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• Rider Sales
  (319) 653-5808
  102 E 3rd St , Washington
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  Hale Tap
  5522 Co Rd 45 East, Hale
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• Case Sale Weekend

  <p>Our bi-annual case sale is the weekend of March 22-24. That means 20% OFF ALL CASES! Cases can be mixed. If you can't make it to the Winery that weekend, give us a call and we'll place your order and hold it for you for up to two weeks.</p> 2019-02-27 18:00:00 -0600

  3/22/19 2019-03-22 10:00:00 -0500

  10:00 a.m.

  Fireside Winery

  Marengo

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• Fall Fibre Show and Sale

  <p>The Amana Arts Guild, 1210 G Street, High Amana, located in one of the seven Amana historic villages of the Amana Colony, will sponsor a Fall Fiber Art Show and Sale on Saturday November 2 and Sunday November 3. The show and sale is a special Holiday shopping event for those unique one of a kind items. Admission is free. Hot cider and treats will be available.</p><p>This intimate event celebrates rug-making, spinning, weaving, and needlework. Several of the artisans will be demonstrating their craft. Along with individual artisans the Guild’s “Handmade in Amana” shop will be open to the public. The shop features quilts, baskets, rag rugs, all types of needlework as well as a variety of other arts and crafts.</p><p>Saturday hours are 10 AM to 5 PM and Sunday hours are 10 AM to 4 PM.</p><p>This is a juried show, new artisans are welcome, for more information contact the Amana Arts Guild:</p><p>Telephone: 319 622-3678</p><p>E mail - amanarts@southslope.net</p> 2018-01-25 17:00:00 -0600

  11/02/19 2019-11-02 10:00:00 -0500

  10:00 a.m.

  Amana Arts Guild Center

  High Amana

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• Shelter House BOOK SALE

  <p>Check it Out! Our annual <strong>Shelter House Book Sale</strong> will be held on <strong>March 30, 10:30am – 4pm and March 31, 12pm – 4pm</strong> at the Johnson County Fairgrounds, Bldg. C. We’ll have gently used books plus music, movies, and art for sale. Dedicated book worms can purchase Early Entry passes for admission to the Book Sale before the general public. Passes are $10 and early entry opens March 30 at 10am.</p><p>A book is a gift you can open again and again. Give yourself the gift of action, adventure, mystery, and romance while giving the gift of a brighter future and a place to call home for people experiencing homelessness. Proceeds of our book sale benefit Shelter House programs and support services including housing, employment, and mental health that help hundreds of men, women, and children each year to get back on their feet.</p><p><strong>If you have books you’d like to donate, they can be dropped off at Bldg. B at the Fairgrounds starting February 24</strong> from 1pm – 3pm. Donation drop-off will continue every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday from 10am – 2pm and Sundays from 1pm – 3pm through the week of the sale! <em>Please direct all questions to Kaily Hoard at kaily@shelterhouseiowa.org.</em></p><p><u>https://shelterhouseiowa.org/book-sale</u></p> 2019-01-22 16:00:00 -0600

  3/30/19 2019-03-30 10:30:00 -0500

  10:30 a.m.

  Johnson County Fairgrounds

  Iowa City

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• Fall Fibre Show and Sale

  <p>The Amana Arts Guild, 1210 G Street, High Amana, located in one of the seven Amana historic villages of the Amana Colony, will sponsor a Fall Fiber Art Show and Sale on Saturday November 2 and Sunday November 3. The show and sale is a special Holiday shopping event for those unique one of a kind items. Admission is free. Hot cider and treats will be available.</p><p>This intimate event celebrates rug-making, spinning, weaving, and needlework. Several of the artisans will be demonstrating their craft. Along with individual artisans the Guild’s “Handmade in Amana” shop will be open to the public. The shop features quilts, baskets, rag rugs, all types of needlework as well as a variety of other arts and crafts.</p> 2017-09-13 16:00:00 -0500

  11/03/19 2019-11-03 10:00:00 -0600

  10:00 a.m.

  Amana Arts Guild Center

  High Amana

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• Author Reading: Kristine Plum

  <p>Join us as we welcome author Kristine Plum to M and Bookstore.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Schedule for the Evening</u></strong></p><p>5 to 6: Mix &amp; Mingle | 6 to 6:30: Reading &amp; Q&amp;A | 6:30 to 7: Book Signing</p><p><br></p><p>Light refreshments may be served.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>About Kristine Plum</u></strong></p><p>Kristine Plum lives in Iowa, where she was born and raised, with her husband, son and canine children. Her childhood was spent on the family farm with the animals, especially puppies! A series of events and choices gave her unexpected life experience while still a teenager, that she’s still learning from today.</p><p><br></p><p>Kristine has been interested in history and the supernatural as far back as she can remember, and her imagination has always been wild. Her interests led her to degrees in History, Spanish, Music and Education from a small liberal arts college whose atmosphere helped to open her mind beyond the bubble of her small town upbringing, and helped further shape her into the person she is today. She passed on her aspirations to own a “living-history” castle museum in Europe to be a high school Spanish teacher.</p><p><br></p><p>She has been blessed to have the opportunity to travel within the United States and to Europe multiple times. Spain and Italy hold special places in her heart.</p><p><br></p><p>Working for over a decade in education gave her the determination, and courage to finally share one of the elaborate stories in her head with others. She greatly appreciates all of the support and encouragement from her friends and family!</p><p><br></p><p>The supernatural has always been part of Kristine’s entertainment. The very first chapter book she read was “Sweet Valley Twins- The Haunted House”, followed soon after by “Wait Til Helen Comes” by Mary Downing Hahn. In the sixth grade Kristine read L.J. Smith’s “The Secret Circle” which she still claims as her favorite book(s), and reads the three book series at least once a year. Her favorite TV show is, was and ever will be “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”. Although she has discovered enjoyment from other genres, usually recommendations from friends, she tends to stick to supernatural as her reading genre of choice.</p> 2019-02-08 19:00:00 -0600

  7/11/19 2019-07-11 17:00:00 -0500

  5:00 p.m.

  M & M Books

  Cedar Rapids

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• Author Reading: Evan Grace

  <p>Join us as we welcome author Evan Grace to M and Bookstore.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Schedule for the Evening</u></strong></p><p>5 to 6: Mix &amp; Mingle | 6 to 6:30: Reading &amp; Q&amp;A | 6:30 to 7: Book Signing</p><p><br></p><p>Light refreshments may be served.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>About Evan Grace</u></strong></p><p>A Midwesterner and self-proclaimed book nerd, Evan has been an avid reader most of her life, but one day an idea came into her head and a writing career was born. She’s a sucker for happily ever afters and loves creating fictional worlds that others can get lost in. Evan loves putting her characters through the ringer, but loves when they get to that satisfying, swoony ending.</p><p><br></p><p>When the voices in her head give it a rest, she can always be found with her e-reader in her hand. Some of her favorites include, Aurora Rose Reynolds, (the queen) Kristen Ashley, Joanna Wylde, Madeline Sheehan and Harper Sloan. Evan finds a lot of her inspiration in music, movies, TV shows and life.</p><p><br></p><p>She’s a wife to Jim and a mom to Ethan and Evan, a cook, a tutor, a friend and a writer. How does she do it? She’ll never tell.</p> 2019-02-08 19:00:00 -0600

  8/08/19 2019-08-08 17:00:00 -0500

  5:00 p.m.

  M & M Books

  Cedar Rapids

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• Author Reading: Cassie Leigh

  <p><span data-offset-key="crq5c-0-0"><span data-text="true">Join us as we welcome author Cassie Leigh to M and Bookstore.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="2umuj-0-0"><span data-text="true"><strong><u>Schedule for the Evening</u></strong></span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="7agmi-0-0"><span data-text="true">5 to 6: Mix &amp; Mingle | 6 to 6:30: Reading &amp; Q&amp;A | 6:30 to 7: Book Signing</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="bsarg-0-0"><span data-text="true">Light refreshments may be served.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="cskut-0-0"><span data-text="true"><strong><u>About Cassie Leigh</u></strong></span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="fai19-0-0"><span data-text="true">CASSIE LEIGH writes contemporary and paranormal romance that’s more than skin deep. Before she could write, she began dreaming up stories. Starting with recorded conversations for her dolls on a Fisher-Price cassette player, she moved on to an antique typewriter found at a garage sale, then an electric typewriter, and finally computers. It wasn’t until she picked up romance novels in her late twenties that she found where she belonged. With the help of her husband, she carves out time to write while raising five children, working full time and obsessing over her laundry list of eccentric passions. Every new obsession seems to find its way into her romance world!</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p> 2019-02-08 19:00:00 -0600

  10/10/19 2019-10-10 17:00:00 -0500

  5:00 p.m.

  M & M Books

  Cedar Rapids

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• Author Signing: D. Fischer

  <p>Please join us as we welcome D. Fischer to M and M Bookstore.</p><p><br></p><p>About D. Fischer</p><p>D. Fischer is a mother of two very busy boys, a wife to a wonderful and supportive husband, and an owner of two dogs. Together, they live in Orange City, Iowa.<span>&nbsp;</span></p><p><br></p><p>When D. Fischer isn’t chasing after her children or creating worlds while sipping coffee, she spends her down time reading until way past her bedtime.<span>&nbsp;</span></p><p><br></p><p>Known for the darker side of imagination, she enjoys freeing her creativity through worlds that don’t exist, no matter how much we wish they did.</p> 2019-03-04 12:30:00 -0600

  7/06/19 2019-07-06 10:30:00 -0500

  10:30 a.m.

  M & M Books

  Cedar Rapids

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• Friends of the Library - Book Sale

  <p>The Friends of the CRPL will hold a book sale in the basement of the Cherry Building from 9 am to 1 pm. Stop in and make a book purchase and support the Friends.</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. Occasionally these are held in the Commons of the Downtown Library. We hope to see you there!</p><p><br></p> 2019-05-04 13:00:00 -0500

  5/04/19 2019-05-04 09:00:00 -0500

  9:00 a.m.

  Cherry Building

  Cedar Rapids

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• Author Signing: Michael Brodkorb & Allison Mann

  <p><span data-offset-key="elues-0-0"><span data-text="true">Join us as we welcome Michael Brodkorb &amp; Allison Mann to M and M Bookstore.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="e9omg-0-0"><span data-text="true">About Michael Brodkorb &amp; Allison Mann</span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="8kgt0-0-0"><span data-text="true">Missing in Minnesota is authored by Michael Brodkorb and Allison Mann. Michael's reporting on this story began with the Star Tribune in 2015. Michael is currently a columnist with MinnPost. In October 2018, Michael and Allison released their book about this case, The Girls Are Gone, which is available for sale in both paperback and ebook.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="c4gva-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="8bho7-0-0"><span data-text="true">"The Girls are Gone" is Allison's first book written with partner, Michael Brodkorb. Allison Mann and Michael Brodkorb came together during the 2016 criminal trial of a mother who abducted and hid two of her five children. Their passion for finding truth and justice through different mediums led them to partner in writing "The Girls Are Gone." Michael and Allison spent two years working together investigating, researching and writing to find the answers to many questions that had been left unanswered for years.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p> 2019-03-04 15:30:00 -0600

  9/07/19 2019-09-07 13:30:00 -0500

  1:30 p.m.

  M & M Books

  Cedar Rapids

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• 3rd Annual Spring Fling at Hope Lutheran Church

  <p>The Spring Fling at Hope Lutheran will be showcasing the best artists and Crafters in the area! No vendor sales!</p><p>We will also have our famous Bake Sale! Silent Auction and Door Prizes!&nbsp;</p> 2019-03-07 14:00:00 -0600

  4/13/19 2019-04-13 08:00:00 -0500

  8:00 a.m.

  Hope Lutheran Church

  Cedar Rapids

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• Friends of the Library - Book Sale

  <p>The Friends of the CRPL will hold a book sale in the basement of the Cherry Building from 9 am to 1 pm. Stop in and make a book purchase and support the Friends.</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. Occasionally these are held in the Commons of the Downtown Library. We hope to see you there!</p><p><br></p> 2019-04-06 13:00:00 -0500

  4/06/19 2019-04-06 09:00:00 -0500

  9:00 a.m.

  Cherry Building

  Cedar Rapids

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• Kalona Quilt Show & Sale

  <p>Over 250 new and antique hand-quilted quilts on display and for sale. &nbsp;Raffle quilt also. &nbsp;Admission charged. &nbsp;For more information contact Woodin Wheel 319-656-2240 &nbsp;www.woodinwheel.com April 26 9am-7pm and April 27 9am-5pm.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p> 2019-01-16 20:00:00 -0600

  4/25/19 2019-04-25 17:00:00 -0500

  5:00 p.m.

  Kalona Community Center

  KALONA

  6.0

• Author Reading: Catherine Schaff-Stump

  <p>Join us as we welcome local author Catherine Schaff-Stump to M and M Bookstore.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Schedule for the Evening</u></strong></p><p>5 to 6: Mix &amp; Mingle | 6 to 6:30: Reading &amp; Q&amp;A | 6:30 to 7: Book Signing</p><p><br></p><p>Light refreshments may be served.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>About Catherine Schaff-Stump</u></strong></p><p>Cath Schaff-Stump writes speculative fiction for children and adults, everything from humor to horror. She is the author of the Klaereon Scroll series, the most recent of which is The Pawn of Isis, coming in March, 2019. Cath lives and works in Iowa with her husband. During the day, she teaches English to non-native speakers at a local community college. Other recent fiction has been published by Paper Golem Press, Daydreams Dandelion Press, and in The Mammoth Book of Dieselpunk. Cath is a co-host on the writing and geek-life fan podcast Unreliable Narrators. You can find her online at Facebook, Goodreads, Amazon, @cathschaffstump,<span>&nbsp;</span><a data-lynx-mode="asynclazy" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fcathschaffstump.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1yaUANHOlA6eqbmJyZyaJWzkKByRrCeomD-yZvR5UTrmDLs9n4tNoE6Pw&amp;h=AT3KU73K7KfSdqOAlAgbA2WvgDjV3GpJ31Uq1VAQ2kB6YUjaEhMNSLBCRd30sRfQ0T_boMm54orKG5070ozuf7_7Avw_jEpXm5UrGxgzezvVZXGWHlYevEorexJAJAHs6RGDRB0" href="http://cathschaffstump.com/?fbclid=IwAR1yaUANHOlA6eqbmJyZyaJWzkKByRrCeomD-yZvR5UTrmDLs9n4tNoE6Pw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">cathschaffstump.com</a>, and<span>&nbsp;</span><a data-lynx-mode="asynclazy" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Funreliablenarrators.net%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR38Q2CqkgJtjLa-9T1x7nBPzPedI4gToo51ygZ-VpgcrfwLxTh6DNlpiL0&amp;h=AT3HMXphLvd3RxEdg_rKUDf-nOrAU73zP0fg14Wmhu26gB7Xt6_PmjsrAuN6yMo4EbCy1GRqKjNNs37o5LmU7WkBNfYbm-20OqcTn-4twmOZoRg7oxzyewxTpwmm3PIHNM9Sukk" href="http://unreliablenarrators.net/?fbclid=IwAR38Q2CqkgJtjLa-9T1x7nBPzPedI4gToo51ygZ-VpgcrfwLxTh6DNlpiL0" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">unreliablenarrators.net.</a></p> 2019-02-07 19:00:00 -0600

  6/13/19 2019-06-13 17:00:00 -0500

  5:00 p.m.

  M & M Books

  Cedar Rapids

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• Author Signing: Kristine Plum

  <p>Please join us as we welcome author Kristine Plum to M and M Bookstore.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>About Kristine Plum</u></strong></p><p>Kristine Plum lives in Iowa, where she was born and raised, with her husband, son and canine children. Her childhood was spent on the family farm with the animals, especially puppies! A series of events and choices gave her unexpected life experience while still a teenager, that she’s still learning from today.</p><p><br></p><p>Kristine has been interested in history and the supernatural as far back as she can remember, and her imagination has always been wild. Her interests led her to degrees in History, Spanish, Music and Education from a small liberal arts college whose atmosphere helped to open her mind beyond the bubble of her small town upbringing, and helped further shape her into the person she is today. She passed on her aspirations to own a “living-history” castle museum in Europe to be a high school Spanish teacher.</p><p><br></p><p>She has been blessed to have the opportunity to travel within the United States and to Europe multiple times. Spain and Italy hold special places in her heart.</p><p><br></p><p>Working for over a decade in education gave her the determination, and courage to finally share one of the elaborate stories in her head with others. She greatly appreciates all of the support and encouragement from her friends and family!</p><p><br></p><p>The supernatural has always been part of Kristine’s entertainment. The very first chapter book she read was “Sweet Valley Twins- The Haunted House”, followed soon after by “Wait Til Helen Comes” by Mary Downing Hahn. In the sixth grade Kristine read L.J. Smith’s “The Secret Circle” which she still claims as her favorite book(s), and reads the three book series at least once a year. Her favorite TV show is, was and ever will be “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”. Although she has discovered enjoyment from other genres, usually recommendations from friends, she tends to stick to supernatural as her reading genre of choice.</p> 2019-02-08 12:30:00 -0600

  5/04/19 2019-05-04 10:30:00 -0500

  10:30 a.m.

  M & M Books

  Cedar Rapids

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• Vintage and Handmade at the Village

  <p>The Kalona Historical Village will be hosting the Vintage and Handmade Show at the Kalona Historical Village Visitors Center featuring locally handmade and re-purposed items for sale.</p> 2019-02-26 17:00:00 -0600

  4/26/19 2019-04-26 10:00:00 -0500

  10:00 a.m.

  Kalona Historical Village

  Kalona

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• 30th Annual International Antique Lamp Show and Sale

  <p>The International Antique Lamp Show and Sale is the largest display of antique lighting in the world - featuring lighting products manufactured from 1870 to 1940 (and others). &nbsp;This year over 100 tables will be displaying &nbsp;Victorian hanging lamps, student lamps, GWTW (Gone With The Wind) lamps, table lamps, wall lamps, bracket lamps--lamps of all kinds including the world famous Aladdin kerosene and electric lamps! &nbsp;Plus shades and parts galore! &nbsp;Several antique lighting clubs will be present as well as Dealers from U.S., Canada, Australia and England. &nbsp;Come See, Join, Learn, Enjoy and Buy!</p><p>Sponsored by: &nbsp;National Association of Aladdin Lamp Collectors, Inc.</p><p>For More Information:</p><p>Phone or text: John Parsons @ 573-253-7017&nbsp;</p><p>or email: 2019gathering@gmail.com</p> 2019-01-09 17:30:00 -0600

  7/26/19 2019-07-26 14:00:00 -0500

  2:00 p.m.

  Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference Center

  Coralville

  5.0

• Sleuths-R-Us Book Club: Elementary, She Read by Vicki Delany

  <p><span data-offset-key="e84vs-0-0"><span data-text="true">Join us as we discuss Elementary, She Read by Vicki Delany. Copies of the book are available for sale at M and M Bookstore.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="7ltpi-0-0"><span data-text="true">Light refreshments may be served.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="7ltpi-0-0"><span data-text="true">About the book:</span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="7ltpi-0-0"><span data-text="true">Gemma Doyle, a transplanted Englishwoman, has returned to the quaint town of West London on Cape Cod to manage her Great Uncle Arthur's Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium. The shop--located at 222 Baker Street--specializes in the Holmes canon and pastiche, and is also the home of Moriarty the cat. When Gemma finds a rare and potentially valuable magazine containing the first Sherlock Homes story hidden in the bookshop, she and her friend Jayne (who runs the adjoining Mrs. Hudson's Tea Room) set off to find the owner, only to stumble upon a dead body.<span>&nbsp;</span><br><br>The highly perceptive Gemma is the police’s first suspect, so she puts her consummate powers of deduction to work to clear her name, investigating a handsome rare books expert, the dead woman's suspiciously unmoved son, and a whole family of greedy characters desperate to cash in on their inheritance. But when Gemma and Jayne accidentally place themselves at a second murder scene, it's a race to uncover the truth before the detectives lock them up for good.<br><br>Fans of Sherlock Holmes will delight in the sleuthing duo of Gemma and Jayne in<span>&nbsp;</span><em>Elementary, She Read</em>, the clever and captivating series debut by nationally bestselling author Vicki Delany.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p> 2018-12-15 19:00:00 -0600

  5/02/19 2019-05-02 18:00:00 -0500

  6:00 p.m.

  M & M Books

  Cedar Rapids

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• Author Signing: Barbara Feller

  <p>Join us as we welcome local author Barbara Feller to M and M Bookstore.</p><p><strong><u>About Barbara Feller:</u></strong></p><p>Native New Yorker, Barbara Feller, fell in love with Iowa and Iowans while working as an educator in area schools and museums. A part time teacher at Temple Judah since 1979, Barbara retired from her more public venue in 2013 with a desire to share inspiring stories of the history of her adopted community. Jay Sigmund and Grant Wood top that list.</p> 2019-02-07 12:30:00 -0600

  4/06/19 2019-04-06 10:30:00 -0500

  10:30 a.m.

  M & M Books

  Cedar Rapids

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• Author Signing: Andrew Ridker

  <p>Please join us as we welcome author Andrew Ridker to M and M Bookstore on Independent Bookstore Day!</p><p>Light Refreshments may be served.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>About Andrew Ridker</u></strong></p><p>Andrew Ridker was born in 1991. His first novel, The Altruists, is forthcoming from Viking/Penguin in 2019. It will be published in seventeen other countries. He is the editor of Privacy Policy: The Anthology of Surveillance Poetics and his writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Paris Review, Guernica, Boston Review, The Believer, St. Louis Magazine, and elsewhere. He is currently an Iowa Arts Fellow at the Iowa Writers' Workshop.</p> 2019-01-28 15:00:00 -0600

  4/27/19 2019-04-27 13:00:00 -0500

  1:00 p.m.

  M & M Books

  Cedar Rapids

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• Brett Newski w/ Walter Salas-Humara

  <p><span><strong>Brett Newski</strong></span></p><p><span>Known</span> as the <span>first</span>&nbsp;<span>band</span> ever to be kicked out of Wal-Mart for playing an illegal show, <em>Brett Newski &amp; the No Tomorrow&nbsp;</em>bring a 90's alternative sound across America this fall. &nbsp;</p><p>Newski has played over 1200 shows on every continent except Antarctica. Most recently he's been supporting <em>Violent Femmes, PIXIES, Chuck Ragan, &amp; New Pornographers</em> in the US. &nbsp;</p><p>His latest LP, "Life Upside Down" was produced by Hutch Harris of <strong>Sub-Pop &amp; Saddle Creek</strong> legends <em>The Thermals</em> and engineered by Beau Sorenson (<strong>Death Cab for Cutie, Superchunk, Bob Mould</strong>), <em>"Life Upside Down"</em> is a beautiful catharsis to a happier brain and sense of belonging. If you frequently find yourself stuck in your own head traffic, this record might help get you free. &nbsp;</p><p>Brett Newski has certainly kicked his own ass over the past 6 years, touring infinitely (mostly alone) and wandering <span>down</span> the rabbit hole of anxiety, depression, and wallowing self-doubt. All of these negatives have blossomed into positive creative energy on his third LP. &nbsp;</p><p>"Anxiety can actually be a good thing. If you use it right, that nervous energy can be channeled into motivation or creativity," explains Newski. "Even the most seemingly confident people have self doubt."</p><p><strong>Walter Salas Humara</strong><span>&nbsp;</span>has never been one to dismiss his past, especially as it applies to his Hispanic heritage. The onetime leader of the seminal Americana outfit The Silos even opted to name his new album after his the nickname given him by his family, and then went several steps further by singing two of its songs in Spanish — the rousing opening track “El Camino De Oro” and the perky yet persistent “Hecho En Galicia.” Granted, that’s not as bold a move as it might once have been in a more Anglo-fied era, but even in today’s multicultural environment, it still shows a certain propensity for expanding his embrace.</p><p>After The Silos went on hiatus 20 or so years ago, Salas-Humara undertook a solo sojourn that has gained him international recognition all on his own. Indeed, his knack for plying rock steady rhythms with a decidedly personal perspective has helped him carve a niche in today’s roots rock firmament. In that regard,<span>&nbsp;</span><em>Walterio</em><span>&nbsp;</span>is one of his most personable and pointedly engaging efforts yet, whether it’s the vulnerable plea of “Should I Wait for Tomorrow” to the rockier resolve of “Out of the Band,” a humorous diatribe about the conflict that often erupts out of the usual group dynamic.</p><p>With former Silos drummer Konrad Meissner in tow, Humara frequently summons an unabashed rock ‘n’ roll revelry, and the brash swagger powering songs such as “Here We Go” and the steady,seductive “She’s a Caveman” attest to his ability to follow the form. Consider him a populist rocker of sorts, a musician whose live performances frequently find him freely mingling with his audiences while serving up his songs. “I Want to be with you,” he declares in the ebullient song of the same name, and while it may be a romantic entreaty in theory, it also attests to his populist precepts. Even a cursory listen ensures the feeling will remain mutual. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><img alt="" src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e0e898d71bd67cd646e3fbe8f57e8553?s=75&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g" height="60" width="60" srcset="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e0e898d71bd67cd646e3fbe8f57e8553?s=120&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g 2x" data-lazy-loaded="1"></p><h5>About the author: <a href="https://glidemagazine.com/author/lzimmerman/" rel="author" title="Posts by Lee Zimmerman">Lee Zimmerman</a></h5><p>Lee Zimmerman has been an accomplished freelance music writer, reviewer, critic and blogger for the past twenty years. His work has appeared in No Depression, Country Standard Time, CBS Watch Magazine, Goldmine, Blurt, Country Standard Time, Bluegrass Situation, American Songwriter, New Times, Billboard, Keyboard Magazine and Performing Songwriter. Granted, he doesn’t make a lot of money for these endeavors, but the rewards come in the form of a steady influx of CDs and concert tickets, as well as the opportunity to interview many of his rock ‘n’ roll heroes. It also justifies the fact that he can keep a hairstyle best suited to a 25 year old surfer circa 1972.</p><h5><br></h5> 2019-02-28 23:00:00 -0600

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  The Famous Mockingbird

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