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• Johnson Avenue Hy-Vee Diabetes Nutrition Tour

  <p>Tired of the same old diabetes food? Find new ways to tame your blood sugar by joining Hy-Vee dietitian, Judy Fitzgibbons, as we walk the aisles in search of new ways to enjoy meals and snacks but keep your blood sugar in line. The diabetes tour starts &nbsp;in front of the Market Grille. Please pre-register by calling 319-365-0477 or email Judy <a href="mailto:jfitzgibbons@hy-vee.com">jfitzgibbons@hy-vee.com</a>.</p> 2019-04-22 12:45:00 -0500

  4/22/19 2019-04-22 12:00:00 -0500

  12:00 p.m.

  Johnson Avenue Hy-Vee Food Store

  Cedar Rapids

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• Veggie Gardening: Eat Your Greens (and Weeds)

  <p>Green your thumb, improve your wellness and beautify your garden during these fun, hands-on classes on Saturday mornings in downtown Iowa City.</p><p><br></p><p>You will take home all the knowledge, publications, seeds and inspiring ideas needed to successfully and enjoyably grow vegetables and herbs in your own garden.</p><p><br></p><p>Learn to help plants thrive, produce high yields and reduce maintenance chores through proper seed starting, bed layout, soil preparation, mulching, composting and companion planting.</p><p><br></p><p>Only organic methods of weed and pest management will be learned; no synthetic pesticides or fertilizers will be used.</p><p><br></p><p>Participants of any experience level are invited.</p><p><br></p><p>Yummy snacks generously provided by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/newpioneercoop/" target="_blank">New Pioneer Co-op</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Please register soon: The classes are limited to 30 people and are expected to fill quickly.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>DATES AND TOPICS</p><p>Saturdays: 9:30 am - 11:30 am.</p><p><br></p><p>July 13: Eat Your Greens (and Weeds)</p><p>Harvest the bounty of late spring greens. Sample nutritious, yummy green drinks made from the cultivated and wild greens and go home with smoothie recipes.</p><p><br></p><p>August 10: Composting and Fertilizing</p><p>Understand plant nutrient needs. Create a compost pile and brew nutrient-rich compost tea. Start an indoor vermicomposting (worm) bin.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>REGISTER FOR THE ENTIRE SERIES</p><p>Register for all 7 classes: <a href="https://apm.activecommunities.com/iowacityrecreation/Activity_Search/veggie-gardening/11145?fbclid=IwAR2jvvlKPOifgH48wf4kNWDEL35g4Nn5jaqk0DznwlVLybcQoedBnbDc2nI" target="_blank">https://apm.activecommunities.com/iowacityrecreation/Activity_Search/veggie-gardening/11145</a></p><p>Fee for all classes: $115</p><p>You save $5.50 per class.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>REGISTER FOR INDIVIDUAL CLASSES</p><p>Fee for individual classes: $22</p><p><br></p><p>July 13: Eat Your Greens (and Weeds)</p><p><a href="https://apm.activecommunities.com/iowacityrecreation/Activity_Search/eat-your-greens-and-weeds/11151?fbclid=IwAR0E95PVsCULeZOLtUqOBGV_IygG0GqY8QGq48hSGizwiesd0Qw9Sswia1Q" target="_blank">https://apm.activecommunities.com/iowacityrecreation/Activity_Search/eat-your-greens-and-weeds/11151</a></p><p><br></p><p>LOCATION</p><p>We meet at the Edible Classroom on the south side of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Robert-A-Lee-Community-Center/476360445826844" target="_blank">Robert A Lee Community Center</a>, 220 South Gilbert Street.</p><p><br></p><p>TEACHERS</p><p>Taught by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/fred.meyer.007" target="_blank">Fred Meyer</a>, master gardener and permaculture designer at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BackyardAbundance/" target="_blank">Backyard Abundance</a>, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.kardos.58" target="_blank">Jennifer Kardos</a>, horticultural therapist and health coach.</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BackyardAbundance/" target="_blank">Backyard Abundance</a> in collaboration with the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ICParksandRec/" target="_blank">Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department</a>.</p> 2019-04-09 11:30:00 -0500

  7/13/19 2019-07-13 09:30:00 -0500

  9:30 a.m.

  Edible Classroom at the Robert A. Lee Rec Center

  Iowa City

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• Johnson Avenue Hy-Vee Diabetes Nutrition Tour

  <p>Tired of the same old diabetes food? Find new ways to tame your blood sugar by joining Hy-Vee dietitian, Judy Fitzgibbons, as we walk the aisles in search of new ways to enjoy meals and snacks but keep your blood sugar in line. The diabetes tour starts &nbsp;in front of the Market Grille. Please pre-register by calling 319-365-0477 or email Judy <a href="mailto:jfitzgibbons@hy-vee.com">jfitzgibbons@hy-vee.com</a>.</p> 2019-04-29 12:45:00 -0500

  4/29/19 2019-04-29 12:00:00 -0500

  12:00 p.m.

  Johnson Avenue Hy-Vee Food Store

  Cedar Rapids

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• Johnson Avenue Hy-Vee Diabetes Nutrition Tour

  <p>Tired of the same old diabetes food? Find new ways to tame your blood sugar by joining Hy-Vee dietitian, Judy Fitzgibbons, as we walk the aisles in search of new ways to enjoy meals and snacks but keep your blood sugar in line. The diabetes tour starts &nbsp;in front of the Market Grille. Please pre-register by calling 319-365-0477 or email Judy <a href="mailto:jfitzgibbons@hy-vee.com">jfitzgibbons@hy-vee.com</a>.</p> 2019-05-06 12:45:00 -0500

  5/06/19 2019-05-06 12:00:00 -0500

  12:00 p.m.

  Johnson Avenue Hy-Vee Food Store

  Cedar Rapids

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• Johnson Avenue Hy-Vee Diabetes Nutrition Tour

  <p>Tired of the same old diabetes food? Find new ways to tame your blood sugar by joining Hy-Vee dietitian, Judy Fitzgibbons, as we walk the aisles in search of new ways to enjoy meals and snacks but keep your blood sugar in line. The diabetes tour starts &nbsp;in front of the Market Grille. Please pre-register by calling 319-365-0477 or email Judy <a href="mailto:jfitzgibbons@hy-vee.com">jfitzgibbons@hy-vee.com</a>.</p> 2019-05-13 12:45:00 -0500

  5/13/19 2019-05-13 12:00:00 -0500

  12:00 p.m.

  Johnson Avenue Hy-Vee Food Store

  Cedar Rapids

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• Author Reading: Catherine Schaff-Stump

  <p>Join us as we welcome local author Catherine Schaff-Stump to M and M 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 Catherine Schaff-Stump</u></strong></p><p>Cath Schaff-Stump writes speculative fiction for children and adults, everything from humor to horror. She is the author of the Klaereon Scroll series, the most recent of which is The Pawn of Isis, coming in March, 2019. Cath lives and works in Iowa with her husband. During the day, she teaches English to non-native speakers at a local community college. Other recent fiction has been published by Paper Golem Press, Daydreams Dandelion Press, and in The Mammoth Book of Dieselpunk. Cath is a co-host on the writing and geek-life fan podcast Unreliable Narrators. You can find her online at Facebook, Goodreads, Amazon, @cathschaffstump,<span>&nbsp;</span><a data-lynx-mode="asynclazy" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fcathschaffstump.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1yaUANHOlA6eqbmJyZyaJWzkKByRrCeomD-yZvR5UTrmDLs9n4tNoE6Pw&amp;h=AT3KU73K7KfSdqOAlAgbA2WvgDjV3GpJ31Uq1VAQ2kB6YUjaEhMNSLBCRd30sRfQ0T_boMm54orKG5070ozuf7_7Avw_jEpXm5UrGxgzezvVZXGWHlYevEorexJAJAHs6RGDRB0" href="http://cathschaffstump.com/?fbclid=IwAR1yaUANHOlA6eqbmJyZyaJWzkKByRrCeomD-yZvR5UTrmDLs9n4tNoE6Pw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">cathschaffstump.com</a>, and<span>&nbsp;</span><a data-lynx-mode="asynclazy" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Funreliablenarrators.net%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR38Q2CqkgJtjLa-9T1x7nBPzPedI4gToo51ygZ-VpgcrfwLxTh6DNlpiL0&amp;h=AT3HMXphLvd3RxEdg_rKUDf-nOrAU73zP0fg14Wmhu26gB7Xt6_PmjsrAuN6yMo4EbCy1GRqKjNNs37o5LmU7WkBNfYbm-20OqcTn-4twmOZoRg7oxzyewxTpwmm3PIHNM9Sukk" href="http://unreliablenarrators.net/?fbclid=IwAR38Q2CqkgJtjLa-9T1x7nBPzPedI4gToo51ygZ-VpgcrfwLxTh6DNlpiL0" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">unreliablenarrators.net.</a></p> 2019-02-07 19:00:00 -0600

  6/13/19 2019-06-13 17:00:00 -0500

  5:00 p.m.

  M & M Books

  Cedar Rapids

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• Lincoln Highway Nitty Gritty

  <p>Annual 4th of July open-air antique market at Hwy 1 and 1st Street in Mount Vernon, Iowa from 7am to 4pm, rain or shine. Kid-friendly and fun for all ages with live music and eats on the streets.</p> 2019-04-06 16:00:00 -0500

  7/04/19 2019-07-04 07:00:00 -0500

  7:00 a.m.

  Uptown Mount Vernon

  Mount Vernon

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• Run of the Mill Theatre's Variety Show Fundraiser

  <p>Come out to The Mill for a night of music, comedy, spoken word, circus acts, dance, and burlesque and help support Iowa City's up-and-coming theatre company, Run of the Mill Theatre Productions! Producing plays is expensive, but our previous variety show fundraisers have enabled us to make the kind of art this community deserves. We have an array of performances lined up and plenty of raffle prizes to give away, o tell your friends and come see us and lots of local talent! It's sure to be a fun night!</p> 2019-04-17 02:00:00 -0500

  5/03/19 2019-05-03 19:00:00 -0500

  7:00 p.m.

  The Mill

  Iowa City

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• CRMA Museum Store Artist of the MonthKimberly Machovec-Smith

  <p>Kimberly Machovec-Smith, an Iowa native, was trained as an art conservator. She recently returned to oil painting. Her current work illustrates the private moment of transformation a single seed experiences as it begins its journey toward reproduction. Warmed by the earth, the seed begins to swell, stretching and ripping open to release the lengthening root in its effort to find nourishment.</p> 2019-04-19 16:00:00 -0500

  4/19/19 2019-04-19 12:00:00 -0500

  12:00 p.m.

  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

  Cedar Rapids

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• Power and Protest: Political Photography and Prints

  <p>American politics have been contentious for as long as America has existed. Drawn from the CRMA’s own collection of photographs and prints, Power and Protest celebrates the glossy official images of political power, the behind-the-scenes work to keep people there, and the demonstrations, marches, and rallies that spoke to that power. Power and Protest was designed as a complement to the John F. Kennedy exhibition and both emphasize the role art has had in shaping the political views of our nation.</p><p>This exhibition has been made possible by the McIntyre Foundation and the Diamond V Corporate Fund of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation.&nbsp;</p><p>Image caption:</p><p>Ben Shahn, <em>Martin Luther King Jr</em>., 1966, wood engraving, 24 7/8 x 20 1/16 inches, gift of Peter O. Stamats, 69.11.29.</p> 2019-04-19 16:00:00 -0500

  4/19/19 2019-04-19 12:00:00 -0500

  12:00 p.m.

  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

  Cedar Rapids

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• Power and Protest: Political Photography and Prints

  <p>American politics have been contentious for as long as America has existed. Drawn from the CRMA’s own collection of photographs and prints, Power and Protest celebrates the glossy official images of political power, the behind-the-scenes work to keep people there, and the demonstrations, marches, and rallies that spoke to that power. Power and Protest was designed as a complement to the John F. Kennedy exhibition and both emphasize the role art has had in shaping the political views of our nation.</p><p>This exhibition has been made possible by the McIntyre Foundation and the Diamond V Corporate Fund of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation.&nbsp;</p><p>Image caption:</p><p>Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret<em>, Martin Luther King Jr., Coe College</em>, 1962, gelatin silver print, 14 x 9 inches, promised gift of the artist, L2004.065.1.</p> 2019-04-20 16:00:00 -0500

  4/20/19 2019-04-20 10:00:00 -0500

  10:00 a.m.

  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

  Cedar Rapids

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• CRMA Museum Store Artist of the MonthKimberly Machovec-Smith

  <p>Kimberly Machovec-Smith, an Iowa native, was trained as an art conservator. She recently returned to oil painting. Her current work illustrates the private moment of transformation a single seed experiences as it begins its journey toward reproduction. Warmed by the earth, the seed begins to swell, stretching and ripping open to release the lengthening root in its effort to find nourishment.</p> 2019-04-21 16:00:00 -0500

  4/21/19 2019-04-21 12:00:00 -0500

  12:00 p.m.

  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

  Cedar Rapids

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• Power and Protest: Political Photography and Prints

  <p>American politics have been contentious for as long as America has existed. Drawn from the CRMA’s own collection of photographs and prints, Power and Protest celebrates the glossy official images of political power, the behind-the-scenes work to keep people there, and the demonstrations, marches, and rallies that spoke to that power. Power and Protest was designed as a complement to the John F. Kennedy exhibition and both emphasize the role art has had in shaping the political views of our nation.</p><p>This exhibition has been made possible by the McIntyre Foundation and the Diamond V Corporate Fund of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation.&nbsp;</p><p>Image caption:</p><p>Ben Shahn, <em>Martin Luther King Jr</em>., 1966, wood engraving, 24 7/8 x 20 1/16 inches, gift of Peter O. Stamats, 69.11.29.</p> 2019-04-21 16:00:00 -0500

  4/21/19 2019-04-21 12:00:00 -0500

  12:00 p.m.

  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

  Cedar Rapids

  0

• Open Mic at Groundswell

  <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(111, 114, 135); font-family: &quot;Neue Plak&quot;, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Come share with our supportive, caring and creative community at Groundswell.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 10px; color: rgb(111, 114, 135); font-family: &quot;Neue Plak&quot;, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 10px; color: rgb(111, 114, 135); font-family: &quot;Neue Plak&quot;, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Admission is free.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 10px; color: rgb(111, 114, 135); font-family: &quot;Neue Plak&quot;, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p><span data-slate-fragment="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"></span></p><p style="padding-top: 10px; color: rgb(111, 114, 135); font-family: &quot;Neue Plak&quot;, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">This event takes place on the first Friday of every month!</p> 2019-06-07 22:00:00 -0500

  6/07/19 2019-06-07 19:00:00 -0500

  7:00 p.m.

  Groundswell

  Cedar Rapids

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• CRMA Museum Store Artist of the MonthKimberly Machovec-Smith

  <p>Kimberly Machovec-Smith, an Iowa native, was trained as an art conservator. She recently returned to oil painting. Her current work illustrates the private moment of transformation a single seed experiences as it begins its journey toward reproduction. Warmed by the earth, the seed begins to swell, stretching and ripping open to release the lengthening root in its effort to find nourishment.</p> 2019-04-23 16:00:00 -0500

  4/23/19 2019-04-23 12:00:00 -0500

  12:00 p.m.

  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

  Cedar Rapids

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• Power and Protest: Political Photography and Prints

  <p>American politics have been contentious for as long as America has existed. Drawn from the CRMA’s own collection of photographs and prints, Power and Protest celebrates the glossy official images of political power, the behind-the-scenes work to keep people there, and the demonstrations, marches, and rallies that spoke to that power. Power and Protest was designed as a complement to the John F. Kennedy exhibition and both emphasize the role art has had in shaping the political views of our nation.</p><p>This exhibition has been made possible by the McIntyre Foundation and the Diamond V Corporate Fund of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation.&nbsp;</p><p>Image caption:</p><p>Ben Shahn, <em>Martin Luther King Jr</em>., 1966, wood engraving, 24 7/8 x 20 1/16 inches, gift of Peter O. Stamats, 69.11.29.</p> 2019-04-23 16:00:00 -0500

  4/23/19 2019-04-23 12:00:00 -0500

  12:00 p.m.

  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

  Cedar Rapids

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• CRMA Museum Store Artist of the MonthKimberly Machovec-Smith

  <p>Kimberly Machovec-Smith, an Iowa native, was trained as an art conservator. She recently returned to oil painting. Her current work illustrates the private moment of transformation a single seed experiences as it begins its journey toward reproduction. Warmed by the earth, the seed begins to swell, stretching and ripping open to release the lengthening root in its effort to find nourishment.</p> 2019-04-24 16:00:00 -0500

  4/24/19 2019-04-24 12:00:00 -0500

  12:00 p.m.

  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

  Cedar Rapids

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• Power and Protest: Political Photography and Prints

  <p>American politics have been contentious for as long as America has existed. Drawn from the CRMA’s own collection of photographs and prints, Power and Protest celebrates the glossy official images of political power, the behind-the-scenes work to keep people there, and the demonstrations, marches, and rallies that spoke to that power. Power and Protest was designed as a complement to the John F. Kennedy exhibition and both emphasize the role art has had in shaping the political views of our nation.</p><p>This exhibition has been made possible by the McIntyre Foundation and the Diamond V Corporate Fund of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation.&nbsp;</p><p>Image caption:</p><p>Ben Shahn, <em>Martin Luther King Jr</em>., 1966, wood engraving, 24 7/8 x 20 1/16 inches, gift of Peter O. Stamats, 69.11.29.</p> 2019-04-24 16:00:00 -0500

  4/24/19 2019-04-24 12:00:00 -0500

  12:00 p.m.

  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

  Cedar Rapids

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• Author Reading: Dennis Maulsby

  <p><span data-offset-key="7vee8-0-0"><span data-text="true">Join us as we welcome Dennis Maulsby to M and M Bookstore.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="dekoo-0-0"><span data-text="true">About Dennis Maulsby</span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="ciijf-0-0"><span data-text="true">Dennis Maulsby is a retired bank president living in Ames, Iowa with his wife Ruth, a retired legal secretary and his dog Charlie, a retired CIA operative. A son and grandson, Matt and Kaden, live in the Pacific Northwest. His poetry and short stories have appeared in Lyrical Iowa, The North American Review, Haiku Journal, Spillway, The Hawai’i Pacific Review, The Briarcliff Review, and numerous other journals.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="5m7c7-0-0"><span data-text="true">A U.S. Army Veteran, Maulsby spent four and a half years on active duty. Enlisting as a private, he served two years as a Russian voice intercept operator rising to the rank of Specialist Fifth Class before attending Ft. Benning, Georgia’s Infantry Officer Candidate School. After graduation as a Second Lieutenant, he was accepted into the Military’s Intelligence branch. In 1968, he served with the 25th Infantry division while in Vietnam. Maulsby led a mobile electronic intelligence gathering platoon with elements established in firebases and Vietnamese villages in southwestern Vietnam. He received an honorable discharge in 1970.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="ak79b-0-0"><span data-text="true">His first book of war poetry, Remembering Willie, and all the others won silver medal book awards from the Military Writers Society of America (2005) and the Branson Stars &amp; Stripes organization (2009). Maulsby’s second book of poetry Frissons, published in 2011, consists of traditional American-style haiku and senryu. Near Death/Near Life, a third book of poetry was released by Prolific Press in May of 1215. The book has since received a gold medal award from the Military Writers Society of America, named a finalist in the De Vinci Eye cover Art award, &nbsp;and was a winner-finalist in the USA Book News contest.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="4pht6-0-0"><span data-text="true">Free Fire Zone, a book of linked poetry and short stories, was released in November of 2016 by Prolific Press, and has since been named an International Book Award finalist and received a silver medal award from the Military Writers Society of America.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="6b5rj-0-0"><span data-text="true">In May 2004 his poem “6 June, Omaha Beach” was featured with a musical background on National Public Radio’s Themes &amp; Variations in memory of the Sixtieth Anniversary of the WW II Normandy landings. That same year he was named the Edgar Award winner of the Oak Hill Poetry Contest. His poem “Isle Royale Hunted” received a Pushcart Prize nomination in 2011. As of spring 2017, seventy of his poems have been individually published, forty percent of which have won awards, &nbsp;ranging from honorable mentions to first places. Out of twelve short stories published five have won awards.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="6ihvm-0-0"><span data-text="true">Maulsby is a past President of the Iowa Poetry Association. He holds memberships in the Iowa Poetry Association, The National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Ames Third Stanza Poets, Burlington’s Society of Great River Poets, The Military Writers Society of America, the Urbandale Omega Poets, The Ankeny Writers Workshop, The Jordan Creek Mall Barnes &amp; Noble Writers, and The International War Veterans Poetry Archives.</span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="8dekb-0-0"><span data-text="true">In 1964, just weeks away from graduating from Grinnell College, Dennis Maulsby decided his best option after college would be to voluntarily enter the military. After returning from the Vietnam War, he channeled his war experiences into various creative outlets, ultimately pursuing writing poetry. He self-published his first book, Remembering Willy, and All the Others, and received silver medal awards from veteran’s associations. His latest book, Free Fire Zone is a collection of short military stories.</span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="1ns5b-0-0"><span data-text="true">“A lot of men came back from Vietnam, and they dealt with their PTSD in a number of ways, usually women, drugs or creativity,” he says. “I chose creativity.”</span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="42hdp-0-0"><span data-text="true">During this hour of Talk of Iowa, host Charity Nebbe talks with Maulsby about his writing and his new book of connected short stories.</span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="aiqt6-0-0"><span data-text="true">http://iowapublicradio.org/post/wounds-war-and-poetry-using-creativity-heal#stream/0</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p> 2019-04-17 19:00:00 -0500

  9/12/19 2019-09-12 17:00:00 -0500

  5:00 p.m.

  M & M Books

  Cedar Rapids

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• Author Signing: Beth Hudson

  <p><span data-offset-key="ea5qj-0-0"><span data-text="true">Join us as we welcome local author Beth Hudson to M and M Bookstore.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="b1oa1-0-0"><span data-text="true"><strong><u>Schedule for the Evening</u></strong></span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="fs4c2-0-0"><span data-text="true">5 to 6: Mix &amp; Mingle | 6 to 6:30: Reading &amp; Q&amp;A | 6:30 to 7: Book Signing</span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="b8baf-0-0"><span data-text="true">Light refreshments may be served.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><strong><u><span data-offset-key="8cab1-0-0"><span data-text="true">About Beth Hudson</span></span></u></strong></p><p><span data-offset-key="dut07-0-0"><span data-text="true">As a reader, Beth started early, going quickly from Doctor Seuss to Tolkien, with some stops along the way for Bambi, The Little Prince, Lloyd Alexander's Prydain series, and some Celtic and Norse mythology. &nbsp;She embarked on her writing journey in third grade, when she wrote a short book about sentient planets. &nbsp;Her enormous fantasy world of plastic animals sparked her own mythology and love of story, and the make-believe games played with her sisters cemented a &nbsp;facility for wild creativity, and a sense that there were no limits to the imagination.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="2cp-0-0"><span data-text="true">From junior high through her first years of college, Beth continued to write, producing three drafts of one novel, a handwritten manuscript of another, and a third novel which may someday get dusted off and revised as the bones of something better. &nbsp;In college she took courses in Middle Welsh, Old Irish, Old English, Shakespeare, General Mytholgy, and Medieval and Renaissance Literature, and drifted out of a major in Astronomy and into a major in Linguistics with a minor in English. &nbsp;These classes cross-pollinated with her own stories, and taught her a great deal about culture and language that she is very grateful to have learned. &nbsp;It was also in college that she was introduced to science fiction fandom. &nbsp;She has been an active participant in ICON, Iowa's oldest sf convention, for over thirty years, running panels, working with the drama group, and for many years designing the program book.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="bm3gr-0-0"><span data-text="true">Post-college she fell into Real Life, and writing was temporarily sidelined. &nbsp;During this time she managed to acquire a family, and has three amazing sons of whom she is very proud. &nbsp;Deciding not to let her writing fall by the wayside, she began working hard on both old and new projects, and has been publishing short stories for the last decade, in anthologies and small press magazines. &nbsp;In 2008, she released an illustrated chapbook, "Following Seas" (originally released by Sam's Dot Publishing and reprinted in 2013 by Alban Lake Publishing's "Outposts of Beyond"), and in 2011 published a novella, The Herd Lord, about a war among centaurs.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="e3nr4-0-0"><span data-text="true">&nbsp;In addition to fiction, she composes poetry and music, sings, and plays guitar, harp, and piano. Other hobbies include Arthurian literature and mythology, Celtic mythology, jewelry making, and of course, reading. &nbsp;She draws inspiration from many varied sources such as artwork, music, mythology, thunderstorms, and designer coffee.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="7bcnl-0-0"><span data-text="true">Etched in Fire is her first published novel, and takes place in the same world (though not the same time) as The Herd Lord.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p> 2019-01-18 19:00:00 -0600

  5/09/19 2019-05-09 17:00:00 -0500

  5:00 p.m.

  M & M Books

  Cedar Rapids

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• Power and Protest: Political Photography and Prints

  <p>American politics have been contentious for as long as America has existed. Drawn from the CRMA’s own collection of photographs and prints, Power and Protest celebrates the glossy official images of political power, the behind-the-scenes work to keep people there, and the demonstrations, marches, and rallies that spoke to that power. Power and Protest was designed as a complement to the John F. Kennedy exhibition and both emphasize the role art has had in shaping the political views of our nation.</p><p>This exhibition has been made possible by the McIntyre Foundation and the Diamond V Corporate Fund of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation.&nbsp;</p><p>Image caption:</p><p>LeRoy Neiman, <em>Abraham Lincoln</em>, 1968, serigraph, 17 ¾ x 18 inches, gift of Wendy and Greg Dunn, 94.26.2.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> 2019-04-25 20:00:00 -0500

  4/25/19 2019-04-25 12:00:00 -0500

  12:00 p.m.

  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

  Cedar Rapids

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• Vintage and Handmade at the Village

  <p>The Kalona Historical Village will be hosting the Vintage and Handmade Show at the Kalona Historical Village Visitors Center featuring locally handmade and re-purposed items for sale.</p> 2019-02-26 17:00:00 -0600

  4/26/19 2019-04-26 10:00:00 -0500

  10:00 a.m.

  Kalona Historical Village

  Kalona

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• CRMA Museum Store Artist of the MonthKimberly Machovec-Smith

  <p>Kimberly Machovec-Smith, an Iowa native, was trained as an art conservator. She recently returned to oil painting. Her current work illustrates the private moment of transformation a single seed experiences as it begins its journey toward reproduction. Warmed by the earth, the seed begins to swell, stretching and ripping open to release the lengthening root in its effort to find nourishment.</p> 2019-04-26 16:00:00 -0500

  4/26/19 2019-04-26 12:00:00 -0500

  12:00 p.m.

  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

  Cedar Rapids

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• Power and Protest: Political Photography and Prints

  <p>American politics have been contentious for as long as America has existed. Drawn from the CRMA’s own collection of photographs and prints, Power and Protest celebrates the glossy official images of political power, the behind-the-scenes work to keep people there, and the demonstrations, marches, and rallies that spoke to that power. Power and Protest was designed as a complement to the John F. Kennedy exhibition and both emphasize the role art has had in shaping the political views of our nation.</p><p>This exhibition has been made possible by the McIntyre Foundation and the Diamond V Corporate Fund of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation.&nbsp;</p><p>Image caption:</p><p>Ben Shahn, <em>Martin Luther King Jr</em>., 1966, wood engraving, 24 7/8 x 20 1/16 inches, gift of Peter O. Stamats, 69.11.29.</p> 2019-04-26 16:00:00 -0500

  4/26/19 2019-04-26 12:00:00 -0500

  12:00 p.m.

  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

  Cedar Rapids

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• American Red Cross Sound the Alarm Project Volunteers

  <p><strong>Join the American Red Cross to <em>Sound the Alarm</em>, a home fire safety and smoke alarm installation event.</strong></p><p>On April 27^th the American Red Cross in Cedar Rapids, Iowa needs your help to install 100,000 free smoke alarms and raise funds for lifesaving services during <em>Sound the Alarm</em> home fire safety and smoke alarm installation events.</p><p><strong>Project Details:</strong></p><p><strong>Ages: 18+</strong></p><p><strong>Ages: 16-17 with parental permission</strong></p><p><strong>Ages: 14-15 with an adult&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>Sign in is at 8:30-9:00 at CR First Assembly Church, 3233 Blairs Ferry Rd NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402. &nbsp;From there teams will disperse to identified neighborhood throughout Cedar Rapids, Hiawatha and Marion.</strong></p><p><strong>Pre-registration is appreciated via the link! &nbsp;</strong></p><p>Every day, seven people die in home fires and the Red Cross wants to do everything we can to prevent these needless tragedies. Volunteers work alongside fire departments and other local groups, canvassing at-risk neighborhoods to install free smoke alarms, replace batteries in existing alarms, educate families about fire prevention and safety, and fundraise for this lifesaving mission.</p><p>One day of your life can change someone else's forever. Join us to <em>Sound the Alarm. Save a Life.</em></p> 2019-04-15 15:00:00 -0500

  4/27/19 2019-04-27 08:30:00 -0500

  8:30 a.m.

  CR FIRST ASSEMBLY

  Cedar Rapids

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• Power and Protest: Political Photography and Prints

  <p>American politics have been contentious for as long as America has existed. Drawn from the CRMA’s own collection of photographs and prints, Power and Protest celebrates the glossy official images of political power, the behind-the-scenes work to keep people there, and the demonstrations, marches, and rallies that spoke to that power. Power and Protest was designed as a complement to the John F. Kennedy exhibition and both emphasize the role art has had in shaping the political views of our nation.</p><p>This exhibition has been made possible by the McIntyre Foundation and the Diamond V Corporate Fund of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation.&nbsp;</p><p>Image caption:</p><p>Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret<em>, Martin Luther King Jr., Coe College</em>, 1962, gelatin silver print, 14 x 9 inches, promised gift of the artist, L2004.065.1.</p> 2019-04-27 16:00:00 -0500

  4/27/19 2019-04-27 10:00:00 -0500

  10:00 a.m.

  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

  Cedar Rapids

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• EIBB's Night at the Opera

  <p>Eastern Iowa Brass Band (EIBB) amazes in its playing of classical opera music on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 7 PM &nbsp;at the Solon Community Center Auditorium. &nbsp;The dramatic music of the opera fits “hand and glove” with the sound of colorful brass and percussion. Music from Richard Wagner operas will be featured along with music of Shostakovich and Verdi. EIBB features brass band originals and arrangements of well known popular, orchestral and concert band music. We will also be featuring our winners of the Young Artist's Competition, Kolbe Schnoebelen and Samuel Nau. Admission is $10 Adults and Free for Students and Children.</p> 2019-04-16 20:30:00 -0500

  4/27/19 2019-04-27 19:00:00 -0500

  7:00 p.m.

  Solon Community Center

  Solon

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• CRMA Museum Store Artist of the MonthKimberly Machovec-Smith

  <p>Kimberly Machovec-Smith, an Iowa native, was trained as an art conservator. She recently returned to oil painting. Her current work illustrates the private moment of transformation a single seed experiences as it begins its journey toward reproduction. Warmed by the earth, the seed begins to swell, stretching and ripping open to release the lengthening root in its effort to find nourishment.</p> 2019-04-28 16:00:00 -0500

  4/28/19 2019-04-28 12:00:00 -0500

  12:00 p.m.

  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

  Cedar Rapids

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• Power and Protest: Political Photography and Prints

  <p>American politics have been contentious for as long as America has existed. Drawn from the CRMA’s own collection of photographs and prints, Power and Protest celebrates the glossy official images of political power, the behind-the-scenes work to keep people there, and the demonstrations, marches, and rallies that spoke to that power. Power and Protest was designed as a complement to the John F. Kennedy exhibition and both emphasize the role art has had in shaping the political views of our nation.</p><p>This exhibition has been made possible by the McIntyre Foundation and the Diamond V Corporate Fund of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation.&nbsp;</p><p>Image caption:</p><p>Ben Shahn, <em>Martin Luther King Jr</em>., 1966, wood engraving, 24 7/8 x 20 1/16 inches, gift of Peter O. Stamats, 69.11.29.</p> 2019-04-28 16:00:00 -0500

  4/28/19 2019-04-28 12:00:00 -0500

  12:00 p.m.

  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

  Cedar Rapids

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• THIS END UP

  <p><strong>"THIS END UP"&nbsp;</strong>an abstract show</p><p><em>“Of all the arts, abstract painting is the most difficult. It demands that you know how to draw well, that you have a heightened sensitivity for composition and for color, and that you be a true poet. This last is essential.” ~ Wassily Kandinsky</em></p><p>An abstract show featuring artists</p><p>Stan Wiederspan<br>Bill Stamats<br>Thomas C. Jackson<br>John Schwartzkopf<br>Anthony Huber<br>Connie Gross,<span>&nbsp;</span><br>Jeff McNutt<br>Patricia Finley<br>Royal Jarmon<br>Larry Zirbel<br>Grant William Thye<br>Michael S. Ryan <br>Lisa Barta<br>Hilde De Bruyne<br>Debra Sutherland</p> 2019-04-19 17:30:00 -0500

  4/19/19 2019-04-19 12:00:00 -0500

  12:00 p.m.

  Black Earth Gallery

  Cedar Rapids

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