Camp</strong></p><p>Our 2-day Ceramic Wheel Boot Camps are designed for kids ages 8-15. This Summer Camp will introduce your camper to the ceramics wheel. Over two days, campers will be taught the fundamentals of wheel throwing and glazing. Students will learn techniques using the wheel to make pots of different styles, such as: cups and bowls. Campers will add colors to their creations by painting with special glazes and slips, to make their project truly one of a kind. One project will be chosen to be fired each day. Projects will be dried on our shelves, then fired in our kilns for pick up three weeks after camp ends. We encourage campers to sign up for more than wheel camp to help build their throwing skills. </p><p>Date: June 16th–June 17th (Thursday & Friday)</p><p>Time: 1:00PM-3:00PM</p><p>Tuition: $60/person</p><p>Camp Code: 2P2</p> 2022-04-13 15:00:00 -0500
6/16/221:00 p.m.Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass StudioCedar Rapids -
EIAA - Healing HeARTS
<p>Healing HeARTS meets on the third Thursday, each month, from 6:00 – 7:30 pm at the Eastern Iowa Art's Academy Music and Arts Studios. This art class is free and open to patients and survivors of cancer in addition to their caregivers and family members. A new project is featured each month.</p> 2022-06-16 19:30:00 -05006/16/226:00 p.m.Eastern Iowa Arts Academy Music and Arts StudioCedar Rapids -
EIAA - Friday Morning Art Den
<p>Adults, join us for a relaxing Friday morning open studio where you can concentrate on embracing your creative vibe this summer! Use any of our art supplies, ranging from pastels, to paints and from clay to charcoal. We will have papers and canvases, a drawing horse, an easel or a table, as well as a rotating still life.</p><p>This is also a great opportunity to work on your stained glass projects! We'll have grinders on and soldering irons available.</p><p>$5 at the door or buy a 6-time punch card for $25.<br>Friday Morning Art Den takes place at STUDIO 17, just around the corner from our administrative building. The address is 907 17th St NE<br>Food and drink is welcome and we will have coffee from Starbucks or Stillwater Coffee Company available as well as lots of cool creamers and biscotti. Studio will be fairly quiet, so feel free to bring earbuds! Masks are not required if you have been vaccinated, but if you are unvaccinated we do suggest that you wear one.<br>Any questions? Call 319-350-1805</p> 2022-06-17 12:00:00 -05006/17/2210:00 a.m.Eastern Iowa Arts AcademyCedar Rapids