What is Arts and Culture?
Check out with the Corridor’s arts, theater, literature and cultural events. Everything from cinema and dance to museum and exhibits are available under the Arts and Culture grouping.
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Musical Preview: Regina presents The Little Mermaid
<p>Walt Disney’s The Little Mermaid, based on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale, will be performed March 1-3, 2019 by the Regina High School Theatre Department at the Coralville Center for Performing Arts. Enjoy a preview of one of Disney’s most popular animated shows with some of the cast as they read the story, and sing and act out some scenes from the show!</p> 2019-02-12 11:00:00 -0600
2/20/1910:30 a.m.Iowa City Public LibraryIowa City -
PD Dance Moves
<p>60-minute dance program for People with Parkinson’s Disease. Care partners are welcome to attend. Dance can improve balance, flexibility, range of motion, and overall improve your ability to accomplish your activities of daily living. The class utilizes technical elements from various dance styles including Jazz, Swing, Salsa, Waltz, Foxtrot, and Argentine Tango. Previous dance experience not required.</p> 2019-02-20 11:30:00 -06002/20/1910:30 a.m.Eastern Iowa Parkinson's Wellness & Resource CenterCedar Rapids -
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Museum Store Artist of the Month: Barbara Bernier
<p>Museum Store Artist of the Month: Barbara Bernier</p><p>Barbara is a self-taught paper marbler and has been producing marble paper for more than 20 years. Practicality is a way of life for Barbara, so while the designs and colors are visually exciting, it is imperative that the papers also serve a useful purpose. Her marbled paper are some of the most stunning and eye-catching designs of this technique. Like any hand crafted or handmade paper, marbled paper is a unique piece of art on its own, but Barbara often uses the paper in book bindings and journals to give an elegant look and feel. Her paper has powerfully expressive images with endless possibilities including book binding, collage, journals and many other art and design projects.</p><p>Admission to the Museum Store is always free of charge, and all are welcome.</p> 2019-02-20 16:00:00 -0600
2/20/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Power and Protest: Political Photography and Prints
<p>American politics have been contentious for as long as America has existed. Drawn from the CRMA’s own collection of photographs and prints, Power and Protest celebrates the glossy official images of political power, the behind-the-scenes work to keep people there, and the demonstrations, marches, and rallies that spoke to that power. Power and Protest was designed as a complement to the John F. Kennedy exhibition and both emphasize the role art has had in shaping the political views of our nation.</p><p>This exhibition has been made possible by the McIntyre Foundation and the Diamond V Corporate Fund of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation. </p><p>Image caption:</p><p>Ben Shahn, <em>Martin Luther King Jr</em>., 1966, wood engraving, 24 7/8 x 20 1/16 inches, gift of Peter O. Stamats, 69.11.29.</p> 2019-02-20 16:00:00 -0600
2/20/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
American Visionary: John F. Kennedy’s Life and Times
<p>American Visionary: John F. Kennedy’s Life and Times brings together seventy-seven images culled from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Getty Images, private collections, and the Kennedy family archives. The dramatic scope of Kennedy’s life is evident in these photographs—from his first congressional bid as a decorated war hero in 1946, his fairytale marriage to Jacqueline Bouvier in 1953, his run for the White House in 1960 and role as commander in chief, to the tragedy of his death in Dallas in 1963. These images remain as vivid evidence of John Kennedy’s imprint upon the American conscience.</p> 2019-02-20 16:00:00 -0600
2/20/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Terra Nova: Ten Years
<p><strong>Terra Nova: Ten Years</strong></p><p>The CRMA celebrates ten years of collaborating with the Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio. In 2009, the CRMA began meeting with artists who had completed residencies at the Ceramics Center and acquiring a piece of their work—often completed during their residency—for the Museum’s collection. This mutually beneficial arrangement allowed the artists to establish themselves in a museum collection and receive professional experience with curators while growing the CRMA’s collection of three-dimensional art. The exhibition will display artwork from every resident from 2009 to 2018 and both executive directors, a testament to the fruitfulness of this collaboration.</p><p>Image caption:</p><p>April Woolsey, <em>Ascending Blocks</em>, 2003, terracotta, 13 ¼ x 6 1/3 inches, gift of the artist, 2010.037. </p><p><em>This exhibition and accompanying educational programming have been made possible by the GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation Donor-Advised Fund of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation. Additional support has been provided by the Hotel-Motel Tax Fund, the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts, members of the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, and contributors to the Museum’s Annual Fund. Annual educational programming support has been provided in part by Transamerica.</em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p> 2019-02-20 16:00:00 -0600
2/20/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Flight Pattern: Birds in Art
<p>In flight or at rest, birds have long fascinated artists. Often used as symbolic objects for particular virtues, families, or countries, birds in art can carry meaning far beyond their forms. From John Buck’s vibrant woodcut of the extinct dodo bird to Laurie Hogin’s fantastically feathered creations, Flight Pattern celebrates the great variety of avian art in the CRMA collection.</p><p>Image Caption:<br>Phoenix Rising by John Buck<br>John Buck, Phoenix Rising, 2006-2007, woodblock print, 50 x 37 inches, museum purchase made possible by the Collectors' Circle, 2009.078.<br><br><br></p> 2019-02-20 16:00:00 -0600
2/20/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Beginning Knitting
<p>This is a four-session class. Students will learn to cast on & off, knit, purl, yarn over, increase & decrease. You will learn to read charts and patterns. Then you can pick a beginning level pattern and receive assistance in starting the project.</p> 2019-02-06 15:00:00 -06002/20/191:00 p.m.Village NeedleworkMarion -
Parkin-Singers - Vocal Exercise for PD
<p>Parkinsingers is a 45-minute vocal exercise group for those with Parkinson's and their caregivers. There are MANY benefits to singing! These include: improving volume and clarity when speaking, strengthening muscles involved in swallowing and breathing, increasing mood, providing opportunities for self-expression, and of course having fun! Each class we begin with vocal warm ups and then sing through favorite songs. No previous singing experience required, and all are welcome!</p> 2019-02-20 13:45:00 -06002/20/191:00 p.m.Eastern Iowa Parkinson's Wellness & Resource CenterCedar Rapids -
Brian Fink and Angie Pickman Art Exhibition
<p>Brian Frink's paintings — whether they are landscapes, animal portraits or oddly shaped ones — contribute to a larger creative dialogue. His diverse yet interrelating styles reveal Frink's ability to render the natural world through intense observation, creative abstraction and improvisation of spatial relationships. Frink will serve as the Spring 2018 Kocher Visiting Artist, which is funded by the Robert and Joan Kocher Visual Arts Endowment.</p><p>Combining cut paper art and animation, Angie Pickman finds inspiration in nature. Intricate details and patterns in silhouetted forms are placed upon hand-cut and colored paper, creating dynamic visual narratives of animals, landscapes and constructed environments. Pickman's exhibition is supported by the Mabel Cherry Lutgerding Endowment.</p><p>Galleries are open 4:00-6:00 PM during exhibitions and are free to the public.</p> 2019-02-20 18:00:00 -06002/20/194:00 p.m.Coe College Sinclair AuditoriumCedar Rapids -
VFW POST #788 TENDERLOIN BASKET DINNER
<p>VFW POST #788 TENDERLOIN BASKET DINNER ON FEBRUARY 20th, 2019 FROM 5 to 7 PM. Cost $8.00</p><p>BINGO TO FOLLOW. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.</p> 2019-01-18 19:00:00 -06002/20/195:00 p.m.VFW Post # 788Cedar Rapids, Iowa -
Build Your Own Adirondack Chair
<p>An easy and stable chair built with common materials and tools! </p><p><br></p><p>Open to all levels. Either work with pre-cut materials or start from scratch on the layout! We’ll be working with drills, clamps, jigsaws and layout tools. Build one with us either to take home or to donate to a family in our neighborhood. </p><p><br></p><p>Take home the plans and you can build the whole set!</p><p><br></p><p>Limit of 10 people. $25 materials fee. Registrations are due one week prior to the event.</p><p><br></p><p>Purchase your ticket below:</p><p><a data-lynx-mode="hover" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fbuild-your-own-adirondack-chair-tickets-55048560727%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0fJL56UGNM-hDteX_lmLHzKiv_vrdFTlCehHUNWNCbeA0T3wqw3YV4QoE&h=AT3oqL_gAOGcZH8rY8xHTcHNi2qp60aPJK8lY01vxg5_myZkkfk-i1j-_q5c9iBevaD7UzQnjvEA3qHiyKi1EVEvYBbNgez7ngCtZWRNjmHMPAGSNu84TzF6OI9KXQ5w3W8" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/build-your-own-adirondack-chair-tickets-55048560727?fbclid=IwAR0fJL56UGNM-hDteX_lmLHzKiv_vrdFTlCehHUNWNCbeA0T3wqw3YV4QoE" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/build-your-own-adirondack-chair-tickets-55048560727</a></p> 2019-01-28 19:30:00 -06002/20/195:30 p.m.Matthew 25Cedar Rapids -
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Black History Month Film: Through a Lens Darkly- Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People
<p>Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People (2014) The first documentary to explore the role of photography in shaping the identity, aspirations and social emergence of African Americans from slavery to the present, THROUGH A LENS DARKLY probes the recesses of American history by discovering images that have been suppressed, forgotten and lost. 1:30 minutes.</p> 2019-02-12 21:00:00 -06002/20/197:00 p.m.Iowa City Public LibraryIowa City -
Country's Dance / Family Night
<p>DJ music by Mike Boerjan</p><p>Requests welcome</p><p>Country Line Dance</p><p>Line Dance Lesson</p><p>Large dance floor</p><p>All ages welcome</p><p>$5.00 admission</p> 2019-02-20 21:00:00 -06002/20/197:00 p.m.DanceMor BallroomSwisher -
"Process Foods", A collection of prints by Craig Volesky
<p><em><strong>A delicious selection of silkscreen prints that explore the visual impact of food.</strong></em></p><p>"This is a collection of screen-printed images explore the visual language of food and is printed using process colors; cyan, magenta, yellow, and black"<br><br>Opening Reception, Feburary 7th: 5pm - 7pm<br>Regular Gallery Hours: Mon-Sat: 10am - 6pm; Sun: 10am - 4pm</p> 2019-02-20 19:00:00 -0600
2/20/1910:00 p.m.CSPS HallCedar Rapids -
Jazz Summit Festival
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;">Held annually the last weekend in February, the Jazz Summit features appearances by jazz musicians from throughout the nation and has even, on four occasions, attracted international artists (2000 - Delbert Bernabela, Ivan Quandus; 1994 - Jim Mair, Canada; 1995 - Delbert Bernabela, Ivan Quandus, and Carlos Bislip, Aruba, and Victor Mestas , Venezuela; 1996 - Ignacio Berroa, Cuba). School jazz bands and enthusiastic jazz aficionados from throughout the Midwest flock to Coe College to get clinics from the guests and to hear them perform. The Jazz Summit was founded in 1992 and continues a tradition of jazz festivals at Coe College that stretches back to the 1970's. During this period, the festival has grown from an afternoon event with an evening concert, to a three-day festival encompassing clinics, workshops, a jazz band competition which accommodates almost 2000 musicians from ninety different high school and middle school jazz bands, an awards ceremony, and the Grand Finale concert featuring the jazz ensemble from Coe College and performances by the guest artist. Concert will be at 7 p.m. Feb. 23.</span></p> 2018-12-05 21:00:00 -06002/21/198:00 a.m.Coe College Sinclair AuditoriumCedar Rapids -
Not Feeling the Love? An Anti-Valentine Date with a Book
<p>Teens and tweens, are you tired of all the fuss over Valentines Day? Then seek refuge from the mushiness during the entire month of February by checking out one of our ultra-platonic, anti-Valentine reads! </p> 2019-02-21 20:00:00 -0600
2/21/1910:00 a.m.Hiawatha Public LibraryHiawatha -
Playdate with a Book
<p>During the month of February, Hiawatha Public Library invites kids to go on a playdate with a book! Check out a wrapped book and let us know what you think. Have you made a new friend? Two random "playdaters" will win prizes when February ends.</p> 2019-02-21 20:00:00 -0600
2/21/1910:00 a.m.Hiawatha Public LibraryHiawatha -
Welcome Club of Greater Cedar Rapids
<p>Canasta is a rummy card game-easy to learn, fun to play. Join us on the third Thursday of each month. We would like to extend an invitation for you to check out our club. Our purpose is to help women learn more about our community and meet other women in the area. You do not need to be new to the community. To sign-up please email or check out our website at wwc_cr@yahoo.com or www.welcomeclubcr.com</p>2/21/1911:30 a.m.Various LocationsCedar Rapids -
CRMA Museum Store Artist of the Month: Barbara Bernier
<p>Museum Store Artist of the Month: Barbara Bernier</p><p>Barbara is a self-taught paper marbler and has been producing marble paper for more than 20 years. Practicality is a way of life for Barbara, so, while the designs and colors are visually exciting, it is imperative that the papers also serve a useful purpose. Her marbled paper are some of the most stunning and eye-catching designs of this technique. Like any hand crafted or handmade paper, marbled paper is a unique piece of art on its own, but Barbara often uses the paper in book bindings and journals to give an elegant look and feel. Her paper has powerfully expressive images with endless possibilities including book binding, collage, journals and many other art and design projects.</p><p>Admission to the Museum Store is always free, and all are welcome!</p><p><br></p> 2019-02-21 20:00:00 -0600
2/21/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Power and Protest: Political Photography and Prints
<p>American politics have been contentious for as long as America has existed. Drawn from the CRMA’s own collection of photographs and prints, Power and Protest celebrates the glossy official images of political power, the behind-the-scenes work to keep people there, and the demonstrations, marches, and rallies that spoke to that power. Power and Protest was designed as a complement to the John F. Kennedy exhibition and both emphasize the role art has had in shaping the political views of our nation.</p><p>This exhibition has been made possible by the McIntyre Foundation and the Diamond V Corporate Fund of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation. </p><p>Image caption:</p><p>LeRoy Neiman, <em>Abraham Lincoln</em>, 1968, serigraph, 17 ¾ x 18 inches, gift of Wendy and Greg Dunn, 94.26.2.</p><p> </p> 2019-02-21 20:00:00 -0600
2/21/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
American Visionary: John F. Kennedy’s Life and Times
<p>American Visionary: John F. Kennedy’s Life and Times brings together seventy-seven images culled from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Getty Images, private collections, and the Kennedy family archives. The dramatic scope of Kennedy’s life is evident in these photographs—from his first congressional bid as a decorated war hero in 1946, his fairytale marriage to Jacqueline Bouvier in 1953, his run for the White House in 1960 and role as commander in chief, to the tragedy of his death in Dallas in 1963. These images remain as vivid evidence of John Kennedy’s imprint upon the American conscience.</p> 2019-02-21 20:00:00 -0600
2/21/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Terra Nova: Ten Years
<p>The CRMA celebrates ten years of collaborating with the Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio. In 2009, the CRMA began meeting with artists who had completed residencies at the Ceramics Center and acquiring a piece of their work—often completed during their residency—for the Museum’s collection. This mutually beneficial arrangement allowed the artists to establish themselves in a museum collection and receive professional experience with curators while growing the CRMA’s collection of three-dimensional art. The exhibition will display artwork from every resident from 2009 to 2018 and both executive directors, a testament to the fruitfulness of this collaboration.</p><p>Image caption:</p><p>Wendy Thoreson, Untitled (sauce boat), 2014, earthenware, 4 ¾ x 8 ¾ inches, gift of the artist, 2014.03.</p><p> </p><p><em>This exhibition and accompanying educational programming have been made possible by the GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation Donor-Advised Fund of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation. Additional support has been provided by the Hotel-Motel Tax Fund, the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts, members of the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, and contributors to the Museum’s Annual Fund. Annual educational programming support has been provided in part by Transamerica.</em></p> 2019-02-21 20:00:00 -0600
2/21/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Flight Pattern: Birds in Art
<p>Flight Pattern: Birds in Art</p><p>March 2018 – March 2019</p><p>In flight or at rest, birds have long fascinated artists. Often used as symbolic objects for particular virtues, families, or countries, birds in art can carry meaning far beyond their forms. From John Buck’s vibrant woodcut of the extinct dodo bird to Laurie Hogin’s fantastically feathered creations, Flight Pattern celebrates the great variety of avian art in the CRMA collection.</p><p>Image caption:</p><p>Phoenix Rising by John Buck<br>John Buck, Phoenix Rising, 2006-2007, woodblock print, 50 x 37 inches, museum purchase made possible by the Collectors' Circle, 2009.078.</p> 2019-02-21 20:00:00 -0600
2/21/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Beginning Knitted Socks
<p>Never end with 2 socks of a different size again. This is a four-session class where you will learn to knit both socks at a time. You will also learn how to knit them to fit your foot and make a smooth, invisible toe. This is an intermediate class, so knowledge of basic knitting is required. For ages 14 to adults. Check <a href="http://www.villageneedlework.com">www.villageneedlework.com</a> for further details.</p> 2019-02-06 15:00:00 -06002/21/191:00 p.m.Village NeedleworkMarion -
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Art Lovers Book Club at CRMA: Just Kids by Patti Smith
<p>Just Kids by Patti Smith</p><p><br></p><p>Thursday, February 21, 4:00 PM</p><p><br></p><p>Patti Smith’s offers a never-before-seen glimpse of her remarkable relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in the epochal days of New York City and the Chelsea Hotel in the late sixties and seventies. An honest and moving story of youth and friendship, Smith brings the same unique, lyrical quality to Just Kids as she has to the rest of her body of work.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Hosts for this Event: </strong></p><p>The CRMA</p><p><br></p>
2/21/194:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Brian Fink and Angie Pickman Art Exhibition
<p>Brian Frink's paintings — whether they are landscapes, animal portraits or oddly shaped ones — contribute to a larger creative dialogue. His diverse yet interrelating styles reveal Frink's ability to render the natural world through intense observation, creative abstraction and improvisation of spatial relationships. Frink will serve as the Spring 2018 Kocher Visiting Artist, which is funded by the Robert and Joan Kocher Visual Arts Endowment.</p><p>Combining cut paper art and animation, Angie Pickman finds inspiration in nature. Intricate details and patterns in silhouetted forms are placed upon hand-cut and colored paper, creating dynamic visual narratives of animals, landscapes and constructed environments. Pickman's exhibition is supported by the Mabel Cherry Lutgerding Endowment.</p><p>Galleries are open 4:00-6:00 PM during exhibitions and are free to the public.</p> 2019-02-21 18:00:00 -06002/21/194:00 p.m.Coe College Sinclair AuditoriumCedar Rapids -
WILD BILL & THE PONY EXPRESS
<p>WILD BILL AND THE PONY EXPRESS AT THE VFW POST# 788 EVERY THURSDAY IN JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2019 FROM 5 TO 9 PM. COST $6.00</p><p>SHORT ORDERS AVAILABLE FROM 5 TO 7 PM.</p><p>OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.</p> 2019-02-21 21:00:00 -06002/21/195:00 p.m.VFW Post # 788Cedar Rapids, Iowa -
Dave Arnold Performance
<p><strong><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Dave <span>Arnold</span> is a singer and multi-instrumentalist who is no stranger to the stage. Throughout his life he has toured Iowa extensively, opened up for national country artists.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p> 2019-02-09 21:00:00 -0600
2/21/196:00 p.m.Ramsey's Wine BistroMarion -
What'cha Reading Book Club
<p>Read whatever you want, and join us on the third Thursday of every month to chat about what you read and tell us if we should check it out the next time we are looking for a book to read.</p><p><br></p><p>Light refreshments may be served.</p> 2018-12-14 19:00:00 -0600
2/21/196:00 p.m.M & M BooksCedar Rapids