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The BEE Project
<p>THE SWARM IS GROWING... Add your own BEES to this Community Art Installation! Learn how to make your very own bee with found materials, or materials from The Create/Exchange. Install your bees on the honeycombs in New Bohemia (across from Lu's Deli), or at Indian Creek Nature Center. Enjoy the sight of the community bee swarm while celebrating the importance of bees!</p><p>Learn more about this project here: <a href="https://grantwood.uiowa.edu/outreach-engagement/bee-project?fbclid=IwAR3AXKfKxu19n4qRy1a3Jw1XMsiCGnrEKzADbK1CgjSi6TV72DHvgfyysFo" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://grantwood.uiowa.edu/outreach-engagement/bee-project</a></p><p>Share your BEES with the hashtag #crbees</p><p>This project was made possible through a collaboration between the Grant Wood Art Colony, Grant Wood Printmaking Fellow Elena V. Smyrniotis, the UI Office of Community Engagement, the Indian Creek Nature Center, and the Czech Village/New Bohemia Main Street District.</p> 2021-05-17 22:00:00 -0500
5/17/218:00 a.m.New Bohemia Arts & Cultural DistrictCedar Rapids -
Mt. Trashmore Challenge
<p>Strive to climb this unique local treasure 140 times—a distance equal to ascending Mount Everest! To sign up and for more information: <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftrashmorechallenge.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2C3kbOSAXvxMgIx8lQuMIfi1XvbRQaNk5wmNK5IBXJo48s1s_GmWa8vpQ&h=AT0sJSTKh3K7v5T90iEm0DhM6rtl9CwFxM5bIRym3pgZPqcm-IyERP7CPeHck50QiVIJDxaFdbOSDJuKe6zyqI3FN5m8aj2Hm1I9U9pjlPuNFZIcjZjerp2BwUK_jBSwLg&__tn__=q&c[0]=AT1U_bxqLMh_YjuGNRVor-OVCCCKMBnAiHNxQG4eimDWWwzKKZwB5qaLFpzikymcNO9KNzRHi0sX-DUMGuzcfbusAwQ4LRO4fsF-bwP9KiC0cANm7mJi1M_iMWglMOjWeOq2Ao2rCIox4zKQdnC9CG_juNXDwhUfcPZHsT2WXBSry54" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://trashmorechallenge.com/</a></p><p>For each milestone you make, you’ll get coupons or swag from local businesses. T-shirts and milestone perk prizes can be picked up from 11am - 1pm starting Friday, April 9th in our office: Suite 123 inside The Cherry Building - 329 10th Ave SE Cedar Rapids, IA. On the Third Thursday of each month, starting in MAY t-shirts and perks can be picked up from 5-7pm at the base of Mt. Trashmore at the recreation building.</p><p>Trail hours for 2021:<br>9:00am – 7:00pm Tuesday – Saturday<br>7:00am – 5:00pm Sunday<br>Closed Monday<br>(HOURS ARE WEATHER DEPENDANT CHECK HERE FOR UPDATES: <a href="https://www.solidwasteagency.org/mount-trashmore?fbclid=IwAR1N91uvB-EPKKr_HB-PUblEHzn-A86yeoLXjc-mGlK3bjGwPnEz6VEnzz0" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://www.solidwasteagency.org/mount-trashmore</a>)<br>The Challenge will go until the end of 2021.</p><p>Thank you to our District Partners: Linn County Solid Waste Agency, McNary Marketing and Design, US Bank, UFG Insurance, Collins Aerospace & Thinksafe.</p> 2021-05-17 07:00:00 -0500
5/17/219:00 a.m.Mt. TrashmoreCedar Rapids -
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Metta Yoga with Prairiewoods
<p>Experience the healing powers of meditative yoga from the spiritual environment and natural beauty of Prairiewoods (120 East Boyson Road in Hiawatha) via Zoom. Join us as we link our movements with our breath and cultivate strength, flexibility and relaxation through regular hatha-style yoga classes. RYT-200 Hour Certified Yoga Alliance Instructors Carla Brems and Heather English offer Gentle/Beginner’s Yoga every Monday and Thursday from 9:30–10:30 a.m. People of all fitness levels and abilities are encouraged to participate whenever available. Carla Brems enjoys teaching hatha-style yoga so that all feel welcome and safe to appreciate and enjoy the physical, mental and spiritual benefits that yoga can bring. Heather English began practicing yoga for the mental health benefits and became a yoga instructor in order to share these amazing benefits with others. Heather is inspired by the potential that a regular yoga practice has for impacting so many areas of life. In fact, it was her yoga training that motivated her to begin crafting as a career, to share her crafting with others, and to regularly explore the intersection of yoga and creativity. Let’s see how Carla and Heather can help us benefit from yoga! Please plan to attend via Zoom from a quiet corner in your home or yard with your screen of choice! The cost is $99 for an 11-punch card or $60 for a 6-punch card, one punch per session. Bring a friend to try their first class for free and get a free class for yourself! For more information or to register, contact Carla at bremscarla@gmail.com or 319-533-3772.</p> 2021-05-17 10:30:00 -0500
5/17/219:30 a.m.Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality CenterHiawatha -
Going Inward with Sounds & Vibrations with Prairiewoods
<p>Experience sound, stillness, playfulness and relaxation through the enigmatic vibrations of Himalayan and crystal singing bowls. During this hour over Zoom, Kathy Broghammer will lead us to connect with our inner selves through the song of bowls. We will be invited to sit or lie down to listen and just be. We will hear the sounds and feel the vibrations of the singing bowls going inward. Let’s let our souls rest and allow ourselves to be recreated! The cost is $10 per session. For more information or to register for the Zoom link, contact Prairiewoods at www.Prairiewoods.org or 319-395-6700.</p> 2017-07-01 19:00:00 -0500
5/17/216:00 p.m.Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality CenterHiawatha -
Alburnett Community School Regular School Board Meeting
<p dir="ltr">Alburnett Community Schools will have a regular school board meeting on Monday, August 17, 2020 at 6:00 pm. This meeting will be broadcast electronically as per Iowa Code 21.8 due to Covid-19 pandemic.</p>5/17/216:00 p.m.Alburnett Community SchoolsAlburnett -
Online Painting- Heart Flag -Cork n Canvas Iowa
<p>Art Classes Live Streamed into your home! Right now we can't meet up at our regular locations, But we can Sip & Paint from the comfort of your own HOME! Need supplies?? I've have them sitting right here waiting for you! Order as much or little as you like. For tickets & Supplies Click here: <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fcork-n-canvas-iowa.square.site%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1LA49gxNMqrizx9STvIy0Q8Ys19Flq1kdv6hBJP_XzP2Li8KgHAMMH4KY&h=AT0qYXAA1kkdquvcBYnTK8Cms-H1HUJb2HE1RfCFqd-6bFuTkhQbwOw1nchGj9QaYb7fHacqNENDn-PyxiWhdFgUtYFr_MSweBISFhbwYMO_1xqjvrPYFN1Zaw1AQqulFw&__tn__=q&c[0]=AT2AjuB-duNiZcbEWE_vbg40Abtn7CSnI_2a9Ec0NEeqEERNJabJ-jefFxL0IKGYqteZsrJJXj0IjZ5_EBZsrw12OQRqOKeQmv6loXtvRSsf35_YI0xHwM0B_qcwOFjW5xXn6d1a-yrBvOvOCI4BKRsSK2ICCvg5YhMSNS9IYFeTyPAr" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://cork-n-canvas-iowa.square.site/</a><br>- Canvas 12x12 Inch $3.50<br>- Canvas 16x20 Inch $5.00<br>- Paint 1 oz containers 5 colors, $5.00 (painting are about 5 to 8 colors) Each additional color $1.00<br>- Ticket for class $20 Per Person - Please message or email me for exact color list.<br>Cork.n.Canvas.Iowa@gmail.com<br>or buy a kit: $150 or $140 kit, or PYOS-Purchase/provide Your Own Supplies, $20 per class. Kits 16x20 canvas or 12x12 canvas, 5 classes or 7 classes, breaks down to $30 per class or $20 per class and you don't even have to put on pants or a bra to paint, Shirts are recommended. FREE SHIPPING <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fcork-n-canvas-iowa.square.site%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3rN2Izx952AC18c9KUDQMJf4kMkrPFCVG70Cqu1B6dYc_OppXDhoHmeUs&h=AT0qYXAA1kkdquvcBYnTK8Cms-H1HUJb2HE1RfCFqd-6bFuTkhQbwOw1nchGj9QaYb7fHacqNENDn-PyxiWhdFgUtYFr_MSweBISFhbwYMO_1xqjvrPYFN1Zaw1AQqulFw&__tn__=q&c[0]=AT2AjuB-duNiZcbEWE_vbg40Abtn7CSnI_2a9Ec0NEeqEERNJabJ-jefFxL0IKGYqteZsrJJXj0IjZ5_EBZsrw12OQRqOKeQmv6loXtvRSsf35_YI0xHwM0B_qcwOFjW5xXn6d1a-yrBvOvOCI4BKRsSK2ICCvg5YhMSNS9IYFeTyPAr" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://cork-n-canvas-iowa.square.site/</a> (shipping takes 3 to 5 days)<br>Please RSVP by email cork.n.canvas.iowa@gmail.com or send me a message on facebook, that you will be attending and up coming class. Please Let me know at least 2 hours before class starts if you are attending class so I can prep the studio, get the cameras ready and send you the zoom class. - Thanks. Sign on about 10 min early on zoom class and get supplies ready! Don't let physical distancing get you down! let's think outside the box and do some virtual painting classes.</p><p><br></p><p>Amanda Happel, Cork N Canvas Iowa Mobile Painting Studio 319-929-4300 - Office Hours: 10 am - 4 pm Book an upcoming event Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CorkNCanvasIowa/?__cft__[0]=AZUiBDFWPxMeM-tZ-PXvpwsr3J3HnhbtbGr7v8D78V0qLMU-LNy3zcSMtSGnaTT3qbGFR-ATPxR1c-bZYXXEqVx-thSw_PFrDhJuF_wQKrsI3sefOdhV3K_kmRwlw-lfx26d5Jvqyi_hEbdPhaMcQocW&__tn__=q" tabindex="0">https://www.facebook.com/CorkNCanvasIowa</a> Website: <a href="http://www.corkncanvasiowa.com/?fbclid=IwAR21fb8Co71uoFNKd3idgOhsliNJlT59R90w7ad-yMOb8wJAACMbuTYAKlc" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">www.CorknCanvasIowa.com</a></p>
5/17/216:30 p.m.Cork N Canvas IowaCedar Rapids -
The BEE Project
<p>THE SWARM IS GROWING... Add your own BEES to this Community Art Installation! Learn how to make your very own bee with found materials, or materials from The Create/Exchange. Install your bees on the honeycombs in New Bohemia (across from Lu's Deli), or at Indian Creek Nature Center. Enjoy the sight of the community bee swarm while celebrating the importance of bees!</p><p>Learn more about this project here: <a href="https://grantwood.uiowa.edu/outreach-engagement/bee-project?fbclid=IwAR3AXKfKxu19n4qRy1a3Jw1XMsiCGnrEKzADbK1CgjSi6TV72DHvgfyysFo" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://grantwood.uiowa.edu/outreach-engagement/bee-project</a></p><p>Share your BEES with the hashtag #crbees</p><p>This project was made possible through a collaboration between the Grant Wood Art Colony, Grant Wood Printmaking Fellow Elena V. Smyrniotis, the UI Office of Community Engagement, the Indian Creek Nature Center, and the Czech Village/New Bohemia Main Street District.</p> 2021-05-18 22:00:00 -0500
5/18/218:00 a.m.New Bohemia Arts & Cultural DistrictCedar Rapids -
Mt. Trashmore Challenge
<p>Strive to climb this unique local treasure 140 times—a distance equal to ascending Mount Everest! To sign up and for more information: <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftrashmorechallenge.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2C3kbOSAXvxMgIx8lQuMIfi1XvbRQaNk5wmNK5IBXJo48s1s_GmWa8vpQ&h=AT0sJSTKh3K7v5T90iEm0DhM6rtl9CwFxM5bIRym3pgZPqcm-IyERP7CPeHck50QiVIJDxaFdbOSDJuKe6zyqI3FN5m8aj2Hm1I9U9pjlPuNFZIcjZjerp2BwUK_jBSwLg&__tn__=q&c[0]=AT1U_bxqLMh_YjuGNRVor-OVCCCKMBnAiHNxQG4eimDWWwzKKZwB5qaLFpzikymcNO9KNzRHi0sX-DUMGuzcfbusAwQ4LRO4fsF-bwP9KiC0cANm7mJi1M_iMWglMOjWeOq2Ao2rCIox4zKQdnC9CG_juNXDwhUfcPZHsT2WXBSry54" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://trashmorechallenge.com/</a></p><p>For each milestone you make, you’ll get coupons or swag from local businesses. T-shirts and milestone perk prizes can be picked up from 11am - 1pm starting Friday, April 9th in our office: Suite 123 inside The Cherry Building - 329 10th Ave SE Cedar Rapids, IA. On the Third Thursday of each month, starting in MAY t-shirts and perks can be picked up from 5-7pm at the base of Mt. Trashmore at the recreation building.</p><p>Trail hours for 2021:<br>9:00am – 7:00pm Tuesday – Saturday<br>7:00am – 5:00pm Sunday<br>Closed Monday<br>(HOURS ARE WEATHER DEPENDANT CHECK HERE FOR UPDATES: <a href="https://www.solidwasteagency.org/mount-trashmore?fbclid=IwAR1N91uvB-EPKKr_HB-PUblEHzn-A86yeoLXjc-mGlK3bjGwPnEz6VEnzz0" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://www.solidwasteagency.org/mount-trashmore</a>)<br>The Challenge will go until the end of 2021.</p><p>Thank you to our District Partners: Linn County Solid Waste Agency, McNary Marketing and Design, US Bank, UFG Insurance, Collins Aerospace & Thinksafe.</p> 2021-05-18 07:00:00 -0500
5/18/219:00 a.m.Mt. TrashmoreCedar Rapids -
Early Stage Dementia Support Group
<p>Early Stage Support Groups benefit persons living with dementia by providing a platform to build a network of others sharing a similar experience; offer ways to solve common problems; talk through challenges and suggest ways to cope; create a safe space to share feelings, needs, and concerns; and learn about local resources. To determine whether a person living with dementia is fit for the group, a screening is required. This ensures the group meets the needs of its members. In order to participate in the group, each member must: have a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia, have mild memory loss or other mild symptoms due to dementia, acknowledge their diagnosis and related symptoms, be willing to participate in group discussions, be able to communicate their symptoms and experience, and have no other serious medical conditions or mental illness that could put anyone at risk. Group members and care partners must also recognize that membership in the group is temporary, as all persons with dementia will progress beyond the ability to participate. This group will meet monthly on the third Tuesday at 10:00 am beginning March 16, 2021, and it will run for six months. After six months, all members will be rescreened. Those still fit will be invited back to the group, while those who have progressed, and their caregivers, will be transitioned to more appropriate resources. New members will be accepted until May 2021. Anyone interested in joining or learning more about the group can reach out to Acacia Deadrick at (712) 454-5035 or aadeadrick@alz.org. </p> 2021-05-18 11:30:00 -05005/18/2110:00 a.m.Alzheimer's AssociationCedar Rapids -
Prayer Experience Series with Prairiewoods
<p>We are blessed with many ways to pray and reflect including songful prayer, contemplative prayer, visio divina, embodied prayer, silent prayer and guided meditation. Join Prairiewoods and facilitator Angie Pierce Jennings for this ongoing prayer series via Zoom and experience the joys of prayer and meditation together. Each Tuesday, join the Prayer Experience using the Zoom meeting link (https://zoom.us/j/739543244?pwd=QnBXZURsQnpuSFNFZG91ZkRoUVY3dz09). If prompted, enter meeting ID 739 543 244 and passcode 042717. A free-will offering will be accepted, and registration is not required. For more information, contact Prairiewoods at www.Prairiewoods.org or 319-395-6700.</p> 2021-05-18 12:00:00 -0500
5/18/2111:30 a.m.Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality CenterHiawatha -
Order Local Foods with Field to Family's Online Farmers Market
<div data-block="true" data-editor="ap497" data-offset-key="88f29-0-0"><p>Field to Family’s contact-free Online Farmers Market is occurring weekly in Iowa City. Customers can shop seasonal produce, meat, dairy plant starts and value-added food and farm products from 35 enrolled vendors.</p></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="ap497" data-offset-key="3m9om-0-0"><p data-offset-key="3m9om-0-0">The order period is open between noon Tuesday and noon Wednesday weekly at <a href="https://orders.fieldtofamily.org/">orders.fieldtofamily.org.</a> Make sure you’re <a href="https://orders.fieldtofamily.org/Account/Register">registered as a customer</a> to get an alert when the next shopping period starts. </p><p>Customers will pick up their orders on Saturdays at the Johnson County Health and Human Services (HHS) parking ramp off S. Clinton Street in Iowa City. </p><p>Field to Family, the nonprofit running the virtual markets, aims to provide consumer education about seasonal eating and local foods and expand access to farm products from in the area.</p><p data-offset-key="3m9om-0-0"><br></p></div>
5/18/2112:00 p.m.Field to FamilyIowa City -
Grant Wood Revealed: Rarely Seen Works by an American Master
<p><span itemprop="description">Launching the CRMA's year-long celebration of the 175th anniversary of Iowa's statehood will be an unusual look at Iowa’s most famous artist, Grant Wood. While known for his iconic American Gothic (Art Institute of Chicago) and other Regionalist works from his mature style, Grant Wood was constantly exploring styles, techniques, and media. This exhibition will bring together works from both the CRMA collection as well as from private collections to celebrate Wood’s inquisitive mind. Rarely-seen paintings will be joined by diverse metalwork pieces, drawings, and studies to construct a fuller view of Wood’s genius.</span></p> 2021-04-27 16:00:00 -0500
5/18/2112:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
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Americans in Paris: Grant Wood and Marvin Cone's 1920 Trip to Paris
<p>For three months in the summer of 1920, Grant Wood and his best friend Marvin Cone traveled to Paris to see great art, soak up the sights, and paint. This brief sojourn proved to be pivotal for both artists, enhancing their nascent interest in Impressionism and painting en plein air. While each artist discontinued painting in this style beyond the early 1930s, this trip to Paris (Wood’s first trip abroad, Cone’s second) was critical to their development. What the artists did, saw, and painted is carefully outlined in Cone’s meticulous and well-written diary of the trip, including where the artists painted on which days. As such, this diary enables the ability to date certain works to the precise date of creation. It also allows viewers to see how each artist depicted the same scene, often in very different terms.</p> 2021-05-18 16:00:00 -0500
5/18/2112:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) with Prairiewoods
<p>Mindfulness is the power of mind to be deeply aware of what's happening—without commentary or interference. Research reveals numerous benefits to the nervous system, emotions and general sense of well-being. In the eight-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program via Zoom, we will cultivate the skill of mindfulness through formal meditation practices and informal integrative practices. Facilitator Chris Klug, a grief counselor and mindfulness teacher, has been an instructor in the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics since 2001. This series is co-sponsored by Prairiewoods and Cedar Memorial. It consists of a two-and-a-half-hour class each week for eight weeks (Tuesday evenings from June 1–July 20) and one extended six-hour Saturday class (July 10), all via Zoom. If you want to participate in this online eight-week series, please attend one of the information sessions (May 18 or 25). The information sessions are free, but the eight-week series costs $300 (a reduced fee because this class is being offered online). (Partial scholarships are available through Cedar Memorial.) For more information or to register for an information session, contact Prairiewoods at www.Prairiewoods.org or 319-395-6700.</p><p><br></p> 2017-01-13 18:30:00 -0600
5/18/215:30 p.m.Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality CenterHiawatha -
The BEE Project
<p>THE SWARM IS GROWING... Add your own BEES to this Community Art Installation! Learn how to make your very own bee with found materials, or materials from The Create/Exchange. Install your bees on the honeycombs in New Bohemia (across from Lu's Deli), or at Indian Creek Nature Center. Enjoy the sight of the community bee swarm while celebrating the importance of bees!</p><p>Learn more about this project here: <a href="https://grantwood.uiowa.edu/outreach-engagement/bee-project?fbclid=IwAR3AXKfKxu19n4qRy1a3Jw1XMsiCGnrEKzADbK1CgjSi6TV72DHvgfyysFo" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://grantwood.uiowa.edu/outreach-engagement/bee-project</a></p><p>Share your BEES with the hashtag #crbees</p><p>This project was made possible through a collaboration between the Grant Wood Art Colony, Grant Wood Printmaking Fellow Elena V. Smyrniotis, the UI Office of Community Engagement, the Indian Creek Nature Center, and the Czech Village/New Bohemia Main Street District.</p> 2021-05-19 22:00:00 -0500
5/19/218:00 a.m.New Bohemia Arts & Cultural DistrictCedar Rapids -
Mt. Trashmore Challenge
<p>Strive to climb this unique local treasure 140 times—a distance equal to ascending Mount Everest! To sign up and for more information: <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftrashmorechallenge.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2C3kbOSAXvxMgIx8lQuMIfi1XvbRQaNk5wmNK5IBXJo48s1s_GmWa8vpQ&h=AT0sJSTKh3K7v5T90iEm0DhM6rtl9CwFxM5bIRym3pgZPqcm-IyERP7CPeHck50QiVIJDxaFdbOSDJuKe6zyqI3FN5m8aj2Hm1I9U9pjlPuNFZIcjZjerp2BwUK_jBSwLg&__tn__=q&c[0]=AT1U_bxqLMh_YjuGNRVor-OVCCCKMBnAiHNxQG4eimDWWwzKKZwB5qaLFpzikymcNO9KNzRHi0sX-DUMGuzcfbusAwQ4LRO4fsF-bwP9KiC0cANm7mJi1M_iMWglMOjWeOq2Ao2rCIox4zKQdnC9CG_juNXDwhUfcPZHsT2WXBSry54" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://trashmorechallenge.com/</a></p><p>For each milestone you make, you’ll get coupons or swag from local businesses. T-shirts and milestone perk prizes can be picked up from 11am - 1pm starting Friday, April 9th in our office: Suite 123 inside The Cherry Building - 329 10th Ave SE Cedar Rapids, IA. On the Third Thursday of each month, starting in MAY t-shirts and perks can be picked up from 5-7pm at the base of Mt. Trashmore at the recreation building.</p><p>Trail hours for 2021:<br>9:00am – 7:00pm Tuesday – Saturday<br>7:00am – 5:00pm Sunday<br>Closed Monday<br>(HOURS ARE WEATHER DEPENDANT CHECK HERE FOR UPDATES: <a href="https://www.solidwasteagency.org/mount-trashmore?fbclid=IwAR1N91uvB-EPKKr_HB-PUblEHzn-A86yeoLXjc-mGlK3bjGwPnEz6VEnzz0" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://www.solidwasteagency.org/mount-trashmore</a>)<br>The Challenge will go until the end of 2021.</p><p>Thank you to our District Partners: Linn County Solid Waste Agency, McNary Marketing and Design, US Bank, UFG Insurance, Collins Aerospace & Thinksafe.</p> 2021-05-19 07:00:00 -0500
5/19/219:00 a.m.Mt. TrashmoreCedar Rapids -
Order Local Foods with Field to Family's Online Farmers Market
<div data-block="true" data-editor="ap497" data-offset-key="88f29-0-0"><p>Field to Family’s contact-free Online Farmers Market is occurring weekly in Iowa City. Customers can shop seasonal produce, meat, dairy plant starts and value-added food and farm products from 35 enrolled vendors.</p></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="ap497" data-offset-key="3m9om-0-0"><p data-offset-key="3m9om-0-0">The order period is open between noon Tuesday and noon Wednesday weekly at <a href="https://orders.fieldtofamily.org/">orders.fieldtofamily.org.</a> Make sure you’re <a href="https://orders.fieldtofamily.org/Account/Register">registered as a customer</a> to get an alert when the next shopping period starts. </p><p>Customers will pick up their orders on Saturdays at the Johnson County Health and Human Services (HHS) parking ramp off S. Clinton Street in Iowa City. </p><p>Field to Family, the nonprofit running the virtual markets, aims to provide consumer education about seasonal eating and local foods and expand access to farm products from in the area.</p><p data-offset-key="3m9om-0-0"><br></p></div>
5/19/2112:00 p.m.Field to FamilyIowa City -
Americans in Paris: Grant Wood and Marvin Cone's 1920 Trip to Paris
<p>For three months in the summer of 1920, Grant Wood and his best friend Marvin Cone traveled to Paris to see great art, soak up the sights, and paint. This brief sojourn proved to be pivotal for both artists, enhancing their nascent interest in Impressionism and painting en plein air. While each artist discontinued painting in this style beyond the early 1930s, this trip to Paris (Wood’s first trip abroad, Cone’s second) was critical to their development. What the artists did, saw, and painted is carefully outlined in Cone’s meticulous and well-written diary of the trip, including where the artists painted on which days. As such, this diary enables the ability to date certain works to the precise date of creation. It also allows viewers to see how each artist depicted the same scene, often in very different terms.</p> 2021-05-19 16:00:00 -0500
5/19/2112:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Soul Care: Creative Arts Grief Support Group with Prairiewoods
<p>Take time to connect with others in grief and engage the creative spark. Jamie Siela and Kristine Shultis from Unity Point Hospice facilitate this monthly grief group open to anyone grieving loss through death. On the third Wednesday of each month, come together online to explore a different creative art medium. In May we will create peace flags, which are small but meaningful outlets for expressing our hopes, dreams and concerns to honor the sacred memories of our loved ones. Registration is required eight days in advance. We will meet online, and group art kits will be mailed one week prior to the session. This group is free and includes all art supplies. For more information or to register, contact Prairiewoods at www.Prairiewoods.org or 319-395-6700.</p> 2018-04-25 19:00:00 -0500
5/19/215:30 p.m.Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality CenterHiawatha -
The BEE Project
<p>THE SWARM IS GROWING... Add your own BEES to this Community Art Installation! Learn how to make your very own bee with found materials, or materials from The Create/Exchange. Install your bees on the honeycombs in New Bohemia (across from Lu's Deli), or at Indian Creek Nature Center. Enjoy the sight of the community bee swarm while celebrating the importance of bees!</p><p>Learn more about this project here: <a href="https://grantwood.uiowa.edu/outreach-engagement/bee-project?fbclid=IwAR3AXKfKxu19n4qRy1a3Jw1XMsiCGnrEKzADbK1CgjSi6TV72DHvgfyysFo" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://grantwood.uiowa.edu/outreach-engagement/bee-project</a></p><p>Share your BEES with the hashtag #crbees</p><p>This project was made possible through a collaboration between the Grant Wood Art Colony, Grant Wood Printmaking Fellow Elena V. Smyrniotis, the UI Office of Community Engagement, the Indian Creek Nature Center, and the Czech Village/New Bohemia Main Street District.</p> 2021-05-20 22:00:00 -0500
5/20/218:00 a.m.New Bohemia Arts & Cultural DistrictCedar Rapids -
Mt. Trashmore Challenge
<p>Strive to climb this unique local treasure 140 times—a distance equal to ascending Mount Everest! To sign up and for more information: <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftrashmorechallenge.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2C3kbOSAXvxMgIx8lQuMIfi1XvbRQaNk5wmNK5IBXJo48s1s_GmWa8vpQ&h=AT0sJSTKh3K7v5T90iEm0DhM6rtl9CwFxM5bIRym3pgZPqcm-IyERP7CPeHck50QiVIJDxaFdbOSDJuKe6zyqI3FN5m8aj2Hm1I9U9pjlPuNFZIcjZjerp2BwUK_jBSwLg&__tn__=q&c[0]=AT1U_bxqLMh_YjuGNRVor-OVCCCKMBnAiHNxQG4eimDWWwzKKZwB5qaLFpzikymcNO9KNzRHi0sX-DUMGuzcfbusAwQ4LRO4fsF-bwP9KiC0cANm7mJi1M_iMWglMOjWeOq2Ao2rCIox4zKQdnC9CG_juNXDwhUfcPZHsT2WXBSry54" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://trashmorechallenge.com/</a></p><p>For each milestone you make, you’ll get coupons or swag from local businesses. T-shirts and milestone perk prizes can be picked up from 11am - 1pm starting Friday, April 9th in our office: Suite 123 inside The Cherry Building - 329 10th Ave SE Cedar Rapids, IA. On the Third Thursday of each month, starting in MAY t-shirts and perks can be picked up from 5-7pm at the base of Mt. Trashmore at the recreation building.</p><p>Trail hours for 2021:<br>9:00am – 7:00pm Tuesday – Saturday<br>7:00am – 5:00pm Sunday<br>Closed Monday<br>(HOURS ARE WEATHER DEPENDANT CHECK HERE FOR UPDATES: <a href="https://www.solidwasteagency.org/mount-trashmore?fbclid=IwAR1N91uvB-EPKKr_HB-PUblEHzn-A86yeoLXjc-mGlK3bjGwPnEz6VEnzz0" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://www.solidwasteagency.org/mount-trashmore</a>)<br>The Challenge will go until the end of 2021.</p><p>Thank you to our District Partners: Linn County Solid Waste Agency, McNary Marketing and Design, US Bank, UFG Insurance, Collins Aerospace & Thinksafe.</p> 2021-05-20 07:00:00 -0500
5/20/219:00 a.m.Mt. TrashmoreCedar Rapids -
Beethoven Club Program
<p>Music presented will include performances on voice, piano, flute, and organ. Open to the public. Masks required. Social distancing is provided. Free.</p> 2021-04-27 11:30:00 -05005/20/2110:00 a.m.St. Mark's Lutheran Church Faith & Life CenterMarion -
Seriously Funny: American Gothic Parodies
<p><span itemprop="description">Grant Wood’s American Gothic is probably the world’s most parodied American painting, second only to Leonardo’s Mona Lisa. The fact that thousands of parodies of American Gothic exist, dating back several decades, speaks to the enduring inspiration of one of America’s greatest works of art. This exhibition—a first for the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art—will look at many of these parodies—some in the flesh on the gallery’s walls and many others digitally projected in an attempt to share the incredible reach of this iconic painting. From Bill and Hillary Clinton to Leonardo and Mona Lisa to RuPaul as male and female, these parodies speak to how this one painting serves as the basis for looking at various contemporary people and issues. Wood’s impactful 1930 painting continues to inspire “artists” of all ages and skills in a playful and humorous way that Wood would no doubt have applauded.</span> </p> 2021-05-20 20:00:00 -0500
5/20/2112:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Americans in Paris: Grant Wood and Marvin Cone's 1920 Trip to Paris
<p>For three months in the summer of 1920, Grant Wood and his best friend Marvin Cone traveled to Paris to see great art, soak up the sights, and to paint. This brief sojourn proved to be pivotal for both artists, enhancing their nascent interest in Impressionism and painting en plein air. While each artist discontinued painting in this style beyond the early 1930s, this trip to Paris (Wood’s first trip abroad, Cone’s second) was critical to their development. What the artists did, saw, and painted is carefully outlined in Cone’s meticulous and well-written diary of the trip, including where the artists painted on which days. As such, this diary enables the ability to date certain works to the precise date of creation. It also allows viewers to see how each artist depicted the same scene, often in very different terms.</p> 2021-05-20 20:00:00 -0500
5/20/2112:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Go Deeper (Third) Thursdays at Prairiewoods
<p>This time of “PanDeepening” over the past year has offered a generous foray into the wellsprings of shifting paradigms and an exploration of what it means to be part of a wider “We” with not only all of humanity, but all of creation. Who are the “We” we’re becoming? Join facilitators Ellen Bruckner and Laura Weber on the third Thursdays in person at Prairiewoods (120 East Boyson Road in Hiawatha) or via Zoom as we come together to breathe deeply, engage in collective presencing, and reflect on how we are gracefully composting our life experience and spiritual wisdom to grow into our evolving sense of the whole. Together we learn, and together we go deeper. If you would like to join via Zoom, please use the Zoom meeting link https://zoom.us/j/943001589?pwd=_fTU3ZYxOtQ. If prompted, enter meeting ID 943 001 589 and passcode 096247. A free-will offering will be accepted. For more information or to register, contact Prairiewoods at www.Prairiewoods.org or 319-395-6700.</p> 2020-08-13 17:00:00 -0500
5/20/214:00 p.m.Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality CenterHiawatha -
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Spring 2021 Parade of Homes
<p> </p><p>Come tour the area’s best newly built homes and get inspiration at the Cedar Rapids Spring Parade of Homes this weekend!</p><p>The Parade of Homes is an annual event the Greater Cedar Rapids Housing & Building Association organizes and produces to offer potential home buyers and current homeowners the opportunity to view many of the area’s best new and remodeled homes and exciting new neighborhoods. Visitors to our parade will discover unique homes and floor plans, beautiful communities, the latest in interior design trends and home technology, exterior finishes, outdoor living, and landscaping that will inspire. If you are looking for a new home or thinking about building or remodeling, the Parade of Homes is the perfect place to start your search!</p><p>This year, in response to COVID-19 and the recent derecho, the Spring Parade of Homes will offer more options to see some of the finest new homes in the area. Several parade homes will be open as usual, offering in-person tours May 15 & 16, 12-5 pm, May 20 5-8 pm, May 22 & 23, 12-5 p.m. Other parade homes will not be open to the public to tour. Every parade home can be toured from the comfort of your own home beginning May 15 at <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fgcrhba.org%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1rGRCFSpb3pUmJpeWVtDqSiq0ojxqu5VzZEMA-p3CaCX9QYiIH9gtgWSs&h=AT2oSSH9Q2AX8SjYgX-_35mw63JeNyMMS3fmdR7pLwLCV9GKPtenlQT1jsC3YA72X7q9evj19eO6IVkZppZFortMLZ2tG2-mtwgXwzb3VWx_cHY_AnfQ93r1ZwQ21e2XWg&__tn__=q&c[0]=AT0gZpJ6iaoPpFCn9P2dteGtqe01OZALNwRzFu9LiPlxwsBFAqTULl8e5ryZiT9pUQNQycSYVGzLCBJ1T2-rt9R9i0jT4vAke2KNbZducUDhMR-JUaUI8WGF32l4ErHUc7A" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">gcrhba.org.</a> </p><p>Tickets available at each parade home for $10. Or get a discounted ticket at local Casey's General Stores for $9. Children 12 & under FREE.</p><p>Thank you to our sponsors: Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery and MidAmerican Energy.</p><p>Visit <a href="http://gcrhba.org/?fbclid=IwAR0ZCk7phzZC4XND5drMDwrD94zua771Fj_KQ_VK2etX6Dw0072whHzyX6M" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">gcrhba.org</a> for more information.</p> 2021-05-11 20:00:00 -0500
5/20/215:00 p.m.Greater Cedar Rapids Housing & Building AssociationCedar Rapids Area -
Steppin' Out at the KC - DANCE
<p>Social/Ballroom dance - pre-recorded music.</p><p>Must be fully vaccinated</p><p>$5.00 admission </p><p>Singles welcome</p><p>6 - 9pm</p><p>Cash Refreshment Bar for snacks, food and beverages</p><p><br></p><p><br></p> 2021-04-27 21:00:00 -0500
5/20/216:00 p.m.Knights of Columbus 5677Cedar Rapids -
Bridges to Contemplative Living with Thomas Merton with Prairiewoods
<p>The practice of contemplative living helps us respond to everyday experiences with greater awareness of our connections with God and others. It becomes a positive force in our lives and provides direction for our journey, enabling us to embrace our truest selves. On these Thursday evenings with Prairiewoods via Zoom, facilitator Carole Butz guides us to explore the truths of human existence using the Bridges to Contemplative Living series, which includes excerpts from the writings of Thomas Merton and other authors. The process involves readings, reflections and contemplative dialogue. The cost is $5 per session, and registration is appreciated. For more information or to register, contact Prairiewoods at www.Prairiewoods.org or 319-395-6700.</p> 2021-04-18 20:00:00 -0500
5/20/216:30 p.m.Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality CenterHiawatha -
Online painting -Sunset Mountain- Cork n Canvas Iowa
<p>New Painting! Create your own pandemic Masterpiece (because you'll need a momento - right, could be worth millions in a few hundred years). Take two hours for yourself to relax, renew and free your creativity. Need Supplies I have Supplies!<br><a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fcork-n-canvas-iowa.square.site%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0_d9whgW2BZA5i4OkI7c_0xCVnCnj6EUSdqbwIHyPE3i-UCOpp6D0fLRU&h=AT3_uBhQi15bynCbJB9amBhdy5lNk2wvYn59aFbmQN3Ya4GeTXv4WoBdyj48EhRPwHsg0L1_DKJGW9ayBmum90rvwJtJq004AncllqwjJLL5gLaZrZTL3XikGoaSVnVQLw&__tn__=q&c[0]=AT2BYFZOlLnjBL8rLlih4yfzykCPuRNFItP7myHKvEuNltSK_cpMT-m6LvvJcrCAVJVADupx83O3Dj-PRl3kPQMCz1aW9RhWNdk3z1aXIUSpncXqaRYavgGMxql5NiP-WtOkYIw4BwTPU_E_pUZGLbeY" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://cork-n-canvas-iowa.square.site/</a><br>I have some supplies for sale, or you can provide your own, tickets for class is $20.00, and the zoom link is emailed out the day of class.<br>Supplies needed:<br>- canvas size:16x20<br>-Paint please ask for each painting (or paint with any colors you like)<br>-Paint Bushes<br>-Bucket of water for rinsing paint bushes<br>-Computer / laptop/tablet/cell phone<br>-Ticket for class<br>Have Questions? send me a message!<br>You can also Buy A Kit: Pick the $150 or $140 kit size, 16x20 canvas or 12x12 canvas, 5 classes or 7 classes, breaks down to $30 per class or $20 per class and you don't even have to put on pants or a bra to paint, Shirts are recommended. FREE SHIPPING <a href="https://cork-n-canvas-iowa.square.site/?fbclid=IwAR3xCzQcMufvIYZSv9PZv4FjQqrrXfJ5aTqLWAq9-0sO7v0N_vLrW189DHI" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://cork-n-canvas-iowa.square.site/</a> (shipping takes 5 to 7 days) Sip & Paint from the comfort of your own HOME!</p><p>Please RSVP by email cork.n.canvas.iowa@gmail.com or send me a message on facebook, that you will be attending and up coming class. Please Let me know at least 2 hours before class starts if you are attending class so I can prep the studio, get the cameras ready and send you the zoom class. - Thanks.</p><p>Amanda Happel, Cork N Canvas IowaMobile Painting Studio 319-929-4300 - Office Hours: 10 am - 4 pm Book an upcoming event Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CorkNCanvasIowa/?__cft__[0]=AZXlCCX04_MpH7K5AoBGeAB5qJb3CJ1FYHRwhnTH9tLIpkVx62pm_ggdGqRWSxrirQP5rIDyvONYlXozDLqi6tG7llvcUUbsB5FqM4pXN3HunmHo2LwQhj8AHZomuPvmbj0&__tn__=q" tabindex="0">https://www.facebook.com/CorkNCanvasIowa</a> Website: <a href="http://www.corkncanvasiowa.com/?fbclid=IwAR2DmA8pV8BD5tJGZ72AeAeMs1KltpDW70Z-FVotEri3E1LHZoIn9gf_Xzo" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">www.CorknCanvasIowa.com</a></p>
5/20/216:30 p.m.Cork N Canvas IowaCedar Rapids -
The Show Must Go Online — presented by Young Footliters
<p>The pandemic might have caused live theatre to go on hiatus at The Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, but when a group of theatre kids put their creative heads together, they decide the show must go online! This cabaret style musical consists of Broadway songs originally sung on stage by children, including:</p><ul><li>Tomorrow — <em>Annie</em></li><li>Giants In The Sky — <em>Into the Woods</em></li><li>I Won’t Grow Up — <em>Peter Pan</em></li><li>The Girl I Mean To Be — <em>The Secret Garden</em></li><li>Electricity — <em>Billy Elliot The Musical</em></li><li>Naughty — <em>Matilda</em></li><li>Where Is Love? — <em>Oliver</em></li><li>You’re Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile — <em>Annie</em></li><li>Mama Who Bore Me/ Reprise — <em>Spring Awakening</em></li><li>A Million Dreams — <em>The Greatest Showman</em></li><li><br></li></ul><p><a aria-label="View the cast list Opens in new window" href="https://youngfootliters.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">View the cast list</a></p>
5/21/2112:00 a.m.Coralville Center for the Performing ArtsCoralville