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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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• Walford Garage Sales

  <p>Lots of garage sales taking place in the town of Walford! &nbsp;Come out on May 11th! Something for everyone!! &nbsp;Some sales may open on Friday, May 10th. &nbsp;</p> 2019-04-30 15:00:00 -0500

  5/11/19 2019-05-11 08:00:00 -0500

  8:00 a.m.

  Walford City Hall

  Walford

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• Spring Plant Sale

  <p>Support Matthew 25 and fill your garden at our annual Spring Plant Sale. We will have a variety of <strong>organic vegetable and herb starts</strong> read to find a home in your garden, including some rare and unusual plants. EBT/SNAP can be accepted for all edible plants purchased. We will also have a selection of <strong>annual and perennial flower starts</strong> and <strong>hanging flower baskets</strong>.</p><p>Hanging flower baskets are $25 each and quantities are limited. Varieties include:</p><ul><li>-Begonia</li><li>-Fuchsia</li><li>-Lobelia</li><li>-Petunia</li><li>-Mixed flowers</li><li><br></li></ul><p><strong><a href="https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07eg76osx6bc23aa41&amp;oseq=&amp;c=&amp;ch=">Click here to order your flower baskets</a></strong></p><p>Check back soon for a link to pre-order other plants!</p><p>All proceeds support Matthew 25’s Cultivate Hope Urban Farm.</p> 2019-04-05 12:30:00 -0500

  5/11/19 2019-05-11 09:30:00 -0500

  9:30 a.m.

  Cultivate Hope Urban Farm

  Cedar Rapids

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• Linn County Master Gardener's Plant Sale

  <p>Come to the 18^th Annual Master Gardener Plant<br>Sale! This is <em>the</em> place to find all those plants you need to make your garden SHINE this year. Many of the plants are donated from Master Gardeners, so you know they're in tip-top shape.</p><p>The sale is held, rain or shine, at the American Legion in Marion. Come and be prepared to be wowed by the selection!</p> 2019-05-08 12:00:00 -0500

  5/11/19 2019-05-11 08:00:00 -0500

  8:00 a.m.

  American Legion

  Marion

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• St Wenceslaus Plant Sale

  <p><strong>Plant Sale:</strong> Looking for plants to add beauty to your home or for your garden? The St Wenceslaus Altar and Rosary Plant Sale is where you will want to be on <strong>May 11th from 8- noon and after the 4 pm Mass; &nbsp;May 12 after the 8 and 10 am Masses.</strong> There will be beautiful hanging baskets, geraniums and other perennials, annuals, vegetables, house plants and succulents from Reha Nursery.&nbsp;</p> 2019-04-22 12:00:00 -0500

  5/11/19 2019-05-11 08:00:00 -0500

  8:00 a.m.

  St Wenceslaus Catholic Church

  Iowa City

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• Friends of Hiawatha Public Library Book Sale

  <p>Guess who benefits from a Friends of Hiawatha Public Library Book Sale? You, of course! The Friends have hundreds of books for all ages and tastes. In addition, bargain hunters will enjoy browsing the large selection of CDs, audiobooks, magazines and DVDs available for purchase. Fill a bag for only $3.00!</p> 2019-04-30 17:00:00 -0500

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

  10:00 a.m.

  Hiawatha Public Library

  Hiawatha

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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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• Pancake Breakfast and Rummage Sale

  <p>Help support The Salvation Army with a Mother's Day Pancake Breakfast and Rummage Sale.</p> 2019-04-03 11:00:00 -0500

  5/11/19 2019-05-11 07:00:00 -0500

  7:00 a.m.

  The Salvation Army Chapel

  Cedar Rapids

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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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• Friends of the Marion Library Booksale

  <p>It is time for the semi-annual book sale sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Our Friends group will have the best-ever selection of gently used books, music, and movies for your shopping pleasure. Book sale hours are 4-6 p.m. on Friday, May 17 (Friends members only: purchase a membership at the door for just $10!); 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 18; and 2:00-4 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, when you can pick up a bag of books for just $3.</p> 2019-05-03 18:00:00 -0500

  5/17/19 2019-05-17 16:00:00 -0500

  4:00 p.m.

  Marion Public Library

  Marion

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• Friends of the Marion Library Booksale

  <p>It is time for the semi-annual book sale sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Our Friends group will have the best-ever selection of gently used books, music, and movies for your shopping pleasure. Book sale hours are 4-6 p.m. on Friday, May 17 (Friends members only: purchase a membership at the door for just $10!); 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 18; and 2:00-4 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, when you can pick up a bag of books for just $3.</p> 2019-05-03 16:00:00 -0500

  5/18/19 2019-05-18 10:00:00 -0500

  10:00 a.m.

  Marion Public Library

  Marion

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• Asbury United Methodist Church Rummage Sale

  <p>Church wide rummage sale (only one this year). &nbsp;Large variety of clothes, books, household and miscellaneous items.</p><p><br></p> 2019-04-13 17:00:00 -0500

  5/16/19 2019-05-16 08:00:00 -0500

  8:00 a.m.

  Asbury United Methodist Church

  Cedar Rapids

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• The Scarlet Pimpernel

  <p><span><span>A swashbuckling action/adventure musical, this is a tale of courage, betrayal, justice, intrigue, trust, honor and love. The show is packed with action, romance and comedy, moving ballads, hilarious dialogue, a macabre guillotine, daring rescues and a thrilling sword-fight.<span>&nbsp;</span><em>Tickets go on sale to the public March 5, 2019.</em></span><br></span><strong><br>Date</strong>: May 3-5, 10-12, 2019</p>

  5/12/19 2019-05-12 14:00:00 -0500

  2:00 p.m.

  Coralville Center for the Performing Arts

  Coralville

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• Friends of the Marion Library Booksale

  <p><section><p>It is time for the semi-annual book sale sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Our Friends group will have the best-ever selection of gently used books, music, and movies for your shopping pleasure. Book sale hours are 4-6 p.m. on Friday, May 17 (Friends members only: purchase a membership at the door for just $10!); 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 18; and 2:00-4 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, when you can pick up a bag of books for just $3.</p></section></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><footer><nav></nav></footer></p><p><br></p><p><br></p> 2019-05-03 16:00:00 -0500

  5/19/19 2019-05-19 14:00:00 -0500

  2:00 p.m.

  Marion Public Library

  Marion

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• Mother's Day Showcase

  <p>The annual Mother’s Day Showcase is Sunday, May 12 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Noelridge Greenhouse. Admission is free of charge. This year, visitors will enjoy seeing 60,000 plants as well as educational exhibits featuring bonsai, beekeeping, and orchids.</p><p>In addition, professionally designed hanging baskets, coleus plants, New Guinea Impatiens, houseplants, and orchids will be available for sale as well as birdfeeders, cactus cocktails, succulent sundaes, handcrafted cards, and plant hangers.</p><p>Council Street is under construction, but the greenhouse parking lot can be accessed from the north side of Council Street off Collins Road.</p> 2019-05-07 17:00:00 -0500

  5/12/19 2019-05-12 10:00:00 -0500

  10:00 a.m.

  Noelridge Greenhouse

  Cedar Rapids

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• Woodfest

  <p>WOODFEST! Amana RV Park, August 23-25, 2019 A festival of and about WOOD! Woodcrafters of all types from throughout the Midwest . Ongoing demonstrations, shop for furniture, home and garden décor, toys, bowls, carvings, tools and more. We are seeking wood vendors/artisans for this 3 day event. It will be located at the Amana RV Park, Amana IA in an air conditioned building.</p><p>If interested please go to <a href="http://www.amanaartsguild.com/">http://www.amanaartsguild.com/</a> for the registration form.</p><p>Handcrafted wood items, tools and equipment, demonstrations and sales. Come shop, browse, learn from and visit with regional and national woodcrafters and wood product vendors.</p><p>$1 admission, children free. Air-conditioned buildings. Food on site. Nearby parking, Handicapped accessible.</p><p>Sponsored by the Amana Arts Guild.</p> 2017-04-20 17:00:00 -0500

  8/23/19 2019-08-23 23:00:00 -0500

  11:00 p.m.

  Amana Colonies RV Park & Event Center

  Amana

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• Festival of the Arts

  <p>The Amana Arts Guild will sponsor its Festival of the Arts on Saturday August 10, 2019 from 10 AM – 5 PM, Amana Iowa. <u>NEW VENUE</u>! Market Barn area in Amana 707-46^th Ave. &nbsp; <u>NEW VENUE</u>!</p><p>This special event will feature sales of fine arts, crafts and traditional Colony folk arts by local and guest artists. A unique part of the festival will be demonstrations as visitors will enjoy observing: woodturning, quilting, tinsmithing, basket-making, spinning and painting.</p><p>Guests will also enjoy local foods such as Amana bratwurst, sauerkraut, homemade apple fritters and baked goods along with the Amana Heritage Museum’s potato pancakes and a special homemade rhubarb drink.</p><p>Entertainment throughout the day</p><p>Also the children can enjoy an art corner.</p><p>Friend of the Arts Award presentation at 4:00</p><p>This is a juried event and new artisans are welcome for more information call or email:</p><p>Amana Arts Guild: 319 622-3678</p><p>E-mail: &nbsp;amanarts@southslope.net</p> 2018-01-24 17:00:00 -0600

  8/10/19 2019-08-10 10:00:00 -0500

  10:00 a.m.

  Market Barn

  Amana

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• Festival of the Arts

  <p>This special event will feature sales of fine arts, crafts and traditional colony folk arts by guest and local artisans.&nbsp;</p> 2019-03-21 17:00:00 -0500

  8/10/19 2019-08-10 10:00:00 -0500

  10:00 a.m.

  Market Barn

  Amana

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• Home Educators Resource Fair

  <p>The Home Educators Resource Fair (HERF) will &nbsp;offer for sale many used books, materials, and resources separated by subject category and at greatly reduced prices.</p> 2019-04-25 19:00:00 -0500

  5/30/19 2019-05-30 13:00:00 -0500

  1:00 p.m.

  Emerson Learning Center

  Marion

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• VFW POST # 788 GRILLED BURGER OR BRAT DINNER

  <p>VFW POST # 788 GRILLED BURGER OR BRAT DINNER ON JUNE 5TH , 2019 FROM 5 TO 7 PM. &nbsp;COST $8.00 &nbsp;AUXILIARY BAKE SALE FROM 5 TO 7 PM. BINGO TO FOLLOW DINNER. ALL EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> 2019-05-15 19:00:00 -0500

  6/05/19 2019-06-05 17:00:00 -0500

  5:00 p.m.

  VFW Post # 788

  Cedar Rapids

  8.0

• Harvest Celebration with Standing Hampton

  <p>Join us in celebrating the 2019 Grape Harvest and the end to a great summer. Power rock band, Standing Hampton will help us bid summer goodbye and welcome in a bountiful fall. If you're hungry, Prime Country BBQ will be here serving up some fantastic eats!<br><br>Tickets on sale NOW! </p> 2019-05-14 22:00:00 -0500

  9/01/19 2019-09-01 18:30:00 -0500

  6:30 p.m.

  Fireside Winery

  Marengo

  15.0

• 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 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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• Author Reading: S.P. Jayaraj

  <p>Please join us as we welcome S.P. Jayaraj to M and M Bookstore.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>About S.P. Jayaraj</u></strong></p><p>S.P. Jayaraj’s creative writing will bring you into a wider world and leave you there to contemplate every real and imagined thing around you. Whether it is his poetry, his CNF essays, or his fiction, Jayaraj’s creativity, multiculturalism, and unique insights come together to tap on our heart, open our mind, and arouse our natural childlike curiosity for lives that are not our own.</p><p><br></p><p>His created world of Adijari, and every story he writes for it is a reflection of his soul. Jayaraj is constantly studying different mythological beliefs around the world and the similarities between them. He processes this through storytelling and through Adijari, where it all comes together seamlessly as a full and expansive mythology in its own right. Currently drawing heavily on various East Indian, Nordic, and Persian mythologies, there is no telling where else it will go, as each new story of Adijari takes us into new territory to deeper understand the awesome world that it is. His new and reimagined fantasy races of Adijari make us consider our own spiritual relationships to other life, our planet, and the universe beyond.</p> 2019-04-29 12:30:00 -0500

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

  10:30 a.m.

  M & M Books

  Cedar Rapids

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• Skype Appearance: Rachel Caine

  <p>Author Rachel Caine will be joining us <em>via Skype</em> on Thursday, June 27 at 6 pm to discuss Ink and Bone, our June "Our Pick" Book Club selection.</p><p>Copies of Ink and Bone are available for purchase at M and M Bookstore. Stop by or call today to secure your copy.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>About Ink and Bone</u></strong></p><p>First in a new YA series from New York Times bestselling author Rachel Caine, this is a thrilling blend of alternate history, magic, romance, and adventure, set in a world where ownership of books is forbidden.</p><p>The Great Library of Alexandria has survived the ages, and is now a worldwide presence in every major city, every country…a network of vast information, curated by the greatest scholars. Alchemy allows the Library to deliver the content of the greatest works of history instantly, in every location, upon command…yet personal ownership of books is now forbidden, and unrest against the Library has created the Burners, a defiant fringe group.</p><p>Jess Brightwell comes from a mercenary family of book smugglers…and as his father’s unwilling spy inside the Library, he will stumble on the truth: this bright world of letters has a dark side. And Jess, in inventing the world’s first printing press, has committed heresy.</p><p>And both heretics and books burn.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>About Rachel Caine</u></strong></p><p>Rachel Caine is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author of more than thirty novels, including the Weather Warden series, the Outcast Season series, the Revivalist series, and the Morganville Vampires series.</p> 2019-05-01 19:00:00 -0500

  6/27/19 2019-06-27 18:00:00 -0500

  6:00 p.m.

  M & M Books

  Cedar Rapids

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• Author Reading: Dennis Maulsby

  <p><span data-offset-key="7vee8-0-0"><span data-text="true">Join us as we welcome Dennis Maulsby to M and M Bookstore.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="dekoo-0-0"><span data-text="true">About Dennis Maulsby</span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="ciijf-0-0"><span data-text="true">Dennis Maulsby is a retired bank president living in Ames, Iowa with his wife Ruth, a retired legal secretary and his dog Charlie, a retired CIA operative. A son and grandson, Matt and Kaden, live in the Pacific Northwest. His poetry and short stories have appeared in Lyrical Iowa, The North American Review, Haiku Journal, Spillway, The Hawai’i Pacific Review, The Briarcliff Review, and numerous other journals.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="5m7c7-0-0"><span data-text="true">A U.S. Army Veteran, Maulsby spent four and a half years on active duty. Enlisting as a private, he served two years as a Russian voice intercept operator rising to the rank of Specialist Fifth Class before attending Ft. Benning, Georgia’s Infantry Officer Candidate School. After graduation as a Second Lieutenant, he was accepted into the Military’s Intelligence branch. In 1968, he served with the 25th Infantry division while in Vietnam. Maulsby led a mobile electronic intelligence gathering platoon with elements established in firebases and Vietnamese villages in southwestern Vietnam. He received an honorable discharge in 1970.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="ak79b-0-0"><span data-text="true">His first book of war poetry, Remembering Willie, and all the others won silver medal book awards from the Military Writers Society of America (2005) and the Branson Stars &amp; Stripes organization (2009). Maulsby’s second book of poetry Frissons, published in 2011, consists of traditional American-style haiku and senryu. Near Death/Near Life, a third book of poetry was released by Prolific Press in May of 1215. The book has since received a gold medal award from the Military Writers Society of America, named a finalist in the De Vinci Eye cover Art award, &nbsp;and was a winner-finalist in the USA Book News contest.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="4pht6-0-0"><span data-text="true">Free Fire Zone, a book of linked poetry and short stories, was released in November of 2016 by Prolific Press, and has since been named an International Book Award finalist and received a silver medal award from the Military Writers Society of America.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="6b5rj-0-0"><span data-text="true">In May 2004 his poem “6 June, Omaha Beach” was featured with a musical background on National Public Radio’s Themes &amp; Variations in memory of the Sixtieth Anniversary of the WW II Normandy landings. That same year he was named the Edgar Award winner of the Oak Hill Poetry Contest. His poem “Isle Royale Hunted” received a Pushcart Prize nomination in 2011. As of spring 2017, seventy of his poems have been individually published, forty percent of which have won awards, &nbsp;ranging from honorable mentions to first places. Out of twelve short stories published five have won awards.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="6ihvm-0-0"><span data-text="true">Maulsby is a past President of the Iowa Poetry Association. He holds memberships in the Iowa Poetry Association, The National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Ames Third Stanza Poets, Burlington’s Society of Great River Poets, The Military Writers Society of America, the Urbandale Omega Poets, The Ankeny Writers Workshop, The Jordan Creek Mall Barnes &amp; Noble Writers, and The International War Veterans Poetry Archives.</span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="8dekb-0-0"><span data-text="true">In 1964, just weeks away from graduating from Grinnell College, Dennis Maulsby decided his best option after college would be to voluntarily enter the military. After returning from the Vietnam War, he channeled his war experiences into various creative outlets, ultimately pursuing writing poetry. He self-published his first book, Remembering Willy, and All the Others, and received silver medal awards from veteran’s associations. His latest book, Free Fire Zone is a collection of short military stories.</span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="1ns5b-0-0"><span data-text="true">“A lot of men came back from Vietnam, and they dealt with their PTSD in a number of ways, usually women, drugs or creativity,” he says. “I chose creativity.”</span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="42hdp-0-0"><span data-text="true">During this hour of Talk of Iowa, host Charity Nebbe talks with Maulsby about his writing and his new book of connected short stories.</span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="aiqt6-0-0"><span data-text="true">http://iowapublicradio.org/post/wounds-war-and-poetry-using-creativity-heal#stream/0</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p> 2019-04-17 19:00:00 -0500

  9/12/19 2019-09-12 17:00:00 -0500

  5:00 p.m.

  M & M Books

  Cedar Rapids

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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: 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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• Author Signining: Alicia Dill

  <p>Join us as we welcome author Alicia Dill to M and M Bookstore.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>About Alicia Dill</em></strong></p><p>ALICIA DILL spent six years as an Army soldier and globally published print journalist. She remains involved with many service members who continue to put their lives in harm’s way throughout the world. It’s because of that bond, the Missouri native wrote her debut novel in a series of untold stories of sisters in uniform. She joined the Army National Guard at the age of seventeen and received her degree in journalism and international studies at the University of Iowa. After her service, she was published by several weekly newspapers in Iowa, Missouri, and Illinois with over 75,000 readers. She continues writing in Iowa City, Iowa and enjoys traveling the world with her next book in mind.</p> 2019-05-04 15:00:00 -0500

  7/06/19 2019-07-06 13:00:00 -0500

  1:00 p.m.

  M & M Books

  Cedar Rapids

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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

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