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Thursday Forum - The Life and Legacy of Alexander the Great
<p>Alexander the Great is one of the most famous figures from Greek history, even though many ancient Greeks would not have considered him a “real Greek.” This four-week series led by Associate Professor History Angela Ziskowski will explore the ascent of the Macedonian state through the succession and legacy of Alexander the Great. The series begins with an exploration of the meteoric rise of the kingdom of Macedon under the leadership of Alexander’s father, Philip II—who created an ideal situation for his son to take control of much of the ancient Mediterranean world and beyond. In week two, we will examine how Alexander took control of the Macedonian kingdom after the death of his father and went on to carry out one of the largest military campaigns in history, conquering territory from Greece to India. Week three explores how Alexander’s success and fame can be attributed to his personality and his control of the depiction of his image in visual culture. The last session looks at Alexander’s Hellenistic successors and the ways in which much of the Mediterranean and even parts of Asia continued to be controlled by the Greco-Macedonians for hundreds of years to come, a major part of Alexander’s lasting impact on western and eastern history.</p> 2019-10-24 11:30:00 -050010/24/198:45 a.m.Coe College, Hickok Hall, Kesler Lecture HallCedar Rapids -
Thursday Forum - Populism and Democracy in Venezuela, Brazil, Turkey, and the U.S.
<p>In recent decades, democracies around the world have been weakened by populist governments. In this four-week forum, Coe physics department faculty originally from Turkey, Brazil, Venezuela and the United States will explore the status and crisis of democracy in their home countries. Assistant Professor of Physics Firdevs Duru and Associate Professor Physics Ugur Akgun begin the series by focusing on Turkey, the only predominantly Muslim democratic country in the world. After tracing the early twentieth-century roots of Turkish democracy, the presenters will discuss present-day threats to this seventy-year-old democracy under rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Assistant Professor of Physics Caio Bragatto moves the story to the stormy history of democracy in Brazil from the 1980s to today's controversial Jair Bolsonaro government. Fran Allison and Francis Halpin Professor of Physics Mario Affatigato will then discuss Venezuela's democratic journey, tracing events from 1947 to the present-day presidencies of Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro. B.D. Silliman Professor of Physics Steve Feller, a native of Brooklyn, New York, will conclude the forum by discussing the status of populist politics and democracy in the U.S. The session will use the lens of New York City and State politics and politicians (including Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer, Rudy Giuliani, Kristen Gillibrand and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) to assess how the present compares to other moments of tumult and fracture in American Populist politics. </p> 2019-09-12 11:30:00 -050010/31/198:45 a.m.Coe College, Hickok Hall, Kesler Lecture HallCedar Rapids -
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Thursday Forum - Film Music, Concert Music, and the Hollywood Connection
<p>Over the course of this four-week forum, Instructor and Teaching Artist in Music Alan Lawrence will explore significant milestones in the film music of the past century. Through film clips and music recordings, audience members will learn about important film composers and the connections between film music and concert music. The first week’s session will move from the silent film era through the blockbusters of the 1930s and ‘40s, highlighting the work of expatriate composers like Max Steiner (who scored King Kong, Gone with the Wind, and Casablanca) and Erich Wolfgang Korngold (The Adventures of Robin Hood). In week two, we will take up the work of more expat European composers, including Franz Waxman (Sunset Boulevard and Rear Window) and Miklos Rozsa (Spellbound and Ben Hur), as well as American-born composers like Alfred Newman (The Hunchback of Notre Dame), David Raksin (Laura), and Hugo Friedhofer (The Best Years of Our Lives). The third session will highlight the volatile talent of composer Bernard Herrmann (Citizen Kane, Vertigo, North by Northwest, and Psycho), as well as other mid-century composers like Jerome Moross (The Big Country) and Elmer Bernstein (To Kill a Mockingbird). The final session will underscore the influence of concert composers like Richard Wagner, Igor Stravinsky, and Aaron Copland on film composers, including the work of the versatile John Williams (Jaws, Star Wars, E.T., and more).</p> 2019-10-01 11:30:00 -0500
3/05/208:45 a.m.Coe College, Hickok Hall, Kesler Lecture HallCedar Rapids -
Thursday Forum - Film Music, Concert Music, and the Hollywood Connection
<p>Over the course of this four-week forum, Instructor and Teaching Artist in Music Alan Lawrence will explore significant milestones in the film music of the past century. Through film clips and music recordings, audience members will learn about important film composers and the connections between film music and concert music. The first week’s session will move from the silent film era through the blockbusters of the 1930s and ‘40s, highlighting the work of expatriate composers like Max Steiner (who scored King Kong, Gone with the Wind, and Casablanca) and Erich Wolfgang Korngold (The Adventures of Robin Hood). In week two, we will take up the work of more expat European composers, including Franz Waxman (Sunset Boulevard and Rear Window) and Miklos Rozsa (Spellbound and Ben Hur), as well as American-born composers like Alfred Newman (The Hunchback of Notre Dame), David Raksin (Laura), and Hugo Friedhofer (The Best Years of Our Lives). The third session will highlight the volatile talent of composer Bernard Herrmann (Citizen Kane, Vertigo, North by Northwest, and Psycho), as well as other mid-century composers like Jerome Moross (The Big Country) and Elmer Bernstein (To Kill a Mockingbird). The final session will underscore the influence of concert composers like Richard Wagner, Igor Stravinsky, and Aaron Copland on film composers, including the work of the versatile John Williams (Jaws, Star Wars, E.T., and more).</p> 2020-03-12 11:30:00 -0500
3/12/208:45 a.m.Coe College, Hickok Hall, Kesler Lecture HallCedar Rapids -
Thursday Forum - Film Music, Concert Music, and the Hollywood Connection
<p>Over the course of this four-week forum, Instructor and Teaching Artist in Music Alan Lawrence will explore significant milestones in the film music of the past century. Through film clips and music recordings, audience members will learn about important film composers and the connections between film music and concert music. The first week’s session will move from the silent film era through the blockbusters of the 1930s and ‘40s, highlighting the work of expatriate composers like Max Steiner (who scored King Kong, Gone with the Wind, and Casablanca) and Erich Wolfgang Korngold (The Adventures of Robin Hood). In week two, we will take up the work of more expat European composers, including Franz Waxman (Sunset Boulevard and Rear Window) and Miklos Rozsa (Spellbound and Ben Hur), as well as American-born composers like Alfred Newman (The Hunchback of Notre Dame), David Raksin (Laura), and Hugo Friedhofer (The Best Years of Our Lives). The third session will highlight the volatile talent of composer Bernard Herrmann (Citizen Kane, Vertigo, North by Northwest, and Psycho), as well as other mid-century composers like Jerome Moross (The Big Country) and Elmer Bernstein (To Kill a Mockingbird). The final session will underscore the influence of concert composers like Richard Wagner, Igor Stravinsky, and Aaron Copland on film composers, including the work of the versatile John Williams (Jaws, Star Wars, E.T., and more).</p> 2020-03-19 11:30:00 -0500
3/19/208:45 a.m.Coe College, Hickok Hall, Kesler Lecture HallCedar Rapids -
Thursday Forum - Film Music, Concert Music, and the Hollywood Connection
<p>Over the course of this four-week forum, Instructor and Teaching Artist in Music Alan Lawrence will explore significant milestones in the film music of the past century. Through film clips and music recordings, audience members will learn about important film composers and the connections between film music and concert music. The first week’s session will move from the silent film era through the blockbusters of the 1930s and ‘40s, highlighting the work of expatriate composers like Max Steiner (who scored King Kong, Gone with the Wind, and Casablanca) and Erich Wolfgang Korngold (The Adventures of Robin Hood). In week two, we will take up the work of more expat European composers, including Franz Waxman (Sunset Boulevard and Rear Window) and Miklos Rozsa (Spellbound and Ben Hur), as well as American-born composers like Alfred Newman (The Hunchback of Notre Dame), David Raksin (Laura), and Hugo Friedhofer (The Best Years of Our Lives). The third session will highlight the volatile talent of composer Bernard Herrmann (Citizen Kane, Vertigo, North by Northwest, and Psycho), as well as other mid-century composers like Jerome Moross (The Big Country) and Elmer Bernstein (To Kill a Mockingbird). The final session will underscore the influence of concert composers like Richard Wagner, Igor Stravinsky, and Aaron Copland on film composers, including the work of the versatile John Williams (Jaws, Star Wars, E.T., and more).</p> 2020-03-26 11:30:00 -0500
3/26/208:45 a.m.Coe College, Hickok Hall, Kesler Lecture HallCedar Rapids -
Thursday Forum - Slavery and the Civil War in American History and Memory
<p>Controversy is once again swirling in the US over issues and events with deep connections to slavery and the Civil War. Communities are hotly debating removal of Confederate flags and monuments; politicians and pundits routinely reference Civil War causes and leaders; and popular music, movies, and museums grapple with how to tell the stories of slavery and the Civil War. Over the course of this forum, Whipple Associate Professor of History Brie Swenson Arnold will explore the United States’ complicated history and memory of slavery and the Civil War. The series begins with an overview of the origins, expansion, and lived experiences of American racial slavery. It continues with a session on the origins and course of the Civil War, a conflict centered on slavery. Weeks three and four turn to examining how Americans have variously portrayed slavery and the Civil War in national memory and popular culture—including in holidays like Memorial Day and Emancipation Day, Civil War sites and monuments, and films like The Birth of a Nation (1915), Gone with the Wind (1939), Roots (1977), Glory (1989), Lincoln (2012), Twelve Years a Slave (2013), and Free State of Jones (2016). Throughout, the series will shed light on broader issues in US politics, culture, and society—particularly Americans’ efforts to come to terms with their nation’s complicated history of race and racism.</p> 2019-10-03 11:30:00 -0500
4/02/208:45 a.m.Coe College, Hickok Hall, Kesler Lecture HallCedar Rapids -
Thursday Forum - Slavery and the Civil War in American History and Memory
<p>Controversy is once again swirling in the US over issues and events with deep connections to slavery and the Civil War. Communities are hotly debating removal of Confederate flags and monuments; politicians and pundits routinely reference Civil War causes and leaders; and popular music, movies, and museums grapple with how to tell the stories of slavery and the Civil War. Over the course of this forum, Whipple Associate Professor of History Brie Swenson Arnold will explore the United States’ complicated history and memory of slavery and the Civil War. The series begins with an overview of the origins, expansion, and lived experiences of American racial slavery. It continues with a session on the origins and course of the Civil War, a conflict centered on slavery. Weeks three and four turn to examining how Americans have variously portrayed slavery and the Civil War in national memory and popular culture—including in holidays like Memorial Day and Emancipation Day, Civil War sites and monuments, and films like The Birth of a Nation (1915), Gone with the Wind (1939), Roots (1977), Glory (1989), Lincoln (2012), Twelve Years a Slave (2013), and Free State of Jones (2016). Throughout, the series will shed light on broader issues in US politics, culture, and society—particularly Americans’ efforts to come to terms with their nation’s complicated history of race and racism.</p> 2020-04-09 11:30:00 -0500
4/09/208:45 a.m.Coe College, Hickok Hall, Kesler Lecture HallCedar Rapids -
Thursday Forum - Slavery and the Civil War in American History and Memory
<p>Controversy is once again swirling in the US over issues and events with deep connections to slavery and the Civil War. Communities are hotly debating removal of Confederate flags and monuments; politicians and pundits routinely reference Civil War causes and leaders; and popular music, movies, and museums grapple with how to tell the stories of slavery and the Civil War. Over the course of this forum, Whipple Associate Professor of History Brie Swenson Arnold will explore the United States’ complicated history and memory of slavery and the Civil War. The series begins with an overview of the origins, expansion, and lived experiences of American racial slavery. It continues with a session on the origins and course of the Civil War, a conflict centered on slavery. Weeks three and four turn to examining how Americans have variously portrayed slavery and the Civil War in national memory and popular culture—including in holidays like Memorial Day and Emancipation Day, Civil War sites and monuments, and films like The Birth of a Nation (1915), Gone with the Wind (1939), Roots (1977), Glory (1989), Lincoln (2012), Twelve Years a Slave (2013), and Free State of Jones (2016). Throughout, the series will shed light on broader issues in US politics, culture, and society—particularly Americans’ efforts to come to terms with their nation’s complicated history of race and racism.</p> 2020-04-16 11:30:00 -0500
4/16/208:45 a.m.Coe College, Hickok Hall, Kesler Lecture HallCedar Rapids -
Thursday Forum - Slavery and the Civil War in American History and Memory
<p>Controversy is once again swirling in the US over issues and events with deep connections to slavery and the Civil War. Communities are hotly debating removal of Confederate flags and monuments; politicians and pundits routinely reference Civil War causes and leaders; and popular music, movies, and museums grapple with how to tell the stories of slavery and the Civil War. Over the course of this forum, Whipple Associate Professor of History Brie Swenson Arnold will explore the United States’ complicated history and memory of slavery and the Civil War. The series begins with an overview of the origins, expansion, and lived experiences of American racial slavery. It continues with a session on the origins and course of the Civil War, a conflict centered on slavery. Weeks three and four turn to examining how Americans have variously portrayed slavery and the Civil War in national memory and popular culture—including in holidays like Memorial Day and Emancipation Day, Civil War sites and monuments, and films like The Birth of a Nation (1915), Gone with the Wind (1939), Roots (1977), Glory (1989), Lincoln (2012), Twelve Years a Slave (2013), and Free State of Jones (2016). Throughout, the series will shed light on broader issues in US politics, culture, and society—particularly Americans’ efforts to come to terms with their nation’s complicated history of race and racism.</p> 2020-04-23 11:30:00 -0500
4/23/208:45 a.m.Coe College, Hickok Hall, Kesler Lecture HallCedar Rapids -
Thursday Forum - Populism and Democracy in Venezuela, Brazil, Turkey, and the U.S.
<p>In recent decades, democracies around the world have been weakened by populist governments. In this four-week forum, Coe physics department faculty originally from Turkey, Brazil, Venezuela and the United States will explore the status and crisis of democracy in their home countries. Assistant Professor of Physics Firdevs Duru and Associate Professor Physics Ugur Akgun begin the series by focusing on Turkey, the only predominantly Muslim democratic country in the world. After tracing the early twentieth-century roots of Turkish democracy, the presenters will discuss present-day threats to this seventy-year-old democracy under rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Assistant Professor of Physics Caio Bragatto moves the story to the stormy history of democracy in Brazil from the 1980s to today's controversial Jair Bolsonaro government. Fran Allison and Francis Halpin Professor of Physics Mario Affatigato will then discuss Venezuela's democratic journey, tracing events from 1947 to the present-day presidencies of Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro. B.D. Silliman Professor of Physics Steve Feller, a native of Brooklyn, New York, will conclude the forum by discussing the status of populist politics and democracy in the U.S. The session will use the lens of New York City and State politics and politicians (including Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer, Rudy Giuliani, Kristen Gillibrand and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) to assess how the present compares to other moments of tumult and fracture in American Populist politics. </p> 2019-11-07 11:30:00 -060011/07/198:45 a.m.Coe College, Hickok Hall, Kesler Lecture HallCedar Rapids -
Thursday Forum - Populism and Democracy in Venezuela, Brazil, Turkey, and the U.S.
<p>In recent decades, democracies around the world have been weakened by populist governments. In this four-week forum, Coe physics department faculty originally from Turkey, Brazil, Venezuela and the United States will explore the status and crisis of democracy in their home countries. Assistant Professor of Physics Firdevs Duru and Associate Professor Physics Ugur Akgun begin the series by focusing on Turkey, the only predominantly Muslim democratic country in the world. After tracing the early twentieth-century roots of Turkish democracy, the presenters will discuss present-day threats to this seventy-year-old democracy under rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Assistant Professor of Physics Caio Bragatto moves the story to the stormy history of democracy in Brazil from the 1980s to today's controversial Jair Bolsonaro government. Fran Allison and Francis Halpin Professor of Physics Mario Affatigato will then discuss Venezuela's democratic journey, tracing events from 1947 to the present-day presidencies of Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro. B.D. Silliman Professor of Physics Steve Feller, a native of Brooklyn, New York, will conclude the forum by discussing the status of populist politics and democracy in the U.S. The session will use the lens of New York City and State politics and politicians (including Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer, Rudy Giuliani, Kristen Gillibrand and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) to assess how the present compares to other moments of tumult and fracture in American Populist politics. </p> 2019-11-14 11:30:00 -060011/14/198:45 a.m.Coe College, Hickok Hall, Kesler Lecture HallCedar Rapids -
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Thursday Forum - Populism and Democracy in Venezuela, Brazil, Turkey, and the U.S.
<p>In recent decades, democracies around the world have been weakened by populist governments. In this four-week forum, Coe physics department faculty originally from Turkey, Brazil, Venezuela and the United States will explore the status and crisis of democracy in their home countries. Assistant Professor of Physics Firdevs Duru and Associate Professor Physics Ugur Akgun begin the series by focusing on Turkey, the only predominantly Muslim democratic country in the world. After tracing the early twentieth-century roots of Turkish democracy, the presenters will discuss present-day threats to this seventy-year-old democracy under rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Assistant Professor of Physics Caio Bragatto moves the story to the stormy history of democracy in Brazil from the 1980s to today's controversial Jair Bolsonaro government. Fran Allison and Francis Halpin Professor of Physics Mario Affatigato will then discuss Venezuela's democratic journey, tracing events from 1947 to the present-day presidencies of Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro. B.D. Silliman Professor of Physics Steve Feller, a native of Brooklyn, New York, will conclude the forum by discussing the status of populist politics and democracy in the U.S. The session will use the lens of New York City and State politics and politicians (including Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer, Rudy Giuliani, Kristen Gillibrand and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) to assess how the present compares to other moments of tumult and fracture in American Populist politics. </p> 2019-11-21 11:30:00 -060011/21/198:45 a.m.Coe College, Hickok Hall, Kesler Lecture HallCedar Rapids -
Thursday Forum - CRISPR Technology and the Brave New World of Genetic Engineering
<p>Popular media is abuzz with news stories and catchy headlines about CRISPR technology—variously proclaiming it as a cure for cancer, blindness, or blood disorders, a concerning technology that can create genetically modified babies, or a powerful way to adapt the foods we grow and eat. But what is CRISPR and how does it work? In this two-week forum, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology Patricia Storlie will take you behind the hype in order to understand and be more informed about this exciting breakthrough and new biotechnology tool. The forum will begin with the basics, explaining the history of CRISPR and what the technology involves. It will go on to examine how CRISPR is revolutionizing science and medicine—in basic research and in groundbreaking trials as a therapy for human disease or a tool to control insect populations and invasive plant species. All throughout, we will consider the oversight and safeguards (or lack thereof) that are in place as we enter the brave new world of genetic engineering at full speed.</p> 2019-09-24 11:30:00 -05001/16/208:45 a.m.Coe College, Hickok Hall, Kesler Lecture HallCedar Rapids -
Thursday Forum - CRISPR Technology and the Brave New World of Genetic Engineering
<p>Popular media is abuzz with news stories and catchy headlines about CRISPR technology—variously proclaiming it as a cure for cancer, blindness, or blood disorders, a concerning technology that can create genetically modified babies, or a powerful way to adapt the foods we grow and eat. But what is CRISPR and how does it work? In this two-week forum, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology Patricia Storlie will take you behind the hype in order to understand and be more informed about this exciting breakthrough and new biotechnology tool. The forum will begin with the basics, explaining the history of CRISPR and what the technology involves. It will go on to examine how CRISPR is revolutionizing science and medicine—in basic research and in groundbreaking trials as a therapy for human disease or a tool to control insect populations and invasive plant species. All throughout, we will consider the oversight and safeguards (or lack thereof) that are in place as we enter the brave new world of genetic engineering at full speed.</p> 2020-01-23 11:30:00 -06001/23/208:45 a.m.Coe College, Hickok Hall, Kesler Lecture HallCedar Rapids -
Thursday Forum - The Golden Age of Neuroscience: Understanding Addiction, Stress, and Brain Disorders
<p>Researchers have learned more about the brain in the last decade than in centuries of study, ushering in a golden age of neuroscience. Yet, a better understanding of the brain is still desperately needed in order to develop effective treatments for neurological disorders, one of the greatest threats to public health. How do we go about understanding the nervous system—the most complex organ system in the human body—and a range of neural processes like addiction, stress, and brain disorders? This forum, led by faculty from Coe’s biology and psychology departments, will provide an introduction to neuroscience and exciting developments in this dynamic field. Following week one’s introduction to the field and its history, week two’s session led by Professor of Psychology Michael Baker will explore addiction and the psychological and neurobiological mechanisms that play a role in the compulsive behaviors associated with it. In the third session, Associate Professor of Biology David Lo will explain the biological process of stress, the myriad ways stress impacts our health, and techniques for managing stress. The final session, led by Associate Professor of Biology Paul Storer, will explain the mechanisms that lead to brain disorders like Alzheimer’s disease and Multiple Sclerosis and explore the modern treatments that may ameliorate such brain disorders.</p> 2019-10-01 11:30:00 -05002/06/208:45 a.m.Coe College, Hickok Hall, Kesler Lecture HallCedar Rapids -
Thursday Forum - The Golden Age of Neuroscience: Understanding Addiction, Stress, and Brain Disorders
<p>Researchers have learned more about the brain in the last decade than in centuries of study, ushering in a golden age of neuroscience. Yet, a better understanding of the brain is still desperately needed in order to develop effective treatments for neurological disorders, one of the greatest threats to public health. How do we go about understanding the nervous system—the most complex organ system in the human body—and a range of neural processes like addiction, stress, and brain disorders? This forum, led by faculty from Coe’s biology and psychology departments, will provide an introduction to neuroscience and exciting developments in this dynamic field. Following week one’s introduction to the field and its history, week two’s session led by Professor of Psychology Michael Baker will explore addiction and the psychological and neurobiological mechanisms that play a role in the compulsive behaviors associated with it. In the third session, Associate Professor of Biology David Lo will explain the biological process of stress, the myriad ways stress impacts our health, and techniques for managing stress. The final session, led by Associate Professor of Biology Paul Storer, will explain the mechanisms that lead to brain disorders like Alzheimer’s disease and Multiple Sclerosis and explore the modern treatments that may ameliorate such brain disorders.</p> 2020-02-13 11:30:00 -06002/13/208:45 a.m.Coe College, Hickok Hall, Kesler Lecture HallCedar Rapids -
Thursday Forum - The Golden Age of Neuroscience: Understanding Addiction, Stress, and Brain Disorders
<p>Researchers have learned more about the brain in the last decade than in centuries of study, ushering in a golden age of neuroscience. Yet, a better understanding of the brain is still desperately needed in order to develop effective treatments for neurological disorders, one of the greatest threats to public health. How do we go about understanding the nervous system—the most complex organ system in the human body—and a range of neural processes like addiction, stress, and brain disorders? This forum, led by faculty from Coe’s biology and psychology departments, will provide an introduction to neuroscience and exciting developments in this dynamic field. Following week one’s introduction to the field and its history, week two’s session led by Professor of Psychology Michael Baker will explore addiction and the psychological and neurobiological mechanisms that play a role in the compulsive behaviors associated with it. In the third session, Associate Professor of Biology David Lo will explain the biological process of stress, the myriad ways stress impacts our health, and techniques for managing stress. The final session, led by Associate Professor of Biology Paul Storer, will explain the mechanisms that lead to brain disorders like Alzheimer’s disease and Multiple Sclerosis and explore the modern treatments that may ameliorate such brain disorders.</p> 2020-02-20 11:30:00 -06002/20/208:45 a.m.Coe College, Hickok Hall, Kesler Lecture HallCedar Rapids -
Thursday Forum - The Golden Age of Neuroscience: Understanding Addiction, Stress, and Brain Disorders
<p>Researchers have learned more about the brain in the last decade than in centuries of study, ushering in a golden age of neuroscience. Yet, a better understanding of the brain is still desperately needed in order to develop effective treatments for neurological disorders, one of the greatest threats to public health. How do we go about understanding the nervous system—the most complex organ system in the human body—and a range of neural processes like addiction, stress, and brain disorders? This forum, led by faculty from Coe’s biology and psychology departments, will provide an introduction to neuroscience and exciting developments in this dynamic field. Following week one’s introduction to the field and its history, week two’s session led by Professor of Psychology Michael Baker will explore addiction and the psychological and neurobiological mechanisms that play a role in the compulsive behaviors associated with it. In the third session, Associate Professor of Biology David Lo will explain the biological process of stress, the myriad ways stress impacts our health, and techniques for managing stress. The final session, led by Associate Professor of Biology Paul Storer, will explain the mechanisms that lead to brain disorders like Alzheimer’s disease and Multiple Sclerosis and explore the modern treatments that may ameliorate such brain disorders.</p> 2020-02-27 11:30:00 -06002/27/208:45 a.m.Coe College, Hickok Hall, Kesler Lecture HallCedar Rapids -
Thursday Forum - Art Loan Logistics: Following Grant Wood's Boy Milking Cow from Coe to the Big Apple
<p>In this special one-session presentation, Assistant Professor of Art History Ranelle Knight-Lueth will take forum participants behind the scenes to learn all that is involved in loaning valuable works of art between museums. The session will particularly focus on the loan of three large panels from Coe’s permanent collection of Grant Wood murals—including the iconic painting Boy Milking Cow—to the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. In discussing the multi-year process and logistics of museum-to-museum art loans, this forum will take audience members on an adventure from Coe to New York City and offer a glimpse into the Whitney’s special retrospective exhibition of Iowa’s most famous artist.</p> 2019-09-24 11:30:00 -0500
12/05/198:45 a.m.Coe College, Hickok Hall, Kesler Lecture HallCedar Rapids -
Iowa City November Midday Luncheon Connection
<p>You are invited to the Iowa City Midday Luncheon Connection (CWC)</p><p><br></p><p>Wednesday, November 13, 2019 12:00 Noon Cost $15.00</p><p><br></p><p align="center">Reservations and Cancellations essential by 11:45 Monday, November 11, 2019.</p><p align="center">Call Rini at 319-358-7016. <strong>Regarding cancellations, PLEASE call Rini</strong><strong>319-358-7016 if you are unable to attend, even if it is beyond the deadline, including the day of the luncheon. The group is charged for each reservation unless cancelled.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>New Location: Forum Theater. Grand Living at Bridgewater</p><p>3 Russell Slade BLVD Coralville, IA 52241</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Theme: </strong>Weaving Through the Fabric of Life</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Feature: </strong>“Wharped for Weaving”</p><p><em>Anna Alexander, with the Iowa City Craft Guild celebrates their 80<sup>th</sup>Anniversary. Anna will bring various looms for show and tell.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><strong>Speaker:</strong>Sharon Wiese, Lake Barrington, IL “Receiving Gifts- Tis more blessed to receive …”</p><p><em>She will share about the gifts she has received in her life, beginning with her daddy’s return from WWII.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em> </em></p><p>No membership. Affiliated with Stonecroft.</p><p><br></p> 2019-09-27 14:00:00 -050011/13/1912:00 p.m.Grand Living at Bridgewater/Forum ThesterCoralville -
WILD BILL & THE PONY EXPRESS
<p>WILD BILL & THE PONY EXPRESS AT THE VFW POST # 788 ON EVERY THURSDAY DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER FROM 5 TO 9 PM. COST $6.00</p><p>SHORT ORDERS SERVED ARE FROM 5 TO 7 PM.</p><p>THURSDAY'S DURING OCTOBER ARE: OCTOBER 3RD, OCTOBER 10TH, OCTOBER 17TH, OCTOBER 24TH AND OCTOBER 31ST. </p> 2019-10-25 21:00:00 -050010/24/195:00 p.m.VFW Post # 788Cedar Rapids -
Cultivate Hope Market
<p>Stop by the urban farm to buy our fresh produce from 4-7 p.m. every Thursday! We will have fresh produce, vendor items, movement activities and brick oven pizzas. There will be scavenger hunts for the kids as well as the playground and other things to do around the farm.</p><p><br></p><p>A walking group will depart the farm at 5:30 p.m. for a one-mile walk. Don't forget your reusable water bottle!</p><p><br></p><p>SNAP/EBT accepted. Produce is sold at half price for income qualified individuals through our Farm Fresh Friends program.</p><p><br></p><p>The Cultivate Hope Urban Farm is located at 437 G Ave. NW in Cedar Rapids. Parking is available on both F and G Avenues.</p><p><br></p> 2019-10-24 19:00:00 -0500
10/24/194:00 p.m.Cultivate Hope Urban FarmCedar Rapids -
Playtime Poppy Presents- Reeling
<p><strong>Synopsis: </strong><em>It’s the big day Buster is going to propose to the love of his life. Now all he has to do is get a job, get a ring, get to Hollywood, sneak on the set, convince everyone he is the director, get her the star role in the film, escape the cops who are hot on his tail, and have her say yes. Oh, and he has to do this without saying a word. Join Jefferson High School for</em><strong><em> Reeling</em></strong><em>, a children’s play based on the silent movies of Buster Keaton</em>. </p><p><strong>Media sponsor: KDAT</strong></p><p><strong>Performances:</strong><br>Thursday, October 31 at <strong>4:30pm</strong></p><p>Friday, November 1 at 5:00pm*</p><p>Friday, November 1 at 7:30pm</p><p>Saturday, November 2 at 11:00am* </p><p>Saturday, November 2 at 2:00pm</p><p>*American Sign Language interpretation</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Tickets: </strong>$5 (ages 1-99) Tickets are available 45 minutes prior to the performance. </p><p>Auditorium doors open 30 minutes prior to the performance. Playtime Poppy performances are typically one hour in length.</p> 2019-09-18 18:00:00 -0500
11/01/195:00 p.m.Jefferson High SchoolCedar Rapids -
Playtime Poppy Presents - Reeling
<p><strong>Synopsis: </strong><em>It’s the big day Buster is going to propose to the love of his life. Now all he has to do is get a job, get a ring, get to Hollywood, sneak on the set, convince everyone he is the director, get her the star role in the film, escape the cops who are hot on his tail, and have her say yes. Oh, and he has to do this without saying a word. Join Jefferson High School for</em><strong><em> Reeling</em></strong><em>, a children’s play based on the silent movies of Buster Keaton</em>. </p><p><strong>Media sponsor: KDAT</strong></p><p><strong>Performances:</strong><br>Thursday, October 31 at <strong>4:30pm</strong></p><p>Friday, November 1 at 5:00pm*</p><p>Friday, November 1 at 7:30pm</p><p>Saturday, November 2 at 11:00am* </p><p>Saturday, November 2 at 2:00pm</p><p>*American Sign Language interpretation</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Tickets: </strong>$5 (ages 1-99) Tickets are available 45 minutes prior to the performance. </p><p>Auditorium doors open 30 minutes prior to the performance. Playtime Poppy performances are typically one hour in length.</p> 2019-09-18 20:30:00 -0500
11/01/197:30 p.m.Jefferson High SchoolCedar Rapids -
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Playtime Poppy Presents - Reeling
<p><strong>Synopsis: </strong><em>It’s the big day Buster is going to propose to the love of his life. Now all he has to do is get a job, get a ring, get to Hollywood, sneak on the set, convince everyone he is the director, get her the star role in the film, escape the cops who are hot on his tail, and have her say yes. Oh, and he has to do this without saying a word. Join Jefferson High School for</em><strong><em> Reeling</em></strong><em>, a children’s play based on the silent movies of Buster Keaton</em>. </p><p><strong>Media sponsor: KDAT</strong></p><p><strong>Performances:</strong><br>Thursday, October 31 at <strong>4:30pm</strong></p><p>Friday, November 1 at 5:00pm*</p><p>Friday, November 1 at 7:30pm</p><p>Saturday, November 2 at 11:00am* </p><p>Saturday, November 2 at 2:00pm</p><p>*American Sign Language interpretation</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Tickets: </strong>$5 (ages 1-99) Tickets are available 45 minutes prior to the performance. </p><p>Auditorium doors open 30 minutes prior to the performance. Playtime Poppy performances are typically one hour in length.</p> 2019-09-18 12:00:00 -0500
11/02/1911:00 a.m.Jefferson High SchoolCedar Rapids -
Boland Dowdall Duo Plus One
<p><em>Boland Dowdall Plus One, </em>flutist<em> </em>Jan Boland, guitarist John Dowdall and pan flutist Rodney Garnett, will perform a concert of world music for flutes and guitar at Kirkwood Community College in room 384 Cedar Hall (Choir Room) at 6301 Kirkwood Blvd SW in Cedar Rapids, IA at 11:15 a.m. on Thursday October 31, 2019. The concert will feature music from Moldova and Peru where the pan flute, a series of varying length reed or wooden tubes activated by blowing down into the open holes, is a common and prominent instrument. Garnett learned to play the pan flute while studying aural music traditions and culture in Moldova, situated between Ukraine and Romania, on a Fullbright scholarship. Moldovan traditional music reminds western audiences of the pathos and joy of Jewish and Gypsy music traditions, and has a reputation for virtuosity that moves audiences to both dancing and to tears. Boland and Garnett will also play modern western and 19th-c. wooden flutes with music ranging from the baroque Scottish composer James Oswald to special arrangements for <em>Boland Dowdall Plus One</em> by Moldovan composer Igor Iachimciuc.</p><p><br></p><p>Boland, Dowdall & Garnett just returned from working on this program during an intensive 2-week chamber music residency in New Hampshire, where they first launched their collaboration with a weeklong residency in 2018. Garnett is professor emeritus at the University of Wyoming, and has worked extensively in orchestras, jazz and chamber music ensembles, folk music ensembles, and recording studios. </p><p><br></p> 2019-09-14 12:15:00 -0500
10/31/1911:15 a.m.Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids -
Playtime Poppy Presents - Reeling
<p><strong>Synopsis: </strong><em>It’s the big day Buster is going to propose to the love of his life. Now all he has to do is get a job, get a ring, get to Hollywood, sneak on the set, convince everyone he is the director, get her the star role in the film, escape the cops who are hot on his tail, and have her say yes. Oh, and he has to do this without saying a word. Join Jefferson High School for</em><strong><em> Reeling</em></strong><em>, a children’s play based on the silent movies of Buster Keaton</em>. </p><p><strong>Media sponsor: KDAT</strong></p><p><strong>Performances:</strong><br>Thursday, October 31 at <strong>4:30pm</strong></p><p>Friday, November 1 at 5:00pm*</p><p>Friday, November 1 at 7:30pm</p><p>Saturday, November 2 at 11:00am* </p><p>Saturday, November 2 at 2:00pm</p><p>*American Sign Language interpretation</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Tickets: </strong>$5 (ages 1-99) Tickets are available 45 minutes prior to the performance. </p><p>Auditorium doors open 30 minutes prior to the performance. Playtime Poppy performances are typically one hour in length.</p> 2019-09-18 15:00:00 -0500
11/02/192:00 p.m.Jefferson High SchoolCedar Rapids -
Farmer's Daughter's Market Fall Open House
<p>The Farmer's Daughter's Market and Cascading Waters by James Franta are co-hosting the Fall Fest on Thursday, October 24th from 4PM to 8PM. We will be showcasing our fall décor, including our newest water feature, wine tastings, cider, and snacks, and discounts throughout the barn. New sweaters, gnomes, gifts and so much more! Come celebrate the fall season with us! The Farmer's Daughter's Market is located at 495 Miller Road in Hiawatha.</p> 2019-10-05 20:00:00 -0500
10/24/194:00 p.m.Farmer's Daughter's MarketHiawatha -
Safety Scoop - You and Your Medications
<p>Craig Clark, pharmacist and owner of Clark’s Pharmacy, will conduct an interactive discussion on safety with your personal medications. During the talk, he will discuss your personal medication safety, safe storage of your medication and keeping your medications safe from others. Taking medications as prescribed is crucial to your treatment and health. He will also discuss reliable information sources, what to do if your medication looks different from you remember. This will be an interactive forum, so plan to bring any questions you may have concerning your medications and their safe usage. Parking limited. Refreshments provided. FREE</p> 2019-06-19 12:00:00 -0500
10/23/1911:00 a.m.Cedar Rapids Fire DepartmentCedar Rapids