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• WAR

  <p>Multi-platinum-selling WAR, the original street band, has been sharing its timeless music and message of brotherhood and harmony for almost 5 decades before millions across the globe.</p><p><br></p><p>WAR has sold more than 50 million records since its formation to include ten Billboard Top 10 hits. Top 40 hits include the timeless classics “Why Can’t We Be Friends,” “Low Rider,” “The World Is A Ghetto,” “The Cisco Kid,” and many more.</p><p><br></p><p>Fifteen of WAR’s albums have achieved Gold Status in the US and many of them have gone multi-platinum, including “Eric Burdon Declares War” (1970), “Black Man’s Burdon” (1971), “All Day Music” (1971), “WAR Live” (1972), “The World Is A Ghetto” (1972), “Deliver The Word” (1973), “Why Can’t We Be Friends” (1975), “Greatest Hits” (1976), “Platinum Jazz” (1976), “Galaxy” (1977), “The Music Band” (1979), and “Best of WAR and More” (1986).</p>

  3/12/22 2022-03-12 20:00:00 -0600

  8:00 p.m.

  Riverside Casino & Golf Resort®

  Riverside

  30

• The Bellamy Brothers at the First Avenue Club in Iowa City

  <p>The First Avenue Club welcomes The Bellamy Brothers on Friday, December 17th, 2021. TABLE OPTIONS: Reserved Table for 4 with tickets $185. General Admission Ticket with a seat at a shared table (seated with other patrons) $40. Reserved table patrons must have at least one person check in at 7:00pm to get their table assignment. Standing General Admission Tickets: $25. Doors are at 7:00pm and the show begins 8:00pm. This is an all-ages show.</p><p>Tickets: <a href="https://first-avenue-club.square.site/product/the-bellamy-brothers/275?cs=true&cst=custom">https://first-avenue-club.square.site/product/the-bellamy-brothers/275?cs=true&amp;cst=custom</a></p><p>Howard and David Bellamy continue to prove that the trail they’ve ridden to fame has been as unique as their music itself—music that is now celebrating over 40 years of success.</p><p>The road that started on the pop music charts in the ‘70’s, took a winding turn into country music in the ‘80’s, paving the way for duos to come, such as Brooks &amp; Dunn, Montgomery Gentry, Big &amp; Rich and previously—The Judds. But before the road forked into country, the musical odyssey of brothers Bellamy started creatively smoldering in their home state of Florida, before exploding nationally amidst the ’70’s pop music culture of L.A.</p><p>The brothers first official gig was in 1968, playing a free show with their father at the Rattlesnake Roundup in San Antonio, Florida. They honed their early skills playing Black clubs throughout the south, and singing backup for artists such as Percy Sledge, Eddie Floyd and Little Anthony &amp; The Imperials. Within a few months, the brothers moved north, immersing themselves and their rock/country sound in the Atlanta market, where the Allman Brothers were the emerging kings of the music world.</p><p>With the dawning of the Age of Aquarius on the horizon, and America embroiled in a smoke haze of drugs, civil unrest and an unpopular war, The Bellamy’s music picked-up the hard driving edge that bespoke the times. Songwriting had become David Bellamy’s drug of choice during the long road gigs he and Howard were regularly pulling bodies and equipment to and from. It was his songwriting that was posed to soon provide the duo a national breakout.</p><p>The break came in the form of the hit, “Spiders &amp; Snakes,” written by David and recorded by Jim Stafford. The song became a smash, eventually selling more than three million units worldwide. It became the catapult that rocketed the brothers onto the L.A. music scene. Young and impressionable, Howard and David fell into the musical circle of the greats of the day: Bob Dylan, James Taylor and Van Morrison, as well as West Coast based country rockers like Poco and the Byrds.</p><p>It was a creative shoe that fit.</p><p>Now known by their music and the company they were keeping, The Bellamys officially lifted off the launch pad in 1976 when their single, “Let Your Love Flow,” became an instant smash in both the U.S. and Europe. It stayed on the international charts long enough to build a huge international fan base for the hip young brothers that endures to this day. In Germany alone it perched at No. 1 for more than two months. The love was indeed flowing as The Bellamys jammed for audiences on their sold-out concerts and shared stages with the likes of Loggins &amp; Messina, the Doobie Brothers and the Beach Boys with their patented blend of rock/country music. True to their musical roots, their style and their songwriting was moving steadily more towards their raising.</p><p>By the late ‘70’s The Bellamys were emerging on the country charts with another bona fide smash. “If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body (Would You Hold It Against Me),” originally scrawled on a dinner napkin by David, rocketed them to the top of the country charts the way “Let Your Love Flow,” had done in the pop market just a few years earlier. It proved to be the first of a string of fourteen No. 1 singles in the U.S. alone.</p><p>Success followed success: “Dancing Cowboys,” “Sugar Daddy,” “You Ain’t Just Whistlin’ Dixie,” “Lovers Live Longer,” “Do You Love As Good As You Look,” “Redneck Girl,” “For All The Wrong Reasons,” “I Love Her Mind,” “I Need More Of You,” “Old Hippie,” “Too Much Is Not Enough,” “Kids Of The Baby Boom,” “Reggae Cowboy” and “Crazy From The Heart,”…all have lined the corridors of the Bellamy’s musical history and their walls with platinum and gold.</p><p>Along the way, Howard and David created a patent on the newly cool “duo” category in country music. In the era of the 2000’s, The Bellamy Brothers hold the record in both the Academy of Country Music (ACM) and the Country Music Association Awards (CMA) for the most duo nominations. Numerous GRAMMY nods have also been directed toward the brothers. Internationally, the story has been the same—though the titles may be different. The Bellamys have released more than two-dozen hit songs outside the U.S. that were never released here. With a sharp eye on the songwriting skills that have been the bedrock of their success, Howard and David concur that their career is unique in their international finesse for matching their songs to the market.</p><p>“For the international releases, you have to have a strong melody,” notes David. “The lyric is very important, but internationally the melody is something fans can lock into, even if they can’t understand the lyrics.” Howard and David continue to perform and film TV specials in Europe and around the world.</p><p>These days when the subject turns to touring, The Bellamys are showing a new generation of country music how it’s done. Country superstar Blake Shelton has helped introduce a new era of fans to the hits of The Bellamy Brothers during his annual Friends And Heroes Tour, where they continue to captivate arena audiences around the country. “We’re old road dogs,” grins Howard when asked about the motivation behind the brothers 200 plus concert dates each year. Adds David: “Our live draw is bigger than it was in the ‘80’s. I think the same people that grew up with us and with our music in the ‘60’s and ‘70’s obviously have raised a whole new generation of Bellamy fans who started toddling to our music. Now they’re turning up at our concerts as college kids, who are really turned on and tuned in to us and our music….it’s a great feeling.”</p><p>On the infrequent off days from the road, Howard and David head the bus back to their 150-acre family ranch in Darby, Florida just north of Tampa. A working ranch, the spread consists of Purebred Brahman Cattle and quarter horses. The Bellamys are opening up their lives to television audiences with their hit reality show “Honky Tonk Ranch.” Each episode of “Honky Tonk Ranch” enthralls viewers with the unpredictable misadventures of the Bellamys attempting to balance their globe-trotting touring schedule while also running their sprawling family ranch in south Florida. The show was originally broadcast on “The Cowboy Channel” (a subsidy of RFD-TV) and streamed around the world. Season two of “Honky Tonk Ranch” airs now on Thursday evenings at 8:30 p.m. ET on the Circle Network and will also be available for worldwide streaming in the very near future.</p><p>The Bellamy Brothers celebrated their 40th anniversary with the release of a two-CD collection, 40 years, an ambitious project containing 20 of their biggest hits and 20 brand-new songs. In 2019, the Bellamys released Over the Moon as well as their first book Let Your Love Flow – the Life and Times of The Bellamy Brothers. The book is about two Florida cowboys who journeyed from country poverty to worldwide musical stardom because they had the talent and because it never occurred to them, they couldn’t make it.</p><p>Their most recent project, Bucket List, debuted in July of 2020 with “Rednecks (Lookin’ for Paychecks),” a timely take on the current situation, leading the EP. Bucket List also includes “No Country Music For Old Men,” a collaboration with longtime friend John Anderson inspired by the loss of Kenny Rogers, and more light-hearted songs like “Lay Low, Stay High,” which ties into Howard and David’s recent partnership with the Florida-based medical marijuana company, Trulieve, on their flower product line Old Hippie Stash.</p> 2021-07-14 00:00:00 -0500

  12/17/21 2021-12-17 19:00:00 -0600

  7:00 p.m.

  First Avenue Club

  Iowa City

  25

• Forever Green's Holiday Container Make & Take

  <p>Have fun and get creative this season at Forever Green Garden Center's Holiday Container Make &amp; Take event.<br>We provide the soil, pot, greenery &amp; choice of decorations.<br>Not sure where to start? Staff will be available to show you techniques we use to create our custom containers.</p><p>This is a drop in event no registration needed for groups of under 4 just click coming. Party of 5 or more please reserve space by calling 319-626-6770.</p><p>starter container kit $39.*<br>deluxe container kit $49. *<br>Make &amp; Take kit options include pot, soil, greenery and décor bundles.<br>*Please note pots in photos do not represent the kits for this event. kit includes a 10 or 12" pot, soil, bundle of mixed evergreens, painted branches or red twigs &amp; balls or pinecones.</p><p>Want to bring your own pots or add extra decorations, choose from our Ala Cart selection of pots &amp; decorations.</p><p>COVID precautions<br>We are practicing social distancing for this event by providing extra tables for people to spread out. If you are not able to social distance outside of your group please wear a mask. If you don't feel well please stay home.</p> 2021-11-23 16:00:00 -0600

  12/04/21 2021-12-04 10:00:00 -0600

  10:00 a.m.

  Forever Green Garden Center

  Coralville

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• Santa's Workshop at Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio

  <p>Our Santa’s Workshop series returns for 2021! &nbsp;We invite you to come in and decorate a variety of Holiday Projects to celebrate the holiday season. &nbsp;All projects are premade by our Resident Artists and bisque fired, making them ready for your own decorations–using our glazes/paints. &nbsp;<a href="https://secureservercdn.net/198.71.233.35/yxx.937.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Untitled-1080-x-700-px.jpg">Click here</a> for photos of project options.&nbsp;</p><p>All clay projects will then be clear coated with glaze and fired again in our kilns. Glass Ornaments will also be fired in our kilns to smooth all the edges. Projects will be ready for pickup exactly 2 weeks later. &nbsp;Registration is available online and walk-ins are also welcome, space permitting.</p><p>Santa's workshops are every Saturday and Sunday beginning November 20th through December 19th from 11:00am-12:00pm in our Studio. &nbsp;</p><p>We are offering the following projects in our Santa’s Workshop, upon registration you will need to choose which project to make.&nbsp;</p><table border="2"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><h5><em><strong>SANTA’S WORKSHOP PROJECT OPTIONS</strong></em></h5></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><h5><em><strong>DESCRIPTION</strong></em></h5></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><h5><em><strong>COST</strong></em></h5></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><ol><li><strong>Glass Tree Ornament</strong></li></ol></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>Each hand cut glass tree measures approximately 2.5″ – 3″. Using glass balls and small colored pieces of glass, you will create your unique tree ornament. &nbsp; We will add a hanger to the back of your glass ornament for ease in hanging.</strong></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>$15</strong></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><ol start="2"><li><strong>Ceramic Holiday Ornaments (set of 2)</strong></li></ol></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>Each 2 piece set Includes: Reindeer &amp; Gingerbread Person</strong></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>$20</strong></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><ol start="3"><li><strong>Ceramic Holiday Ornaments (set of 4)</strong></li></ol></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>Each 4 piece set will include: Reindeer, Santa, Holiday Tree &amp; Gingerbread Person</strong></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>$35</strong></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><ol start="4"><li><strong>Ceramic Mug</strong></li></ol></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>Our Resident Artists have created mugs with handles on the wheel. All mugs are approximately 4”- 5”</strong></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>$30</strong></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><ol start="5"><li><strong>Ceramic Stein</strong></li></ol></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>Our Resident Artists have created steins with handles on the wheel. All steins are approximately 5”- 6”</strong></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>$35</strong></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><ol start="6"><li><strong>Clay Tree Luminary</strong></li></ol></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>Our Resident Artists have created cone shapes on the wheel to resemble a pine tree. Each tree measures 7”- 9” tall. &nbsp;All Trees have holes in them to use as a luminary or night light. &nbsp;There is even a cut out in the back to allow for a corded light (light not included).</strong></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>$30</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://theceramicscenter.secure.force.com/events/CnP_PaaS_EVT__ExternalRegistrationPage?event_id=a0J6T00000fM9qJUAS" target="_blank">Register</a></p><p>We are so excited to welcome you back for 2021 Santa’s Workshop Series. &nbsp;Participants in the Santa’s Workshop will work at tables to complete their projects in the classroom. All material is provided to complete your projects along with detailed instruction sheets. &nbsp;All projects (except for the glass ornaments) are premade by our Resident Artists and bisque fired in our kilns, no two are exactly the same. &nbsp;</p><p>Location: The Santa’s Workshop at the Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio (ICCGS), which is located on the first floor of in the historic Cherry Building in Cedar Rapids.</p><p>Projects will be ready for pickup exactly 2 weeks later. Please note that participants will not be called or emailed to be reminded to pick up their work. All work left on our shelves after January 31st will be recycled.</p><p>What to wear: Students should wear clothes they do not mind getting glaze on. Glaze will wash out of most material.</p> 2021-12-05 00:00:00 -0600

  12/05/21 2021-12-05 11:00:00 -0600

  11:00 a.m.

  Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio

  Cedar Rapids

  15

• Free First Saturday for Students

  <p>Students of all ages (preschool through college) are invited to visit the NCSML’s exhibits for free on the first Saturday of each month. College students must bring a current school ID card. </p> 2021-12-04 16:00:00 -0600

  12/04/21 2021-12-04 09:30:00 -0600

  9:30 a.m.

  National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library

  Cedar Rapids

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• Holly Jolly Craft and Vendor Market

  <p><span style="font-size: 14px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">30+ vendors and crafters selling exceptional gifts, baked goods, and raffle baskets — plus holiday caroling by Metro Mix Chorus!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">This is a fundraiser for Metro Mix Chorus. Singers ages 12 and up are&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 14px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">always welcome to visit rehearsals and&nbsp;try acappella harmony. Call Janet at 563-299-0019 for more info.&nbsp;</span></p> 2021-11-04 15:00:00 -0500

  12/04/21 2021-12-04 10:00:00 -0600

  10:00 a.m.

  Geonetric

  Cedar Rapids

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• Waltonian Archers Open House

  <p>Come to learn about and enjoy the sport of archery, &nbsp;This event is free of charge and open to the public of all ages. &nbsp;There will be people there to assist, instruct and demonstrate shooting with equipment available to try out. &nbsp;It is at our indoor range on Wickiup Hill Road near Toddville, Iowa.</p> 2021-11-04 17:00:00 -0500

  12/04/21 2021-12-04 13:00:00 -0600

  1:00 p.m.

  Waltonian Archers of Linn County

  Toddville

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• Rejoice, Rejoice! A Christmas Celebration!

  <p>Join us as we celebrate Christmas with a myriad of musical groups and the singing of favorite carols. A reception will follow.&nbsp;</p><p>All Are Welcome!&nbsp;</p><p>Free Admission. </p> 2021-11-29 16:00:00 -0600

  12/05/21 2021-12-05 15:00:00 -0600

  3:00 p.m.

  Lutheran Church of the Resurrection

  Marion

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• Holiday Elf Workshop Drop-in--Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio

  <p>During the Very Cherry Holiday Exhibition in the Cherry Building, ICCGS will host a special drop-in Santa’s Workshop creating Holiday Elves from 10am-2pm. &nbsp;</p><p>Participants will be given a ball of clay, colored glazes and detailed instructions for how to create their very own holiday Elf for $15 each. &nbsp;Projects will take approximately 30-60 minutes to create. &nbsp;All projects will then be clear glazed and fired in our kilns and ready for pickup beginning Sunday December 19th. &nbsp;</p><p>Then get a photo with Santa! &nbsp;Santa Claus himself will be visiting the Cherry building from 10am to 12pm. &nbsp; So be sure to join us on December 4th for a Very Cherry festive day! </p> 2021-11-18 14:00:00 -0600

  12/04/21 2021-12-04 10:00:00 -0600

  10:00 a.m.

  Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio

  Cedar Rapids

  15.0

• Brain STEM: Spatial Relations

  <p>Under? Beside? Above? Below? Where is squirrel in relation to the objects around him? We will read a book about squirrel, move through an obstacle course, and draw our own course.</p><p>This program is for young kids and their caregivers.</p> 2021-10-01 11:15:00 -0500

  12/10/21 2021-12-10 10:30:00 -0600

  10:30 a.m.

  Hiawatha Public Library

  Hiawatha

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• Friday Flicks: Space Jam, A New Legacy

  <p>Superstar LeBron James and his young son, Dom, get trapped in digital space by a rogue AI. To get home safely, LeBron teams up with Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and the rest of the Looney Tunes gang for a high-stakes basketball game against the AI's digitized champions of the court -- a powered-up roster called the Goon Squad.</p><p>Rated PG 110 minutes</p><p><br></p> 2021-09-30 17:00:00 -0500

  12/10/21 2021-12-10 15:00:00 -0600

  3:00 p.m.

  Hiawatha Public Library

  Hiawatha

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• Art in Roman Life

  <p>An exhibition of more than 50 works, including 21 Roman portrait busts donated to the CRMA by Tom and Nan Riley in 1996. From coins to glass vessels to ceramic lamps to marble sculptures, this exhibition reveals more than 600 years of artistic production, which comprised daily life in Rome from the 1st century B.C. through the fall of the Roman Empire. </p> 2021-12-04 16:00:00 -0600

  12/04/21 2021-12-04 10:00:00 -0600

  10:00 a.m.

  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

  Cedar Rapids

  0

• Dick Pinney: Jack of All Trades

  <p>Dick Pinney (1924-1996) was a long-time favorite in the Cedar Rapids art scene.&nbsp;&nbsp;Accomplished in many media, this former creative director for Stamats Communications and Coe College vice president was perhaps most famous for the numerous carved wood assemblages that he created, usually as commissions for area business leaders.&nbsp;&nbsp;Paintings, drawings, ceramics, assemblages, constructions, games, and puppets were all part of Pinney’s repertoire.&nbsp;&nbsp;This exhibition, timed to coincide with the 25^th anniversary of Pinney’s passing in 1996, celebrates the artist’s diverse and wide-reaching artwork. </p> 2021-12-04 16:00:00 -0600

  12/04/21 2021-12-04 10:00:00 -0600

  10:00 a.m.

  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

  Cedar Rapids

  0

• Santa's Workshop at Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio

  <p>Our Santa’s Workshop series returns for 2021! &nbsp;We invite you to come in and decorate a variety of Holiday Projects to celebrate the holiday season. &nbsp;All projects are premade by our Resident Artists and bisque fired, making them ready for your own decorations–using our glazes/paints. &nbsp;<a href="https://secureservercdn.net/198.71.233.35/yxx.937.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Untitled-1080-x-700-px.jpg">Click here</a> for photos of project options.&nbsp;</p><p>All clay projects will then be clear coated with glaze and fired again in our kilns. Glass Ornaments will also be fired in our kilns to smooth all the edges. Projects will be ready for pickup exactly 2 weeks later. &nbsp;Registration is available online and walk-ins are also welcome, space permitting.</p><p>Santa's workshops are every Saturday and Sunday beginning November 20th through December 19th from 11:00am-12:00pm in our Studio. &nbsp;</p><p>We are offering the following projects in our Santa’s Workshop, upon registration you will need to choose which project to make.&nbsp;</p><table border="2"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><h5><em><strong>SANTA’S WORKSHOP PROJECT OPTIONS</strong></em></h5></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><h5><em><strong>DESCRIPTION</strong></em></h5></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><h5><em><strong>COST</strong></em></h5></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><ol><li><strong>Glass Tree Ornament</strong></li></ol></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>Each hand cut glass tree measures approximately 2.5″ – 3″. Using glass balls and small colored pieces of glass, you will create your unique tree ornament. &nbsp; We will add a hanger to the back of your glass ornament for ease in hanging.</strong></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>$15</strong></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><ol start="2"><li><strong>Ceramic Holiday Ornaments (set of 2)</strong></li></ol></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>Each 2 piece set Includes: Reindeer &amp; Gingerbread Person</strong></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>$20</strong></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><ol start="3"><li><strong>Ceramic Holiday Ornaments (set of 4)</strong></li></ol></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>Each 4 piece set will include: Reindeer, Santa, Holiday Tree &amp; Gingerbread Person</strong></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>$35</strong></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><ol start="4"><li><strong>Ceramic Mug</strong></li></ol></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>Our Resident Artists have created mugs with handles on the wheel. All mugs are approximately 4”- 5”</strong></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>$30</strong></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><ol start="5"><li><strong>Ceramic Stein</strong></li></ol></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>Our Resident Artists have created steins with handles on the wheel. All steins are approximately 5”- 6”</strong></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>$35</strong></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><ol start="6"><li><strong>Clay Tree Luminary</strong></li></ol></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>Our Resident Artists have created cone shapes on the wheel to resemble a pine tree. Each tree measures 7”- 9” tall. &nbsp;All Trees have holes in them to use as a luminary or night light. &nbsp;There is even a cut out in the back to allow for a corded light (light not included).</strong></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>$30</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://theceramicscenter.secure.force.com/events/CnP_PaaS_EVT__ExternalRegistrationPage?event_id=a0J6T00000fM9qJUAS" target="_blank">Register</a></p><p>We are so excited to welcome you back for 2021 Santa’s Workshop Series. &nbsp;Participants in the Santa’s Workshop will work at tables to complete their projects in the classroom. All material is provided to complete your projects along with detailed instruction sheets. &nbsp;All projects (except for the glass ornaments) are premade by our Resident Artists and bisque fired in our kilns, no two are exactly the same. &nbsp;</p><p>Location: The Santa’s Workshop at the Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio (ICCGS), which is located on the first floor of in the historic Cherry Building in Cedar Rapids.</p><p>Projects will be ready for pickup exactly 2 weeks later. Please note that participants will not be called or emailed to be reminded to pick up their work. All work left on our shelves after January 31st will be recycled.</p><p>What to wear: Students should wear clothes they do not mind getting glaze on. Glaze will wash out of most material.</p> 2021-12-11 00:00:00 -0600

  12/11/21 2021-12-11 11:00:00 -0600

  11:00 a.m.

  Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio

  Cedar Rapids

  15

• Mildred Pelzer's Iowa

  <p>Mildred Pelzer (née Weenink) was an American art teacher, artist and muralist known for her work in public spaces. One of these commissions was the series of eight murals for the Hotel Jefferson,&nbsp;of&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_City" title="Iowa City">Iowa City</a>. In&nbsp;addition to her mural work, Pelzer was known for portraits, floral paintings, and landscapes.&nbsp;<em>Mildred Pelzer’s Iowa</em> looks at a number of these works: the Hotel Jefferson murals in the CRMA’s collection, her enormous&nbsp;<em>Symphony of Iowa</em> from 1935, and smaller artworks, placing them into context in Pelzer’s life. </p> 2021-12-05 16:00:00 -0600

  12/05/21 2021-12-05 12:00:00 -0600

  12:00 p.m.

  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

  Cedar Rapids

  0

• Mildred Pelzer's Iowa

  <p>Mildred Pelzer (née Weenink) was an American art teacher, artist and muralist known for her work in public spaces. One of these commissions was the series of eight murals for the Hotel Jefferson,&nbsp;of&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_City" title="Iowa City">Iowa City</a>. In&nbsp;addition to her mural work, Pelzer was known for portraits, floral paintings, and landscapes.&nbsp;<em>Mildred Pelzer’s Iowa</em> looks at a number of these works: the Hotel Jefferson murals in the CRMA’s collection, her enormous&nbsp;<em>Symphony of Iowa</em> from 1935, and smaller artworks, placing them into context in Pelzer’s life. </p> 2021-12-04 16:00:00 -0600

  12/04/21 2021-12-04 10:00:00 -0600

  10:00 a.m.

  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

  Cedar Rapids

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• Santa's Workshop at Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio

  <p>Our Santa’s Workshop series returns for 2021! &nbsp;We invite you to come in and decorate a variety of Holiday Projects to celebrate the holiday season. &nbsp;All projects are premade by our Resident Artists and bisque fired, making them ready for your own decorations–using our glazes/paints. &nbsp;<a href="https://secureservercdn.net/198.71.233.35/yxx.937.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Untitled-1080-x-700-px.jpg">Click here</a> for photos of project options.&nbsp;</p><p>All clay projects will then be clear coated with glaze and fired again in our kilns. Glass Ornaments will also be fired in our kilns to smooth all the edges. Projects will be ready for pickup exactly 2 weeks later. &nbsp;Registration is available online and walk-ins are also welcome, space permitting.</p><p>Santa's workshops are every Saturday and Sunday beginning November 20th through December 19th from 11:00am-12:00pm in our Studio. &nbsp;</p><p>We are offering the following projects in our Santa’s Workshop, upon registration you will need to choose which project to make.&nbsp;</p><table border="2"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><h5><em><strong>SANTA’S WORKSHOP PROJECT OPTIONS</strong></em></h5></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><h5><em><strong>DESCRIPTION</strong></em></h5></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><h5><em><strong>COST</strong></em></h5></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><ol><li><strong>Glass Tree Ornament</strong></li></ol></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>Each hand cut glass tree measures approximately 2.5″ – 3″. Using glass balls and small colored pieces of glass, you will create your unique tree ornament. &nbsp; We will add a hanger to the back of your glass ornament for ease in hanging.</strong></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>$15</strong></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><ol start="2"><li><strong>Ceramic Holiday Ornaments (set of 2)</strong></li></ol></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>Each 2 piece set Includes: Reindeer &amp; Gingerbread Person</strong></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>$20</strong></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><ol start="3"><li><strong>Ceramic Holiday Ornaments (set of 4)</strong></li></ol></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>Each 4 piece set will include: Reindeer, Santa, Holiday Tree &amp; Gingerbread Person</strong></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>$35</strong></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><ol start="4"><li><strong>Ceramic Mug</strong></li></ol></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>Our Resident Artists have created mugs with handles on the wheel. All mugs are approximately 4”- 5”</strong></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>$30</strong></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><ol start="5"><li><strong>Ceramic Stein</strong></li></ol></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>Our Resident Artists have created steins with handles on the wheel. All steins are approximately 5”- 6”</strong></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>$35</strong></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><ol start="6"><li><strong>Clay Tree Luminary</strong></li></ol></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>Our Resident Artists have created cone shapes on the wheel to resemble a pine tree. Each tree measures 7”- 9” tall. &nbsp;All Trees have holes in them to use as a luminary or night light. &nbsp;There is even a cut out in the back to allow for a corded light (light not included).</strong></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>$30</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://theceramicscenter.secure.force.com/events/CnP_PaaS_EVT__ExternalRegistrationPage?event_id=a0J6T00000fM9qJUAS" target="_blank">Register</a></p><p>We are so excited to welcome you back for 2021 Santa’s Workshop Series. &nbsp;Participants in the Santa’s Workshop will work at tables to complete their projects in the classroom. All material is provided to complete your projects along with detailed instruction sheets. &nbsp;All projects (except for the glass ornaments) are premade by our Resident Artists and bisque fired in our kilns, no two are exactly the same. &nbsp;</p><p>Location: The Santa’s Workshop at the Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio (ICCGS), which is located on the first floor of in the historic Cherry Building in Cedar Rapids.</p><p>Projects will be ready for pickup exactly 2 weeks later. Please note that participants will not be called or emailed to be reminded to pick up their work. All work left on our shelves after January 31st will be recycled.</p><p>What to wear: Students should wear clothes they do not mind getting glaze on. Glaze will wash out of most material.</p> 2021-12-12 00:00:00 -0600

  12/12/21 2021-12-12 11:00:00 -0600

  11:00 a.m.

  Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio

  Cedar Rapids

  15

• Five: Five Contemporary Iowa Landscape Artists

  <p>As a part of the year-long celebration of the 175^th anniversary of Iowa’s statehood, the CRMA focuses this exhibition on a look at contemporary landscape painting by five Iowa artists. All five are from the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City area and represent five separate and distinct views of the Iowa landscape. All are well-established artists who together represent some of the current trends in landscape painting, not only in Iowa but nationally as well. The five artists are Larry Zirbel (1931-2019), Marcia Wegman (b. 1935), Mike Ryan (b. 1947), Nancy Lindsay (b. 1948), and Al Sabin (b. 1957). Each of these artists are exhibiting 8 and 12 works which is hung intermingled in this large three-gallery exhibition. </p> 2021-12-05 16:00:00 -0600

  12/05/21 2021-12-05 12:00:00 -0600

  12:00 p.m.

  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

  Cedar Rapids

  0

• Mildred Pelzer's Iowa

  <p>Mildred Pelzer (née Weenink) was an American art teacher, artist and muralist known for her work in public spaces. One of these commissions was the series of eight murals for the Hotel Jefferson,&nbsp;of&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_City" title="Iowa City">Iowa City</a>. In&nbsp;addition to her mural work, Pelzer was known for portraits, floral paintings, and landscapes.&nbsp;<em>Mildred Pelzer’s Iowa</em> looks at a number of these works: the Hotel Jefferson murals in the CRMA’s collection, her enormous&nbsp;<em>Symphony of Iowa</em> from 1935, and smaller artworks, placing them into context in Pelzer’s life. </p> 2021-12-07 16:00:00 -0600

  12/07/21 2021-12-07 12:00:00 -0600

  12:00 p.m.

  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

  Cedar Rapids

  0

• Kid N Canvas Online-Abstract Tree- Cork N Canvas Iowa

  <p>December's kid's class will be Online, via Zoom. Kid Abstract Christmas Tree - Kid N Canvas classes are for kids about 8 to 16 year olds, Kids classes are about 1 hour long. Kid N Canvas - have your kids paint with us, or paint together, as a family. Paint at home with us. This Acrylic painting is perfect for almost any age, we suggest, ages 8 and under with an adult and 8 + alone. Painting classes are $20, per person (provide your own supplies) and you can purchase supplies from us (see Below). For a supply list please email after buying your ticket.<br>Need a Canvas or paints?&nbsp;<a href="https://cork-n-canvas-iowa.square.site/?fbclid=IwAR3rg3DkdzcG-rtfXIhG2xDmdnru-FGc-VM__VbzJwtfDGxP9MgkJxse5Z0" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://cork-n-canvas-iowa.square.site/</a> contact me or if you need a suppliy list Cork.n.Canvas.Iowa@gmail.com<br>Supply Cost: Class $20 per person<br>Canvas $3.50 (12x12),<br>Paint $4.00 (4 colors, yellow, black, orange, white)<br>Kids bushes (2, small &amp; large) $4.00,<br>Delivery $5 in CR area (FREE pick up at Lindal Mall parking lot) You can order as many or few supplies you need.</p><p>Kid N Canvas, by Cork N Canvas Iowa<br>Amanda Happel<br>Cork N Canvas Iowa<br>319-929-4300<br>Email: cork.n.canvas.iowa@gmail.com<br>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/CorkNCanvasIowa/?__cft__[0]=AZWA3eioIUadPTLUjg0e6OAdv6TcyfWIzzKvbR8ZW6QlnSitSoPXYd33ac0Rsg-HA-9ioq16CvqXWpgDOnAjW0uHT1pXk06EY2xHUfPEvJzEB-jOjdt7e9rmtnuVv8fSJLWgrCmSTdrPtyKYCGGkL8gZavcoH0x9C13qGaz_22y9JA&__tn__=q" tabindex="0">https://www.facebook.com/CorkNCanvasIowa</a><br>Website:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.corkncanvasiowa.com/?fbclid=IwAR1h2FNVK8TUbP5GQY5lQd47JhY9Wf-bt--pObb9vHFcyzq4q8DZlvxDSNE" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">www.CorknCanvasIowa.com</a></p>

  12/11/21 2021-12-11 10:00:00 -0600

  10:00 a.m.

  Cork N Canvas Iowa

  Cedar Rapids

  20

• Mildred Pelzer's Iowa

  <p>Mildred Pelzer (née Weenink) was an American art teacher, artist and muralist known for her work in public spaces. One of these commissions was the series of eight murals for the Hotel Jefferson,&nbsp;of&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_City" title="Iowa City">Iowa City</a>. In&nbsp;addition to her mural work, Pelzer was known for portraits, floral paintings, and landscapes.&nbsp;<em>Mildred Pelzer’s Iowa</em> looks at a number of these works: the Hotel Jefferson murals in the CRMA’s collection, her enormous&nbsp;<em>Symphony of Iowa</em> from 1935, and smaller artworks, placing them into context in Pelzer’s life. </p> 2021-12-08 16:00:00 -0600

  12/08/21 2021-12-08 12:00:00 -0600

  12:00 p.m.

  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

  Cedar Rapids

  0

• Abstract Ideas: Abstract Art from the Collection

  <p>Culled from CRMA’s collection of works created after 1950, Abstract Ideas explores the potential of abstraction in the hands of post-World War II artists. In some cases, the subject matter has been only slightly abstracted, diverging only a little from the way they appear in nature. In other cases, artists have moved completely away from any recognizable object in pursuit of more emotional or intellectual goals. In all cases, however, artists maintained their relationship to and dialogue with the fundamental properties of art such as balance, form, line, color, and rhythm. Investigating the various degrees of abstraction found in modern paintings and sculpture, this exhibition presents a diverse group of works, each of which operates on different emotional and intellectual levels. </p> 2021-11-30 16:00:00 -0600

  12/04/21 2021-12-04 10:00:00 -0600

  10:00 a.m.

  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

  Cedar Rapids

  0

• Five: Five Contemporary Iowa Landscape Artists

  <p>As a part of the year-long celebration of the 175^th anniversary of Iowa’s statehood, the CRMA focuses this exhibition on a look at contemporary landscape painting by five Iowa artists. All five are from the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City area and represent five separate and distinct views of the Iowa landscape. All are well-established artists who together represent some of the current trends in landscape painting, not only in Iowa but nationally as well. The five artists are Larry Zirbel (1931-2019), Marcia Wegman (b. 1935), Mike Ryan (b. 1947), Nancy Lindsay (b. 1948), and Al Sabin (b. 1957). Each of these artists are exhibiting 8 and 12 works which is hung intermingled in this large three-gallery exhibition. </p> 2021-12-07 16:00:00 -0600

  12/07/21 2021-12-07 12:00:00 -0600

  12:00 p.m.

  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

  Cedar Rapids

  0

• Abstract Ideas: Abstract Art from the Collection

  <p>Culled from CRMA’s collection of works created after 1950, Abstract Ideas explores the potential of abstraction in the hands of post-World War II artists. In some cases, the subject matter has been only slightly abstracted, diverging only a little from the way they appear in nature. In other cases, artists have moved completely away from any recognizable object in pursuit of more emotional or intellectual goals. In all cases, however, artists maintained their relationship to and dialogue with the fundamental properties of art such as balance, form, line, color, and rhythm. Investigating the various degrees of abstraction found in modern paintings and sculpture, this exhibition presents a diverse group of works, each of which operates on different emotional and intellectual levels. </p> 2021-12-09 20:00:00 -0600

  12/09/21 2021-12-09 12:00:00 -0600

  12:00 p.m.

  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

  Cedar Rapids

  0

• Dick Pinney: Jack of All Trades

  <p>Dick Pinney (1924-1996) was a long-time favorite in the Cedar Rapids art scene.&nbsp;&nbsp;Accomplished in many media, this former creative director for Stamats Communications and Coe College vice president was perhaps most famous for the numerous carved wood assemblages that he created, usually as commissions for area business leaders.&nbsp;&nbsp;Paintings, drawings, ceramics, assemblages, constructions, games, and puppets were all part of Pinney’s repertoire.&nbsp;&nbsp;This exhibition, timed to coincide with the 25^th anniversary of Pinney’s passing in 1996, celebrates the artist’s diverse and wide-reaching artwork. </p> 2021-12-09 20:00:00 -0600

  12/09/21 2021-12-09 12:00:00 -0600

  12:00 p.m.

  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

  Cedar Rapids

  0

• Five: Five Contemporary Iowa Landscape Artists

  <p>As a part of the year-long celebration of the 175^th anniversary of Iowa’s statehood, the CRMA focuses this exhibition on a look at contemporary landscape painting by five Iowa artists. All five are from the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City area and represent five separate and distinct views of the Iowa landscape. All are well-established artists who together represent some of the current trends in landscape painting, not only in Iowa but nationally as well. The five artists are Larry Zirbel (1931-2019), Marcia Wegman (b. 1935), Mike Ryan (b. 1947), Nancy Lindsay (b. 1948), and Al Sabin (b. 1957). Each of these artists are exhibiting 8 and 12 works which is hung intermingled in this large three-gallery exhibition. </p> 2021-12-08 16:00:00 -0600

  12/08/21 2021-12-08 12:00:00 -0600

  12:00 p.m.

  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

  Cedar Rapids

  0

• Mildred Pelzer's Iowa

  <p>Mildred Pelzer (née Weenink) was an American art teacher, artist and muralist known for her work in public spaces. One of these commissions was the series of eight murals for the Hotel Jefferson,&nbsp;of&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_City" title="Iowa City">Iowa City</a>. In&nbsp;addition to her mural work, Pelzer was known for portraits, floral paintings, and landscapes.&nbsp;<em>Mildred Pelzer’s Iowa</em> looks at a number of these works: the Hotel Jefferson murals in the CRMA’s collection, her enormous&nbsp;<em>Symphony of Iowa</em> from 1935, and smaller artworks, placing them into context in Pelzer’s life. </p> 2021-12-10 16:00:00 -0600

  12/10/21 2021-12-10 12:00:00 -0600

  12:00 p.m.

  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

  Cedar Rapids

  0

• Abstract Ideas: Abstract Art from the Collection

  <p>Culled from CRMA’s collection of works created after 1950, Abstract Ideas explores the potential of abstraction in the hands of post-World War II artists. In some cases, the subject matter has been only slightly abstracted, diverging only a little from the way they appear in nature. In other cases, artists have moved completely away from any recognizable object in pursuit of more emotional or intellectual goals. In all cases, however, artists maintained their relationship to and dialogue with the fundamental properties of art such as balance, form, line, color, and rhythm. Investigating the various degrees of abstraction found in modern paintings and sculpture, this exhibition presents a diverse group of works, each of which operates on different emotional and intellectual levels. </p> 2021-12-05 16:00:00 -0600

  12/05/21 2021-12-05 12:00:00 -0600

  12:00 p.m.

  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

  Cedar Rapids

  0

• Flatland Cavalry at the First Avenue Club in Iowa City

  <p>Flatland Cavalry returns to the First Avenue Club on Friday, December 10^th, 2021. General Admission tickets: $20 (plus $2 service fee) and a Reserved Table for 4 (with tickets) is $105 (plus $7 service fee). Tables are in a gated, reserved area. Doors are at 7:00pm and the show begins at 8:00pm</p><p>Tickets: <a href="https://first-avenue-club.square.site/product/flatland-cavalry/258?cs=true&cst=custom">https://first-avenue-club.square.site/product/flatland-cavalry/258?cs=true&amp;cst=custom</a></p><p>With their highly anticipated sophomore album, Homeland Insecurity, Texas’ Flatland Cavalry wants to stop and smell the roses. Bandleader and chief lyricist Cleto Cordero is fine with examining the present. There’s an appreciation for all the sharp detail and high-spirited emotions of today.</p><p>Flatland Cavalry—the aforementioned Cordero, guitarist Reid Dillon, bassist Jonathan Saenz, drummer Jason Albers, and newest member, fiddle player Wesley Hall—has been stretching their legs across the country this past year after honing their craft and voice in the music boomtown of Lubbock, Texas.</p><p>Homeland Insecurity finds Flatland further evolving as musicians and storytellers. They continue to expand their sonic palettes while remaining true to those defining characteristics that made them rising standouts years ago.</p><p>On their previous releases, Come May and Humble Folks, Cordero and company harnessed untethered emotions, feel-good rhythms, and simple raw energy to make it into the hearts of fans and critics. There was power in Cordero’s proverbial pen that resonated with the highs and lows of college life.</p><p>“We’re all just out of college,” says Cordero. “We’re in our mid-twenties. We’re all told growing up that by the time you’re out of school, you’ll have it all figured out, but that’s not really how it is. You’re still out there trying to find yourself.”</p><p>It’s not a jump into adult life. That’s a facade and outright lie. Life doesn’t happen that way. You don’t turn 25 and become a fully-formed person. Rather, Homeland Insecurity finds Flatland exploring the anxieties, unsureness, growth, resilience, falters, fear, maturation, and eventual lessons learned as your grow older.</p><p>By no means does Cordero and company feel they have it figured out, but rather, are trying to figure it out themselves as well.</p><p>“I think at some point, you feel like you need to grow-up, but you don’t know how,” says Cordero. “You’re searching for that path though. You’re overturning every rock trying to find the secret that gets on to the next. I’m not trying to be a teacher or anything. I just wish someone would have told me earlier on and saved me the heartache of it all.”</p><p>Flatland is unabashed in this search knowing that they’ve always wanted to be band where their crowd grew along with them. Cordero knows he could have just revisited old themes, young lust narratives, and drinking days glory for another album. He could have easily rehashed old ideas and gotten a pass for them as long as they were catchy, but he wouldn’t have been able to live with himself.</p><p>There’s an uneasiness in his voice when even broaching the subject of cookie-cutter songs. You can hear him loosening a tie around his neck that isn’t there.</p><p>“I had a lot I wanted to say,” says Cordero. “I knew there was a better way of saying it. I didn’t want to write at the same pace I was at during Humble Folks. And I don’t want to write at this pace in the future.”</p><p>Homeland Insecurity sees Cordero sanding and smoothing the edges as a lyricist and storyteller. He’s always had an ear for memorable melodies and a gift at finding the heart of the story. But here, he expands and challenges himself to not only write at a deeper thematic level, but to simply become a better songwriter.</p><p>“Everything I’d written before, it was always just something I had to get out. It was always spurred on by an emotion, but that doesn’t mean the lyrical side was rich,” says Cordero. “I have to really say something. Everything has to purposeful. I can’t get stuck.”</p><p>Indeed. Flatland Cavalry isn’t stuck in a rut. Despite embracing the harsh realities of modern civilization and the anxieties of life, Flatland carves out their own path on Homeland Insecurity.</p> 2021-07-14 00:00:00 -0500

  12/10/21 2021-12-10 19:00:00 -0600

  7:00 p.m.

  First Avenue Club

  Iowa City

  22

• Art in Roman Life

  <p>An exhibition of more than 50 works, including 21 Roman portrait busts donated to the CRMA by Tom and Nan Riley in 1996. From coins to glass vessels to ceramic lamps to marble sculptures, this exhibition reveals more than 600 years of artistic production, which comprised daily life in Rome from the 1st century B.C. through the fall of the Roman Empire. </p> 2021-12-11 16:00:00 -0600

  12/11/21 2021-12-11 10:00:00 -0600

  10:00 a.m.

  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

  Cedar Rapids

  0