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Homemade Thai Noodles with Shrimp
<p>Thai noodles take only a little bit of work and have a great payoff. We will learn about and prepare all aspects of this delicious meal including making the noodles from scratch! Come prepare this restaurant-quality meal and spice up your homemade cooking. For convenient results, we’ll be utilizing KitchenAid mixers with pasta attachments (or optionally with a manual pasta machine). Registration is required prior to the class start date. If you have questions or would like to register, please visit www.kirkwood.edu/ce or contact 319-398-1022.</p> 2021-01-14 20:00:00 -06003/03/216:00 p.m.Kirkwood Kitchen at NewBo City MarketCedar Rapids -
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Live Music by Brad & Kate
<p>Join us for an afternoon of wine, music and friendship. Along with our delicious wine, we encourage you to try an appetizer or two. </p> 2021-02-15 16:00:00 -0600
5/23/211:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
Live Music by Brad and Kate
<p>Join us for an afternoon of wine, music and friendship. Along with our delicious wine, we encourage you to try an appetizer or two. </p> 2021-02-15 16:00:00 -0600
6/13/211:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
Live Music by Brad & Kate
<p>Join us for an afternoon of wine, music and friendship. Along with our delicious wine, we encourage you to try an appetizer or two. </p> 2021-02-15 16:00:00 -0600
9/19/211:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
Live Music by Billy Heller
<p>Join us for an afternoon of wine, music and friendship. Along with our delicious wine, we encourage you to try an appetizer or two. </p> 2021-02-15 16:00:00 -0600
8/29/211:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
Live Music by Billy Heller
<p>Join us for an afternoon of wine, music and friendship. Along with our delicious wine, we encourage you to try an appetizer or two. </p> 2021-02-15 16:00:00 -0600
9/26/211:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
Live Music by Billy Heller
<p><br>Join us for an afternoon of wine, music and friendship. Along with our delicious wine, we encourage you to try an appetizer or two. </p> 2021-02-15 16:00:00 -0600
5/30/211:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
Easy Suppers
<p>Would you like to prepare restaurant-quality meals from the comfort of your home in no time and with minimum effort? Even better, would you like to do all that without any processed ingredients? Learn to prepare two delicious meals which you will definitely enjoy. The first will be a delicious pan-seared pork chop served with creamy mashed potatoes, and the second will be tilapia in a creamy wine sauce served with couscous. After completing this course, you will be a master in two unique meals; and on the top of that, you will learn multiple cooking techniques and simple tricks that you can easily apply to other meals too!</p><ul><li>Registration is required prior to the class start date. If you have questions or would like to register, please visit <a href="http://www.kirkwood.edu/ce">www.kirkwood.edu/ce</a> or contact 319-398-1022.</li></ul> 2021-01-14 20:30:00 -06004/13/216:00 p.m.Kirkwood Kitchen at NewBo City MarketCedar Rapids -
Live Music by Billy Heller
<p><span dir="auto">Join us for an afternoon of wine, music and friendship. Along with our delicious wine, we encourage you to try an appetizer or two.</span><br><br></p> 2021-02-15 16:00:00 -0600
7/11/211:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
Live Music by Billy Heller
<p><span dir="auto">Join us for an afternoon of wine, music and friendship. Along with our delicious wine, we encourage you to try an appetizer or two.</span><br><br></p> 2021-02-15 16:00:00 -0600
10/31/211:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
Live Music by Matt & Laurel
<p><span dir="auto">Join us for an afternoon of wine, music and friendship. Along with our delicious wine, we encourage you to try an appetizer or two.</span><br><br></p> 2021-02-15 16:00:00 -0600
6/20/211:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
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Live Music by Matt & Laurel
<p><span dir="auto">Join us for an afternoon of wine, music and friendship. Along with our delicious wine, we encourage you to try an appetizer or two.</span><br><br></p> 2021-02-15 16:00:00 -0600
8/15/211:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
Live Music by Shaniah Paige
<p><span dir="auto">Join us for an afternoon of wine, music and friendship. Along with our delicious wine, we encourage you to try an appetizer or two.</span><br><br></p> 2021-02-15 16:00:00 -0600
6/27/211:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
Live Music by Shaniah Paige
<p><span dir="auto">Join us for an afternoon of wine, music and friendship. Along with our delicious wine, we encourage you to try an appetizer or two.</span><br><br></p> 2021-02-15 16:00:00 -0600
8/08/211:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
Live Music by Lewis Knudsen
<p><span dir="auto">Join us for an afternoon of wine, music and friendship. Along with our delicious wine, we encourage you to try an appetizer or two.</span><br><br></p> 2021-02-15 16:00:00 -0600
10/03/211:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
Live Music by Lewis Knudsen
<p><span dir="auto">Join us for an afternoon of wine, music and friendship. Along with our delicious wine, we encourage you to try an appetizer or two.</span><br><br></p> 2021-02-15 16:00:00 -0600
8/01/211:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
Live Music by Justin Goodchild
<p><span dir="auto">Join us for an afternoon of wine, music and friendship. Along with our delicious wine, we encourage you to try an appetizer or two. Get here before the music starts to ensure you have plenty of time to sample our wines and pick the perfect seat for your music enjoyment. </span></p><div tabindex="0"><br></div><p></p><p><br></p> 2021-02-15 16:00:00 -0600
6/06/211:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
Live Music by Justin Goodchild
<p><span dir="auto">Join us for an afternoon of wine, music and friendship. Along with our delicious wine, we encourage you to try an appetizer or two. Get here before the music starts to ensure you have plenty of time to sample our wines and pick the perfect seat for your music enjoyment. </span></p><div tabindex="0"><br></div><p></p><p><br></p> 2021-02-15 16:00:00 -0600
7/25/211:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
Live Music by Justin Goodchild
<p><span dir="auto">Join us for an afternoon of wine, music and friendship. Along with our delicious wine, we encourage you to try an appetizer or two. Get here before the music starts to ensure you have plenty of time to sample our wines and pick the perfect seat for your music enjoyment. </span></p><div tabindex="0"><br></div><p></p><p><br></p> 2021-02-15 16:00:00 -0600
9/12/211:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
Live Music by Justin Goodchild
<p><span dir="auto">Join us for an afternoon of wine, music and friendship. Along with our delicious wine, we encourage you to try an appetizer or two. Get here before the music starts to ensure you have plenty of time to sample our wines and pick the perfect seat for your music enjoyment. </span></p><div tabindex="0"><br></div><p></p><p><br></p> 2021-02-15 16:00:00 -0600
10/17/211:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
Chicken Tenders with Homemade Ranch and Coleslaw
<p>Chicken tenders are a universally loved food. Learn how to make game-changing chicken tenders that will rival any you have ever tried before! And every great tender needs to be served with delicious ranch dressing, which is why we are going to prepare this dressing completely from scratch. For the side, we are going to prepare a mouth-watering coleslaw salad.</p><ul><li>Registration is required prior to the class start date. If you have questions or would like to register, please visit <a href="http://www.kirkwood.edu/ce">www.kirkwood.edu/ce</a> or contact 319-398-1022.</li></ul> 2021-01-14 20:00:00 -06005/04/216:00 p.m.Kirkwood Kitchen at NewBo City MarketCedar Rapids -
Friday Night Out: Glass Branch Bowls
<p><strong>Friday Night Out: Glass Branch Bowls</strong></p><p>Friday Night Out! Our popular monthly series for six years running! Come in after a long work week and be creative. BYOB. This workshop is for ages 21 and over only.</p><p>In this month’s workshop, participants will learn how to work with warm glass and create a delicate and beautiful glass bowl.</p><p><strong>Date: Friday, May 14th</strong></p><p><strong>Time: 6:30PM–8:00PM</strong></p><p><strong>Cost: $40.00 person</strong></p> 2021-01-31 20:00:00 -0600
5/14/216:30 p.m.Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass StudioCedar Rapids -
Classic Lasagna from Scratch
<p>Our chef will teach you how to prepare lasagna totally from scratch. This includes the preparation of lasagna sheets, making a homemade marinara sauce, and of course, making bechamel from scratch — which is typical for authentic versions of this delicious Italian meal. Also, if you want to, you will be able to substitute some of the parts of the meal with store bought ingredients to save time. Take this class and forget using ricotta cheese so you can prepare this meal like a real Italian master chef!</p><ul><li>Registration is required prior to the class start date. If you have questions or would like to register, please visit <a href="http://www.kirkwood.edu/ce">www.kirkwood.edu/ce</a> or contact 319-398-1022.</li></ul> 2021-01-14 20:30:00 -06004/29/215:30 p.m.Kirkwood Kitchen at NewBo City MarketCedar Rapids -
Classic Lasagna from Scratch
<p>Our chef will teach you how to prepare lasagna totally from scratch. This includes the preparation of lasagna sheets, making a homemade marinara sauce, and of course, making bechamel from scratch — which is typical for authentic versions of this delicious Italian meal. Also, if you want to, you will be able to substitute some of the parts of the meal with store bought ingredients to save time. Take this class and forget using ricotta cheese so you can prepare this meal like a real Italian master chef!</p><ul><li>Registration is required prior to the class start date. If you have questions or would like to register, please visit <a href="http://www.kirkwood.edu/ce">www.kirkwood.edu/ce</a> or contact 319-398-1022.</li></ul> 2021-01-14 20:30:00 -06005/06/215:30 p.m.Kirkwood Kitchen at NewBo City MarketCedar Rapids -
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Beef Sirloin Lo Mein from Scratch
<p>Lo mein is definitely one of the most popular Asian meals in the United States! Come learn about all aspects of this meal, including how to make noodles from scratch and how to prepare wood ear mushroom for an authentic flavor. To add a protein to this meal, you will learn how to prepare and cook delicious beef sirloin. Preparing this meal is always a lot of fun, and throughout the class, our chef will provide you with shortcuts and cooking tips to help make the prep work go by even faster. </p><ul><li>Registration is required prior to the class start date. If you have questions or would like to register, please visit <a href="http://www.kirkwood.edu/ce">www.kirkwood.edu/ce</a> or contact 319-398-1022.</li></ul> 2021-01-14 20:30:00 -06004/27/216:00 p.m.Kirkwood Kitchen at NewBo City MarketCedar Rapids -
Beef Sirloin Lo Mein from Scratch
<p>Lo mein is definitely one of the most popular Asian meals in the United States! Come learn about all aspects of this meal, including how to make noodles from scratch and how to prepare wood ear mushroom for an authentic flavor. To add a protein to this meal, you will learn how to prepare and cook delicious beef sirloin. Preparing this meal is always a lot of fun, and throughout the class, our chef will provide you with shortcuts and cooking tips to help make the prep work go by even faster.</p><ul><li>Registration is required prior to the class start date. If you have questions or would like to register, please visit <a href="http://www.kirkwood.edu/ce">www.kirkwood.edu/ce</a> or contact 319-398-1022.</li></ul> 2021-01-14 20:30:00 -06006/08/216:00 p.m.Kirkwood Kitchen at NewBo City MarketCedar Rapids -
Vepro-Knedlo-Zelo: Pork, Dumplings, and Sauerkraut
<p>Our popular virtual cooking classes are back!</p><p>This is a very popular Czech meal that consists of pork roast, dumplings, and sauerkraut. In this class, we will prepare all aspects of this meal totally from scratch, including side dumplings. Come enjoy authentic flavors and learn how to prepare all aspects of this delicious meal.</p><p><strong>Note</strong>: Suitable for vegetarians too – just skip the pork part. This class 3.5 hours long.</p><p><br></p><p>Cook and eat an authentic Czech and Slovak dish from the comfort of your home. Join us on Zoom and learn from Czech-born Chef Tom Slepicka in these hands-on interactive classes.</p><p>Slepicka graduated from culinary school in his hometown, Brno, located in the Czech Republic. While still in school, he established a successful full-service catering company, which operated in the Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, and Austria. Slepicka moved to the U.S. with his wife in 2014. From 2015-16, he operated the Czech Deli at the NewBo City Market. The goal of his courses is to make tasty and high-quality meals accessible to everyone.</p><p><strong>Cost per class:<br></strong>$25/ member household<br>$30/non-member household</p><p><strong>Special Offer (with free gifts!) to purchase a bundle of the entire series:<br></strong>$100/ member household<br>$120/ non-member household<br>By purchasing the 5-class bundle, you get one class free + $20 worth of gift cards ($10 to spend in the <a href="https://store.ncsml.org/">Museum Store</a> and $10 to spend at the <a href="https://www.cookingwithfamily.com/store/">Cookery Store</a>).</p><p><br></p> 2021-02-18 18:00:00 -0600
3/06/212:30 p.m.National Czech & Slovak Museum & LibraryCedar Rapids -
Red Shoe Run & Walk 5K
<p>The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa & Western Illinois is proud to host the 37th Annual Red Shoe Run & Walk 5K. This event raises important funds and awareness of our goal to keep families close to each other and the care they need, when they need it most. <strong>The 5K event features options to run, walk, or participate virtually. </strong></p><p>NOTICE: The 2021 Red Shoe Run <strong>may be switched to all virtual </strong>depending on the status of COVID-19. </p><p>This family-friendly event is open to runners and walkers of all skill levels! On-site we will have a kids zone, delicious post-race treats, and awards for top runners in multiple age groups. </p><p>The event starts and finishes at the Ronald McDonald House of Iowa City.</p> 2021-01-26 13:00:00 -0600
5/02/2110:00 p.m.Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa and Western IllinoisIowa City