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• We Are Hawkeyes: Celebrating 175 Years of Student Life at the University of Iowa

  <p>From academics, athletics, and activism to protest, public service, and parties, this exhibition from the University of Iowa Libraries celebrates student life on campus. <em>We Are Hawkeyes</em> presents snippets of the student experience at Iowa from throughout the university's history and features a sampling of historical documents and objects from the University Archives and Iowa Women's Archives. The exhibit explores the Iowa Memorial Union as a center of activity, the performing arts as a source of vibrancy, and military service and Greek life as time-honored traditions. Decades of student publications and glimpses of social and political activism are seen throughout, demonstrating the diversity of student voices on campus.</p><p>Current students to alumni will find something that speaks to their own time on campus at the University of Iowa.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/plan-your-visit/"><strong>Main Library Gallery Open Hours</strong></a></p><p>Monday:&nbsp;9:00am – 6:00pm<br>Tuesday:&nbsp;9:00am – 8:00pm<br>Wednesday:&nbsp;9:00am – 6:00pm<br>Thursday:&nbsp;9:00am – 6:00pm<br>Friday:&nbsp;9:00am – 6:00pm<br>Saturday:&nbsp;1:00pm – 5:00pm<br>Sunday:&nbsp;1:00pm – 5:00pm</p><p>NOTE: The easiest way to access the Main Library Gallery is via the north entrance of the Main Library.<br>Admission is free. No appointments are needed. Walk in during open hours.<br>Please follow current campus COVID-19 guidelines when visiting.</p> 2022-06-27 18:00:00 -0500

  6/27/22 2022-06-27 09:00:00 -0500

  9:00 a.m.

  Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa Libraries

  Iowa City

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• We Are Hawkeyes: Celebrating 175 Years of Student Life at the University of Iowa

  <p>From academics, athletics, and activism to protest, public service, and parties, this exhibition from the University of Iowa Libraries celebrates student life on campus. <em>We Are Hawkeyes</em> presents snippets of the student experience at Iowa from throughout the university's history and features a sampling of historical documents and objects from the University Archives and Iowa Women's Archives. The exhibit explores the Iowa Memorial Union as a center of activity, the performing arts as a source of vibrancy, and military service and Greek life as time-honored traditions. Decades of student publications and glimpses of social and political activism are seen throughout, demonstrating the diversity of student voices on campus.</p><p>Current students to alumni will find something that speaks to their own time on campus at the University of Iowa.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/plan-your-visit/"><strong>Main Library Gallery Open Hours</strong></a></p><p>Monday:&nbsp;9:00am – 6:00pm<br>Tuesday:&nbsp;9:00am – 8:00pm<br>Wednesday:&nbsp;9:00am – 6:00pm<br>Thursday:&nbsp;9:00am – 6:00pm<br>Friday:&nbsp;9:00am – 6:00pm<br>Saturday:&nbsp;1:00pm – 5:00pm<br>Sunday:&nbsp;1:00pm – 5:00pm</p><p>NOTE: The easiest way to access the Main Library Gallery is via the north entrance of the Main Library.<br>Admission is free. No appointments are needed. Walk in during open hours.<br>Please follow current campus COVID-19 guidelines when visiting.</p> 2022-06-29 18:00:00 -0500

  6/29/22 2022-06-29 09:00:00 -0500

  9:00 a.m.

  Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa Libraries

  Iowa City

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• We Are Hawkeyes: Celebrating 175 Years of Student Life at the University of Iowa

  <p>From academics, athletics, and activism to protest, public service, and parties, this exhibition from the University of Iowa Libraries celebrates student life on campus. <em>We Are Hawkeyes</em> presents snippets of the student experience at Iowa from throughout the university's history and features a sampling of historical documents and objects from the University Archives and Iowa Women's Archives. The exhibit explores the Iowa Memorial Union as a center of activity, the performing arts as a source of vibrancy, and military service and Greek life as time-honored traditions. Decades of student publications and glimpses of social and political activism are seen throughout, demonstrating the diversity of student voices on campus.</p><p>Current students to alumni will find something that speaks to their own time on campus at the University of Iowa.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/plan-your-visit/"><strong>Main Library Gallery Open Hours</strong></a></p><p>Monday:&nbsp;9:00am – 6:00pm<br>Tuesday:&nbsp;9:00am – 8:00pm<br>Wednesday:&nbsp;9:00am – 6:00pm<br>Thursday:&nbsp;9:00am – 6:00pm<br>Friday:&nbsp;9:00am – 6:00pm<br>Saturday:&nbsp;1:00pm – 5:00pm<br>Sunday:&nbsp;1:00pm – 5:00pm</p><p>NOTE: The easiest way to access the Main Library Gallery is via the north entrance of the Main Library.<br>Admission is free. No appointments are needed. Walk in during open hours.<br>Please follow current campus COVID-19 guidelines when visiting.</p> 2022-06-30 18:00:00 -0500

  6/30/22 2022-06-30 09:00:00 -0500

  9:00 a.m.

  Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa Libraries

  Iowa City

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• We Are Hawkeyes: Celebrating 175 Years of Student Life at the University of Iowa

  <p>From academics, athletics, and activism to protest, public service, and parties, this exhibition from the University of Iowa Libraries celebrates student life on campus. <em>We Are Hawkeyes</em> presents snippets of the student experience at Iowa from throughout the university's history and features a sampling of historical documents and objects from the University Archives and Iowa Women's Archives. The exhibit explores the Iowa Memorial Union as a center of activity, the performing arts as a source of vibrancy, and military service and Greek life as time-honored traditions. Decades of student publications and glimpses of social and political activism are seen throughout, demonstrating the diversity of student voices on campus.</p><p>Current students to alumni will find something that speaks to their own time on campus at the University of Iowa.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/plan-your-visit/"><strong>Main Library Gallery Open Hours</strong></a></p><p>Monday:&nbsp;9:00am – 6:00pm<br>Tuesday:&nbsp;9:00am – 8:00pm<br>Wednesday:&nbsp;9:00am – 6:00pm<br>Thursday:&nbsp;9:00am – 6:00pm<br>Friday:&nbsp;9:00am – 6:00pm<br>Saturday:&nbsp;1:00pm – 5:00pm<br>Sunday:&nbsp;1:00pm – 5:00pm</p><p>NOTE: The easiest way to access the Main Library Gallery is via the north entrance of the Main Library.<br>Admission is free. No appointments are needed. Walk in during open hours.<br>Please follow current campus COVID-19 guidelines when visiting.</p> 2022-07-01 18:00:00 -0500

  7/01/22 2022-07-01 09:00:00 -0500

  9:00 a.m.

  Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa Libraries

  Iowa City

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• We Are Hawkeyes: Celebrating 175 Years of Student Life at the University of Iowa

  <p>From academics, athletics, and activism to protest, public service, and parties, this exhibition from the University of Iowa Libraries celebrates student life on campus. <em>We Are Hawkeyes</em> presents snippets of the student experience at Iowa from throughout the university's history and features a sampling of historical documents and objects from the University Archives and Iowa Women's Archives. The exhibit explores the Iowa Memorial Union as a center of activity, the performing arts as a source of vibrancy, and military service and Greek life as time-honored traditions. Decades of student publications and glimpses of social and political activism are seen throughout, demonstrating the diversity of student voices on campus.</p><p>Current students to alumni will find something that speaks to their own time on campus at the University of Iowa.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/plan-your-visit/"><strong>Main Library Gallery Open Hours</strong></a></p><p>Monday:&nbsp;9:00am – 6:00pm<br>Tuesday:&nbsp;9:00am – 8:00pm<br>Wednesday:&nbsp;9:00am – 6:00pm<br>Thursday:&nbsp;9:00am – 6:00pm<br>Friday:&nbsp;9:00am – 6:00pm<br>Saturday:&nbsp;1:00pm – 5:00pm<br>Sunday:&nbsp;1:00pm – 5:00pm</p><p>NOTE: The easiest way to access the Main Library Gallery is via the north entrance of the Main Library.<br>Admission is free. No appointments are needed. Walk in during open hours.<br>Please follow current campus COVID-19 guidelines when visiting.</p> 2022-06-25 17:00:00 -0500

  6/25/22 2022-06-25 13:00:00 -0500

  1:00 p.m.

  Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa Libraries

  Iowa City

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• We Are Hawkeyes: Celebrating 175 Years of Student Life at the University of Iowa

  <p>From academics, athletics, and activism to protest, public service, and parties, this exhibition from the University of Iowa Libraries celebrates student life on campus. <em>We Are Hawkeyes</em> presents snippets of the student experience at Iowa from throughout the university's history and features a sampling of historical documents and objects from the University Archives and Iowa Women's Archives. The exhibit explores the Iowa Memorial Union as a center of activity, the performing arts as a source of vibrancy, and military service and Greek life as time-honored traditions. Decades of student publications and glimpses of social and political activism are seen throughout, demonstrating the diversity of student voices on campus.</p><p>Current students to alumni will find something that speaks to their own time on campus at the University of Iowa.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/plan-your-visit/"><strong>Main Library Gallery Open Hours</strong></a></p><p>Monday:&nbsp;9:00am – 6:00pm<br>Tuesday:&nbsp;9:00am – 8:00pm<br>Wednesday:&nbsp;9:00am – 6:00pm<br>Thursday:&nbsp;9:00am – 6:00pm<br>Friday:&nbsp;9:00am – 6:00pm<br>Saturday:&nbsp;1:00pm – 5:00pm<br>Sunday:&nbsp;1:00pm – 5:00pm</p><p>NOTE: The easiest way to access the Main Library Gallery is via the north entrance of the Main Library.<br>Admission is free. No appointments are needed. Walk in during open hours.<br>Please follow current campus COVID-19 guidelines when visiting.</p> 2022-06-26 17:00:00 -0500

  6/26/22 2022-06-26 13:00:00 -0500

  1:00 p.m.

  Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa Libraries

  Iowa City

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• We Are Hawkeyes: Celebrating 175 Years of Student Life at the University of Iowa

  <p>From academics, athletics, and activism to protest, public service, and parties, this exhibition from the University of Iowa Libraries celebrates student life on campus.&nbsp;<em>We Are Hawkeyes</em> presents snippets of the student experience at Iowa from throughout the university's history and features a sampling of historical documents and objects from the University Archives and Iowa Women's Archives. The exhibit explores the Iowa Memorial Union as a center of activity, the performing arts as a source of vibrancy, and military service and Greek life as time-honored traditions. Decades of student publications and glimpses of social and political activism are seen throughout, demonstrating the diversity of student voices on campus.</p><p>Current students to alumni will find something that speaks to their own time on campus at the University of Iowa.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/plan-your-visit/"><strong>Main Library Gallery Open Hours</strong></a></p><p>Monday:&nbsp;9:00am – 6:00pm<br>Tuesday:&nbsp;9:00am – 8:00pm<br>Wednesday:&nbsp;9:00am – 6:00pm<br>Thursday:&nbsp;9:00am – 6:00pm<br>Friday:&nbsp;9:00am – 6:00pm<br>Saturday:&nbsp;1:00pm – 5:00pm<br>Sunday:&nbsp;1:00pm – 5:00pm</p><p>NOTE: The easiest way to access the Main Library Gallery is via the north entrance of the Main Library.<br>Admission is free. No appointments are needed. Walk in during open hours.<br>Please follow current campus COVID-19 guidelines when visiting.</p> 2022-06-28 20:00:00 -0500

  6/28/22 2022-06-28 09:00:00 -0500

  9:00 a.m.

  Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa Libraries

  Iowa City

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• Vacation Bible School

  <p>Vacation Bible School at LCR<br>"Anchored In Hope"<br>for those currently in Pre-K or Kindergarten*</p><p>*VBS is offered for those currently in Pre-school and Kindergarten.<br>However, if your student is entering<br>Pre-school in the fall and they are potty trained, they are welcome to attend VBS.</p><p>Please Register Here:<br><a href="https://share.hsforms.com/1L4_5lmQ5TaqqKhnoWBVLwQ44ay4?fbclid=IwAR3mTUKey4Mh5zsWp1U9MMz4b2AI7XXRyuNz-9z7EQ2dDfWJJphoRYgo_lU" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://share.hsforms.com/1L4_5lmQ5TaqqKhnoWBVLwQ44ay4</a></p><p>July 12 - 15<br>9:00 am - 11:30 am<br>$10 per child<br>Please make checks payable to LCR;<br>3500 29th Ave - Marion, IA 52302.<br>Please specify VBS or Day Camp in the memo</p> 2022-06-02 11:30:00 -0500

  7/12/22 2022-07-12 09:00:00 -0500

  9:00 a.m.

  Lutheran Church of the Resurrection

  Marion

  10.0

• Vacation Bible School

  <p>Vacation Bible School at LCR<br>"Anchored In Hope"<br>for those currently in Pre-K or Kindergarten*</p><p>*VBS is offered for those currently in Pre-school and Kindergarten.<br>However, if your student is entering<br>Pre-school in the fall and they are potty trained, they are welcome to attend VBS.</p><p>Please Register Here:<br><a href="https://share.hsforms.com/1L4_5lmQ5TaqqKhnoWBVLwQ44ay4?fbclid=IwAR3mTUKey4Mh5zsWp1U9MMz4b2AI7XXRyuNz-9z7EQ2dDfWJJphoRYgo_lU" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://share.hsforms.com/1L4_5lmQ5TaqqKhnoWBVLwQ44ay4</a></p><p>July 12 - 15<br>9:00 am - 11:30 am<br>$10 per child<br>Please make checks payable to LCR;<br>3500 29th Ave - Marion, IA 52302.<br>Please specify VBS or Day Camp in the memo</p> 2022-07-13 11:30:00 -0500

  7/13/22 2022-07-13 09:00:00 -0500

  9:00 a.m.

  Lutheran Church of the Resurrection

  Marion

  10.0

• Vacation Bible School

  <p>Vacation Bible School at LCR<br>"Anchored In Hope"<br>for those currently in Pre-K or Kindergarten*</p><p>*VBS is offered for those currently in Pre-school and Kindergarten.<br>However, if your student is entering<br>Pre-school in the fall and they are potty trained, they are welcome to attend VBS.</p><p>Please Register Here:<br><a href="https://share.hsforms.com/1L4_5lmQ5TaqqKhnoWBVLwQ44ay4?fbclid=IwAR3mTUKey4Mh5zsWp1U9MMz4b2AI7XXRyuNz-9z7EQ2dDfWJJphoRYgo_lU" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://share.hsforms.com/1L4_5lmQ5TaqqKhnoWBVLwQ44ay4</a></p><p>July 12 - 15<br>9:00 am - 11:30 am<br>$10 per child<br>Please make checks payable to LCR;<br>3500 29th Ave - Marion, IA 52302.<br>Please specify VBS or Day Camp in the memo</p> 2022-07-14 11:30:00 -0500

  7/14/22 2022-07-14 09:00:00 -0500

  9:00 a.m.

  Lutheran Church of the Resurrection

  Marion

  10.0

• Vacation Bible School

  <p>Vacation Bible School at LCR<br>"Anchored In Hope"<br>for those currently in Pre-K or Kindergarten*</p><p>*VBS is offered for those currently in Pre-school and Kindergarten.<br>However, if your student is entering<br>Pre-school in the fall and they are potty trained, they are welcome to attend VBS.</p><p>Please Register Here:<br><a href="https://share.hsforms.com/1L4_5lmQ5TaqqKhnoWBVLwQ44ay4?fbclid=IwAR3mTUKey4Mh5zsWp1U9MMz4b2AI7XXRyuNz-9z7EQ2dDfWJJphoRYgo_lU" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://share.hsforms.com/1L4_5lmQ5TaqqKhnoWBVLwQ44ay4</a></p><p>July 12 - 15<br>9:00 am - 11:30 am<br>$10 per child<br>Please make checks payable to LCR;<br>3500 29th Ave - Marion, IA 52302.<br>Please specify VBS or Day Camp in the memo</p> 2022-07-15 11:30:00 -0500

  7/15/22 2022-07-15 09:00:00 -0500

  9:00 a.m.

  Lutheran Church of the Resurrection

  Marion

  10.0

• Ballroom and Latin Dancing at Old Brick, Friday, July 1, 7:30pm

  <h5>Ballroom and Latin Social Dancing</h5><p>Hosted by Iowa Corridor USA Dance Chapter #2100 serving the Iowa City/Coralville/North Liberty Corridor.</p><p><br></p><p>Rumba lesson with Anne Bates at 7:30pm.</p><p>Social dancing to recorded music 8:30pm - 10:30pm.<br><br>Lesson included with price of admission!<br>All levels of dancers welcome!<br>No experience required!<br>No partner required!<br><br>Old Brick<br>26 E. Market St.<br>Iowa City, IA</p><p><br></p><p>Cost: USA Dance members-$7</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Non-members-$10</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Student-$5</p><p><br>Contact information: info@corridordance.org<br>Website: http://corridordance.org</p><p><br></p> 2022-06-11 22:30:00 -0500

  7/01/22 2022-07-01 19:30:00 -0500

  7:30 p.m.

  Old Brick

  Iowa City

  5

• CR Municipal Band at Bever Park

  <p>This week, the band is proud to present percussionist Arjun Palaniappan, winner of our 2022 Young Artist Competition. Arjun will join the band for Kibo, a piece by Andrea Venet and arragned by our own Dr. Shanley. The arrangement features the talented young musician on snare drum.</p><p>Laci McHenry, a student at Kennedy High School, will be featured on vocals for the Star Spangled Banner and the Cedar Rapids Song of Dedication.</p><p>Come early to catch a concert by the New Horizons Band at 6:15 pm.</p><p>You can watch the Muni Band performance live on Facebook or listen on KMRY.</p><p>The full Muni Band program:<br>The Thunderer (John Philip Sousa)<br>Satiric Dances (Norman Dello Joio)<br>Selections from “Moana” (arr. by Jay Bocook)<br>Themes from “Green Bushes” (Percy Grainger, arranged by Larry Daehn)<br>Kibo (Andrea Venet, arr. Steve Shanley)<br>Colonel Bogey (Kenneth J. Alford, arr. Frederick Fennell)<br>Waltz from “Jazz Suite” (Shostakovich, arr. de Meij)<br>Legends of Jazz (arr. Stephen Bulla)<br>The Southerner (Russell Alexander)</p> 2022-06-20 20:30:00 -0500

  6/26/22 2022-06-26 19:30:00 -0500

  7:30 p.m.

  Bever Park

  Cedar Rapids

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• Kid N Canvas, Edgewood Rd Hy-Vee, 2pm-Watermellon- Cork N Canvas Iowa

  <p>**NEW Time 2:00 pm &amp; Location, Edgewood Rd Hy-Vee, Wahlburger Cafe ** Kid N Canvas classes are for kids about 8 to 16 year olds. Join us at Hy-Vee (5050 Edgewood Rd NE Cedar Rapids, Iowa 5211) cafe on Saturday Afternoon 2:00 pm, Cafe space is for students painting &amp; those purchasing food/drink from the location, please remember to you can shop while the kids paint. 12x12 inch canvas All supplies (canvas, paints, brushes and apron) are provided for you, but please on clothes that are ok to get paint on. Class lasts about 1 to 1.5 hrs. Cancellation policy: Cork N Canvas Iowa offers an art instruction and entertainment event that can be compared to a concert or theater event. We realize that unforeseen things happen, but we also would appreciate the time to offer the seat to others and fill the spot. Due to credit card fees, no refunds are issues, but you can move your ticket to another event 24-hours or more prior to your scheduled class. Due to the time it takes to prepare the class, NO store credit is given for last minute cancellations or no shows. Your ticket is fully transferable and you may let someone of your own choosing use your ticket in your absence. Cancellations should be made by email only please; if you need to move your reservation please notify Cork n Canvas Iowa by email Cork.n.canvas.iowa@gmail.com, 24 hours prior to the event, you are scheduled for in order to be eligible move into another class. In your email, please be sure to include; your name, location of the event, date of scheduled event, and date you wish to move to. In the event of a class canceled: bad weather, snow day, ice, even floods, if there is the chance that class could be canceled, please note you will receive an email, also the notice will be posted on Facebook, your tickets will be good for any upcoming non-sold out class. Classes are limited in size, Payment is required in advanced. Your email is your ticket, keep it handy</p><p><br></p><p>Kid N Canvas, by Cork N Canvas Iowa</p><p>Amanda Happel</p><p>Cork N Canvas Iowa 319-929-4300 Email: cork.n.canvas.iowa@gmail.com</p><p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/CorkNCanvasIowa/?__cft__[0]=AZUqsEI-TECBGvxqHkIpx5WckFBWS6J3Jvp8LkXI2dcHmkiTHtPB1MYlths9S6oK3n4JW4ia1zhEnaHhdExaRZ9mNwUh4cbhDFxC-9OHfpB-4FfOknwpgq-0AOst1xIb-bs&__tn__=q" tabindex="0">https://www.facebook.com/CorkNCanvasIowa</a></p><p>Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.CorknCanvasIowa.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0W_QvUx084-qcRjb0RN2VBOgNoVUFg0FO_sWn-QcaAjCb9eTeSje8dliA&h=AT3A3YZBP7IQ4tRnQHYYlxCagsIv0BDxxwAahz8UiGepexIPB--rDAzShOqWTyYVXpdSdcxsdZMP25UtsCXYhdItXLbpngNIjQh8DsNu3hIfhQ71NoSIO66KInONT9YvYA&__tn__=q&c[0]=AT0j6kHD3V3ATt_IqgsJMd2sRszK3d5JWS_IavR5TF0ABYOJTWo_k4nreG-SNeh0XVNlw9SGIOilWclgpdWw4H3btJ-Jhk8SAeVsAKvbe0UFhJUVoEBRd8zTqV1PtSeWSE58qQDWHUisXVVQo41WDStg" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">www.CorknCanvasIowa.com</a>&nbsp;</p><div tabindex="0">See less</div> 2022-06-07 15:00:00 -0500

  6/25/22 2022-06-25 14:00:00 -0500

  2:00 p.m.

  Edgewood Rd Hy-Vee

  Cedar Rapids

  20.0

• Chris Knight Live at the First Avenue Club in Iowa City

  <p>The First Avenue Club welcomes back Chris Knight for an intimate acoustic performance on Saturday, October 8th. General Admission tickets (seats at a table with other guests) are $25. Reserved Tables are available. BBQ dinner (Pulled Pork or Pulled Chicken with Potato Salad and Cole Slaw) is available for $13/person and must be ordered with tickets. Doors for Dinner: 6:30pm. Doors for Non-Dinner guests: 7pm. Show is at 8pm.</p><p>Front Row Tables: SOLD OUT</p><p>Table for 4 with tickets: $100</p><p>Table for 6 with tickets: $150</p><p>Table for 8 with tickets: $200</p><p>General Admission (will be seated at table with other guests) : $25</p><p>BBQ Dinner: $13 &nbsp;(must be purchased at same time as tickets)</p><p>https://first-avenue-club.square.site/product/chris-knight/313?cs=true&amp;cst=custom</p><p>“It’s hard to know how people are gonna react,” Chris Knight says of Almost Daylight, his ninth album and first new recording in over seven years. “I’ve written songs about a lot of different things going all the way back to my first record, and some folks still think ‘somebody kills somebody’ is all I write about. Maybe that’s why I was bound and determined to get these particular songs on this album. If people like them, then we’ll be fine. But I wasn’t gonna do it any other way.”</p><p>For the past 20 years, Chris Knight has only made music his own way. He’s released eight acclaimed albums, played thousands of electrifying live shows and built generations of fervent fans from Texas honky-tonks to Manhattan rock clubs. He’s been hailed as “the last of a dying breed…a taciturn loner with an acoustic guitar and a college degree” (The New York Times) and “a storyteller in the best traditions of Mellencamp and Springsteen” (USA Today). Bottom line, he’s hard-earned his reputation as one of America’s most uncompromising and respected singer/songwriters. And now with Almost Daylight, Knight delivers the most powerful – and unexpected – music of his career.</p><p>Almost Daylight is very much a Chris Knight album, familiarly featuring vivid pictures of rural characters, desperate men and hardscrabble survivors. At the same time it’s unlike anything Knight has done before, with formidable testaments to compassion, redemption and even straight-up love. It’s an album both tough and tender, as bare-knuckled as it is open-hearted. “I do think there’s a cohesiveness to this album,” Knight explains in his thick Kentucky rasp. “The title is key, I suppose. Through all these songs, you could find a theme about seeking shelter.”</p><p>Produced, mixed and mastered by Grammy-winner Ray Kennedy – best-known for his 30+ year creative partnership with Steve Earle as well as producing Chris’ Enough Rope (2006), Trailer II (2009) and Little Victories (2012) albums – Almost Daylight also sounds like no other Knight record, with scorching guitars by Georgia Satellites founder and two-time Knight album producer Dan Baird, rich background vocals by Chris Clark, Siobhan Kennedy and Lee Ann Womack, and deeper instrumentation than ever before. “Chris had been playing some of these songs on the road and started developing ideas before we got to the studio,” Kennedy says. “He and I talked about keeping the Appalachian factor with banjo, fiddle, harmonica and mandolin where it felt right. It was significant that Dan was involved, as he’s the man who can play guitar with the right feeling for Chris. The background vocals really brought the fire, and this lead to ideas for piano, Hammond B-3, accordion and Wurlitzer electric piano. Everything evolved from the performance of each song and I let the songs dictate what they needed in order to evolve into an album.”</p><p>“I was determined not to do any acoustic songs on this album,” Chris explains. “I wanted it all to sound edgy and raw, but to feel big at the same time. We kept trying different approaches until I felt we landed on what worked. The thing is, some of my songs might take a year of writing before I even think they’re ready for recording and I fretted about every one of these. I’ve never put a cover song on any of my records before, but there are two covers on this one. And I think it all fits together pretty good.”</p><p>The album opens with “I’m William Callahan”, a defiant roar fueled by equal parts pride, memories and searing guitar. “Crooked Mile” is classic Knight, a piercing take on outsiders bound by love, while the poignant “Send It On Down” is a plaintive plea for salvation. There are tales of small-town despair (“I Won’t Look Back”), ominous rural menace (“Trouble Up Ahead”) and melancholic break-ups (“Everybody’s Lonely Now”). Chris’ cover of Johnny Cash’s “Flesh And Blood” – which originally appeared on the Dualtone 2002 tribute album Dressed In Black – is a poignant interpretation of Cash’s ode to devotion. The plainspoken positivity of “Go On” is one of Knight’s most life-affirming songs, while “The Damn Truth” is a ferociously clear-eyed look at our current cultural divide. The title track might be the most unexpected Knight song of all, an unapologetic paean to the power of love. “That’s probably my favorite song on the album,” Chris says, “because it’s closest to the truth.” He then quickly adds with a laugh, “I’m killin’ people with love now.” The album closes with yet another surprise; a joyfully raucous duet between Knight and longtime fan John Prine on Prine’s 1973 classic “Mexican Home”. “I love that song, but it took me 15 years to find a way to do it,” Knight says. “I kept playing around, changing the vocal key and finally landed on the spot. I’ve been singing it my kitchen table for the last few years, and when we were down to the last song, I knew this should be it.”</p><p>With the release of Almost Daylight, this native son of Slaughters, Kentucky (population 238) is eager to get back on the road and perform these songs for the faithful. Meanwhile, the singer/songwriter who was originally inspired by the likes of Prine and Earle now finds himself influencing a new generation of artists who revere Knight’s idiosyncratic talent and attitude. “There’s all kinds of different ways to make music, but this is the way I chose to do it,” Chris says. “If I don’t have something worth saying I’m not opening my mouth, which is probably why I took seven years to make this album.” And for an artist who has always defied expectations, Chris Knight’s next chapter indeed feels like the dawn of a new day. “I haven’t suited everybody, but every time I get a new fan it tells me I’m doing something right,” he says. “I think my previous records have set a precedent, if only for me at the very least. I just want people to think this one stands up to everything else I’ve done.”</p><p><br></p> 2022-05-06 23:00:00 -0500

  10/08/22 2022-10-08 19:00:00 -0500

  7:00 p.m.

  First Avenue Club

  Iowa City

  25

• Art in the Afternoon: Joe McKenna

  <p>Art in the Afternoon presentation at The ArtiFactory by Joe McKenna, a collage artist living in Iowa City. &nbsp;Joe began doing collages when he worked for Montgomery County Social Services with cardboard appropriated from boxes of State Government forms and magazines from client waiting rooms. &nbsp;“When I began doing these collages," he says. "I was responding to whatever pulled at me visually. &nbsp;I later focused on fashion magazines for my imagery. &nbsp;A more recent development has been to base my collages, however loosely, on specific images I gathered through googling. &nbsp;Century-old images of athletes posing for photographs pulled me in the most. These images are typically black and white, and I was forced to exercise my imagination in choosing what colors to use instead.” &nbsp;</p><p>Art in the Afternoon is a monthly series of talks by local artists presented by The ArtiFactory.</p> 2022-06-16 14:30:00 -0500

  6/26/22 2022-06-26 13:00:00 -0500

  1:00 p.m.

  ArtiFactory

  Iowa City

  0.0 0

• Peace Camp

  <p>Peace Camp brought to you by Advocates for Growing Peace and Advocates for Social Justice will provide a space for completed K-5th grade students to explore their own identities and the identities of other students. In addition, we aim to work with students to understand race, racism, and how together we can recognize and challenge racist practices. Using literacy-based strategies and hands-on activities, kids will be engaged in a number of learning experiences related to promoting anti-racism. Curriculum adapted &nbsp;from WE ARE in North Carolina.<strong>&nbsp;Peace Camp, held August 8-12th, 9:00 am-3:00 pm hosted at St. Paul's UMC, Cedar Rapids.</strong></p> 2022-05-24 15:00:00 -0500

  8/08/22 2022-08-08 09:00:00 -0500

  9:00 a.m.

  St. Paul's United Methodist Church

  Cedar Rapids

  0.0 0

• Peace Camp

  <p>Peace Camp brought to you by Advocates for Growing Peace and Advocates for Social Justice will provide a space for completed K-5th grade students to explore their own identities and the identities of other students. In addition, we aim to work with students to understand race, racism, and how together we can recognize and challenge racist practices. Using literacy-based strategies and hands-on activities, kids will be engaged in a number of learning experiences related to promoting anti-racism. Curriculum adapted &nbsp;from WE ARE in North Carolina.<strong>&nbsp;Peace Camp, held August 8-12th, 9:00 am-3:00 pm hosted at St. Paul's UMC, Cedar Rapids.</strong></p> 2022-08-09 15:00:00 -0500

  8/09/22 2022-08-09 09:00:00 -0500

  9:00 a.m.

  St. Paul's United Methodist Church

  Cedar Rapids

  0.0 0

• Peace Camp

  <p>Peace Camp brought to you by Advocates for Growing Peace and Advocates for Social Justice will provide a space for completed K-5th grade students to explore their own identities and the identities of other students. In addition, we aim to work with students to understand race, racism, and how together we can recognize and challenge racist practices. Using literacy-based strategies and hands-on activities, kids will be engaged in a number of learning experiences related to promoting anti-racism. Curriculum adapted &nbsp;from WE ARE in North Carolina.<strong>&nbsp;Peace Camp, held August 8-12th, 9:00 am-3:00 pm hosted at St. Paul's UMC, Cedar Rapids.</strong></p> 2022-08-10 15:00:00 -0500

  8/10/22 2022-08-10 09:00:00 -0500

  9:00 a.m.

  St. Paul's United Methodist Church

  Cedar Rapids

  0.0 0

• Peace Camp

  <p>Peace Camp brought to you by Advocates for Growing Peace and Advocates for Social Justice will provide a space for completed K-5th grade students to explore their own identities and the identities of other students. In addition, we aim to work with students to understand race, racism, and how together we can recognize and challenge racist practices. Using literacy-based strategies and hands-on activities, kids will be engaged in a number of learning experiences related to promoting anti-racism. Curriculum adapted &nbsp;from WE ARE in North Carolina.<strong>&nbsp;Peace Camp, held August 8-12th, 9:00 am-3:00 pm hosted at St. Paul's UMC, Cedar Rapids.</strong></p> 2022-08-11 15:00:00 -0500

  8/11/22 2022-08-11 09:00:00 -0500

  9:00 a.m.

  St. Paul's United Methodist Church

  Cedar Rapids

  0.0 0

• Peace Camp

  <p>Peace Camp brought to you by Advocates for Growing Peace and Advocates for Social Justice will provide a space for completed K-5th grade students to explore their own identities and the identities of other students. In addition, we aim to work with students to understand race, racism, and how together we can recognize and challenge racist practices. Using literacy-based strategies and hands-on activities, kids will be engaged in a number of learning experiences related to promoting anti-racism. Curriculum adapted &nbsp;from WE ARE in North Carolina.<strong>&nbsp;Peace Camp, held August 8-12th, 9:00 am-3:00 pm hosted at St. Paul's UMC, Cedar Rapids.</strong></p> 2022-06-09 15:00:00 -0500

  8/12/22 2022-08-12 09:00:00 -0500

  9:00 a.m.

  St. Paul's United Methodist Church

  Cedar Rapids

  0.0 0

• Five Seasons Chamber Music Festival

  <div data-hook="bgLayers"><br></div><div data-mesh-id="comp-juufbtrv1inlineContent" data-testid="inline-content"><div data-mesh-id="comp-juufbtrv1inlineContent-gridContainer" data-testid="mesh-container-content"><div data-testid="richTextElement"><h5><span style="font-size: 14px;">Five Seasons Chamber Music Festival</span></h5></div><div data-testid="richTextElement"><p>The festival where the line between teacher and student becomes a path which leads to mentorship, collaboration, and understanding. Festival participants will enjoy classes in movement and music, improvisation for classically trained musicians, jazz piano, chamber groups for strings, flute, harp, woodwinds, orchestra, jazz combos and more; and get to work with some of the finest musicians in the country. We take pride in finding musicians that have performed in all parts of the music industry from the orchestral hall, big band riser, chamber ensemble, or commercial music setting , students are pleasantly surprised to find the ease with which our faculty slip between genres at the highest level of teaching and performance. &nbsp;9:30 am-4pm, June 27-July 1, St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 1340 3rd Ave SE, Cedar Rapids. &nbsp;A week of rehearsals culminates in faculty and student concerts at 4 and 7 pm, July 1st. Free and open to the public. www.fiveseasonschambermusic.com Questions -319-365-1510</p></div></div></div> 2022-06-09 21:00:00 -0500

  7/01/22 2022-07-01 19:00:00 -0500

  7:00 p.m.

  St. Paul's United Methodist Church

  Cedar Rapids

  0.0 0

• All-State Choral Workshop

  <h5>The All-State Choral Workshop is open to all high school students interested in preparing for the Iowa All-State Choral Repertoire.</h5><p>The All-State Workshop is open to all high school students interested in preparing the Iowa All-State Choral repertoire. Mount Mercy’s Director of Music Activities Dr. Gerry Kreitzer and distinguished clinicians Carol Tralau, Allen Chapman, Duane Philgreen, Bob Anderson, Amy Farley and Kent Keating, will assist the singers in learning notes, rhythms and texts for each piece. They will also offer coaching in the expression and style of each piece, and offer helpful approaches and demonstrations of the audition process.<br><br>A track of each piece with voice part highlighted will be made available to each participant and director on the All-State web page.<br><br>Singers must purchase or secure from their high school choral director their own all-state music packet to bring with them. Packets may be purchased beginning July 21.</p><p>West Music<br>Coralville, IA<br>(800) 373-2000 x1219 </p><h5><a aria-controls="collapse" aria-expanded="true" data-target="#accordion-set-1-BasicInformation-1" data-toggle="collapse" href="https://www.mtmercy.edu/news-events/events/2022/08/all-state-choral-workshop">Basic Information</a></h5><div aria-labelledby="header-1" data-parent="accordion-1"><strong>When</strong>: August 1-3, 2021<br><strong>Where</strong>: Mount Mercy University | 1330 Elmhurst Dr. NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402<br>For a map and directions to Mount Mercy University, click <a href="https://www.mtmercy.edu/_images/wysiwyg/mmu-campus-map.jpg"><strong>here</strong></a>.<br><strong>Who</strong>: High School Choral students looking for a great choral experience<br><strong>Time</strong>: August 1-2 - 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.; 1:00-4:00 p.m. August 3 - 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.<br><strong>Snacks and Lunch</strong>: 2 Lunches (August 1-2) plus morning and afternoon snacks provided</div><p><br></p><h5><a aria-controls="collapse" aria-expanded="true" data-target="#accordion-set-2-RegistrationInformation-1" data-toggle="collapse" href="https://www.mtmercy.edu/news-events/events/2022/08/all-state-choral-workshop">Registration Information</a></h5><div aria-labelledby="header-1" data-parent="accordion-1"><ul><li>Registration fee is $90, which includes sessions, lunches and snacks.</li><li>Registration can be done <a href="https://mtmercy.wufoo.com/forms/registration-allstate-choral-workshop-2022"><strong>online</strong></a>, or please complete and return the <a href="https://www.mtmercy.edu/news-events/events/2022/08/All-State-Form-2022.pdf"><strong>downloadable form</strong></a>.&nbsp;</li></ul><p>Thank you for your consideration and support of this event!&nbsp;</p></div> 2022-03-25 00:00:00 -0500

  8/01/22 2022-08-01 08:00:00 -0500

  8:00 a.m.

  Mount Mercy University

  Cedar Rapids

  0.0 0

• Studio Experience 5 day Summer Art Camp 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. &nbsp;One project will be created every day. &nbsp;Projects will be dried on our shelves, then fired in our kilns for pick up three weeks after camp ends.</p><p>Date: July 11th–July 15th (Monday through Friday)</p><p>Time: 9:00AM–11:00AM</p><p>Tuition:&nbsp;$140/person</p><p>Camp Code: 6A5</p> 2022-04-13 11:00:00 -0500

  7/11/22 2022-07-11 09:00:00 -0500

  9:00 a.m.

  Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio

  Cedar Rapids

  140.0

• Studio Experience 5 day Summer Camp 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. &nbsp;One project will be created every day. &nbsp;Projects will be dried on our shelves, then fired in our kilns for pick up three weeks after camp ends.</p><p>Date: July 18th–July 22nd (Monday through Friday)</p><p>Time: 1:00PM–3:00PM</p><p>Tuition:&nbsp;$140/person</p><p>Camp Code: 7P5</p> 2022-04-13 15:00:00 -0500

  7/18/22 2022-07-18 13:00:00 -0500

  1:00 p.m.

  Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio

  Cedar Rapids

  140.0

• Studio Experience 5 day Summer Camp 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. &nbsp;One project will be created every day. &nbsp;Projects will be dried on our shelves, then fired in our kilns for pick up three weeks after camp ends.</p><p>Date: July 25th–July 29th (Monday through Friday)</p><p>Time: 9:00AM–11:00 AM</p><p>Tuition:&nbsp;$140/person</p><p>Camp Code: 8A5</p> 2022-04-13 11:00:00 -0500

  7/25/22 2022-07-25 09:00:00 -0500

  9:00 a.m.

  Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio

  Cedar Rapids

  140.0

• Pinch, Coil and Slab Mythological Creatures 3-day Summer Camps for ages 7-15

  <p><strong>NEW FOR 2022–3 Day –Pinch, Coil &amp; Slab Theme Weeks &nbsp;</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. &nbsp;Projects will be dried on our shelves, then fired in our kilns for pick up three weeks after camp ends.</p><p>Date: July 18th–July 20th (Monday through Wednesday)</p><p>Theme:&nbsp;Mythological creatures: whether it’s a dragon or a mermaid, we will delve deep into your camper’s imagination this week!</p><p>Time: 9:00AM–11:00AM</p><p>Tuition:&nbsp;$75/person</p><p>Camp Code: 7A3</p> 2022-04-13 11:00:00 -0500

  7/18/22 2022-07-18 09:00:00 -0500

  9:00 a.m.

  Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio

  Cedar Rapids

  75.0

• Pinch, Coil and Slab Under the Sea: 3-day Summer Camp for ages 7-15

  <p><strong>NEW FOR 2022–3 Day –Pinch, Coil &amp; Slab Theme Weeks &nbsp;</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. &nbsp;Projects will be dried on our shelves, then fired in our kilns for pick up three weeks after camp ends.</p><p>Date: June 29th–July 1st (Wednesday through Friday)</p><p>Theme: Under the Sea: we will explore the theme of things that live under the sea this week. &nbsp;If it lives in the water, we can create it this week!</p><p>Time: 1:00PM-3:00PM</p><p>Tuition:&nbsp;$75/person</p><p>Camp Code: 4A3</p> 2022-04-13 15:00:00 -0500

  6/29/22 2022-06-29 13:00:00 -0500

  1:00 p.m.

  Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio

  Cedar Rapids

  75.0

• Becoming Brucemore: A Walk Through History

  <p>This summer, experience the history of the estate like never before. Guided by staff, this 45-minute outdoor walking tour will share a century of stories – from the widow who built the mansion to the stewards preserving the site today. Learn about the families who called the mansion home, see preservation in action all around the site, enjoy the inspiration of the gardens and landscape, and rediscover the modern impact of Brucemore on Eastern Iowa.</p><p><strong>Admission:&nbsp;</strong></p><ul><li>$10 per adult</li><li>$5 per student</li><li>Brucemore members receive a discount- please “sign-in” or call (319) 362-7375.</li></ul><p><strong>Dates and Times through July 10, 2022:</strong></p><ul><li>Thursdays – Saturdays with start times at 10:30 AM and 12:30 PM</li><li>Sundays with start times at 12:30 and 2:30 PM</li></ul><p><strong>Dates and Times July 11 – August 28, 2022:</strong></p><ul><li>Thursdays – Fridays with start times at 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM</li><li>Saturdays with start times at 10:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 2:30 PM</li><li>Sundays with start times at 12:30 and 2:30 PM</li></ul><p><em>Note: The mansion will be closed to the public until the fall of 2022 to allow a geothermal system to be installed to replace an aging boiler system. The re-opening date will be announced as more information is available about the conclusion of the project.&nbsp;</em></p> 2022-07-31 14:30:00 -0500

  7/31/22 2022-07-31 22:30:00 -0500

  10:30 p.m.

  Brucemore

  Cedar Rapids

  5

• Becoming Brucemore: A Walk Through History

  <p>This summer, experience the history of the estate like never before. Guided by staff, this 45-minute outdoor walking tour will share a century of stories – from the widow who built the mansion to the stewards preserving the site today. Learn about the families who called the mansion home, see preservation in action all around the site, enjoy the inspiration of the gardens and landscape, and rediscover the modern impact of Brucemore on Eastern Iowa.</p><p><strong>Admission:&nbsp;</strong></p><ul><li>$10 per adult</li><li>$5 per student</li><li>Brucemore members receive a discount- please “sign-in” or call (319) 362-7375.</li></ul><p><strong>Dates and Times through July 10, 2022:</strong></p><ul><li>Thursdays – Saturdays with start times at 10:30 AM and 12:30 PM</li><li>Sundays with start times at 12:30 and 2:30 PM</li></ul><p><strong>Dates and Times July 11 – August 28, 2022:</strong></p><ul><li>Thursdays – Fridays with start times at 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM</li><li>Saturdays with start times at 10:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 2:30 PM</li><li>Sundays with start times at 12:30 and 2:30 PM</li></ul><p><em>Note: The mansion will be closed to the public until the fall of 2022 to allow a geothermal system to be installed to replace an aging boiler system. The re-opening date will be announced as more information is available about the conclusion of the project.&nbsp;</em></p> 2022-08-04 14:30:00 -0500

  8/04/22 2022-08-04 22:30:00 -0500

  10:30 p.m.

  Brucemore

  Cedar Rapids

  5