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Dundee Fire and EMS Steak Fry
<p>Dundee Fire and EMS Steak Fry</p><p>Dine In or Carry Out</p><p>Grilled by the Delaware County Cattlemen</p><p>Saturday, March 12, 2022</p><p>4:30 - 7:30 PM at the Dundee Fire Station</p><p>$25.00/12 oz. Ribeye steak, cheesy potatoes, green beans, salad, pudding cup, milk and water</p><p>$10.00/Hamburger meal with all the side dishes</p><p>Tickets available from any Fire/EMS personnel or at the door</p> 2022-01-25 19:30:00 -06003/12/224:30 p.m.Dundee Fire Dept. and First RespondersDundee -
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Date Night: Pottery
<p>Struggling to find a unique activity for date night? Take your significant other to Kirkwood Community College for a fun afternoon of working with clay! Led by a local artist, you and your date will get a hands on experience with designing and creating your own ceramic work of art. When the workshop is complete, we will carefully fire and glaze your work so that it will last a lifetime! We will notify all participants when the works of art are finished and ready to be picked up.</p> 2021-12-02 21:00:00 -06002/04/226:00 p.m.Kirkwood Community College, Arts and Theatre AnnexCedar Rapids -
The Triangle Factory Fire Project
<p><em>The Triangle Factory Fire Project</em> uses eyewitness accounts, court transcripts and other archival material to create a dramatic moment-by-moment account of the historic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and the social upheaval that followed. It culminates in the manslaughter trial of the owners, Isaac Harris and Max Blanck, whose shocking acquittal inspires new outrage across New York and the entire country, the repercussions of which shaped social, political, and economic policies for decades to come. By using real words spoken by real people, from Ukrainian seamstresses to millionaire Fifth Avenue socialites, <em>The Triangle Factory Fire Project</em> paints a heartbreakingly clear picture of a disastrous day in American history and explores the human toll such a tragedy takes on us all. </p>
2/11/227:30 p.m.Iowa City Community TheatreIowa City -
The Triangle Factory Fire Project
<p><em>The Triangle Factory Fire Project</em> uses eyewitness accounts, court transcripts and other archival material to create a dramatic moment-by-moment account of the historic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and the social upheaval that followed. It culminates in the manslaughter trial of the owners, Isaac Harris and Max Blanck, whose shocking acquittal inspires new outrage across New York and the entire country, the repercussions of which shaped social, political, and economic policies for decades to come. By using real words spoken by real people, from Ukrainian seamstresses to millionaire Fifth Avenue socialites, <em>The Triangle Factory Fire Project</em> paints a heartbreakingly clear picture of a disastrous day in American history and explores the human toll such a tragedy takes on us all. </p>
2/12/227:30 p.m.Iowa City Community TheatreIowa City -
The Triangle Factory Fire Project
<p><em>The Triangle Factory Fire Project</em> uses eyewitness accounts, court transcripts and other archival material to create a dramatic moment-by-moment account of the historic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and the social upheaval that followed. It culminates in the manslaughter trial of the owners, Isaac Harris and Max Blanck, whose shocking acquittal inspires new outrage across New York and the entire country, the repercussions of which shaped social, political, and economic policies for decades to come. By using real words spoken by real people, from Ukrainian seamstresses to millionaire Fifth Avenue socialites, <em>The Triangle Factory Fire Project</em> paints a heartbreakingly clear picture of a disastrous day in American history and explores the human toll such a tragedy takes on us all. </p>
2/18/227:30 p.m.Iowa City Community TheatreIowa City -
The Triangle Factory Fire Project
<p><em>The Triangle Factory Fire Project</em> uses eyewitness accounts, court transcripts and other archival material to create a dramatic moment-by-moment account of the historic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and the social upheaval that followed. It culminates in the manslaughter trial of the owners, Isaac Harris and Max Blanck, whose shocking acquittal inspires new outrage across New York and the entire country, the repercussions of which shaped social, political, and economic policies for decades to come. By using real words spoken by real people, from Ukrainian seamstresses to millionaire Fifth Avenue socialites, <em>The Triangle Factory Fire Project</em> paints a heartbreakingly clear picture of a disastrous day in American history and explores the human toll such a tragedy takes on us all. </p>
2/19/227:30 p.m.Iowa City Community TheatreIowa City -
The Triangle Factory Fire Project
<p><em>The Triangle Factory Fire Project</em> uses eyewitness accounts, court transcripts and other archival material to create a dramatic moment-by-moment account of the historic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and the social upheaval that followed. It culminates in the manslaughter trial of the owners, Isaac Harris and Max Blanck, whose shocking acquittal inspires new outrage across New York and the entire country, the repercussions of which shaped social, political, and economic policies for decades to come. By using real words spoken by real people, from Ukrainian seamstresses to millionaire Fifth Avenue socialites, <em>The Triangle Factory Fire Project</em> paints a heartbreakingly clear picture of a disastrous day in American history and explores the human toll such a tragedy takes on us all. </p>
2/13/222:30 p.m.Iowa City Community TheatreIowa City -
The Triangle Factory Fire Project
<p><em>The Triangle Factory Fire Project</em> uses eyewitness accounts, court transcripts and other archival material to create a dramatic moment-by-moment account of the historic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and the social upheaval that followed. It culminates in the manslaughter trial of the owners, Isaac Harris and Max Blanck, whose shocking acquittal inspires new outrage across New York and the entire country, the repercussions of which shaped social, political, and economic policies for decades to come. By using real words spoken by real people, from Ukrainian seamstresses to millionaire Fifth Avenue socialites, <em>The Triangle Factory Fire Project</em> paints a heartbreakingly clear picture of a disastrous day in American history and explores the human toll such a tragedy takes on us all. </p>
2/20/222:30 p.m.Iowa City Community TheatreIowa City -
Winterfest in the Amana Colonies
<p>Open fire chili, games, snow sculpting, 5K run/walk, music and more. </p> 2019-12-05 16:00:00 -06001/28/2310:00 a.m.Amana Colonies Convention & Visitor BureauAmana -
Introduction to the Potter’s Wheel
<p>Come learn with a local artist about how to throw pots on the potter's wheel. Once you have finished your new work of art, we will fire the piece so it won’t wilt away in the spring rain and will last for many seasons to come! We will notify all participants when the sculptures are finished and ready to be picked up.</p> 2021-12-01 16:00:00 -06003/12/221:00 p.m.Kirkwood Community College, Arts and Theatre AnnexCedar Rapids -
Introduction to the Potter's Wheel
<p>Come learn with a local artist about how to throw pots on the potter's wheel. Once you have finished your new work of art, we will fire the piece so it won’t wilt away in the spring rain and will last for many seasons to come! We will notify all participants when the sculptures are finished and ready to be picked up.</p> 2021-12-02 16:00:00 -06002/12/221:00 p.m.Kirkwood Community College, Arts and Theatre AnnexCedar Rapids -
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Introduction to the Potter's Wheel (126264)
<p>Come learn with a local artist about how to throw pots on the potter's wheel. Once you have finished your new work of art, we will fire the piece so it won’t wilt away in the spring rain and will last for many seasons to come! We will notify all participants when the sculptures are finished and ready to be picked up. </p> 2021-12-01 12:00:00 -06003/26/229:00 a.m.Kirkwood Community College, Arts and Theatre AnnexCedar Rapids -
Ceramic Flower Pot Workshop
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="64"><tbody><tr height="20"><td height="20" width="64">Tired of the bland and unoriginal pots your beautiful flowers are sold in? Join us at Kirkwood Community College to make your very own unique flower pot! Under the care and instruction by one of our local artists, you will be shown how to make a new home for your plants out of clay. Upon completion of the workshop, we will fire the pots so that your hard work and creativity can be shown off for years to come. We will notify all participants when the pots are finished and ready to be picked up.Tired of the bland and unoriginal pots your beautiful succulents are sold in? Join us at Kirkwood Community College to make your very own unique succulent pot! Under the care and instruction by one of our local artists, you will be shown how to make a new home for your plants out of clay. Upon completion of the workshop, we will fire the pots so that your hard work and creativity can be shown off for years to come. We will notify all participants when the pots are finished and ready to be picked up.</td></tr></tbody></table> 2022-01-19 12:00:00 -06004/30/229:00 a.m.Kirkwood Community College, Arts and Theatre AnnexCedar Rapids -
Date Night: Pottery
<p>Struggling to find a unique activity for date night? Take your significant other to Kirkwood Community College for a fun afternoon of working with clay! Led by a local artist, you and your date will get a hands on experience with designing and creating your own ceramic work of art. When the workshop is complete, we will carefully fire and glaze your work so that it will last a lifetime! We will notify all participants when the works of art are finished and ready to be picked up.</p> 2021-12-02 21:00:00 -06003/04/226:00 p.m.Kirkwood Community College, Arts and Theatre AnnexCedar Rapids -
Introduction to the Potter's Wheel
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="64"><tbody><tr height="20"><td height="20" width="64">Come learn with a local artist about how to throw pots on the potter's wheel. Once you have finished your new work of art, we will fire the piece so it won’t wilt away in the spring rain and will last for many seasons to come! We will notify all participants when the sculptures are finished and ready to be picked up.</td></tr></tbody></table> 2022-01-19 16:00:00 -06004/30/221:00 p.m.Kirkwood Community College, Arts and Theatre AnnexCedar Rapids -
Introduction to the Potter's Wheel
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="64"><tbody><tr height="20"><td height="20" width="64">Come learn with a local artist about how to throw pots on the potter's wheel. Once you have finished your new work of art, we will fire the piece so it won’t wilt away in the spring rain and will last for many seasons to come! We will notify all participants when the sculptures are finished and ready to be picked up.</td></tr></tbody></table> 2022-01-19 16:00:00 -06004/16/221:00 p.m.Kirkwood Community College, Arts and Theatre AnnexCedar Rapids -
Ceramic Garden Sculpture Workshop
<p>Looking to add some creative flavor to your spring time garden? Come to Kirkwood Community College and take a workshop to create your own ceramic sculpture! You will be assisted by a local artist in making an object of your design to be placed in your home garden. When you have finished your new work of art, we will fire the piece so it won’t wilt away in the spring rain and last for many seasons to come! We will notify all participants when the sculptures are finished and ready to be picked up.</p> 2021-12-01 12:00:00 -06003/12/229:00 a.m.Kirkwood Community College, Arts and Theatre AnnexCedar Rapids -
Ceramic Garden Sculpture Workshop
<p>Looking to add some creative flavor to your spring time garden? Come to Kirkwood Community College and take a workshop to create your own ceramic sculpture! You will be assisted by a local artist in making an object of your design to be placed in your home garden. When you have finished your new work of art, we will fire the piece so it won’t wilt away in the spring rain and last for many seasons to come! We will notify all participants when the sculptures are finished and ready to be picked up.</p> 2021-12-02 16:00:00 -06002/26/221:00 p.m.Kirkwood Community College, Arts and Theatre AnnexCedar Rapids -
Ceramic Succulent Pot Workshop
<p>Tired of the bland and unoriginal pots your beautiful succulents are sold in? Join us at Kirkwood Community College to make your very own unique succulent pot! Under the care and instruction by one of our local artists, you will be shown how to make a new home for your plants out of clay. Upon completion of the workshop, we will fire the pots so that your hard work and creativity can be shown off for years to come. We will notify all participants when the pots are finished and ready to be picked up.</p> 2021-12-02 12:00:00 -06002/12/229:00 a.m.Kirkwood Community College, Arts and Theatre AnnexCedar Rapids -
Ceramic Garden Sculpture Workshop (126260)
<p>Looking to add some creative flavor to your spring time garden? Come to Kirkwood Community College and take a workshop to create your own ceramic sculpture! You will be assisted by a local artist in making an object of your design to be placed in your home garden. When you have finished your new work of art, we will fire the piece so it won’t wilt away in the spring rain and last for many seasons to come! We will notify all participants when the sculptures are finished and ready to be picked up.</p> 2021-12-01 16:00:00 -06003/26/221:00 p.m.Kirkwood Community College, Arts and Theatre AnnexCedar Rapids -
Ceramic Pet Bowl Workshop
<p>Looking for a personalized and creative way to feed or provide water to your family pet? At Kirkwood Community College, we are inviting you into our pottery studio to make your very own pet bowl! Taught by one of our local artists, you will be lead through the process of making a special bowl for your loving pet out of clay. Once you have completed your bowl, we will carefully fire it so that it can survive the test of time and help safely nourish your pet for years to come. We will notify all participants when the bowls are finished and ready to be picked up.</p> 2021-12-02 12:00:00 -06002/26/229:00 a.m.Kirkwood Community College, Arts and Theatre AnnexCedar Rapids -
Date Night: Pottery
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="64"><tbody><tr height="20"><td height="20" width="64">Struggling to find a unique activity for date night? Take your significant other to Kirkwood Community College for a fun afternoon of working with clay! Led by a local artist, you and your date will get a hands on experience with designing and creating your own ceramic work of art. When the workshop is complete, we will carefully fire and glaze your work so that it will last a lifetime! We will notify all participants when the works of art are finished and ready to be picked up.</td></tr></tbody></table> 2022-01-19 21:00:00 -06004/01/226:00 p.m.Kirkwood Community College, Arts and Theatre AnnexCedar Rapids -
Date Night: Pottery
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="64"><tbody><tr height="20"><td height="20" width="64">Struggling to find a unique activity for date night? Take your significant other to Kirkwood Community College for a fun afternoon of working with clay! Led by a local artist, you and your date will get a hands on experience with designing and creating your own ceramic work of art. When the workshop is complete, we will carefully fire and glaze your work so that it will last a lifetime! We will notify all participants when the works of art are finished and ready to be picked up.</td></tr></tbody></table> 2022-01-19 21:00:00 -06005/06/226:00 p.m.Kirkwood Community College, Arts and Theatre AnnexCedar Rapids -
Ceramic Garden Sculpture Workshop
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="64"><tbody><tr height="20"><td height="20" width="64">Looking to add some creative flavor to your spring time garden? Come to Kirkwood Community College and take a workshop to create your own ceramic sculpture! You will be assisted by a local artist in making an object of your design to be placed in your home garden. When you have finished your new work of art, we will fire the piece so it won’t wilt away in the spring rain and last for many seasons to come! We will notify all participants when the sculptures are finished and ready to be picked up.</td></tr></tbody></table> 2022-01-19 12:00:00 -06004/16/229:00 a.m.Kirkwood Community College, Arts and Theatre AnnexCedar Rapids -
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Ceramic Garden Sculpture Workshop
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="64"><tbody><tr height="20"><td height="20" width="64">Looking to add some creative flavor to your spring time garden? Come to Kirkwood Community College and take a workshop to create your own ceramic sculpture! You will be assisted by a local artist in making an object of your design to be placed in your home garden. When you have finished your new work of art, we will fire the piece so it won’t wilt away in the spring rain and last for many seasons to come! We will notify all participants when the sculptures are finished and ready to be picked up.</td></tr></tbody></table> 2022-01-19 04:00:00 -06005/14/221:00 p.m.Kirkwood Community College, Arts and Theatre AnnexCedar Rapids -
Story Time & Nature Walk: Leprechaun Hunt!
<p>(3-5 yrs. with Adult)<br>Share the love of nature with your little one! Listen to a story, then take a short walk to practice observing and listening. Warm up by the fire in the Ushers Ferry Lodge afterwards while enjoying a treat<br>and making a craft.</p><p>March is leprechaun season! Get ready to celebrate St. Patrick's day with a story and a leprechaun hunt! Then take a walk outside to hunt leprechauns and collect some items so you can build a fairy house and charm these magical little elves to your own door!</p><p>#314110-02 Cost: $7 (R $6)</p><p>To register, call 319-286-5566 or visit <a href="http://www.crrec.org/?fbclid=IwAR2g7V2tobPjBQFTPbuFnK1S8-6vpphIrNQ4_0tc69B2kbLVlFi30rs60oM" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">www.crrec.org.</a></p> 2022-01-24 11:00:00 -06003/07/2210:00 a.m.Ushers Ferry Historic VillageCedar Rapids -
Ceramic Pet Bowl Workshop
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="64"><tbody><tr height="20"><td height="20" width="64">Looking for a personalized and creative way to feed or provide water to your family pet? At Kirkwood Community College, we are inviting you into our pottery studio to make your very own pet bowl! Taught by one of our local artists, you will be lead through the process of making a special bowl for your loving pet out of clay. Once you have completed your bowl, we will carefully fire it so that it can survive the test of time and help safely nourish your pet for years to come. We will notify all participants when the bowls are finished and ready to be picked up.</td></tr></tbody></table> 2022-01-19 12:00:00 -06005/14/229:00 a.m.Kirkwood Community College, Arts and Theatre AnnexCedar Rapids -
Rebirth Celebtation of Thou Art Gallery
<p>February 18, 2022 will mark the 5 year mark of the devastating Main Street fire in Anamosa of the gallery.</p><p>Thou Art Gallery is back up and running full swing. Please join us in a huge celebration to mark this happy event of the rebirth of our beautiful building.</p><p>The gallery represents over 35 local artists. Thou Art was rebuilt with a very popular Events Center which hosts local meeting and events, including music venues, art exhibits, small events such as baby or wedding showers, retirement parties, occasional lunches or dinners and more. The gallery is complete with a commercial kitchen, youth classroom and ample room to exhibit art and eclectic gifts. The gallery features art in oil, chalk, acrylic, photography, pen and ink, fiber, stained glass, jewelry and more. Thou Art hosts 2 After School Art Programs and 2 Home Schooled Art Programs every week. The gallery features Vinnie van Vino events (paint and wine) every Wednesday evening and hosts private parties for all ages. Thou Art also holds Art Saturdays and Summer Art Camps for youth.</p><p>Please join us on Friday, February 18 from 4-8 as we celebrate our long dirty road to bring this glorious historic bank building back to life! Building owners KC and Doug Wortman appreciate the enormous amount of support we have received over the past 5 years as we restored our building.</p><p>The gallery will feature music from the Funky Fillies and serve refreshments at the event. Thou Art is once again a joyous and communal home for the arts in Jones County. We are not just a gallery, we are a happy experience.</p><p>For more info, please go to <a href="http://www.thouartiowa.com">www.thouartiowa.com</a>, FB or call/text 319-821-1424.</p> 2022-01-25 08:00:00 -0600
2/18/224:00 a.m.Thou Art GalleryAnamosa -
Duos on Demand: Red Cedar Chamber Music
<p>Red Cedar Chamber Music’s Directors and core ensemble, violinist Miera Kim and cellist Carey Bostian present a program of music for violin and cello. The entertaining and varied program includes music in many styles, including classical, contemporary, ragtime and more. Works by Rebecca Clarke, Boccherini and Kummer are paired with three more contemporary works including <em>Three Rags </em>by William Ryden, Alan Ridout’s fantastic setting of “The Story of Ferdinand” for solo violin and narrator, and <em>Red Cedar Express</em> (2016) by composer-in-residence Michael Kimber.</p><p>The program will be performed at five senior living facilities before a public performance at Lowe Park and a livestream from the couples’ home. It was created to mitigate Covid risk and provide flexibility in these unstable times. The performers will be masked and request that all audience members are masked in accordance with CDC guidance.</p><p>This concert program is made possible by the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation, the City of Marion, the Iowa Arts Council, the McIntyre Foundation, the Giacoletto Foundation, AEGON Transamerica Foundation, CRST International. Additional support comes from United Fire Group, Farmers State Bank, Hills Bank, Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust, and Friends of Red Cedar Chamber Music.</p><p><em>Special thanks to Artist Sponsor Juanita Dennert.</em></p>
2/16/227:00 p.m.Lowe Park Arts & Environment CenterMarion -
Duos on Demand: Red Cedar Chamber Music
<p>Red Cedar Chamber Music’s Directors and core ensemble, violinist Miera Kim and cellist Carey Bostian present a program of music for violin and cello. The entertaining and varied program includes music in many styles, including classical, contemporary, ragtime and more. Works by Rebecca Clarke, Boccherini and Kummer are paired with three more contemporary works including <em>Three Rags </em>by William Ryden, Alan Ridout’s fantastic setting of “The Story of Ferdinand” for solo violin and narrator, and <em>Red Cedar Express</em> (2016) by composer-in-residence Michael Kimber.</p><p>The program will be performed at five senior living facilities before a public performance at Lowe Park and a livestream from the couples’ home. It was created to mitigate Covid risk and provide flexibility in these unstable times. The performers will be masked and request that all audience members are masked in accordance with CDC guidance.</p><p>This concert program is made possible by the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation, the City of Marion, the Iowa Arts Council, the McIntyre Foundation, the Giacoletto Foundation, AEGON Transamerica Foundation, CRST International. Additional support comes from United Fire Group, Farmers State Bank, Hills Bank, Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust, and Friends of Red Cedar Chamber Music.</p><p><em>Special thanks to Artist Sponsor Juanita Dennert.</em></p>
2/17/227:00 p.m.Red Cedar Chamber MusicIowa City