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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
2/14/2010:30 a.m.Cedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar 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
2/15/2010:30 a.m.Marion Public LibraryMarion -
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 -06005/08/209:30 a.m.Cedar Rapids Public Library (Whipple Auditorium)Cedar Rapids, Iowa -
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 -06005/07/2010:30 a.m.Iowa City Public LibraryIowa City -
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 -06005/07/2011:45 a.m.North Liberty Community LibraryNorth Liberty -
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 -06005/08/2010:30 a.m.Cedar Rapids Public Library (Whipple Auditorium)Cedar Rapids, Iowa -
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
5/09/2010:30 a.m.Marion Public LibraryMarion -
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
2/13/2011:45 a.m.North Liberty Public LibraryNorth Liberty -
Up All Night: The Art of the Dark
<p>From Renaissance artists painting images of the Nativity to 18th century artists depicting new scientific discoveries to Post-Impressionist painters such as Van Gogh turning the night sky into a mesmeric swirl of brush strokes, the night has been inspiring artists for hundreds of years. The dark can symbolize many things in art: mystery, solitude, fear, superstition, secrets, or death. The striking juxtaposition of light against the night may represent hope, discovery, magic, the evidence of a divine presence, or other forms of literal “enlightenment.” Historically, night scenes were a chance for artists to show off their mastery of painting light effects. Moonlight, candles, and later, electric lights against the dark added drama to the scene. <em>Up All Night </em>celebrates the night scenes in the CRMA’s collection: Grant Wood’s evocative Quaker Oats, Marvin Cone’s charming Christmas cards, M.C. Escher’s tesselated <em>Day into Night</em>, amongst others. Enjoy the look at one of art history’s oldest ways of infusing drama into art.</p><p><br></p> 2019-11-20 16:00:00 -0600
11/20/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Cornell College Music Monday: Palisades Ensemble
<p dir="ltr">The Palisades Ensemble was founded in 1992 by conductor Martin Hearne and presented its first performance at the 93rd Annual May Music Festival on the campus of Cornell College. That performance consisted of works by Stravinsky, Strauss and Dvořák. The group has returned many times to the festival and those later performances included works of Beethoven, Copland, Mahler, Weill and most recently Mozart’s Gran Partita, one of the most important works in the chamber music genre. The ensemble is comprised of the finest instrumental musicians in the upper Midwest, who come from the many regional orchestras that are part of the cultural life of Iowa. </p>
1/27/207:30 p.m.Cornell College, King ChapelMount Vernon -
Art Exhibit: Open Air
<p>Gilded Pear Gallery is pleased to present <em>Open Air</em>, a two-person exhibit of landscapes by Iowa natives: David Gordinier and Kristin Stoeffler.</p><p><br></p><p>This show brings together the work of artists who illustrate a particular style of moments in Midwest scenery. Both artists appear to have romantic or idealized renderings of these realistic vistas. The space between the sky and the earth is vast. Land reaches out to the endless horizon and the foliage seem to breathe the air that chase the clouds in that moment. Adventure and solace can be found in these paintings; the hunt for the cloud you could cut with a knife, the well-traveled path highlighted by the afternoon sun, or the colorful field within soft rolling terrain. The works themselves vary from the very large punchy style of Kristin’s and the mid-sized detailed serenity of David’s.</p><p><br></p><p>When talking about her work, Kristin mentions “My father-in-law put a bright yellow parasol on an old Oliver tractor and taught me how to rake hay, and I paint hay differently now.” She creates paintings that allude to surreal drama and heightened saturation. “The fields look different from the seat of a tractor. Rows look different after you’ve raked them yourself,” she explains. David approaches his subjects in a traditional manner, painting in a realistic style that concentrates on the way light defines an object or space. His landscape works are inspired by western vistas as well as secluded roads and wide-reaching fields of rural central Iowa. “If I live to be 120, I still won’t have time to paint all the things I want to paint.” David describes his process as “finding opulent things in the mundane.”</p><p><br></p><p>David Gordinier attended Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids and received his BFA from the University of Iowa in Iowa City. He has been in group exhibitions at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City and the Des Moines Art Center. His work is in the collections of Farm Bureau Financial Services and Iowa State Bank, among many others.</p><p><br></p><p>Kristin Stoeffler received her BA in Art from The University of Iowa, but that is only part of the education that influences her work. The rest she learned from the insight and patience of the people who live on the land in her landscapes. She has work in the Lil Drugstore collection in Cedar Rapids as well as several private collections in the Midwest.</p><p><br></p><p>Gilded Pear Gallery is located at 808 Third Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403. For hours and more information visit www.gildedpeargallery.com –or- call: 319-366-0205</p>
11/26/1910:00 a.m.Gilded Pear GalleryCedar Rapids -
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Up All Night: The Art of the Dark
<p>From Renaissance artists painting images of the Nativity to 18th century artists depicting new scientific discoveries to Post-Impressionist painters such as Van Gogh turning the night sky into a mesmeric swirl of brush strokes, the night has been inspiring artists for hundreds of years. The dark can symbolize many things in art: mystery, solitude, fear, superstition, secrets, or death. The striking juxtaposition of light against the night may represent hope, discovery, magic, the evidence of a divine presence, or other forms of literal “enlightenment.” Historically, night scenes were a chance for artists to show off their mastery of painting light effects. Moonlight, candles, and later, electric lights against the dark added drama to the scene. <em>Up All Night </em>celebrates the night scenes in the CRMA’s collection: Grant Wood’s evocative Quaker Oats, Marvin Cone’s charming Christmas cards, M.C. Escher’s tesselated <em>Day into Night</em>, amongst others. Enjoy the look at one of art history’s oldest ways of infusing drama into art.</p> 2019-11-21 16:00:00 -0600
11/21/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Open Mic at Ramsey's Wine Bistro
<p>Every Tuesday night Ramsey's Wine Bistro has open mic. Musicians get on stage to perform and often are jamming together throughout the evening. Even if you are not a musician it is a good time listening to the musicians while eating great food and having a beverage from Ramsey's awesome selection.</p> 2019-11-26 21:30:00 -0600
11/26/196:00 p.m.Ramsey's Wine BistroMarion -
Cornell College Music Monday: Amara Piano Quartet
<p dir="ltr">The<a href="https://rilearts.com/ensembles/amara-piano-quartet/"> Amara Piano Quartet</a> is the successor to the Ames Piano Quartet, whose distinguished performing history spanned the last thirty-six years. Upon the retirement of two of its original members in 2012, the Quartet was renamed “Amara,” a name connoting mythic paradise in Abyssinian.</p><p dir="ltr">The Amara Quartet performs the masterpieces from the standard repertoire as well as new music (the group’s new recording of the two Faure Piano Quartets is scheduled for release in August 2018.) It also continues to research unjustly neglected piano quartets from the past. Like its predecessor the Ames Piano Quartet, the Amara performs little-known gems such as the Suk Piano Quartet, the Frank Bridge Phantasy, the Herbert Howells Piano Quartet, and similar. The Amara Piano Quartet is managed by Joanne Rile Artists Management, of Philadelphia.</p>
2/17/207:30 p.m.Cornell College, King ChapelMount Vernon -
Up All Night: The Art of the Dark
<p>From Renaissance artists painting images of the Nativity to 18th century artists depicting new scientific discoveries to Post-Impressionist painters such as Van Gogh turning the night sky into a mesmeric swirl of brush strokes, the night has been inspiring artists for hundreds of years. The dark can symbolize many things in art: mystery, solitude, fear, superstition, secrets, or death. The striking juxtaposition of light against the night may represent hope, discovery, magic, the evidence of a divine presence, or other forms of literal “enlightenment.” Historically, night scenes were a chance for artists to show off their mastery of painting light effects. Moonlight, candles, and later, electric lights against the dark added drama to the scene. <em>Up All Night </em>celebrates the night scenes in the CRMA’s collection: Grant Wood’s evocative Quaker Oats, Marvin Cone’s charming Christmas cards, M.C. Escher’s tesselated <em>Day into Night</em>, amongst others. Enjoy the look at one of art history’s oldest ways of infusing drama into art.</p><p><br></p> 2019-11-22 16:00:00 -0600
11/22/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Soul Care: Creative Arts Grief Support Group at Prairiewoods
<p>Take time to be with others in grief and engage the creative spark. Jamie Siela, LISW, and Julie Wehner, LMSW, M.Div, BCC, of Unity Point Hospice facilitate this monthly grief support group open to anyone grieving loss through death. On the third Wednesday of each month, we explore a different creative medium at Prairiewoods (120 East Boyson Road in Hiawatha). On Nov. 20, we will create personal collages using pictures from magazines to express our deep inner thoughts about our grief journey. This support group is offered as a partnership between Prairiewoods and Unity Point Hospice. It is free and includes all art supplies. Registration is required by the previous Friday. For more information or to register, contact Prairiewoods at www.Prairiewoods.org or 319-395-6700.</p> 2018-04-28 19:00:00 -0500
11/20/195:30 p.m.Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality CenterHiawatha -
Art Exhibit: Open Air
<p>Gilded Pear Gallery is pleased to present <em>Open Air</em>, a two-person exhibit of landscapes by Iowa natives: David Gordinier and Kristin Stoeffler.</p><p><br></p><p>This show brings together the work of artists who illustrate a particular style of moments in Midwest scenery. Both artists appear to have romantic or idealized renderings of these realistic vistas. The space between the sky and the earth is vast. Land reaches out to the endless horizon and the foliage seem to breathe the air that chase the clouds in that moment. Adventure and solace can be found in these paintings; the hunt for the cloud you could cut with a knife, the well-traveled path highlighted by the afternoon sun, or the colorful field within soft rolling terrain. The works themselves vary from the very large punchy style of Kristin’s and the mid-sized detailed serenity of David’s.</p><p><br></p><p>When talking about her work, Kristin mentions “My father-in-law put a bright yellow parasol on an old Oliver tractor and taught me how to rake hay, and I paint hay differently now.” She creates paintings that allude to surreal drama and heightened saturation. “The fields look different from the seat of a tractor. Rows look different after you’ve raked them yourself,” she explains. David approaches his subjects in a traditional manner, painting in a realistic style that concentrates on the way light defines an object or space. His landscape works are inspired by western vistas as well as secluded roads and wide-reaching fields of rural central Iowa. “If I live to be 120, I still won’t have time to paint all the things I want to paint.” David describes his process as “finding opulent things in the mundane.”</p><p><br></p><p>David Gordinier attended Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids and received his BFA from the University of Iowa in Iowa City. He has been in group exhibitions at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City and the Des Moines Art Center. His work is in the collections of Farm Bureau Financial Services and Iowa State Bank, among many others.</p><p><br></p><p>Kristin Stoeffler received her BA in Art from The University of Iowa, but that is only part of the education that influences her work. The rest she learned from the insight and patience of the people who live on the land in her landscapes. She has work in the Lil Drugstore collection in Cedar Rapids as well as several private collections in the Midwest.</p><p><br></p><p>Gilded Pear Gallery is located at 808 Third Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403. For hours and more information visit www.gildedpeargallery.com –or- call: 319-366-0205</p>
11/27/1910:00 a.m.Gilded Pear GalleryCedar Rapids -
Up All Night: The Art of the Dark
<p>From Renaissance artists painting images of the Nativity to 18th century artists depicting new scientific discoveries to Post-Impressionist painters such as Van Gogh turning the night sky into a mesmeric swirl of brush strokes, the night has been inspiring artists for hundreds of years. The dark can symbolize many things in art: mystery, solitude, fear, superstition, secrets, or death. The striking juxtaposition of light against the night may represent hope, discovery, magic, the evidence of a divine presence, or other forms of literal “enlightenment.” Historically, night scenes were a chance for artists to show off their mastery of painting light effects. Moonlight, candles, and later, electric lights against the dark added drama to the scene. <em>Up All Night </em>celebrates the night scenes in the CRMA’s collection: Grant Wood’s evocative Quaker Oats, Marvin Cone’s charming Christmas cards, M.C. Escher’s tesselated <em>Day into Night</em>, amongst others. Enjoy the look at one of art history’s oldest ways of infusing drama into art.</p> 2019-11-23 16:00:00 -0600
11/23/1910:00 a.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Christmas With Love
<p>Revival Theatre Company is kicking off this year’s holiday season with a festive and heart-warming fundraiser, Christmas With Love. The event will take place at the National Czech and Slovak Library and Museum on Friday, December 13th. </p><p>Festivities begin at 6:30 with a mix and mingle social hour with cash bar and silent auction. The performance begins at 7:30 and will feature many favorite local RTC performers. Complimentary coffee and dessert will be provided at intermission, followed by a live auction which will include a week long vacation rental in Aruba!</p> 2019-11-02 22:00:00 -050012/13/196:30 p.m.National Czech & Slovak Museum & LibraryCedar Rapids -
POP 2000 Tour
<p>Who says #Throwbacks are reserved for Thursdays? The Pop 2000 Tour delivers the TRL moments that will bring you right back to the early 2000s. POP 2000 TOUR hosted by Lance Bass of *NSYNC, features performances by platinum-selling POP2K artists O-Town, Ryan Cabrera and LFO.</p><p>Featuring performances of the decade’s biggest songs “Bye Bye Bye”, “All or Nothing”, “On the Way Down”, “Summer Girls”, and more, the Pop 2000 Tour reads like a who’s who of chart topping hit makers. Lance Bass of *NSYNC, O-Town, Ryan Cabrera and LFO provide the soundtrack for a Napster fueled trip down memory lane for audiences that came of age in the early aughts.</p> 2019-10-11 22:00:00 -0500
1/24/208:00 p.m.Riverside Casino & Golf Resort®Riverside -
Spring Coe Music Faculty Recital
<p>Music department faculty performs.</p> 2019-10-01 15:00:00 -05002/23/202:00 p.m.Coe CollegeCedar Rapids -
Art Program
<p>Jim Jacobmeyer, Executive Director of the Artisan's Sanctuary will facilitate an art workshop the first Wednesday of the month from December-February.</p><p>Over the next three months come and explore manga/anime, illustration and altered books.</p><p>Please register by calling the library or online at <a href="http://www.crlibrary.org">www.crlibrary.org</a> on the events page.</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!</p> 2019-10-26 19:00:00 -050012/04/196:00 p.m.Downtown Cedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar Rapids -
Art Program
<p>Jim Jacobmeyer, Executive Director of the Artisan's Sanctuary will facilitate an art workshop the first Wednesday of the month from December-February.</p><p>Over the next three months come and explore manga/anime, illustration and altered books.</p><p>Please register by calling the library or online at <a href="http://www.crlibrary.org">www.crlibrary.org</a> on the events page.</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!</p> 2020-01-01 19:00:00 -0600
1/08/206:00 p.m.Downtown Cedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar Rapids -
Art Program
<p>Jim Jacobmeyer, Executive Director of the Artisan's Sanctuary will facilitate an art workshop the first Wednesday of the month from December-February.</p><p>Over the next three months come and explore manga/anime, illustration and altered books.</p><p>Please register by calling the library or online at <a href="http://www.crlibrary.org">www.crlibrary.org</a> on the events page.</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!</p> 2020-02-05 19:00:00 -06002/05/206:00 p.m.Downtown Cedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar Rapids -
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Anam Cara Art Journaling at Prairiewoods
<p>As John O’Donohue writes, “<em>Anam</em> is the Gaelic word for soul and <em>cara</em> is the word for friend. So <em>anam cara</em> in the Celtic world was the soul friend.” Facilitator Angie Pierce Jennings leads these monthly sessions, which stand alone, at Prairiewoods (120 East Boyson Road in Hiawatha). We will read and reflect on passages from O’Donohue’s deeply spiritual book <em>Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom.</em> We will use the process of art journaling as a creative way to further contemplate and explore the concepts of the book. Feel free to bring a journal or mixed media tablet, colored pencils and watercolor paints. (We will have some art supplies available.) Artists of all experience levels, including beginners, are welcome. Feel free to enjoy this as a series or individual sessions. Please register by the previous Friday. The cost is $10 per session, plus the cost of the book (which is available in the Prairiewoods Gift Shop). For more information or to register, contact Prairiewoods at www.Prairiewoods.org or 319-395-6700.</p> 2019-08-07 14:30:00 -0500
11/26/191:00 p.m.Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality CenterHiawatha -
Up All Night: The Art of the Dark
<p>From Renaissance artists painting images of the Nativity to 18th century artists depicting new scientific discoveries to Post-Impressionist painters such as Van Gogh turning the night sky into a mesmeric swirl of brush strokes, the night has been inspiring artists for hundreds of years. The dark can symbolize many things in art: mystery, solitude, fear, superstition, secrets, or death. The striking juxtaposition of light against the night may represent hope, discovery, magic, the evidence of a divine presence, or other forms of literal “enlightenment.” Historically, night scenes were a chance for artists to show off their mastery of painting light effects. Moonlight, candles, and later, electric lights against the dark added drama to the scene. <em>Up All Night </em>celebrates the night scenes in the CRMA’s collection: Grant Wood’s evocative Quaker Oats, Marvin Cone’s charming Christmas cards, M.C. Escher’s tesselated <em>Day into Night</em>, amongst others. Enjoy the look at one of art history’s oldest ways of infusing drama into art.</p><p><br></p> 2019-11-24 16:00:00 -0600
11/24/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Faculty & Friends Orchestra Concert
<p>Coe Faculty & Friends perform with Coe Symphony Orchestra.</p> 2019-09-24 20:30:00 -0500
2/15/207:00 p.m.Coe College Sinclair AuditoriumCedar Rapids -
Art Exhibit: Open Air
<p>Gilded Pear Gallery is pleased to present <em>Open Air</em>, a two-person exhibit of landscapes by Iowa natives: David Gordinier and Kristin Stoeffler.</p><p><br></p><p>This show brings together the work of artists who illustrate a particular style of moments in Midwest scenery. Both artists appear to have romantic or idealized renderings of these realistic vistas. The space between the sky and the earth is vast. Land reaches out to the endless horizon and the foliage seem to breathe the air that chase the clouds in that moment. Adventure and solace can be found in these paintings; the hunt for the cloud you could cut with a knife, the well-traveled path highlighted by the afternoon sun, or the colorful field within soft rolling terrain. The works themselves vary from the very large punchy style of Kristin’s and the mid-sized detailed serenity of David’s.</p><p><br></p><p>When talking about her work, Kristin mentions “My father-in-law put a bright yellow parasol on an old Oliver tractor and taught me how to rake hay, and I paint hay differently now.” She creates paintings that allude to surreal drama and heightened saturation. “The fields look different from the seat of a tractor. Rows look different after you’ve raked them yourself,” she explains. David approaches his subjects in a traditional manner, painting in a realistic style that concentrates on the way light defines an object or space. His landscape works are inspired by western vistas as well as secluded roads and wide-reaching fields of rural central Iowa. “If I live to be 120, I still won’t have time to paint all the things I want to paint.” David describes his process as “finding opulent things in the mundane.”</p><p><br></p><p>David Gordinier attended Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids and received his BFA from the University of Iowa in Iowa City. He has been in group exhibitions at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City and the Des Moines Art Center. His work is in the collections of Farm Bureau Financial Services and Iowa State Bank, among many others.</p><p><br></p><p>Kristin Stoeffler received her BA in Art from The University of Iowa, but that is only part of the education that influences her work. The rest she learned from the insight and patience of the people who live on the land in her landscapes. She has work in the Lil Drugstore collection in Cedar Rapids as well as several private collections in the Midwest.</p><p><br></p><p>Gilded Pear Gallery is located at 808 Third Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403. For hours and more information visit www.gildedpeargallery.com –or- call: 319-366-0205</p>
11/28/1910:00 a.m.Gilded Pear GalleryCedar Rapids -
Flute Quartet Concert
<p>Flute Quartet including Coe's own flute professor, Rose Bishop.<br>The group will be performing new music by women composers.</p> 2019-10-01 17:00:00 -05003/01/204:00 p.m.Coe CollegeCedar Rapids -
Icy Orb Art
<p>Create fabulous color patterns in balls of ice! Participants will each receive an ice orb to color, using salt and food coloring. This event is free and open to the public. </p> 2019-10-31 12:00:00 -05001/18/2011:00 a.m.Downtown Cedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar Rapids