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The U.S. Constitution
<p>The United States is governed by its Constitution, the country’s basic system of law since 1789, making it the oldest national constitution still in existence. Neither sacred text nor outmoded artifact of the United States’ agrarian past, the US Constitution today functions as a guide to politics and government: it describes positions, articulates essential principles and establishes boundaries. During this four-week forum, Professor of Political Science Bruce Nesmith will discuss the historical origins and “living” nature of the U.S. Constitution. The first two sessions will explore the context in which the Constitution was written, including the history of the early United States, what brought the authors to the 1787 constitutional Convention and the currents of thought they shared and the precedents upon which they drew. We will discuss some of the key issues at the center of the discussions in 1787: the power of the national government, state representation in Congress, selection of officers, the creation of the presidency and approaches to protection of individual rights. In the third week, we will assess the degree to which such issues were resolved in the text of the Constitution. The final session will consider how the Constitution has changed in the years since it went into effect, through the formal amendment process as well as changes in custom and tradition that adapted to changing times.</p><p>Thursday Forum is held in Kesler Auditorium on the first floor of <a data-cke-saved-href="{CCM:BASE_URL}/why-coe/visitor-information/campus-map" href="{CCM%3ABASE_URL}/why-coe/visitor-information/campus-map">Hickok Hall</a>. Each weekly session begins with registration and refreshments from 8:45-9:15 AM, followed by the lecture until 11:30 AM. The presentations blend lecture, media such as film and music, and discussion.</p><p>Admission to each four-week forum series is $40. Admission to individual lectures and each session of two- and three-week forums is $12 per week. Admission includes the lecture and morning refreshments of coffee, tea and pastries. Payment can be made in person on Thursday mornings by cash or personal check. Credit card payments can be processed by <a data-cke-saved-href="http://commerce.cashnet.com/coestore" href="http://commerce.cashnet.com/coestore">registering online</a> in advance at www.coe.edu/thursday-forum.</p> 2022-08-29 11:30:00 -0500
4/06/238:45 a.m.Kesler Lecture Hall of Hickok HallCedar Rapids -
The U.S. Constitution
<p>The United States is governed by its Constitution, the country’s basic system of law since 1789, making it the oldest national constitution still in existence. Neither sacred text nor outmoded artifact of the United States’ agrarian past, the US Constitution today functions as a guide to politics and government: it describes positions, articulates essential principles and establishes boundaries. During this four-week forum, Professor of Political Science Bruce Nesmith will discuss the historical origins and “living” nature of the U.S. Constitution. The first two sessions will explore the context in which the Constitution was written, including the history of the early United States, what brought the authors to the 1787 constitutional Convention and the currents of thought they shared and the precedents upon which they drew. We will discuss some of the key issues at the center of the discussions in 1787: the power of the national government, state representation in Congress, selection of officers, the creation of the presidency and approaches to protection of individual rights. In the third week, we will assess the degree to which such issues were resolved in the text of the Constitution. The final session will consider how the Constitution has changed in the years since it went into effect, through the formal amendment process as well as changes in custom and tradition that adapted to changing times.</p><p>Thursday Forum is held in Kesler Auditorium on the first floor of <a data-cke-saved-href="{CCM:BASE_URL}/why-coe/visitor-information/campus-map" href="{CCM%3ABASE_URL}/why-coe/visitor-information/campus-map">Hickok Hall</a>. Each weekly session begins with registration and refreshments from 8:45-9:15 AM, followed by the lecture until 11:30 AM. The presentations blend lecture, media such as film and music, and discussion.</p><p>Admission to each four-week forum series is $40. Admission to individual lectures and each session of two- and three-week forums is $12 per week. Admission includes the lecture and morning refreshments of coffee, tea and pastries. Payment can be made in person on Thursday mornings by cash or personal check. Credit card payments can be processed by <a data-cke-saved-href="http://commerce.cashnet.com/coestore" href="http://commerce.cashnet.com/coestore">registering online</a> in advance at www.coe.edu/thursday-forum.</p> 2023-04-13 11:30:00 -0500
4/13/238:45 a.m.Kesler Lecture Hall of Hickok HallCedar Rapids -
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The U.S. Constitution
<p>The United States is governed by its Constitution, the country’s basic system of law since 1789, making it the oldest national constitution still in existence. Neither sacred text nor outmoded artifact of the United States’ agrarian past, the US Constitution today functions as a guide to politics and government: it describes positions, articulates essential principles and establishes boundaries. During this four-week forum, Professor of Political Science Bruce Nesmith will discuss the historical origins and “living” nature of the U.S. Constitution. The first two sessions will explore the context in which the Constitution was written, including the history of the early United States, what brought the authors to the 1787 constitutional Convention and the currents of thought they shared and the precedents upon which they drew. We will discuss some of the key issues at the center of the discussions in 1787: the power of the national government, state representation in Congress, selection of officers, the creation of the presidency and approaches to protection of individual rights. In the third week, we will assess the degree to which such issues were resolved in the text of the Constitution. The final session will consider how the Constitution has changed in the years since it went into effect, through the formal amendment process as well as changes in custom and tradition that adapted to changing times.</p><p>Thursday Forum is held in Kesler Auditorium on the first floor of <a data-cke-saved-href="{CCM:BASE_URL}/why-coe/visitor-information/campus-map" href="{CCM%3ABASE_URL}/why-coe/visitor-information/campus-map">Hickok Hall</a>. Each weekly session begins with registration and refreshments from 8:45-9:15 AM, followed by the lecture until 11:30 AM. The presentations blend lecture, media such as film and music, and discussion.</p><p>Admission to each four-week forum series is $40. Admission to individual lectures and each session of two- and three-week forums is $12 per week. Admission includes the lecture and morning refreshments of coffee, tea and pastries. Payment can be made in person on Thursday mornings by cash or personal check. Credit card payments can be processed by <a data-cke-saved-href="http://commerce.cashnet.com/coestore" href="http://commerce.cashnet.com/coestore">registering online</a> in advance at www.coe.edu/thursday-forum.</p> 2023-04-20 11:30:00 -0500
4/20/238:45 a.m.Kesler Lecture Hall of Hickok HallCedar Rapids -
The U.S. Constitution
<p>The United States is governed by its Constitution, the country’s basic system of law since 1789, making it the oldest national constitution still in existence. Neither sacred text nor outmoded artifact of the United States’ agrarian past, the US Constitution today functions as a guide to politics and government: it describes positions, articulates essential principles and establishes boundaries. During this four-week forum, Professor of Political Science Bruce Nesmith will discuss the historical origins and “living” nature of the U.S. Constitution. The first two sessions will explore the context in which the Constitution was written, including the history of the early United States, what brought the authors to the 1787 constitutional Convention and the currents of thought they shared and the precedents upon which they drew. We will discuss some of the key issues at the center of the discussions in 1787: the power of the national government, state representation in Congress, selection of officers, the creation of the presidency and approaches to protection of individual rights. In the third week, we will assess the degree to which such issues were resolved in the text of the Constitution. The final session will consider how the Constitution has changed in the years since it went into effect, through the formal amendment process as well as changes in custom and tradition that adapted to changing times.</p><p>Thursday Forum is held in Kesler Auditorium on the first floor of <a data-cke-saved-href="{CCM:BASE_URL}/why-coe/visitor-information/campus-map" href="{CCM%3ABASE_URL}/why-coe/visitor-information/campus-map">Hickok Hall</a>. Each weekly session begins with registration and refreshments from 8:45-9:15 AM, followed by the lecture until 11:30 AM. The presentations blend lecture, media such as film and music, and discussion.</p><p>Admission to each four-week forum series is $40. Admission to individual lectures and each session of two- and three-week forums is $12 per week. Admission includes the lecture and morning refreshments of coffee, tea and pastries. Payment can be made in person on Thursday mornings by cash or personal check. Credit card payments can be processed by <a data-cke-saved-href="http://commerce.cashnet.com/coestore" href="http://commerce.cashnet.com/coestore">registering online</a> in advance at www.coe.edu/thursday-forum.</p> 2023-04-27 11:30:00 -0500
4/27/238:45 a.m.Kesler Lecture Hall of Hickok HallCedar Rapids -
Daruma After Dark - Paper Mache Japanese Wishing Dolls
<p>Join us for a two week workshop creating Japanese Wishing Dolls, also known as Daruma. The Daruma is a traditional Japanese doll, which in Japan has become a symbol of perseverance and luck. Upon receiving a doll a wish is made, and one eye is filled in. Once the wish comes true you fill in the other eye!</p><p>Week 1: We'll create our paper mache forms, and let them dry, methods of paper mache and plastering will be discussed.</p><p>Week 2: We'll paint and embellish our dolls to give them some personality!</p> 2023-01-20 19:30:00 -06002/10/236:00 p.m.Eastern Iowa Arts Academy Music and Arts StudioCedar Rapids -
Daruma After Dark - Paper Mache Japanese Wishing Dolls
<p>Join us for a two week workshop creating Japanese Wishing Dolls, also known as Daruma. The Daruma is a traditional Japanese doll, which in Japan has become a symbol of perseverance and luck. Upon receiving a doll a wish is made, and one eye is filled in. Once the wish comes true you fill in the other eye!</p><p>Week 1: We'll create our paper mache forms, and let them dry, methods of paper mache and plastering will be discussed.</p><p>Week 2: We'll paint and embellish our dolls to give them some personality!</p> 2023-02-17 19:30:00 -06002/17/236:00 p.m.Eastern Iowa Arts Academy Music and Arts StudioCedar Rapids -
UC Newcomers Coffee
<p>University Club Newcomers offers a monthly social meet and greet coffees on the 3rd Thursday morning each monthly. 9:30-11.</p> 2023-02-16 11:00:00 -0600
2/16/239:30 a.m.Coralville Public LibraryCoralville -
UC Newcomers Coffee
<p>University Club Newcomers offers a monthly social meet and greet coffees on the 3rd Thursday morning each monthly. 9:30-11.</p> 2023-03-16 11:00:00 -0500
3/16/239:30 a.m.Coralville Public LibraryCoralville -
UC Newcomers Coffee
<p>University Club Newcomers offers a monthly social meet and greet coffees on the 3rd Thursday morning each monthly. 9:30-11.</p> 2023-04-20 11:00:00 -0500
4/20/239:30 a.m.Coralville Public LibraryCoralville -
UC Newcomers Coffee
<p>University Club Newcomers offers a monthly social meet and greet coffees on the 3rd Thursday morning each monthly. 9:30-11.</p> 2023-05-18 11:00:00 -0500
5/18/239:30 a.m.Coralville Public LibraryCoralville -
UI Tippie College Life Lessons webinar on Death is in the Details
<p>There are many things to consider when preparing for your own death. Do you want to leave a legacy or spend it all while you're here? Are inheritance taxes the same in every state (hint: the answer is no). What are your final wishes and are people prepared (and have you done the proper paperwork) so that those wishes can be followed? What do you need to do if you are wrapping up an estate? Our team of experts will provide guidance and insight to help you prepare. Moderated by Pat Heiden, former Executive Director of Oaknoll Retirement Residence with panelists <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-hagan-1602a03b/" title="Susan Hagen Linked In profile">Susan Hagen</a> (BA90/JD94), Executive Director of Planned Giving at the UI Center for Advancement, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-michael-7312b196/" title="Bob Michael Linked In bio">Robert Michael</a>, Partner at Holland, Michael, Raiber & Sittig PLC; and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-lensing-a7356431/" title="Michael Lensing Linked In bio">Michael Lensing</a>, Funeral Director and Co-owner, Lensing Funeral and Cremation Services.</p> 2022-08-01 13:00:00 -05002/08/2312:00 p.m.University of Iowa Tippie College of BusinessIowa City -
Friday Film Series: The Talk: Race in America
<p>This film documents the increasingly common conversation taking place in homes across the country between parents of color and their children, especially sons, about how to behave if they are ever stopped by the police. </p><p>This film will be streamed through Kanopy. It is 1 hour and 55 minutes long. </p> 2022-12-22 15:00:00 -0600
2/24/231:00 p.m.Hiawatha Public LibraryHiawatha -
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Two Goofs Comedy Tour
<p>Doors 7 PM, show 8 PM | 21+ only<br>Tickets $15 in advance, $20 at the door</p><p>Out of Omaha Nebraska, after spending time in Chicago and Los Angeles, Zach Peterson has been called "one the funniest performers around" by Minneapolis' CityPages and Kyle Kinane says "Zach is hilarious." Zach has made a name for himself around the country, from Alaska to Florida, for being "an affable oddball" with razor sharp jokes, headlining both clubs and festivals alike. He has worked with the likes of Tom Papa, Bobcat Goldthwait, Annie Lederman, Doug Benson, and many more. Zach's first album "Midwestern Jokes for the Americas" debuted in the top 5 on the Itunes Comedy Charts in 2018. Zach has been selected for countless festivals including the prestigious Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, The Limestone Comedy Festival, 10,000 Laughs, and The High Plains Comedy Festival, among others. When in Omaha Zach runs the wildly popular Omaha chapter of Don't Tell Comedy and The Broken Magic Comedy collective.</p><p>Casey Crawford is an absurdist comedian who tells short jokes loosely based on his dumb life. From growing up poor in rural South Dakota, to struggling in New York City, to his current life in New England and his weird marriage, Crawford essentially narrates his underdog life through one-liners. Crawford is a joke Jedi. His unique perspective put into terse, well-crafted one-liners mixes traditionalism with absurdism and makes him a favorite of people who "just want to hear some goddamned jokes at a bar"(guy at my last show, 2020). Casey was a new face at Montreal’s Just for Laughs in 2016. He made his television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live in 2017 and he regularly performs at the Comedy Studio in Boston.</p> 2023-01-31 22:00:00 -0600
2/03/238:00 p.m.The Lucky Cat Comedy & EventsCedar Rapids -
Two Goofs Comedy Tour
<p>Doors 7 PM, show 8 PM | 21+ only<br>Tickets $15 in advance, $20 at the door</p><p>Out of Omaha Nebraska, after spending time in Chicago and Los Angeles, Zach Peterson has been called "one the funniest performers around" by Minneapolis' CityPages and Kyle Kinane says "Zach is hilarious." Zach has made a name for himself around the country, from Alaska to Florida, for being "an affable oddball" with razor sharp jokes, headlining both clubs and festivals alike. He has worked with the likes of Tom Papa, Bobcat Goldthwait, Annie Lederman, Doug Benson, and many more. Zach's first album "Midwestern Jokes for the Americas" debuted in the top 5 on the Itunes Comedy Charts in 2018. Zach has been selected for countless festivals including the prestigious Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, The Limestone Comedy Festival, 10,000 Laughs, and The High Plains Comedy Festival, among others. When in Omaha Zach runs the wildly popular Omaha chapter of Don't Tell Comedy and The Broken Magic Comedy collective.</p><p>Casey Crawford is an absurdist comedian who tells short jokes loosely based on his dumb life. From growing up poor in rural South Dakota, to struggling in New York City, to his current life in New England and his weird marriage, Crawford essentially narrates his underdog life through one-liners. Crawford is a joke Jedi. His unique perspective put into terse, well-crafted one-liners mixes traditionalism with absurdism and makes him a favorite of people who "just want to hear some goddamned jokes at a bar"(guy at my last show, 2020). Casey was a new face at Montreal’s Just for Laughs in 2016. He made his television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live in 2017 and he regularly performs at the Comedy Studio in Boston.</p> 2023-02-04 22:00:00 -0600
2/04/238:00 p.m.The Lucky Cat Comedy & EventsCedar Rapids