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• Kiss the Ground - a book discussion

  <p>In Kiss the Ground, Josh Tickell, one of America's most celebrated documentary filmmakers, dicusses the hidden power soil has to reverse climate change, and how a regenerative farming diet not only delivers us better health and wellness, but also rebuilds our most precious resource--the very ground that feeds us.</p><p>This event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by Green Iowa AmeriCorps, Iowa City Parks and Recreation, and the Iowa City Public Library.</p> 2019-05-01 11:30:00 -0500

  5/18/19 2019-05-18 10:30:00 -0500

  10:30 a.m.

  Iowa City Public Library

  Iowa City

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• Wednesday Women at Prairiewoods

  <p>Join women seeking spiritual enrichment, inspiration and motivation. This vibrant group of women finds spiritual growth in the supportive setting of Prairiewoods (120 East Boyson Road in Hiawatha). Come any Wednesday! Topics arise from within the hearts and minds of those gathered. In May we will continue exploring <em>The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible</em> by Charles Eisenstein, Prairiewoods’ 2019 <em>Spirituality in the 21^st Century</em> speaker. Deep reflection, learning, lively conversation, laughter, storytelling and inquiry all generate incredible energy and spiritual stimulation. We will also view TED Talks, converse, reflect, support and challenge one another to personal growth, no matter what stage of life. This group, led by Ann Jackson, PBVM, will meet only twice this summer, June 19 and July 24, and resume weekly sessions after Labor Day. The cost is $10 per session, and registration is not necessary. For more information, contact Sister Ann at ajackson@prairiewoods.org or 319-395-6700, ext. 203.</p> 2017-08-19 11:30:00 -0500

  5/08/19 2019-05-08 10:00:00 -0500

  10:00 a.m.

  Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center

  Hiawatha

  10.0

• What'cha Reading Book Club

  <p>Read whatever you want, and join us on the third Thursday of every month to chat about what you read and tell us if we should check it out the next time we are looking for a book to read.</p><p><br></p><p>Light refreshments may be served.</p> 2019-05-16 19:00:00 -0500

  5/16/19 2019-05-16 18:00:00 -0500

  6:00 p.m.

  M & M Books

  Cedar Rapids

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• Day of Self Renewal at Prairiewoods

  <p>Find complete rest and relaxation for your mind, body and spirit during the monthly Day of Self Renewal at Prairiewoods (120 East Boyson Road in Hiawatha). This day of pampering is facilitated by Angie Pierce Jennings one Monday a month and features two 40-minute holistic services of your choice, guided meditation, singing bowl prayer, a private guest room, access to walking trails and all that Prairiewoods has to offer, a fresh lunch and hours of free time. (Choose from massage, head and shoulder massage, reflexology, healing touch, spiritual direction, dream processing, yoga, chair yoga or guided nature experience.) You can check into your room as early as 8 a.m., and the program begins promptly at 8:30 in the Center. The cost is $95 and includes guided meditation, singing bowl prayer, two holistic services, a room for the day and lunch. Registration, a non-refundable deposit of $25 and your top three service choices are required at least five days in advance. For more information or to register, contact Prairiewoods at www.Prairiewoods.org or 319-395-6700.</p> 2017-04-25 16:30:00 -0500

  6/17/19 2019-06-17 08:30:00 -0500

  8:30 a.m.

  Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center

  Hiawatha

  95.0

• Spiritual Signs in Nature

  <p>Learn how nature speaks to us and gives us guidance in our lives. We will cover how to recognize signs as well as the difference between signs and omens. We will also discuss how to establish relationships in nature and learn about natural rhythms.</p> 2019-04-11 20:30:00 -0500

  5/09/19 2019-05-09 18:00:00 -0500

  6:00 p.m.

  Illuminations

  Cedar Rapids

  30.0

• Wednesday Women at Prairiewoods

  <p>Join women seeking spiritual enrichment, inspiration and motivation. This vibrant group of women finds spiritual growth in the supportive setting of Prairiewoods (120 East Boyson Road in Hiawatha). Come any Wednesday! Topics arise from within the hearts and minds of those gathered. In May we will continue exploring <em>The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible</em> by Charles Eisenstein, Prairiewoods’ 2019 <em>Spirituality in the 21^st Century</em> speaker. Deep reflection, learning, lively conversation, laughter, storytelling and inquiry all generate incredible energy and spiritual stimulation. We will also view TED Talks, converse, reflect, support and challenge one another to personal growth, no matter what stage of life. This group, led by Ann Jackson, PBVM, will meet only twice this summer, June 19 and July 24, and resume weekly sessions after Labor Day. The cost is $10 per session, and registration is not necessary. For more information, contact Sister Ann at ajackson@prairiewoods.org or 319-395-6700, ext. 203.</p> 2018-09-03 11:30:00 -0500

  5/15/19 2019-05-15 10:00:00 -0500

  10:00 a.m.

  Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center

  Hiawatha

  10.0

• Well-Read Black Girl Book Club: The Sun Is Also a Sta

  <p>Join us for a discussion of the best selling novel The Sun is Also a Star ahead of the release of its movie adaptation on May 17!</p><p><br></p><h5>About this Event</h5><p><strong>The AAMI is partnering with</strong><a href="http://npbnewbo.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><strong>&nbsp;Next Page Books</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;to host a Well-Read Black Girl book club.</strong></p><p>The AAMI/Next Page Books Well-Read Black Girl book club will kick off with a discussion of Nicola Yoon’s 2016 best seller, <em>The Sun is Also a Star</em>. This novel explores the relationship between Natasha, a girl facing the looming prospect of her family’s deportation, "who believes in science and facts,” and Daniel, a boy who strives to be “the good son, the good student, living up to my parents’ high expectations.” Over the course of a single day the two meet and start to fall in love. <em>The Sun is Also a Star</em> “[t]ranscends the limits of YA as a human story about falling in love and seeking out our futures” (POPSUGAR.com), making this an ideal book for teens and adults alike.</p><p><strong>This is a free event open to the public, but registration is requested to help us plan for space and refreshments. Get a 20% off discount on&nbsp;</strong><em><strong>The Sun is Also a Star&nbsp;</strong></em><strong>at Next Page Books when you present your registration confirmation.</strong></p><p>The Well-Read Black Girl movement started as an Instagram account created by author Glory Edim and has grown into a thriving online community and Brooklyn-based festival celebrating the literary contributions of black women. The AAMI book club will meet monthly to discuss selected books by women of color. Book selections will range in genre and theme and will be available to purchase at Next Page Books.</p> 2019-04-24 19:00:00 -0500

  5/16/19 2019-05-16 18:00:00 -0500

  6:00 p.m.

  African American Museum of Iowa

  Cedar Rapids

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• Lifelong Learning: Wellness in Nature for Seniors

  <p><strong>The outdoors provides a great foundation for principles of healthy living and wellness: fresh air, deep breathing, sitting less, stretching, and building strength. Heather Rittgers, CNWC, CPT, CHIP Facilitator, and Lifestyle Educator Barbara Maring will introduce breathing techniques and mindful movement, followed by gentle stretching and a discussion on the importance of strengthening activities. This class will be held outside in close proximity to Amazing Space, and is designed for our friends who are 55 years of age and up, and those with mobility concerns that prevent them from being regularly active or outdoors. Coffee and tea will be provided. Pre-registration required. Fee: $5</strong></p> 2019-04-05 11:00:00 -0500

  5/08/19 2019-05-08 09:30:00 -0500

  9:30 a.m.

  Indian Creek Nature Center

  Cedar Rapids

  5.0

• Welcome Club of greater Cedar Rapids

  <p>Book Club meets the third Friday of each month at 10:00am at various locations &nbsp;We discuss and evaluate books which are recommended and chosen by our members. &nbsp;To sign-up visit our website www.welcomeclubcr.com or email us at wwc_cr@yahoo.com</p> 2019-05-17 11:00:00 -0500

  5/17/19 2019-05-17 10:00:00 -0500

  10:00 a.m.

  Various Locations

  Cedar Rapids

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• Legal Check Up

  <p>Todd Anderson with Elderkin &amp; Pirnie will have an interactive discussion that will cover all aspects of estate planning including Wills, Revocable Trust Agreements, Powers of Attorney and Advance Directives, as well as probate and trust administrations. Audience participation and questions will be actively encouraged. Please bring any topics that you are interested in discussing.<br><br></p> 2019-05-14 15:00:00 -0500

  5/28/19 2019-05-28 14:00:00 -0500

  2:00 p.m.

  Garnett Place Retirement Community

  Cedar Rapids

  0

• Iowa City Genealogy Society

  <p><br></p><p><strong>Searching for Danish Ancestors is topic of Genealogy Society Program</strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Researching Danish ancestry may be easier when compared to that for other European groups, according to Michele McNabb, who will present the May 18^th program at the Iowa City Genealogical Society. Michele will discuss the basic things that should be covered before “crossing the ocean” and the most useful sources for Danish research. Michele has a background that makes her an expert including a MA in Scandinavian Languages and Literatures and MLIS specializing in genealogical and local history librarianship. She has worked in library genealogical collections since 1982 and from 2002 until 2016 she was Manager of and principal researcher at the Genealogy Center of the Museum of Danish America in Elk Horn, Iowa.</p><p>Everyone is welcome to attend the meeting, which will begin at 9:30 a.m. May 18^th, at the LDS Family History Library, <a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=2730+Bradford+Drive,+Iowa+City&entry=gmail&source=g">2730 Bradford Drive, Iowa City</a>. A wheelchair accessible entrance is available from the east parking lot.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br><!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br></p><p><br></p> 2019-05-10 10:30:00 -0500

  5/18/19 2019-05-18 09:30:00 -0500

  9:30 a.m.

  LDS Family History Center

  IOWA CITY

  0

• Death Café

  <p>Fee: none. No registration.</p><p>Membership Not Required</p><p>Mondays, 5/6, 6/3, 7/1, 8/5</p><p>2 - 3 PM in room 209</p><p>Facilitators: Michelle Buhman and Craig Mosher</p><p>A Death Café is a group of people who are not</p><p>afraid to discuss and increase their awareness</p><p>of death in order to make the most of life.</p><p>The topics of our monthly discussions are</p><p>determined by the members of the group.</p><p>People are encouraged to bring snacks. This</p><p>is not a bereavement support group or grief</p><p>counseling session. For more information on</p><p>the purpose of this group, visit deathcafe.com.</p> 2019-04-29 15:00:00 -0500

  7/01/19 2019-07-01 14:00:00 -0500

  2:00 p.m.

  The Center

  Iowa City

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• Death Café

  <p>Fee: none. No registration.</p><p>Membership Not Required</p><p>Mondays, 5/6, 6/3, 7/1, 8/5</p><p>2 - 3 PM in room 209</p><p>Facilitators: Michelle Buhman and Craig Mosher</p><p>A Death Café is a group of people who are not</p><p>afraid to discuss and increase their awareness</p><p>of death in order to make the most of life.</p><p>The topics of our monthly discussions are</p><p>determined by the members of the group.</p><p>People are encouraged to bring snacks. This</p><p>is not a bereavement support group or grief</p><p>counseling session. For more information on</p><p>the purpose of this group, visit deathcafe.com.</p> 2019-04-29 15:00:00 -0500

  8/05/19 2019-08-05 14:00:00 -0500

  2:00 p.m.

  The Center

  Iowa City

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• Wednesday Women at Prairiewoods

  <p>Join women seeking spiritual enrichment, inspiration and motivation. This vibrant group of women finds spiritual growth in the supportive setting of Prairiewoods (120 East Boyson Road in Hiawatha). Come any Wednesday! Topics arise from within the hearts and minds of those gathered. Deep reflection, learning, lively conversation, laughter, storytelling and inquiry all generate incredible energy and spiritual stimulation. We will also view TED Talks, converse, reflect, support and challenge one another to personal growth, no matter what stage of life. This group, led by Ann Jackson, PBVM, will meet only twice this summer, June 19 and July 24, and resume weekly sessions after Labor Day. The cost is $10 per session, and registration is not necessary. For more information, contact Sister Ann at ajackson@prairiewoods.org or 319-395-6700, ext. 203</p> 2018-04-28 11:30:00 -0500

  6/19/19 2019-06-19 10:00:00 -0500

  10:00 a.m.

  Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center

  Hiawatha

  10.0

• League of Women Voters Linn County 2019 State of the County Luncheon

  <p>The League of Women Voters Linn County 2019 State of the County Luncheon will feature an address by Stacey Walker, this year’s chair of the Linn County Board of Supervisors. He will discuss the county’s successes and challenges and respond to questions from the audience. The 14^thannual State of the County Luncheon will be Wednesday, May 8 at The Hotel at Kirkwood Center, 7725 Kirkwood Blvd SW, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The luncheon starts at 11:30 a.m. and the program begins at noon.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The event is open to the public and free seating is reserved for individuals who only want to listen to the presentation and not eat lunch.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Individual reservations for lunch are $40 per person; full tables of 10 are $400. Reservations may be made by contacting Dawn Jones, <a href="mailto:dawn.lwvlc@gmail.com">dawn.lwvlc@gmail.com</a>by May 1 and mailing a check to LWV Linn County, P.O. Box 2422, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52406-2422. Reservations will be confirmed by email.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Reservations and payments also may be made online at <a href="http://www.lwvlincounty,org/">www.lwvlincounty.org</a>. Online processing fees apply. Sponsorships still are being accepted as well. Funds raised by the State of the County event are used to support League sponsorship and facilitation of non-partisan voter-education materials and forums.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This is the 14th year of the LWV Linn County State of the County address. The League introduced the State of the City® to Cedar Rapids in 1990 and also sponsors the State of the City® in Marion.&nbsp;</p><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p>The League of Women Voters of Linn County is a non-profit political organization that neither supports or opposes any candidate or political party, encourages citizen participation in government and is open to any citizen 16 years and older.</p> 2019-03-29 13:00:00 -0500

  5/08/19 2019-05-08 11:30:00 -0500

  11:30 a.m.

  The Hotel at Kirkwood Center

  Cedar Rapids

  0

• Death Café

  <p><strong>Fee: none.</strong><strong>&nbsp;No registration.</strong></p><p>Membership Not Required</p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>Mondays</strong><strong>, 5/6, 6/3, 7/1, 8/5</strong></p><p><strong>2</strong><strong>&nbsp;- 3 PM in room 209</strong></p><p>Facilitators: Michelle Buhman and Craig Mosher</p><p>A Death Cafe is a group of people who are not afraid to discuss and increase their awareness of death in order to make the most of life. The topics of our monthly discussions are determined by the members of the group. People are encouraged to bring snacks. This is not a bereavement support group or grief counseling session. For more information on the purpose of this group, visit deathcafe.com.</p> 2019-04-17 15:00:00 -0500

  6/03/19 2019-06-03 14:00:00 -0500

  2:00 p.m.

  The Center

  Iowa City

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• Our Pick Book Club: The Bookshop of Yesterdays by Amy Meyerson

  <p>Join us for a lively discussion about <em><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36477572-the-bookshop-of-yesterdays">The Bookshop of Yesterdays</a></em> by Amy Meyerson. Copies of the book are available for purchase from M and M Bookstore.</p><p>Light refreshments may be served.</p><p><strong><u>About the book:</u></strong></p><p>A woman inherits a beloved bookstore and sets forth on a journey of self-discovery in this poignant debut about family, forgiveness and a love of reading.<br><br>Miranda Brooks grew up in the stacks of her eccentric Uncle Billy's bookstore, solving the inventive scavenger hunts he created just for her. But on Miranda's twelfth birthday, Billy has a mysterious falling-out with her mother and suddenly disappears from Miranda's life. She doesn't hear from him again until sixteen years later when she receives unexpected news: Billy has died and left her Prospero Books, which is teetering on bankruptcy--and one final scavenger hunt.<br><br>When Miranda returns home to Los Angeles and to Prospero Books--now as its owner--she finds clues that Billy has hidden for her inside novels on the store's shelves, in locked drawers of his apartment upstairs, in the name of the store itself. Miranda becomes determined to save Prospero Books and to solve Billy's last scavenger hunt. She soon finds herself drawn into a journey where she meets people from Billy's past, people whose stories reveal a history that Miranda's mother has kept hidden--and the terrible secret that tore her family apart.<br><br>Bighearted and trenchantly observant, <em style="">The Bookshop of Yesterdays&nbsp;</em>is a lyrical story of family, love and the healing power of community. It's a love letter to reading and bookstores, and a testament to how our histories shape who we become.</p> 2018-12-15 19:00:00 -0600

  5/23/19 2019-05-23 18:00:00 -0500

  6:00 p.m.

  M & M Books

  Cedar Rapids

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• Book Club: The Ripper's Shadow

  <div data-block="true" data-editor="1dg7t" data-offset-key="cggga-0-0"><div data-offset-key="cggga-0-0"><span data-offset-key="cggga-0-0"><span data-text="true">Join us as we read and discuss The Ripper's Shadow by by Laura Joh Rowland. &nbsp;Copies of the book are available via M and M Bookstore.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="1dg7t" data-offset-key="a2lp0-0-0"><div data-offset-key="a2lp0-0-0"><span data-offset-key="a2lp0-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="1dg7t" data-offset-key="7bq7g-0-0"><div data-offset-key="7bq7g-0-0"><span data-offset-key="7bq7g-0-0"><span data-text="true">Light refreshments may be served.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="1dg7t" data-offset-key="1qhr1-0-0"><div data-offset-key="1qhr1-0-0"><span data-offset-key="1qhr1-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="1dg7t" data-offset-key="ap8ca-0-0"><div data-offset-key="ap8ca-0-0"><span data-offset-key="ap8ca-0-0"><span data-text="true"><strong><u>About the Book</u></strong></span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="1dg7t" data-offset-key="9etn8-0-0"><div data-offset-key="9etn8-0-0"><span data-offset-key="9etn8-0-0"><span data-text="true">The year is 1888 and Jack the Ripper begins his reign of terror.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="1dg7t" data-offset-key="9illo-0-0"><div data-offset-key="9illo-0-0"><span data-offset-key="9illo-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="1dg7t" data-offset-key="c13ij-0-0"><div data-offset-key="c13ij-0-0"><span data-offset-key="c13ij-0-0"><span data-text="true">Miss Sarah Bain, a photographer in Whitechapel, is an independent woman with dark secrets. In the privacy of her studio, she supplements her meager income by taking illicit “boudoir photographs” of the town's local ladies of the night. But when two of her models are found gruesomely murdered within weeks of one another, Sarah begins to suspect it's more than mere coincidence.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="1dg7t" data-offset-key="v19c-0-0"><div data-offset-key="v19c-0-0"><span data-offset-key="v19c-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="1dg7t" data-offset-key="eq9v-0-0"><div data-offset-key="eq9v-0-0"><span data-offset-key="eq9v-0-0"><span data-text="true">Teamed with a motley crew of friends--including a street urchin, a gay aristocrat, a Jewish butcher and his wife, and a beautiful young actress--Sarah delves into the crime of the century. But just as she starts unlocking the Ripper's secrets, she catches the attention of the local police, who believe she knows more than she's revealing, as well as from the Ripper himself, now bent on silencing her and her friends for good.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="1dg7t" data-offset-key="279pe-0-0"><div data-offset-key="279pe-0-0"><span data-offset-key="279pe-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="1dg7t" data-offset-key="3u1ai-0-0"><div data-offset-key="3u1ai-0-0"><span data-offset-key="3u1ai-0-0"><span data-text="true">Caught in the crosshairs of a ruthless killer, Sarah races through Whitechapel's darkest alleys to find the truth...until she makes a shocking discovery that challenges everything she thought she knew about the case. Intelligent and utterly engrossing, Laura Joh Rowland's Victorian mystery The Ripper's Shadow will keep readers up late into the night.</span></span></div></div> 2019-05-21 19:00:00 -0500

  6/06/19 2019-06-06 18:00:00 -0500

  6:00 p.m.

  M & M Books

  Cedar Rapids

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• Angel Series: Archangel Chamuel

  <p>&nbsp;This class series meets one Sunday per month for seven months from 1 – 5 pm. &nbsp;In this series, you will learn how to intuitively connect with seven different archangels. &nbsp;You are not required to attend all seven classes, but they will build upon each other. &nbsp;In each class, expect the following:</p><ul>&nbsp;<li><p>&nbsp;Meditation to meet each angel</p>&nbsp;</li><li><p>&nbsp;Angel attunement</p>&nbsp;</li><li><p>&nbsp;Discussion and info regarding each archangel</p>&nbsp;</li><li><p>&nbsp;Intuitive exercises&nbsp;</p>&nbsp;</li></ul><p>In May, we will focus on Archangel Chamuel, the angel of love.&nbsp;</p><p>This class is ideal for beginners and students of Angelic Chakra Integration (ACI).</p><p>Stephanie Ryan is the founder of ACI, having received this new energy in December 2010. Since then, Stephanie has performed numerous ACI sessions, and trained others to use ACI. Last year, she created the Angel Series to further explore working with the archangels. Stephanie also teaches Reiki and works with the Akashic Record. When she isn’t teaching or working privately with clients, you will see her behind the counter at Illuminations. Stephanie purchased Illuminations on October 31, 2016.</p> 2019-04-11 17:00:00 -0500

  5/19/19 2019-05-19 13:00:00 -0500

  1:00 p.m.

  Illuminations

  Cedar Rapids

  25.0

• Author Reading: Evan Grace

  <p>Join us as we welcome author Evan Grace to M and Bookstore.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Schedule for the Evening</u></strong></p><p>5 to 6: Mix &amp; Mingle | 6 to 6:30: Reading &amp; Q&amp;A | 6:30 to 7: Book Signing</p><p><br></p><p>Light refreshments may be served.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>About Evan Grace</u></strong></p><p>A Midwesterner and self-proclaimed book nerd, Evan has been an avid reader most of her life, but one day an idea came into her head and a writing career was born. She’s a sucker for happily ever afters and loves creating fictional worlds that others can get lost in. Evan loves putting her characters through the ringer, but loves when they get to that satisfying, swoony ending.</p><p><br></p><p>When the voices in her head give it a rest, she can always be found with her e-reader in her hand. Some of her favorites include, Aurora Rose Reynolds, (the queen) Kristen Ashley, Joanna Wylde, Madeline Sheehan and Harper Sloan. Evan finds a lot of her inspiration in music, movies, TV shows and life.</p><p><br></p><p>She’s a wife to Jim and a mom to Ethan and Evan, a cook, a tutor, a friend and a writer. How does she do it? She’ll never tell.</p> 2019-02-08 19:00:00 -0600

  8/08/19 2019-08-08 17:00:00 -0500

  5:00 p.m.

  M & M Books

  Cedar Rapids

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• Author Signing: Adam J. Whitlatch

  <p><span data-offset-key="bailh-0-0"><span data-text="true">Join us as we welcome author Adam J. Whitlatch to M and M Bookstore.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="8hd4b-0-0"><span data-text="true">About Adam J. Whitlatch</span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="fjll1-0-0"><span data-text="true">Adam J. Whitlatch is the author of the novels The Weller, War of the Worlds: Goliath, Birthright, and Vengeance For My Valentine, as well as dozens of short stories and poems spanning the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="6i6uj-0-0"><span data-text="true">A fantasy enthusiast from a young age, his interest in science fiction was first sparked at the age of ten when his father played the infamous 1938 Orson Welles War of the Worlds radio broadcast for him on Halloween. It's a tradition Adam carries on to this day.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="3nbkh-0-0"><span data-text="true">From 2012 to 2015, Adam worked as an associate editor for Minnesota-based small press publisher KHP Publishers, managing their science fiction imprint, Retro Rocket Press.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="f3ce2-0-0"><span data-text="true">An aspiring musician, Adam is currently learning to play guitar. A martial artist since he was twelve years old, Adam currently holds the rank of 3rd Gup Brown Belt in Tang Soo Do and yellow belt in Haedong Kumdo.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="aaj9h-0-0"><span data-text="true">As an ordained Dudeist priest with the Church of the Latter-Day Dude, Adam is available to perform wedding ceremonies.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="8353l-0-0"><span data-text="true">Adam resides in southeast Iowa with his wife and their three sons.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p> 2019-03-04 15:00:00 -0600

  7/06/19 2019-07-06 13:00:00 -0500

  1:00 p.m.

  M & M Books

  Cedar Rapids

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• Author Signing: E.M. Shue

  <div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="fe4c0-0-0"><div data-offset-key="fe4c0-0-0"><span data-offset-key="fe4c0-0-0"><span data-text="true">Please join us as we welcome author E.M. Shue to M and M Bookstore.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="4bup7-0-0"><div data-offset-key="4bup7-0-0"><span data-offset-key="4bup7-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="6e9e6-0-0"><div data-offset-key="6e9e6-0-0"><span data-offset-key="6e9e6-0-0"><span data-text="true">About E.M. Shue</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="556iu-0-0"><div data-offset-key="556iu-0-0"><span data-offset-key="556iu-0-0"><span data-text="true">Writer, &nbsp;wife and mother of three girls. E.M. Shue likes her whiskey Irish, her chocolate dark and her hockey hard hitting. She’ll listen to just about any music genre but loves the Eagles and regrets not ever going to one of their concerts when she had the chance. She uses music as inspiration in books. She is an avid reader and you can find her Kindle packed full of all sub-genres of romance.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="92iu8-0-0"><div data-offset-key="92iu8-0-0"><span data-offset-key="92iu8-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="2pd6i-0-0"><div data-offset-key="2pd6i-0-0"><span data-offset-key="2pd6i-0-0"><span data-text="true">When &nbsp;she isn’t writing action-adventure and strong woman she’s homeschooling her youngest teenage daughter, driving her husband crazy with his honey-do list from hell, and dropping the f-bomb like its and or the.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="bdvu8-0-0"><div data-offset-key="bdvu8-0-0"><span data-offset-key="bdvu8-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="78vl9-0-0"><div data-offset-key="78vl9-0-0"><span data-offset-key="78vl9-0-0"><span data-text="true">Born in the Mid-west E.M. was moved to Alaska as a young girl and counts it as her home. She’s lived in the interior and even a western village, but currently resides between the largest city and the agriculture hub. Her oldest daughter just moved to Hawaii so she anticipates making lots of trips south to see her.&nbsp;</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="eueq2-0-0"><div data-offset-key="eueq2-0-0"><span data-offset-key="eueq2-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="3odjl-0-0"><div data-offset-key="3odjl-0-0"><span data-offset-key="3odjl-0-0"><span data-text="true">E.M. supports local writers through the local RWA chapter, The Alaska Writer’s Guild and local NaNoWriMo events when she can. E.M.’s heart is in giving to the organizations that will someday find a cure for her middle daughter's many medical conditions. She writes &nbsp;strong female characters because of her girls.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="83tt6-0-0"><div data-offset-key="83tt6-0-0"><span data-offset-key="83tt6-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="87vso-0-0"><div data-offset-key="87vso-0-0"><span data-offset-key="87vso-0-0"><span data-text="true">E.M. has always wanted to write but never took paper like she did when she woke up from a dream that later became Sniper’s Kiss. Now she is four books into a series that keeps talking and wanting its stories told. She’s currently been doing research for another series but in the paranormal, dystopian, and mythic realms. She can’t wait for her readers to get their hands on it.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="62iuu-0-0"><div data-offset-key="62iuu-0-0"><span data-offset-key="62iuu-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="d5h66-0-0"><div data-offset-key="d5h66-0-0"><span data-offset-key="d5h66-0-0"><span data-text="true">E.M.’s favorite saying is don’t piss her off she’ll write you into a book and kill you off in a new and gory way. Welcome to the crazy world of E.M. Shue.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="804qs-0-0"><div data-offset-key="804qs-0-0"><span data-offset-key="804qs-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="eef97-0-0"><div data-offset-key="eef97-0-0"><span data-offset-key="eef97-0-0"><span data-text="true">Connect with her online: https://linktr.ee/e.m.shue&nbsp;</span></span></div></div> 2019-05-14 19:00:00 -0500

  7/18/19 2019-07-18 18:00:00 -0500

  6:00 p.m.

  M & M Books

  Cedar Rapids

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• Book Report

  <p><strong>Fee: none.</strong><strong>&nbsp;No registration.</strong></p><p>Membership Required</p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>Tuesdays</strong><strong>, 5/21, 6/18, 7/16, 8/20</strong></p><p><strong>2</strong><strong>&nbsp;- 3:30 PM in room 209</strong></p><p>Facilitator: Diana Durham</p><p>A book club that meets once a month for an informal round &nbsp;table discussion and sharing of books you have enjoyed reading. Choose your &nbsp;favorite author old or new, best sellers or classic, fiction, non-fiction, short stories or poetry. Not limited to presenters; anyone who is interested in finding new authors while exploring the abundance of reading &nbsp;opportunities in our City of Literature is welcome.</p><p><em>Diana Durham, an avid reader, looks forward to sharing her favorite books and expanding her repertoire by listening and exploring your suggestions.</em></p> 2019-04-15 15:30:00 -0500

  5/21/19 2019-05-21 14:00:00 -0500

  2:00 p.m.

  The Center

  Iowa City

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• Welcome Club of greater Cedar Rapids

  <p>Book Club meets the third Friday of each month at 10:00am at various locations &nbsp;We discuss and evaluate books which are recommended and chosen by our members. &nbsp;To sign-up visit our website www.welcomeclubcr.com or email us at wwc_cr@yahoo.com</p> 2019-06-21 11:00:00 -0500

  6/21/19 2019-06-21 10:00:00 -0500

  10:00 a.m.

  Various Locations

  Cedar Rapids

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• Author Signing: Michael Brodkorb & Allison Mann

  <p><span data-offset-key="elues-0-0"><span data-text="true">Join us as we welcome Michael Brodkorb &amp; Allison Mann to M and M Bookstore.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="e9omg-0-0"><span data-text="true">About Michael Brodkorb &amp; Allison Mann</span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="8kgt0-0-0"><span data-text="true">Missing in Minnesota is authored by Michael Brodkorb and Allison Mann. Michael's reporting on this story began with the Star Tribune in 2015. Michael is currently a columnist with MinnPost. In October 2018, Michael and Allison released their book about this case, The Girls Are Gone, which is available for sale in both paperback and ebook.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="c4gva-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="8bho7-0-0"><span data-text="true">"The Girls are Gone" is Allison's first book written with partner, Michael Brodkorb. Allison Mann and Michael Brodkorb came together during the 2016 criminal trial of a mother who abducted and hid two of her five children. Their passion for finding truth and justice through different mediums led them to partner in writing "The Girls Are Gone." Michael and Allison spent two years working together investigating, researching and writing to find the answers to many questions that had been left unanswered for years.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p> 2019-03-04 15:30:00 -0600

  9/07/19 2019-09-07 13:30:00 -0500

  1:30 p.m.

  M & M Books

  Cedar Rapids

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• Book Club: Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine

  <p>Join us on Thursday, June 27 at 6 pm to discuss Ink and Bone, our June "Our Pick" Book Club selection.<br><br>Copies of Ink and Bone are available for purchase at M and M Bookstore. Stop by or call today to secure your copy.<br><br>This event is part of our Prima's Pick Summer Reading Program. Author Rachel Caine will be joining us via Skype to discuss the book.<br><br><strong><u>About the Book</u></strong><br>Ruthless and supremely powerful, the Great Library is now a presence in every major city, governing the flow of knowledge to the masses. Alchemy allows the Library to deliver the content of the greatest works of history instantly—but the personal ownership of books is expressly forbidden.<br><br>Jess Brightwell believes in the value of the Library, but the majority of his knowledge comes from illegal books obtained by his family, who are involved in the thriving black market. Jess has been sent to be his family’s spy, but his loyalties are tested in the final months of his training to enter the Library’s service.<br><br>When his friend inadvertently commits heresy by creating a device that could change the world, Jess discovers that those who control the Great Library believe that knowledge is more valuable than any human life—and soon both heretics and books will burn…</p> 2019-05-21 19:00:00 -0500

  6/27/19 2019-06-27 18:00:00 -0500

  6:00 p.m.

  M & M Books

  Cedar Rapids

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• Conversations with Laura (for caregivers)

  <p>Couples, where one partner is living with dementia, are invited to join Lauren Wood, doctoral student at Mt. Mercy University, in discussing Dr. Allen Power’s Domains of Well-being. To register or to request caregiving assistance while attending this event, please let us know in advance by calling (319) 221-8866 or emailing fcgc@mercycare.org.</p> 2019-04-15 18:30:00 -0500

  5/30/19 2019-05-30 17:00:00 -0500

  5:00 p.m.

  Family Caregivers Center of Mercy

  Cedar Rapids

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• Safety Scoop - Safe Aging in Place

  <p>Safe Aging in Place means creating a living environment that maintains a person’s independence, improves quality of life, and reduces the need for relocating to a nursing home. Stephanie Humphries, owner of Right at Home, discuss how to create this living environment through the use of adaptive equipment and making modifications to one’s home. Everyone welcome. Refreshments provided. Free.</p> 2019-04-03 12:00:00 -0500

  6/26/19 2019-06-26 11:00:00 -0500

  11:00 a.m.

  Cedar Rapids Fire Department

  Cedar Rapids

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• Zen Practice and Tradition

  <p>Learn how to meditate and discover how to practice wisdom and compassion in your life.</p><p>Zen Practice and Tradition is a four-session course at the Cedar Rapids Zen Center. Each class includes meditation (zazen), a talk by a practicing Buddhist and a discussion of how to include following the Buddha way in your daily life.med</p> 2019-05-14 21:00:00 -0500

  6/04/19 2019-06-04 19:30:00 -0500

  7:30 p.m.

  Cedar Rapids Zen Center

  Cedar Rapids

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• Author Reading: S.P. Jayaraj

  <p>Please join us as we welcome S.P. Jayaraj to M and M Bookstore.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>About S.P. Jayaraj</u></strong></p><p>S.P. Jayaraj’s creative writing will bring you into a wider world and leave you there to contemplate every real and imagined thing around you. Whether it is his poetry, his CNF essays, or his fiction, Jayaraj’s creativity, multiculturalism, and unique insights come together to tap on our heart, open our mind, and arouse our natural childlike curiosity for lives that are not our own.</p><p><br></p><p>His created world of Adijari, and every story he writes for it is a reflection of his soul. Jayaraj is constantly studying different mythological beliefs around the world and the similarities between them. He processes this through storytelling and through Adijari, where it all comes together seamlessly as a full and expansive mythology in its own right. Currently drawing heavily on various East Indian, Nordic, and Persian mythologies, there is no telling where else it will go, as each new story of Adijari takes us into new territory to deeper understand the awesome world that it is. His new and reimagined fantasy races of Adijari make us consider our own spiritual relationships to other life, our planet, and the universe beyond.</p> 2019-04-29 12:30:00 -0500

  7/06/19 2019-07-06 10:30:00 -0500

  10:30 a.m.

  M & M Books

  Cedar Rapids

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