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Bestie Bash

<p>Ready for a blast from the past? Fun Valentines crafts, face painting, balloons, and more are at our Bestie Bash. Bring your kiddos (and their besties!), and spend some time together craftin’ up a storm at this super cool KidX event. Just head to the food court on Saturday, February 8th from 11am-1pm —we’re excited to spread a little love this Valentine’s Day with you!<br><br>Moms - don't forget to check out our Galentine's Sip 'n Shop going on at the same time!  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2720951714655985/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/2720951714655985/</a> </p> 2020-01-13 13:00:00 -0600

2/08/20 2020-02-08 11:00:00 -0600

11:00 a.m.

Lindale Mall
Cedar Rapids

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Tooth Fairy Day

<p>Meet the Tooth Fairy and learn all about healthy smiles!</p><p>Presented by <a href="https://midwest-dental.com/">Midwest Dental,</a> this is a special day to celebrate dental health and the magic of the Tooth Fairy. In addition to meeting the Tooth Fairy, we will have special activities throughout the day to help children learn about good oral hygiene and how to have a healthy smile.</p><p>All activities included with paid museum admission (free for members).</p> 2020-01-22 17:00:00 -0600

2/29/20 2020-02-29 10:00:00 -0600

10:00 a.m.

The Iowa Children's Museum
Coralville

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Des Moines St. Paddy's Half Marathon and 5K

<p>IowaRuns.com is hosting the 4<sup>th</sup> annual Des Moines St. Paddy’s Half Marathon and 5K on March 14<sup>th</sup>! Come join us for our St. Paddy’s Day celebration at the Iowa State Capitol! This race will be supporting the American Heart Association, and will feature a free Premium polyester shirt, a commemorative pint glass to the first 1,000 registrants, and a finisher medal to all the half marathon finishers! So, come on out to support a great cause and have a magical time!</p> 2019-12-18 12:00:00 -0600

3/14/20 2020-03-14 08:30:00 -0500

8:30 a.m.

Iowa State Capitol
Des Moines

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Leap Year Skate

<p>Enjoy the fun of Leap day by coming for a crazy cheap afternoon of ice skating at ImOn Ice! it only happens every 4 years! </p><p>The Cedar Rapids Virtual Reality Arcade is located inside ImOn Ice, and will be open from 11am-9pm. Come on and join the fun filled afternoon!</p> 2020-01-22 17:00:00 -0600

2/29/20 2020-02-29 13:30:00 -0600

1:30 p.m.

Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
Cedar Rapids

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Tonight’s for Teens: Shrek + Valentines

<p>There are so many fun rom-coms out there, so our youth council will help take the stress out of picking one. Grab a couple friends, free food, and settle in for <em>Shrek 2</em> – the most romantic movie!                                   </p><p><strong>Cost:</strong> Free for teens</p><p>            </p> 2019-12-23 20:00:00 -0600

2/14/20 2020-02-14 18:00:00 -0600

6:00 p.m.

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Cedar Rapids

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Pied Piper

<p>Orchestra Iowa School presents the next performance in its Pied Piper series of musical, educational and fun activities for children age toddler through pre-school.  This performance features the Orchestra Iowa percussion ensemble.</p> 2019-10-30 12:15:00 -0500

2/13/20 2020-02-13 11:45:00 -0600

11:45 a.m.

North Liberty Public Library
North Liberty

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Pied Piper

<p>Orchestra Iowa School presents the next in its Pied Piper series of free educational, kid friendly and fun musical performances.  This performance features the Orchestra Iowa Percussion Ensemble.</p> 2019-10-30 10:00:00 -0500

2/14/20 2020-02-14 09:30:00 -0600

9:30 a.m.

Cedar Rapids Public Library
Cedar Rapids

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Pied Piper

<p>Orchestra Iowa School presents the next in its Pied Piper series of free educational, kid friendly and fun musical performances.  This performance features the Orchestra Iowa Percussion Ensemble.</p> 2019-10-30 11:00:00 -0500

2/14/20 2020-02-14 10:30:00 -0600

10:30 a.m.

Cedar Rapids Public Library
Cedar Rapids

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Pied Piper

<p>Orchestra Iowa School presents the next in its Pied Piper series of free educational, kid friendly and fun musical performances.  This performance features the Orchestra Iowa Percussion Ensemble.</p> 2019-10-30 11:00:00 -0500

2/15/20 2020-02-15 10:30:00 -0600

10:30 a.m.

Marion Public Library
Marion

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Bonjour, Artistes! Family Fun Day at the CRMA

<p>Stop by today for free admission to our newest exhibitions, "Across the Atlantic: American Impressionism through the French Lens" and "Ooh La La: French Works from the Riley Collection". There will be scavenger hunts and make-and-take art projects for all ages, inspired by the greats--Degas, Monet, Renoir, and more! Say "bonjour" to a day full of fun for all ages!</p> 2019-12-30 15:00:00 -0600

2/08/20 2020-02-08 11:00:00 -0600

11:00 a.m.

Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Cedar Rapids

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Karaoke with Bee's Knees at The Hide-Out Bistro & Grill

<p>Karaoke with Bee's knees EVERY Wednesday & Saturday 6PM-10PM! </p><p>Enjoy an evening filled with music, delicious food and drinks! </p><p>Don't miss out on our karaoke specials!</p> 2020-01-29 22:00:00 -0600

1/29/20 2020-01-29 18:00:00 -0600

6:00 p.m.

The Hide-Out Bistro & Grill
Cedar Rapids

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Hubert’s Night Owls

<p>Hubert the Hedgehog is not always a fan of noise and distractions, so we’re staying open late today for families and community members with special needs. We will have additional activities and crafts for the little ones and fewer distractions in our exhibits for a more sensory-friendly experience.                                   </p><p><strong>Cost:</strong> Normal admission.</p><p>            </p> 2019-12-23 17:00:00 -0600

2/23/20 2020-02-23 16:00:00 -0600

4:00 p.m.

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Cedar Rapids

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Sweetheart Skate

<p>Celebrate an early Valentine's Day and bring your sweetheart for an evening of ice skating at ImOn Ice! Join us for a special skate on the 13th for just $13 a couple (includes admission and skate rental).</p><p>Cedar Rapids Virtual Reality and concessions will also be open.</p> 2020-01-22 20:15:00 -0600

2/13/20 2020-02-13 18:15:00 -0600

6:15 p.m.

Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
Cedar Rapids

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Paper Bag Princess Day

<p>Join us on Saturday, March 7 from 11 am to Noon to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Princess Elizabeth.<br><br>Bookseller Terri will read The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch. We'll make paper bag crowns and slay dragons. (We've heard that one has been sighted in the Cedar Rapids area!)<br><br>We hope you can join us to celebrate the princess of empowerment on International Women’s Day weekend.</p> 2020-01-11 12:00:00 -0600

3/07/20 2020-03-07 11:00:00 -0600

11:00 a.m.

M & M Bookstore
Cedar Rapids

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Pied Piper

<p>Orchestra Iowa School presents the next in its Pied Piper series of free educational, kid friendly and fun musical performances.  This performance features the Orchestra Iowa Woodwind Quintet.</p> 2019-11-12 11:00:00 -0600

4/16/20 2020-04-16 10:30:00 -0500

10:30 a.m.

Iowa City Public Library
Iowa City

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Pied Piper

<p>Orchestra Iowa School presents the next in its Pied Piper series of free educational, kid friendly and fun musical performances.  This performance features the Orchestra Iowa Woodwind Quintet.</p> 2019-11-12 12:15:00 -0600

4/16/20 2020-04-16 11:45:00 -0500

11:45 a.m.

North Liberty Public Library
North Liberty

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Pied Piper

<p>Orchestra Iowa School presents the next in its Pied Piper series of free educational, kid friendly and fun musical performances.  This performance features the Orchestra Iowa Woodwind Quintet.</p> 2019-11-12 10:00:00 -0600

4/17/20 2020-04-17 09:30:00 -0500

9:30 a.m.

Cedar Rapids Public Library
Cedar Rapids

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Pied Piper

<p>Orchestra Iowa School presents the next in its Pied Piper series of free educational, kid friendly and fun musical performances.  This performance features the Orchestra Iowa Woodwind Quintet.</p> 2019-11-12 11:00:00 -0600

4/17/20 2020-04-17 10:30:00 -0500

10:30 a.m.

Cedar Rapids Public Library
Cedar Rapids

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Pied Piper

<p>Orchestra Iowa School presents the next in its Pied Piper series of free educational, kid friendly and fun musical performances.  This performance features the Orchestra Iowa Woodwind Quintet.</p> 2019-11-12 11:00:00 -0600

4/18/20 2020-04-18 10:30:00 -0500

10:30 a.m.

Marion Public Library
Marion

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Pied Piper

<p>Orchestra Iowa School presents the next in its Pied Piper series of free educational, kid friendly and fun musical performances.  This performance features the Orchestra Iowa Brass Quintet.</p> 2019-11-15 12:15:00 -0600

5/07/20 2020-05-07 11:45:00 -0500

11:45 a.m.

North Liberty Community Library
North Liberty

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Pied Piper

<p>Orchestra Iowa School presents the next in its Pied Piper series of free educational, kid friendly and fun musical performances.  This performance features the Orchestra Iowa Brass Quintet.</p> 2019-11-15 10:00:00 -0600

5/08/20 2020-05-08 09:30:00 -0500

9:30 a.m.

Cedar Rapids Public Library (Whipple Auditorium)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Pied Piper

<p>Orchestra Iowa School presents the next in its Pied Piper series of free educational, kid friendly and fun musical performances.  This performance features the Orchestra Iowa Brass Quintet.</p> 2019-11-15 11:00:00 -0600

5/08/20 2020-05-08 10:30:00 -0500

10:30 a.m.

Cedar Rapids Public Library (Whipple Auditorium)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Pied Piper

<p>Orchestra Iowa School presents the next in its Pied Piper series of free educational, kid friendly and fun musical performances.  This performance features the Orchestra Iowa Brass Quintet.</p> 2019-11-15 11:00:00 -0600

5/09/20 2020-05-09 10:30:00 -0500

10:30 a.m.

Marion Public Library
Marion

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Karaoke with Bee's Knees at The Hide-Out Bistro & Grill

<p>Karaoke with Bee's knees EVERY Wednesday & Saturday 6PM-10PM! </p><p>Enjoy an evening filled with music, delicious food and drinks! </p><p>Don't miss out on our karaoke specials!</p> 2020-02-01 22:00:00 -0600

2/01/20 2020-02-01 18:00:00 -0600

6:00 p.m.

The Hide-Out Bistro & Grill
Cedar Rapids

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Kids Night Out at Twisters Gymnastics!

<p>Need an evening without the kids? Kids Night Out gives parents the chance to take a break and enjoy a night out while the Twisters staff treat your kids to an evening of FUN!! </p> 2020-01-07 22:00:00 -0600

2/14/20 2020-02-14 19:00:00 -0600

7:00 p.m.

Twisters Gymnastics
Cedar Rapids

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ORCHESTRA IOWA POPS III: DISNEY IN CONCERT

<h5>A TRULY MAGICAL EXPERIENCE!</h5><p>Orchestra Iowa is proud to present Disney’s Magical Music from the Movies, featuring four Broadway caliber vocalists, clips from iconic Disney movies like <em>Frozen</em>, <em>Beauty & the Beast</em>, <em>Mary Poppins</em> plus more, a scripted narrative presented by the singers & Maestro Hankewich, and some of the best known film music in cinematic history. We invite you to be enchanted with this full-length concert and enjoy your favorite Disney songs in a whole new way. . . live in concert!</p><p><br></p><h5>TICKET DETAILS</h5><p>Students age 17 & under or in College are eligible for half-off tickets. Subject to availability. Zones 2-5 Only. Some other restrictions may apply.</p><p>Student & College Tickets MUST be purchased through at the Ticket Office by phone at 319-366-8203 or in-person at 119 Third Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401.</p>

2/22/20 2020-02-22 14:30:00 -0600

2:30 p.m.

PARAMOUNT THEATRE
Cedar Rapids

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Bodies, Motion, Spaces and Species: An Active Approach to Histories of the Horse and Humans

<p>In the past, the embodied lives of horses and people were deeply intertwined on a daily basis. But what did that feel like?  Using vision, motion and our kinesthetic senses, can we activate our historical imaginations to better grasp what Iowa life was like when horses and humans depended upon one another? This <strong>interactive</strong> gallery talk with guest speaker Dr. Jane Desmond will explore the power of kinetic and tactile experience as a mode of historical knowledge and invites guests to take an active approach to engaging history, especially within the current Main Library Gallery exhibit, <em>The Pull of Horses on Local and National Histories and Identities</em>. Guests will be encouraged to move around the exhibit during the talk. After the program, join Dr. Desmond and the exhibit's curators, Dr. Kim Marra and Mark Anderson, for a light reception.</p><p><a href="https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dj3m6ywft4AAxgx"><strong>Please RSVP here for this event.</strong></a></p><p>Dr. Jane Desmond is a Professor in Anthropology and Gender and Women's Studies, and Executive Director of the International Forum for U.S. Studies: a Center for the Transnational Study of the United States, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she also holds faculty appointments in the Department of Dance, the Unit for Critical Theory and Interpretation, and the College of Veterinary Medicine. In 2019-2020 she was selected as a Public Voices Fellow of the Op Ed Project, which promotes public engagement by academic writers.</p><p>Her primary areas of interest focus on issues of embodiment, display, and social identity, and cultural conceptions of the natural world. Her areas of expertise include performance studies, critical theory, visual culture, the analysis of the U.S. in global perspectives, and the political economy of human/animal relations. She is the Past President of the International American Studies Association, the Founding Resident Director of the international Summer Institute in Animal Studies at UIUC, and the founding editor of the Animal Lives Book Series at the University of Chicago Press. In addition to her academic publications, Desmond had a previous career as a modern dancer and choreographer, and has worked in film and video. She has written about human-animal relations for a number of public venues such as CNN, <em>The Washington Post</em>, <em>The Huffington Post</em>, and <em>Newsweek</em>, and once even co-designed an award-winning billboard. The author or editor of five scholarly books, she holds a Ph.D. in American Studies from Yale, and most recently published <em>Displaying Death:  Animating Life:  Human-Animal Relations in Art, Science, and Everyday Life</em> (University of Chicago Press, 2016), which NPR called a "gripping...important and moving book." Her current book project is tentatively titled: <em>Medicine Across the Species Line: Cultural Dimensions of Veterinary Medicine</em>, based on several years of fieldwork in veterinary clinics. She is delighted to return to the University of Iowa, where she served on the American Studies and Women's Studies faculty from 1993-2006.</p><p>**</p><p><em>Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Sara in advance at (319) 467-1805. </em></p> 2020-01-28 19:00:00 -0600

2/13/20 2020-02-13 17:00:00 -0600

5:00 p.m.

Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City

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Family Music Class

<p>Play instruments, sing, listen, laugh, move, and bond with your little one 0-5 years. </p><p dir="ltr"><strong>2nd & 4th Saturdays</strong> at<strong> 9:45 am</strong>.  <a href="https://www.schedulicity.com/scheduling/MOTGNS/">Register</a> at <a href="http://musiconthemovekids.com/">musiconthemovekids.com</a> or call/text <span title="Call with Google Voice">(319) 849-8288</span> to reserve your seat. Siblings 1/2 off! Siblings under 8 months are free!</p> 2020-03-14 10:30:00 -0500

3/14/20 2020-03-14 09:45:00 -0500

9:45 a.m.

Unity Center of Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids

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Family Music Class

<p>Play instruments, sing, listen, laugh, move, and bond with your little one 0-5 years. </p><p dir="ltr"><strong>2nd & 4th Saturdays</strong> at<strong> 9:45 am</strong>.  <a href="https://www.schedulicity.com/scheduling/MOTGNS/">Register</a> at <a href="http://musiconthemovekids.com/">musiconthemovekids.com</a> or call/text <span title="Call with Google Voice">(319) 849-8288</span> to reserve your seat. Siblings 1/2 off! Siblings under 8 months are free!</p> 2020-04-11 10:30:00 -0500

4/11/20 2020-04-11 09:45:00 -0500

9:45 a.m.

Unity Center of Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids

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Family Music Class

<p>Play instruments, sing, listen, laugh, move, and bond with your little one 0-5 years. </p><p dir="ltr"><strong>2nd & 4th Saturdays</strong> at<strong> 9:45 am</strong>.  <a href="https://www.schedulicity.com/scheduling/MOTGNS/">Register</a> at <a href="http://musiconthemovekids.com/">musiconthemovekids.com</a> or call/text <span title="Call with Google Voice">(319) 849-8288</span> to reserve your seat. Siblings 1/2 off! Siblings under 8 months are free!</p> 2020-05-09 10:30:00 -0500

5/09/20 2020-05-09 09:45:00 -0500

9:45 a.m.

Unity Center of Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids

12.0