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Men's Breakfast
<p>Sprechen Sie Deutsch? (Do you speak German?)<br><br>Even if you don't speak German, you are invited to our upcoming Men's Breakfast on Saturday, October 19, in The Bridge from 7:30 - 9:30 AM. <br><br>This breakfast will be a "German Edition" because our speakers are coming from our partnership church in Chemnitz, Germany. Bernard Millard serves as the pastor and Josua Schulze works at the church with the main task of leading their church planting project call "The Blessing."<br><br>They will be sharing (in English) about their ministry, and how they're helping men in Chemnitz take their next step with Jesus. <br><br>Our partnership began in Eastern Germany in 2006, with the goal to support and learn from each other as we seek to accomplish the work that God has for us to do. It has been a great encouragement to both churches. <br><br>If you've been to one of our breakfasts before, you know we enjoy a hearty warm meal. This time will be no exception, as we enjoy some delicious breakfast burritos. There's no charge, but donations are accepted. <br><br>Please be thinking of a friend or co-worker you could invite to come with you. <br><br>We hope to see you there! Auf Wiedersehen!</p> 2019-09-20 09:30:00 -0500
10/19/197:30 a.m.Stonebridge ChurchCedar Rapids -
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Midwest Witches Conference
<p>Merry Meet! We are holding our second annual Midwest Witches Conference. We have 12 speakers each at a round table seating 10 people. Attendees choose the topics they are interested in and spend 45 minutes at the tables of their choice. There is a 15 minute break between talks and we draw for door prizes at that time. We are holding a ritual for those who wish to participate and a unique drum circle ~ bring your drums! We have great door prizes as well as a raffle for a cauldron full of wonderful witchy items! We also have vendors offering a wide range of fabulous things. There is a block of rooms set aside for Friday and Saturday nights at conference rates. Admission is pre sale only at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/midwest-witches-conference-tickets-52510678854. Our Facebook page ~ Midwest Witches Conference ~ has the details of our speakers. </p> 2019-09-04 18:30:00 -0500
10/19/199:00 a.m.Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Cedar Rapids Convention ComplexCedar Rapids -
'Rising Together: Protest in Print'
<p>This exhibit features artist books, prints, and zines with social justice themes drawn from the University of Iowa Special Collections and the <a href="http://www.collegebookart.org/" target="_blank">College Book Art Association</a> (CBAA) juried traveling exhibition <em>Rising Together</em>.</p><p>Through contemporary and historical examples, the exhibit demonstrates how artist books, zines, and prints give activism a visual voice and can serve as powerful agents in effecting positive social change on issues encompassing power, politics, war, immigration, the environment and more. Featured items include a wide range of editioned or one-of-a-kind book art and print activity–editioned artist books, sculptural bookworks, altered books, chapbooks, broadsides, protest signs, zines.</p><p>In addition to rare items from the University of Iowa's Special Collections, many contemporary artists, presses and collectives are represented in the CBAA portion of the show.</p><p><strong><em>Check Main Library Gallery hours of operation here: </em></strong><strong><a href="https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/location-and-hours/" target="_blank">https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/location-and-hours/</a> <em>Weekend hours are shortened.</em></strong></p><p><strong>The Main Library Gallery is located on the 1st Floor of the University of Iowa's Main Library. (Toward the north side of the building.)</strong></p> 2019-10-19 18:00:00 -0500
10/19/199:00 a.m.Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa LibrariesIowa City -
Brucemore Mansion Tours
<p>A visit to Brucemore explores more than 130 years of Eastern Iowa history through the lives of the three families who called Brucemore home—the Sinclairs, the Douglases, and the Halls. They were business and community leaders during a century of evolution in the Midwest. The changes they made to their estate, the impact they had on their community, and the stories they left behind shape our understanding of modern Cedar Rapids, eastern Iowa, and the American Midwest.</p><p><br></p><p>Mansion tours are offered March through December, Wednesday through Sunday. Inquire for times within the general visiting hours. Tickets can be purchased online, over the phone, or in the visitor center. Advance ticket purchase is recommended as tours sell-out, especially during periods of high demand. Admission fees vary by tour selection, season, and ticket type. </p> 2019-10-19 15:15:00 -0500
10/19/199:30 a.m.brucemoreCedar Rapids -
Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins
<p>Enjoy a lovely fall day at the orchard! Take a stroll through one of our pumpkin patches to pick out the perfect pumpkin for everyone in the family. Load em up on the trailer and bring it to our carving station, we’ll take care of the mess!</p> 2019-10-10 18:00:00 -0500
10/19/1910:00 a.m.Wilson's OrchardIowa City -
History in the Heights
<p>Join Mark Stouffer Hunter for a walking tour of the 2nd and 3rd Ave. SE Historic District. See the beautiful houses and hear the stories of the people that built them and the families who lived in them. Meet at 3rd Ave and 12th St. Tours at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sign in 1/2 hour prior. Tour will last approximately one and 1/2 hours and take place rain or shine. Cost: $5, cash only. Children under 12 free, with paying adult. Sponsored by Wellington Heights Neighborhood Association and Friends of Cedar Rapids Historic Preservation. </p> 2019-10-09 15:30:00 -050010/19/1910:00 a.m.Second and Third Avenue Historic DistrictCedar Rapids -
Annual Project Linus Make A Difference Day
<p>free family open to community make fleece blankets and sew quilt tops</p> 2019-10-02 15:30:00 -050010/19/1910:00 a.m.Lovely Lane United Methodist ChurchCedar Rapids -
Art Exhibit: Open Air
<p>Gilded Pear Gallery is pleased to present <em>Open Air</em>, a two-person exhibit of landscapes by Iowa natives: David Gordinier and Kristin Stoeffler.</p><p><br></p><p>This show brings together the work of artists who illustrate a particular style of moments in Midwest scenery. Both artists appear to have romantic or idealized renderings of these realistic vistas. The space between the sky and the earth is vast. Land reaches out to the endless horizon and the foliage seem to breathe the air that chase the clouds in that moment. Adventure and solace can be found in these paintings; the hunt for the cloud you could cut with a knife, the well-traveled path highlighted by the afternoon sun, or the colorful field within soft rolling terrain. The works themselves vary from the very large punchy style of Kristin’s and the mid-sized detailed serenity of David’s.</p><p><br></p><p>When talking about her work, Kristin mentions “My father-in-law put a bright yellow parasol on an old Oliver tractor and taught me how to rake hay, and I paint hay differently now.” She creates paintings that allude to surreal drama and heightened saturation. “The fields look different from the seat of a tractor. Rows look different after you’ve raked them yourself,” she explains. David approaches his subjects in a traditional manner, painting in a realistic style that concentrates on the way light defines an object or space. His landscape works are inspired by western vistas as well as secluded roads and wide-reaching fields of rural central Iowa. “If I live to be 120, I still won’t have time to paint all the things I want to paint.” David describes his process as “finding opulent things in the mundane.”</p><p><br></p><p>David Gordinier attended Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids and received his BFA from the University of Iowa in Iowa City. He has been in group exhibitions at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City and the Des Moines Art Center. His work is in the collections of Farm Bureau Financial Services and Iowa State Bank, among many others.</p><p><br></p><p>Kristin Stoeffler received her BA in Art from The University of Iowa, but that is only part of the education that influences her work. The rest she learned from the insight and patience of the people who live on the land in her landscapes. She has work in the Lil Drugstore collection in Cedar Rapids as well as several private collections in the Midwest.</p><p><br></p><p>Gilded Pear Gallery is located at 808 Third Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403. For hours and more information visit www.gildedpeargallery.com –or- call: 319-366-0205</p>
10/19/1910:00 a.m.Gilded Pear GalleryCedar Rapids -
2019 Think Like Christ Youth Conference
<p align="center"><strong>2019 Think Like Christ Youth Conference</strong></p><p align="center"><strong>“Reasons for Hope”</strong></p><p align="center">October 19, 2019</p><p align="center">10:00am – 6:00pm <em>(9:30 Sign-in)</em></p><p align="center">Admission: <strong>Free</strong></p><p align="center">Register by Oct 5th to receive free t-shirt</p><p align="center"><br></p><p align="center"><strong>Our 2019 Host and Sponsored Location:</strong></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blairridge.org/location.php" target="_blank">Blair Ridge Baptist Church</a></p><p align="center">4502 Blairs Ferry Rd,</p><p align="center">Cedar Rapids, IA 52411</p><p align="center"><br></p><p align="center">Workshops ~ Skits ~ Preaching ~ worship ~ games</p><p align="center">Keynote Speaker: Carl Kerby</p><p align="center"><br></p><p align="center"><em>(6<sup>th</sup>Grade – 12<sup>th</sup>Grade. Parents welcome too)</em></p><p align="center"><em>Lunch is provided</em></p><p align="center"><br></p> 2019-09-06 18:00:00 -0500
10/19/1910:00 a.m.Blair Ridge Baptist ChurchCedar Rapids -
Up All Night: The Art of the Dark
<p>From Renaissance artists painting images of the Nativity to 18th century artists depicting new scientific discoveries to Post-Impressionist painters such as Van Gogh turning the night sky into a mesmeric swirl of brush strokes, the night has been inspiring artists for hundreds of years. The dark can symbolize many things in art: mystery, solitude, fear, superstition, secrets, or death. The striking juxtaposition of light against the night may represent hope, discovery, magic, the evidence of a divine presence, or other forms of literal “enlightenment.” Historically, night scenes were a chance for artists to show off their mastery of painting light effects. Moonlight, candles, and later, electric lights against the dark added drama to the scene. <em>Up All Night </em>celebrates the night scenes in the CRMA’s collection: Grant Wood’s evocative Quaker Oats, Marvin Cone’s charming Christmas cards, M.C. Escher’s tesselated <em>Day into Night</em>, amongst others. Enjoy the look at one of art history’s oldest ways of infusing drama into art.</p> 2019-10-19 16:00:00 -0500
10/19/1910:00 a.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Haunted: Marvin Cone’s Ghosts
<p>In the academic year of 1938-1939, Marvin Cone took a leave of absence from teaching at Coe College and secured a studio in the Granby Building in downtown Cedar Rapids. Funded by local businessmen, Cone received an uninterrupted “year of freedom,” as he termed it, to devote to his painting. In this newfound freedom, Cone departed from his beloved depiction of barns and the Iowa landscape and turned inward, literally. He began to focus on eerie, atmospheric building interiors, painted almost in monotone. Some of these interiors began to include images of ghosts, their bodies transparent but distinct against the background. Although common enough in children’s book illustration, Cone’s ghosts are highly unusual in “fine” art. Of these paintings, Cone said that he wanted to establish, “a lonesome and apprehensive atmosphere.” In addition to ghosts, Cone also experimented with adding gloomy portraits of “Uncle Ben” to the austere walls of his interior, or simply ominous titles that alluded to the room having just been vacated by an unknown presence.</p><p><br></p><p>After initially broaching the subject in the late 1930s, Cone returned to it several times, which was unusual for him. These interior spaces and their otherworldly inhabitants called him back through the 1950s and into the mid-1960s, near the end of his life. <em>Haunted: Marvin Cone’s Ghosts</em> is a celebration of this intriguing theme and its unusual and enigmatic presence in Cone’s artwork.</p> 2019-10-19 16:00:00 -0500
10/19/1910:00 a.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
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John Beckelman: Horizon Suite
<p>John Beckelman’s Horizon Suite is a group of six recently-completed three-dimensional landscapes. Using the expressive potential of clay and a variety of other materials, Beckelman’s work explores the transitional space where the sky meets the land or sea. The horizontal sweep of this space is mediated by intimate moments of surprising texture, shifting light, and fleeting color. Horizon Suite attempts to gently entice the viewer into the inner landscapes and interior spaces of our imagination and memory. Beckelman finds a curious intersection between the seemingly enduring and timeless character of earth and the fleeting yet wonderful impermanence of the world in which we live. John Beckelman's art has been shown in exhibitions throughout the country and he has been the recipient of numerous awards, commissions, and grants. He received his master of fine arts degree in ceramics and his master of science degree in ceramics from Illinois State University. Beckelman is the Robert O. Daniel Professor of Art, Emeritus at Coe College. He lives and works in Cedar Rapids.</p> 2019-10-19 16:00:00 -050010/19/1910:00 a.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Storytime: Potty-Palooza
<p>Join us for a potty-training-themed storytime! We'll explore potty training concepts through books, songs, fingerplays, and short films. Whether you're just beginning to think about potty training someday, or have potty-trained children who might find a reinforcement of these concepts interesting, this storytime is for you.</p><p>This interactive storytime for all ages and stages combines books, rhymes, songs, and movement. Join us for fun and early literacy enrichment!</p> 2019-10-09 11:00:00 -0500
10/19/1910:30 a.m.Iowa City Public LibraryIowa City -
The Collins Story: On the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing
<p>The Marion Heritage Center & Museum newest exhibition <em>The Collins Story: On the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing.</em> The greatest achievement in history, landing men on the moon, took the work of thousands, but it would have been impossible if one man, Arthur Collins, had not dedicated his life to perfecting radio communication and building the company that invented space communication and <em>has brought us the voice and pictures of every astronaut for 50 years, the Collins Radio Company. </em>Brought to you in collaboration with the <em>Arthur A. Collins Legacy Association</em>. Free Admission sponsored by the McIntyre Foundation of Cedar Rapids.</p> 2019-10-19 16:00:00 -050010/19/191:00 p.m.Marion Heritage Center & MuseumMarion -
Trunk or Treat
<p>Parents mark your calendars...enjoy a fun way to trick-or-treat with the kids! Trunk-or-Treat provides a safe environment for families to enjoy a free afternoon of Halloween fun. No costume? No Problem! Come as you are. At Good Shepherd we go beyond trick-or-treat candy with crafts, games and plenty of fun. Thanks to our large indoor space, Trunk-or-Treat is rain or shine.</p> 2018-09-08 17:00:00 -0500
10/19/193:00 p.m.Good Shepherd Ev. Lutheran ChurchCedar Rapids -
Noah Doely and T.J. Dedeaux-Norris
<p>Opening Reception and Gallery Talks:</p><p>October 19th 5-7pm</p><p><br></p><p>Fall 2019 Kocher Visiting Artist Noah Doely creates cyanotypes, which are photographic images using a process that dates from the mid-1800s. According to Doely, “The Prussian blue inherent to the cyanotype process subverts, enhances, camouflages or otherwise alters how the images’ content is perceived.” A current Iowa Arts Council Fellow, Doely is fascinated by science and mythology and how they interplay with art. This exhibition and Doely’s visiting artist appointment at Coe is generously funded by the Robert and Joan Kocher Visual Arts Endowment. </p><p>T.J. Dedeaux-Norris works in a variety of media, including paintings, performance and film, to explore the “invisibility of blackness in cultural forms built upon the appropriation of popular and sacred black expressions and idioms.” Born in Guam, Dedeaux-Norris received her B.A. from UCLA and her MFA from Yale University. Also known as Tameka Norris, she is a 2017 grant recipient from the National Endowment for the Arts. Her exhibition is funded in part by the Mabel Cherry Lutgerding Endowment.</p> 2019-10-19 18:00:00 -050010/19/194:00 p.m.Coe College Sinclair Auditorium LobbyCedar Rapids -
JUST CHURCH
<p><strong>About JustChurch</strong></p><p>JustChurch is a weekly, Saturday evening, downtown worshiping community in the Iowa City/Cedar Rapids corridor. JustChurch is “just” in two ways:</p><ul><li><br><ul><li>Just a worshipping community</li><li>Participates in acts of JUSTice that flow from worship</li></ul></li></ul><p>JustChurch is intentionally focused on worship steeped in ancient Christian tradition expressed in new, simple ways, without building ownership, standing committees, etc. JustChurch is a refuge to those who seek to express faith for good in a community of inclusion and who feel left out of current institutional religion. Since JustChurch wants money to do the most good it can do, it strives to be an 80/20 worshipping community (dedicating 80% of its income for maximal impact on justice while using 20% to cover intentionally low operating costs).</p> 2019-10-19 18:00:00 -0500
10/19/195:00 p.m.MERGEIowa City -
RHCR Theatre Presents: The Odd Couple, Female Version
<p>Unger and Madison are at it again! Florence Unger and Olive Madison, that is, in Neil Simon's hilarious contemporary comic classic: the female version of<em> The Odd Couple</em>. Instead of the poker party that begins the original version, Ms. Madison has invited the girls over for an evening of Trivial Pursuit. The Pidgeon sisters have been replaced by the two Constanzuela brothers. But the hilarity remains the same. </p> 2019-10-19 21:30:00 -0500
10/19/197:30 p.m.Rich Heritage of Cedar Rapids Theatre (RHCR)Cedar Rapids -
Macabaret Halloween Burlesque
<p>Join Bawdy Bawdy Ha Ha for Macabaret!, a creepy burlesque and variety show sure to spook and seduce! We're teaming up with the producers of Evil Dead The Musical to kick off Halloween and get Iowa City in the screaming spirit. Let yourself be lured out of downtown to our one-of-a-kind, one-night-only Victorian-style seance at the Iowa City Community Theater building in the middle of the Johnson County Fairgrounds, drinks catered by 2Dogs Pub. <br><br>Heads and tassels will spin as we present our paranormal parade of poltergeists, peelers, and pole dancers. You’ll be so taken with our eerie ecdysiasts, you’ll spit out ectoplasm and levitate out of your seats! Our ouija board spells out GHOULS GHOULS GHOULS and you’ll never want to say goodbye. In fact, you wouldn’t want to be caught dead anywhere else.</p>
10/19/198:00 p.m.Johnson County FairgroundsIowa City -
UI Theatre presents Sweat
<p>Presented by the University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts</p><p><strong><em>Sweat</em></strong><br>By Lynn Nottage<br>Directed by Sarah Lacy Hamilton</p><p>October 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19 at 8:00 p.m.<br>October 13 at 2:00 p.m.<br>David Thayer Theatre, UI Theatre Building</p><p>Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Lynn Nottage’s <em>Sweat</em> centers on a group of friends at their go-to bar in Reading, Pennsylvania. In the year 2000, layoffs and lockouts threaten their factory floor jobs, thrusting them into a bitter fight for survival. Produced across the country to critical and popular acclaim, <em>Sweat </em>considers the effects of America’s economic decline and deindustrialization alongside a heart-wrenching examination of friendship, race, class, and trust within this community of family and friends.<br><br>This production contains strong language, simulated drug and alcohol use, and depicted violence.</p><p><strong>Post-Show Discussion</strong><br>There will be a post-show discussion immediately following the Sunday, October 13 matinee performance. Additional details to come.<br><br><em>Sweat</em> is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.</p><p><strong>Tickets:</strong><br>$20 Adults<br>$15 Seniors (65+)<br>$10 Students & Youth<br>$5 UI Students (with valid ID)<br>Tickets are available through the Hancher Box Office at 319.335.1160 or 1.800.HANCHER or online at hancher.uiowa.edu/tickets.<br><br>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 the Hancher Box Office in advance at 319.335.1158.</p> 2019-10-19 22:30:00 -0500
10/19/198:00 p.m.University of Iowa Theatre BuildingIowa City -
'Rising Together: Protest in Print'
<p>This exhibit features artist books, prints, and zines with social justice themes drawn from the University of Iowa Special Collections and the <a href="http://www.collegebookart.org/" target="_blank">College Book Art Association</a> (CBAA) juried traveling exhibition <em>Rising Together</em>.</p><p>Through contemporary and historical examples, the exhibit demonstrates how artist books, zines, and prints give activism a visual voice and can serve as powerful agents in effecting positive social change on issues encompassing power, politics, war, immigration, the environment and more. Featured items include a wide range of editioned or one-of-a-kind book art and print activity–editioned artist books, sculptural bookworks, altered books, chapbooks, broadsides, protest signs, zines.</p><p>In addition to rare items from the University of Iowa's Special Collections, many contemporary artists, presses and collectives are represented in the CBAA portion of the show.</p><p><strong><em>Check Main Library Gallery hours of operation here: </em></strong><strong><a href="https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/location-and-hours/" target="_blank">https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/location-and-hours/</a> <em>Weekend hours are shortened.</em></strong></p><p><strong>The Main Library Gallery is located on the 1st Floor of the University of Iowa's Main Library. (Toward the north side of the building.)</strong></p> 2019-10-20 18:00:00 -0500
10/20/199:00 a.m.Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa LibrariesIowa City -
Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins
<p>Enjoy a lovely fall day at the orchard! Take a stroll through one of our pumpkin patches to pick out the perfect pumpkin for everyone in the family. Load em up on the trailer and bring it to our carving station, we’ll take care of the mess!</p> 2019-10-20 18:00:00 -0500
10/20/1910:00 a.m.Wilson's OrchardIowa City -
Hiawatha Farmers Market
<p>Hiawatha Farmers Market brings the taste of Iowa<br>Producers to you. Market is held rain or shine. </p> 2019-10-20 13:00:00 -050010/20/1910:00 a.m.Guthridge ParkHiawatha -
Digital Media Lab Help
<p>Want to get some help starting a digital media project like scanning photos, editing a video, or converting a VHS? A staff member can help you get started with a project, troubleshoot hardware, or give you an orientation to the room. Stop in to get creative!</p><p><br></p> 2019-10-20 17:00:00 -0500
10/20/1912:00 p.m.Iowa City Public LibraryIowa City -
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Up All Night: The Art of the Dark
<p>From Renaissance artists painting images of the Nativity to 18th century artists depicting new scientific discoveries to Post-Impressionist painters such as Van Gogh turning the night sky into a mesmeric swirl of brush strokes, the night has been inspiring artists for hundreds of years. The dark can symbolize many things in art: mystery, solitude, fear, superstition, secrets, or death. The striking juxtaposition of light against the night may represent hope, discovery, magic, the evidence of a divine presence, or other forms of literal “enlightenment.” Historically, night scenes were a chance for artists to show off their mastery of painting light effects. Moonlight, candles, and later, electric lights against the dark added drama to the scene. <em>Up All Night </em>celebrates the night scenes in the CRMA’s collection: Grant Wood’s evocative Quaker Oats, Marvin Cone’s charming Christmas cards, M.C. Escher’s tesselated <em>Day into Night</em>, amongst others. Enjoy the look at one of art history’s oldest ways of infusing drama into art.</p><p><br></p> 2019-10-20 16:00:00 -0500
10/20/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
John Beckelman: Horizon Suite
<p>John Beckelman’s Horizon Suite is a group of six recently-completed three-dimensional landscapes. Using the expressive potential of clay and a variety of other materials, Beckelman’s work explores the transitional space where the sky meets the land or sea. The horizontal sweep of this space is mediated by intimate moments of surprising texture, shifting light, and fleeting color. Horizon Suite attempts to gently entice the viewer into the inner landscapes and interior spaces of our imagination and memory. Beckelman finds a curious intersection between the seemingly enduring and timeless character of earth and the fleeting yet wonderful impermanence of the world in which we live. John Beckelman's art has been shown in exhibitions throughout the country and he has been the recipient of numerous awards, commissions, and grants. He received his master of fine arts degree in ceramics and his master of science degree in ceramics from Illinois State University. Beckelman is the Robert O. Daniel Professor of Art, Emeritus at Coe College. He lives and works in Cedar Rapids.</p> 2019-10-20 16:00:00 -050010/20/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Brucemore Mansion Tours
<p>A visit to Brucemore explores more than 130 years of Eastern Iowa history through the lives of the three families who called Brucemore home—the Sinclairs, the Douglases, and the Halls. They were business and community leaders during a century of evolution in the Midwest. The changes they made to their estate, the impact they had on their community, and the stories they left behind shape our understanding of modern Cedar Rapids, eastern Iowa, and the American Midwest.</p><p><br></p><p>Mansion tours are offered March through December, Wednesday through Sunday. Inquire for times within the general visiting hours. Tickets can be purchased online, over the phone, or in the visitor center. Advance ticket purchase is recommended as tours sell-out, especially during periods of high demand. Admission fees vary by tour selection, season, and ticket type. </p> 2019-10-20 15:15:00 -0500
10/20/1912:30 p.m.brucemoreCedar Rapids -
The Collins Story: On the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing
<p>The Marion Heritage Center & Museum newest exhibition <em>The Collins Story: On the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing.</em> The greatest achievement in history, landing men on the moon, took the work of thousands, but it would have been impossible if one man, Arthur Collins, had not dedicated his life to perfecting radio communication and building the company that invented space communication and <em>has brought us the voice and pictures of every astronaut for 50 years, the Collins Radio Company. </em>Brought to you in collaboration with the <em>Arthur A. Collins Legacy Association</em>. Free Admission sponsored by the McIntyre Foundation of Cedar Rapids.</p> 2019-10-20 16:00:00 -050010/20/191:00 p.m.Marion Heritage Center & MuseumMarion -
Marques Carroll and Steve Shanley Jazz Recital
<p>Enjoy an afternoon of Jazz.</p> 2019-09-12 16:30:00 -050010/20/193:00 p.m.Coe College Sinclair AuditoriumCedar Rapids -
Noah Doely and T.J. Dedeaux-Norris
<p>Opening Reception and Gallery Talks:</p><p>October 19th 5-7pm</p><p><br></p><p>Fall 2019 Kocher Visiting Artist Noah Doely creates cyanotypes, which are photographic images using a process that dates from the mid-1800s. According to Doely, “The Prussian blue inherent to the cyanotype process subverts, enhances, camouflages or otherwise alters how the images’ content is perceived.” A current Iowa Arts Council Fellow, Doely is fascinated by science and mythology and how they interplay with art. This exhibition and Doely’s visiting artist appointment at Coe is generously funded by the Robert and Joan Kocher Visual Arts Endowment. </p><p>T.J. Dedeaux-Norris works in a variety of media, including paintings, performance and film, to explore the “invisibility of blackness in cultural forms built upon the appropriation of popular and sacred black expressions and idioms.” Born in Guam, Dedeaux-Norris received her B.A. from UCLA and her MFA from Yale University. Also known as Tameka Norris, she is a 2017 grant recipient from the National Endowment for the Arts. Her exhibition is funded in part by the Mabel Cherry Lutgerding Endowment.</p> 2019-10-20 18:00:00 -050010/20/194:00 p.m.Coe College Sinclair Auditorium LobbyCedar Rapids