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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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>Will Rimel, <em>Geometry</em> <em>(Blue),</em> 2012, earthenware, 4 x 6 x 2 inches, gift of the artist, 2014.027.</p><p> </p><p>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.</p><p><br></p> 2019-02-02 16:00:00 -0600
11/03/1810:00 a.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Cornell College Theatre Production: As You Like It
12/15/187:30 p.m.Cornell College, Kimmel TheatreMount Vernon -
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Portrayal of Mount Vernon Art Exhibition
<p>The Portrayal of Mount Vernon is an exhibition of works created all over Mount Vernon, IA on Oct 6th. This exhibit is a must see. Vote for your favorite piece. This years exhibit features 35 pieces portraying images from all over Mount Vernon, IA.</p><p>Enjoy wine tasting while browsing the gallery.</p><p>The exhibit runs thru Jan 25th.</p> 2018-12-21 15:00:00 -0600
12/21/1810:00 a.m.Mount Vernon CreatesMount Vernon -
One War, One Man, One Hundred Years ~ by artist Michael Wilson at CRMA
<p>Iowa artist Michael Wilson was inspired to create this body of work after finding World War I pictures and memorabilia of his beloved great-uncle Herb Thordsen, who served as a machine-gunner in the 321st Machine Gun Battalion. Timed to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the November 11th, 1918 armistice (the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month”),<span> </span><em>One</em><span> </span>distills the Great War down to the level of one man and the history he shared with his young great-nephew.</p><p><em>September 15 - December 30, 2018</em></p><p>Image Caption:</p><p>Michael Wilson, <em>Still life (memorabilia with datebook)</em>, 2017, oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches, on loan from the artist, L2018.019.</p><p><br></p> 2018-12-13 20:00:00 -0600
12/13/1812:00 a.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Holiday Traditions
<p>Annual Christmas tree exhibit.</p> 2018-12-13 17:00:00 -060012/13/189:00 a.m.Herbert Hoover Presidential Museum and LibraryWest Branch -
The Fragile Bee
<p>July 27 - December 30<br>Old Capitol Museum<br>Keyes Gallery</p><p> Artist Nancy Macko uses macro photography to create an exhibition featuring photographs, prints, and a mixed-media installation. The pieces teach the public about the plight of bees and raise awareness about humanity’s interdependent relationship with them.</p><p> Please join us during opening week of The Fragile Bee. The exhibit will remain open to the public during normal museum hours (Tues-Sat 10a-5p) through the end of December. </p><p> Exhibition organized through Katherine T. Carter & Associates</p><p> Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact the Old Capitol Museum in advance at (319) 335-0546.</p> 2018-12-13 17:00:00 -0600
12/13/1810:00 a.m.Old Capitol MuseumIowa City -
Preschool Storytime: Ukulele Holiday Sing-a-long
<p>Today at preschool storytime, Casey will be playing everyone's favorite holiday songs on the ukulele! Stop on by for Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph among other Wintry favorites and sing, dance, and jingle along!</p><p>A preschool-age oriented program for preschoolers where longer stories and books are shared with fewer activities. Preschool Storytime is recommended for children who are 3,4, or 5 years old.</p> 2018-12-13 11:00:00 -0600
12/13/1810:30 a.m.Iowa City Public LibraryIowa City -
Voices of Experience
<p>The Center’s Voices of Experience is a fun,</p><p>dynamic chorus open to all Senior Center</p><p>members who have an interest in singing and</p><p>who can attend rehearsals regularly. The chorus</p><p>sings a variety of choral pieces, mainly secular,</p><p>some sacred, and performs at The Center and</p><p>throughout the community. Being a vocal</p><p>virtuoso is not required! Our goal is to bring joy,</p><p>both to our members and our audiences!</p><p>The fall session will begin August 21. Chorus</p><p>members pay a fee for each season to cover the</p><p>costs of having a director and accompanist, and</p><p>music. Low-income discounts available; contact</p><p>Community Outreach Specialist Emily Edrington</p><p>to inquire at 319-356-5224 or emily-edrington@</p><p>iowa-city.org.</p> 2018-10-02 12:00:00 -050012/13/1811:00 a.m.The CenterIowa City -
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> 2018-12-13 20:00:00 -0600
12/13/1812:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
If We Ran the Zoo: Animals in Children's Book Illustration
<p>If We Ran the Zoo: Animals in Children’s Book Illustration</p><p><em>October 6, 2018 – January 13, 2019</em></p><p>Stories about animals have always been a staple of children’s literature. One of the earliest known books aimed at children, the 17th century publication Orbis sensualium pictus, taught children the alphabet by mimicking animal noises. This trope continued in the early- and mid-20th century, called the Golden Age of children’s book illustration. Drawn from the Zerzanek Collection of Original Art from Children's Literature on loan to the CRMA from the Cedar Rapids Public Library, If We Ran the Zoo looks at the various ways animals have shaped children’s literature, from simple science books to loyal pets to fantastical, talking companions.</p><p>Image caption:</p><p>Delagie Doane, untitled drawing from <em>The Big Trip</em>, undated, watercolor on paper, 5 1/8 x 6 ½ inches, on loan from the Zerzanek Collection of the Cedar Rapids Public Library, L2009.0284.</p> 2018-12-13 20:00:00 -0600
12/13/1812:00 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> 2018-12-13 20:00:00 -0600
12/13/1812:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Grant Wood: From Farm Boy to American Icon
<p><em>Grant Wood: From Farm Boy to American Icon</em> offers an expansive look at Wood’s life and career though his art. Housed in one of our largest first-floor galleries, this new installation reflects the depth of the CRMA’s Grant Wood collection as well as the great breadth of Woods’ career, cut tragically short by his death in 1942. </p><p><br></p><p>Image: Grant Wood,<span> </span><em>Overmantle Decoration</em>, 1930. Oil on Upson board, 41 ¼ x 64 in. Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Gift of Isabel R. Stamats in memory of Herbert S. Stamats. 73.3</p> 2018-12-13 16:00:00 -0600
12/13/1812:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
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Pen-making workshop
<p>Pen making is more than a craft. This weekly workshop is for veterans and active military: join us each week for a workshop on how to make pens! Every Thursday at 3 pm at the Veterans Memorial Building in the lower level. Free. Lathes and instruction included. Join to learn; stay for the camaraderie.</p> 2018-12-13 16:00:00 -0600
12/13/183:00 p.m.Veterans Memorial BuildingCedar Rapids -
Virtual Reality
<p>Come experience virtual reality at the Cedar Rapids Public Library as we travel to strange and incredible places. Explore new worlds, solve puzzles, and outrun the occasional stray dinosaur. This event is held in the Maker Room.<br><br>This program is sponsored by the Giacoletto Foundation.</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!</p> 2018-12-13 17:30:00 -0600
12/13/183:30 p.m.Downtown Cedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar Rapids -
Open Lab at Beadology Iowa
<p>Receive the benefit of Beadology Iowa’s experienced staff at absolutely no charge.<span> </span>For those who qualify, the flame studio is available for $15 for soft glass and $18 for hard glass—for up to four hours of torch time.<span> </span>A basic metals studio is available for $15.<span> </span>We hope you take advantage of this special time each week to bead, share techniques, get assistance, and create our area’s beading and jewelry making community.<span> </span>You don’t even have to bead—you can knit, crochet, scrapbook, quilt, read tarot cards—join in!</p> 2018-12-13 20:00:00 -0600
12/13/184:00 p.m.Beadology IowaIowa City -
Karaoke Happy Hour with Ms. Butterfly!!
<p>Karaoke Happy Hour with Ms. Butterfly 5-8!!! $8 Domestic Pitchers & $15 Domestic Buckets of Beer!! Full Menu!!</p><p>525 33rd Avenue SW Cedar Rapids (Inside The Ramada Hotel)</p> 2018-12-13 20:00:00 -060012/13/185:00 p.m.The Hide-OutCedar Rapids -
Longbranch America's Pub Quiz
<p>America’s Pub Quiz is the best live-hosted trivia show that brings a FREE quiz night to bars, pubs and restaurants throughout the Midwest! We are happy to bring fun trivia to family, friends and co-workers. An entertaining evening to be had by all – guaranteed! It’s FREE to play! We are so confident in your enjoyment that we aren’t going to charge you anything to play AND provide FREE nightly prizes and regular cash tournaments.</p><p><a href="http://www.americaspubquiz.com/event/longbranch-bar-cedar-rapids-5">http://www.americaspubquiz.com/event/longbranch-bar-cedar-rapids-5</a></p><p>All You Can Eat Hot Wings and More Bar! 5:00 pm-9:00 pm</p><p>$5.00 with drink purchase!</p> 2018-12-13 22:00:00 -0600
12/13/185:00 p.m.Best Western Plus Longbranch Hotel & Convention CenterCedar Rapids -
Odd Man Out Performance
<p>Scot is performing with four others of which I do not have pictures. Scot identified they are worship pastors or on a worship team. It will be a great evening of music and I think Scot will be inviting other musicians on the stage to perform throughout the evening. Hope you can make it to this fun evening of music.</p> 2018-12-10 21:00:00 -0600
12/13/186:00 p.m.Ramsey's Wine BistroMarion -
Press Presents: Howard Hinton Jr. Photography
<p>Join us Thursday, December 13th to welcome Howard Hinton Jr.'s photography to our walls! From 6-8 PM you can chat with the artist, sip on a warm drink, and enjoy Howard's photographs. You will be able to view his pieces at the shop from December 3rd through January 6th.<span> </span></p><p><br></p><p>Howard Hinton Jr. is an award-winning Iowa based artist and a longstanding member of the Iowa City Camera Club. He also holds membership with the Professional Photographers of Iowa (PPI), and Professional Photographers of America (PPA). Through his work, Howard aims to tell a story and capture a moment in time that is unique to the viewer. His pieces for the show at Press use a dye sublimation-to-aluminum process which results in a metal print making it lightweight and easy to clean.</p><p><br></p><p>All of Howard's photographs are available for purchase. Contact him for pricing information via phone at 319-535-0046 or by e-mail at Howard@HowardHintonJr.com.</p><p><br></p><p>Find more of Howard's photography on his Facebook page<span> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RemindersPhoto/" target="_blank">Reminders Photography</a><span> </span>or his website<span> </span><a data-lynx-mode="hover" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fremindersplus.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR01jig-fL066fSsBCo7QaL8vWy7W1gSi3t_9xTWzqFM1pFX6PgHWyxhF8U&h=AT3IG1ecXM2lEVqVD5b8iZIvFEUcD8gtPao2dUW_HSAlfBHbYKcx0iwS-m_coM1V_ek5HzGJgSpe8pKr3r0oHF2lq-OJ2k8rJy9-lApIQOokY2j1DeezABvIsjc57IKUIQ" href="http://remindersplus.com/?fbclid=IwAR01jig-fL066fSsBCo7QaL8vWy7W1gSi3t_9xTWzqFM1pFX6PgHWyxhF8U" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">remindersplus.com</a></p> 2018-11-27 20:00:00 -0600
12/13/186:00 p.m.Press Coffee Co.Coralville -
Support Local Authors Book Club
<p>Join us on the 2nd Thursday of every month as we read and discuss a book written by a local author. We will have pizza, drinks and great conversation with the authors. </p> 2018-12-13 19:00:00 -060012/13/186:00 p.m.M & M BooksCedar Rapids -
Cornell College Theatre Production: As You Like It
12/13/187:30 p.m.Cornell College, Kimmel TheatreMount Vernon -
Holiday Traditions
<p>Annual Christmas tree exhibit.</p> 2018-12-14 17:00:00 -060012/14/189:00 a.m.Herbert Hoover Presidential Museum and LibraryWest Branch -
Portrayal of Mount Vernon Art Exhibition
<p>The Portrayal of Mount Vernon is an exhibition of works created all over Mount Vernon, IA on Oct 6th. This exhibit is a must see. Vote for your favorite piece. This years exhibit features 35 pieces portraying images from all over Mount Vernon, IA.</p><p>Enjoy wine tasting while browsing the gallery.</p><p>The exhibit runs thru Jan 25th.</p> 2018-12-14 15:00:00 -0600
12/14/1810:00 a.m.Mount Vernon CreatesMount Vernon -
The Fragile Bee
<p>July 27 - December 30<br>Old Capitol Museum<br>Keyes Gallery</p><p> Artist Nancy Macko uses macro photography to create an exhibition featuring photographs, prints, and a mixed-media installation. The pieces teach the public about the plight of bees and raise awareness about humanity’s interdependent relationship with them.</p><p> Please join us during opening week of The Fragile Bee. The exhibit will remain open to the public during normal museum hours (Tues-Sat 10a-5p) through the end of December. </p><p> Exhibition organized through Katherine T. Carter & Associates</p><p> Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact the Old Capitol Museum in advance at (319) 335-0546.</p> 2018-12-14 17:00:00 -0600
12/14/1810:00 a.m.Old Capitol MuseumIowa City -
Alpha-Bits
<p>Na na na na. Na na na na. Hey hey! It's letter N at your service! No doubt---this nifty letter will be the nicest we've met yet.</p><p>Kids and their caregivers are welcome to attend this free program.</p> 2018-10-08 11:15:00 -0500
12/14/1810:30 a.m.Hiawatha Public LibraryHiawatha -
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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> 2018-12-14 16:00:00 -0600
12/14/1812:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
If We Ran the Zoo: Animals in Children's Book Illustration
<p>If We Ran the Zoo: Animals in Children’s Book Illustration</p><p><em>October 6, 2018 – January 13, 2019</em></p><p>Stories about animals have always been a staple of children’s literature. One of the earliest known books aimed at children, the 17th century publication Orbis sensualium pictus, taught children the alphabet by mimicking animal noises. This trope continued in the early- and mid-20th century, called the Golden Age of children’s book illustration. Drawn from the Zerzanek Collection of Original Art from Children's Literature on loan to the CRMA from the Cedar Rapids Public Library, If We Ran the Zoo looks at the various ways animals have shaped children’s literature, from simple science books to loyal pets to fantastical, talking companions.</p><p>Image caption:</p><p>Audrey Chalmers, untitled drawing from <em>Birthday of Obash</em>, page 6, undated, charcoal on paper, 8 ½ x 9 11/16 inches, on loan from the Zerzanek Collection of the Cedar Rapids Public Library, L2009.0217.</p> 2018-12-14 16:00:00 -0600
12/14/1812:00 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> 2018-12-14 16:00:00 -0600
12/14/1812:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
One War, One Man, One Hundred Years ~ by artist Michael Wilson at CRMA
<p>Iowa artist Michael Wilson was inspired to create this body of work after finding World War I pictures and memorabilia of his beloved great-uncle Herb Thordsen, who served as a machine-gunner in the 321st Machine Gun Battalion. Timed to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the November 11th, 1918 armistice (the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month”),<span> </span><em>One</em><span> </span>distills the Great War down to the level of one man and the history he shared with his young great-nephew.</p><p><em>September 15 - December 30, 2018</em></p><p>Image Caption: </p><p>Michael Wilson, <em>In Flanders Fields</em>, 2018, oil on linen, 24 x 30 inches, on loan from the artist, L2018.024.</p> 2018-12-14 16:00:00 -0600
12/14/1812:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Grant Wood: From Farm Boy to American Icon
<p><em>Grant Wood: From Farm Boy to American Icon</em> offers an expansive look at Wood’s life and career though his art. Housed in one of our largest first-floor galleries, this new installation reflects the depth of the CRMA’s Grant Wood collection as well as the great breadth of Woods’ career, cut tragically short by his death in 1942. </p><p><br></p><p>Image: Grant Wood,<span> </span><em>Overmantle Decoration</em>, 1930. Oil on Upson board, 41 ¼ x 64 in. Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Gift of Isabel R. Stamats in memory of Herbert S. Stamats. 73.3</p> 2018-12-14 16:00:00 -0600
12/14/1812:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids