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English Conversation Club
<p>Want to practice your English skills in a fun and informal group? Join us Friday mornings to practice conversations skills, learn new expressions, improve your pronunciation, and meet new friends from around the world.</p> 2019-03-22 11:30:00 -05003/22/1910:00 a.m.Iowa City Public LibraryIowa City -
Lifetree Café - Angels: Are They Reaching Out to You?
<p>The program, titled “Angels: Are They Reaching Out to You?” features the filmed story of a man who believes meeting an angel in the Rocky Mountains saved his life during a hunting trip.</p><p>The man, who had become lost as night fell, encountered someone whose presence he couldn’t explain. “I’m convinced an angel saved my life,” he said.</p><p>Participants will consider whether angels exist and, if so, whether angels interact with humans. Participants who believe they’ve encountered angels will be encouraged to share their stories.</p><p>Admission to the 60-minute event is free. </p><p> Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation about life and faith in a casual, comfortable setting.</p> 2019-02-13 13:00:00 -0600
3/22/1912:00 p.m.Lutheran Church of the ResurrectionMarion -
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Praying Together: Universal Lenten Series at Prairiewoods
<p>Praying together is a sacred, communal practice that creates a positive field of healing energy for the whole of Creation. Come to Prairiewoods (120 East Boyson Road in Hiawatha) over the lunch hour for group prayer and meditation on the first five Fridays of Lent (March 8–April 5). Our time together will include an opening reading on a weekly theme, silent prayer or meditation, and a closing. The weekly themes are Wilderness and the Desert Within (March 8), Stardust and Compost (March 15), Creation and Chaos (March 22), Exile: From <em>Me </em>to <em>We</em> (March 29) and Returning to Love: Radical Inclusion (April 5). You are welcome to bring a lunch to eat after our time of prayer. This five-week series will be facilitated by Prairiewoods Eco-Spirituality Coordinator Emelia Sautter. There is a suggested donation of $5 per session (which will be collected at the door), and you are welcome to attend as many sessions as you are available. Registration is not necessary. For more information, contact Prairiewoods at www.Prairiewoods.org or 319-395-6700.</p> 2019-03-22 12:45:00 -0500
3/22/1912:15 p.m.Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality CenterHiawatha -
Hy-Vee FODMAP Diet Conversation and Store Tour
<p>Learn how the FODMAP diet may help relieve on-going digestive discomfort. Get practical tips for figuring out if avoiding fermentable carbohydrates makes a difference for you. Sample FODMAP-friendly foods. Join Johnson Avenue Hy-Vee dietitian, Judy Fitzgibbons and FODMAP blog writer and cookbook author Diane Benjamin for this informative discussion and supermarket tour.</p> 2019-03-07 15:00:00 -06003/23/191:30 p.m.Johnson Avenue Hy-Vee Food StoreCedar Rapids -
English Conversation Club
<p>Want to practice your English skills in a fun and informal group? Join us Friday mornings to practice conversations skills, learn new expressions, improve your pronunciation, and meet new friends from around the world.</p> 2019-03-29 11:30:00 -05003/29/1910:00 a.m.Iowa City Public LibraryIowa City -
Make Trouble: Cecile Richards in Conversation with Monique Galpin
<p>Please join us for this special Women's History Month event about learning to lead and make change, with Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood, and Monique Galpin, Iowa City health care advocate and and President of the UI African American Council. This event, co-sponsored by ICPL & Prairie Lights Bookstore, features Cecile Richards' book, Make Trouble: Stand Up, Speak Out, and Find the Courage to Lead.</p><p>Cecile Richards, a "heroine of the resistance (Vogue)", has led a life of activism since wearing a black armband to school to protest the Vietnam War. Daughter of the late Governor Ann Richards, she was raised in a in ultra-conservative Texas, where her civil rights attorney father and activist mother taught their kids to be troublemakers. Throughout her life, Richards observed not only the rise of women in American politics, but also the pitfalls of public life that are unique to women. Her experiences paint a powerful portrait of the misogyny, sexism, misinformation, and even the threat of violence confronting those who challenge authority.</p><p>Richards was president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund for more than a decade, and the featured speaker at the Women’s March on Washington. Make Trouble is her story about learning to lead and make change, based on a lifetime of fighting for women’s rights and social justice.<br>Richards will be joined in conversation by Iowa City's Monique Galpin. Galpin is a coordinator for SHPEP, a pipeline program for underrepresented students in health professions. She also serves on the UI African American Council, the Iowa Sickle Cell Symposium Planning Committee, and is an advocate for reproductive rights and a feminist approach to health care.</p><p>Prairie Lights will have copies of Make Trouble for sale at the event.</p> 2019-03-08 20:30:00 -06003/26/197:00 p.m.Iowa City Public LibraryIowa City -
Lifetree Café - Family Do-Over
<p>The program, titled “Family Do-Over: Is It Ever Too Late?” features a screening of the award-winning short film <em>The Ride</em>.</p><p>Participants will follow the story of a taxi driver whose last passenger on Christmas Eve is deeply troubled by a family conflict, a conflict that feels too painful to resolve. Viewers will discuss the film and consider a question it raises: Is it ever too late for a family to experience healing?</p><p>Admission to the 60-minute event is free. </p><p> Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation about life and faith in a casual, comfortable setting.</p> 2019-02-13 13:00:00 -0600
3/29/1912:00 p.m.Lutheran Church of the ResurrectionMarion -
Praying Together: Universal Lenten Series at Prairiewoods
<p>Praying together is a sacred, communal practice that creates a positive field of healing energy for the whole of Creation. Come to Prairiewoods (120 East Boyson Road in Hiawatha) over the lunch hour for group prayer and meditation on the first five Fridays of Lent (March 8–April 5). Our time together will include an opening reading on a weekly theme, silent prayer or meditation, and a closing. The weekly themes are Wilderness and the Desert Within (March 8), Stardust and Compost (March 15), Creation and Chaos (March 22), Exile: From <em>Me </em>to <em>We</em> (March 29) and Returning to Love: Radical Inclusion (April 5). You are welcome to bring a lunch to eat after our time of prayer. This five-week series will be facilitated by Prairiewoods Eco-Spirituality Coordinator Emelia Sautter. There is a suggested donation of $5 per session (which will be collected at the door), and you are welcome to attend as many sessions as you are available. Registration is not necessary. For more information, contact Prairiewoods at www.Prairiewoods.org or 319-395-6700.</p> 2019-03-29 12:45:00 -0500
3/29/1912:15 p.m.Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality CenterHiawatha -
Brewing Up the Bible
<p>You're invited to a no-pressure, casual, and fun way to connect with God and your neighbors! Brewing Up the Bible is a gathering of all those who want to enjoy a cold beverage and conversation about everyday life and what the Bible and God might have to say about it all.</p><p><br></p><p>*we provide the conversation, you buy your own beer</p>
4/10/197:30 p.m.Louie's ScoreboardMarion -
Brewing Up the Bible
<p>You're invited to a no-pressure, casual, and fun way to connect with God and your neighbors! Brewing Up the Bible is a gathering of all those who want to enjoy a cold beverage and conversation about everyday life and what the Bible and God might have to say about it all.</p><p><br></p><p>*we provide the conversation, you buy your own beer</p>
5/08/197:30 p.m.Louie's ScoreboardMarion -
Lifetree Café - Breaking the Cycle of Sexual Abuse
<p>The program features the filmed story of a woman who suffered childhood sexual abuse. “This brave woman’s story puts sexual abuse out on the table for discussion,” says Lifetree representative Craig Cable. “We’ll consider why the cycle of abuse in families is so difficult to break—and how those who’ve suffered childhood sexual abuse can find healing.”</p><p>Cable says this particular Lifetree Café program is not appropriate for young children.</p><p>Admission to the 60-minute event is free.</p><p> Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation about life and faith in a casual, comfortable setting.</p> 2019-02-13 13:00:00 -0600
4/05/1912:00 p.m.Lutheran Church of the ResurrectionMarion -
Praying Together: Universal Lenten Series at Prairiewoods
<p>Praying together is a sacred, communal practice that creates a positive field of healing energy for the whole of Creation. Come to Prairiewoods (120 East Boyson Road in Hiawatha) over the lunch hour for group prayer and meditation on the first five Fridays of Lent (March 8–April 5). Our time together will include an opening reading on a weekly theme, silent prayer or meditation, and a closing. The weekly themes are Wilderness and the Desert Within (March 8), Stardust and Compost (March 15), Creation and Chaos (March 22), Exile: From <em>Me </em>to <em>We</em> (March 29) and Returning to Love: Radical Inclusion (April 5). You are welcome to bring a lunch to eat after our time of prayer. This five-week series will be facilitated by Prairiewoods Eco-Spirituality Coordinator Emelia Sautter. There is a suggested donation of $5 per session (which will be collected at the door), and you are welcome to attend as many sessions as you are available. Registration is not necessary. For more information, contact Prairiewoods at www.Prairiewoods.org or 319-395-6700.</p> 2019-02-15 12:45:00 -0600
4/05/1912:15 p.m.Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality CenterHiawatha -