Local Kids and Family Events
Have the little ones with you? These things to do are kid-friendly and family oriented! From community meet ups to educational outings at museums, outdoors, or sports and recreation activities.
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Crafts with Clancy at The Shell
<p>The Shell is an indoor play space open to the community to help families burn off energy throughout the year. </p><p>We have over 12,000 square feet of room to run and play. We set up all sorts of equipment to get your 1-6 year old options to explore their large motor skills. </p><p>In February we will offer crafts to do with your little one, too. From now til February 14 enjoy a Valentines Day craft. </p> 2023-02-07 11:30:00 -0600
2/08/239:30 a.m.Game on Sports PlexCedar Rapids -
ParkinSingers
<p>Singing as a therapeutic strategy helps with treatment for voice, respiratory, and swallow impairment in persons with Parkinson's Disease. Singing shares many elements in common with voice production and targets the musculature involved in respiratory control and swallowing. Plus it's fun! Class is led by a certified Music Therapist. Person with PD and their care partner are both welcome. Held in-person and via Zoom.</p> 2023-02-08 14:45:00 -0600
2/08/232:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Metro Parkinson's AssociationCedar Rapids -
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Crafts with Clancy at The Shell
<p>The Shell is an indoor play space open to the community to help families burn off energy throughout the year. </p><p>We have over 12,000 square feet of room to run and play. We set up all sorts of equipment to get your 1-6 year old options to explore their large motor skills. </p><p>In February we will offer crafts to do with your little one, too. From now til February 14 enjoy a Valentines Day craft. </p> 2023-02-09 11:30:00 -0600
2/09/239:30 a.m.Game on Sports PlexCedar Rapids -
Crafts with Clancy at The Shell
<p>The Shell is an indoor play space open to the community to help families burn off energy throughout the year. </p><p>We have over 12,000 square feet of room to run and play. We set up all sorts of equipment to get your 1-6 year old options to explore their large motor skills. </p><p>In February we will offer crafts to do with your little one, too. From now til February 14 enjoy a Valentines Day craft. </p> 2023-02-10 11:30:00 -0600
2/10/239:30 a.m.Game on Sports PlexCedar Rapids -
Paintings by Jack Hayes and Sam Weis, Art Exhibit
<p>Jack Hayes and Sam Weis are painters from the Cedar Rapids area. Their dual exhibition will be on display in the Sinclair Galleries at Coe College. </p><p>Exhibition open daily: Jan 21-Mach 10, 4-6pm</p> 2023-02-08 18:00:00 -0600
2/08/234:00 p.m.Coe CollegeCedar Rapids -
Paintings by Jack Hayes and Sam Weis, Art Exhibit
<p>Jack Hayes and Sam Weis are painters from the Cedar Rapids area. Their dual exhibition will be on display in the Sinclair Galleries at Coe College. </p><p>Exhibition open daily: Jan 21-Mach 10, 4-6pm</p> 2023-02-09 18:00:00 -0600
2/09/234:00 p.m.Coe CollegeCedar Rapids -
Kiwanis Valentine's Pancake Breakfast
<p>Valentine's Pancake and Omelet Breakfast. Kids craft table to make Valentines for friends and family. Free will donation. All donations are used to benefit our community.</p> 2018-01-30 11:00:00 -06002/11/238:00 a.m.Hiawatha Community CenterHiawatha -
Johnson Co Market
<p>Local growers, makers and artists offering produce, meats, specialty foods, handcrafted, homemade and small business wares. Building C. Free to shop <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/johnsoncomarket?__eep__=6&__cft__%5b0%5d=AZXDum_205CCle1nSUQrJBzl4skrS5lH_zzqAna_5rcngj6sCYC2lz6g1eKUFx0fbnR5zC6wZ9wUtSVbr3YyvwwaP5gkr4HraXcl3ofjuNY7ffYsvN0n8JhxEBZNOUNIO4tlY_sEeAuU8J8BxNMrz0cI&__tn__=q"><strong>#johnsoncomarket</strong></a></p> 2023-02-07 14:00:00 -0600
2/12/2311:00 a.m.Johnson County FairgroundsIowa City -
Paintings by Jack Hayes and Sam Weis, Art Exhibit
<p>Jack Hayes and Sam Weis are painters from the Cedar Rapids area. Their dual exhibition will be on display in the Sinclair Galleries at Coe College. </p><p>Exhibition open daily: Jan 21-Mach 10, 4-6pm</p> 2023-02-10 18:00:00 -0600
2/10/234:00 p.m.Coe CollegeCedar Rapids -
Paintings by Jack Hayes and Sam Weis, Art Exhibit
<p>Jack Hayes and Sam Weis are painters from the Cedar Rapids area. Their dual exhibition will be on display in the Sinclair Galleries at Coe College. </p><p>Exhibition open daily: Jan 21-Mach 10, 4-6pm</p> 2023-02-11 18:00:00 -0600
2/11/234:00 p.m.Coe CollegeCedar Rapids -
The Art of the Short Story
<p>Thursdays, January 26 - March 9, 2:00-3:30 pm </p><p>Location: Room 308 </p><p><a href="https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/iowacityseniorcenter/activity/search/detail/17021?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true">Register online</a> or call 319-356-5220 </p><p>Instructor: Sara Luzuriaga </p><p>This six-week-long craft course in fiction writing will introduce key elements of short stories. Each participant will build toward a final short story project through weekly writing exercises, collaborative workshops, and brief readings and discussions. You will share and read work, experiment with craft, and end up with a polished, completed short story and the tools with which to write many more! Sara Luzuriaga will teach this class; she is a fiction writer from Philadelphia, currently in her first year at the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Membership required. </p> 2023-02-09 15:30:00 -0600
2/09/232:00 p.m.Iowa City Senior CenterIowa City -
ParkinSingers
<p>Singing as a therapeutic strategy helps with treatment for voice, respiratory, and swallow impairment in persons with Parkinson's Disease. Singing shares many elements in common with voice production and targets the musculature involved in respiratory control and swallowing. Plus it's fun! Class is led by a certified Music Therapist. Person with PD and their care partner are both welcome. Held in-person and via Zoom.</p> 2023-02-15 14:45:00 -0600
2/14/232:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Metro Parkinson's AssociationCedar Rapids -
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Device Advice
<p>Thursdays beginning February 2, 4:00-5:00 pm</p><p>Tuesdays beginning February 7, 4:00-6:00 pm</p><p>Location: 1st Floor Lobby Location: Iowa City Public Library - Digital Media Lab</p><p>Device Advice is a student volunteer group from the University of Iowa that works to help shrink the digital divide between generations! Volunteers will be at the Iowa City Senior Center and Public Library each week to offer guidance on all things technology, so bring your smartphones, tablets, laptops, or other devices, and your questions.</p> 2023-02-09 17:00:00 -0600
2/09/234:00 p.m.Iowa City Senior CenterIowa City -
Paintings by Jack Hayes and Sam Weis, Art Exhibit
<p>Jack Hayes and Sam Weis are painters from the Cedar Rapids area. Their dual exhibition will be on display in the Sinclair Galleries at Coe College. </p><p>Exhibition open daily: Jan 21-Mach 10, 4-6pm</p> 2023-02-12 18:00:00 -0600
2/12/234:00 p.m.Coe CollegeCedar Rapids -
Paintings by Jack Hayes and Sam Weis, Art Exhibit
<p>Jack Hayes and Sam Weis are painters from the Cedar Rapids area. Their dual exhibition will be on display in the Sinclair Galleries at Coe College. </p><p>Exhibition open daily: Jan 21-Mach 10, 4-6pm</p> 2023-02-13 18:00:00 -0600
2/13/234:00 p.m.Coe CollegeCedar Rapids -
50+ Singles Group
<p>Midtown Family Restaurant 2 (West)</p><p>1069 IA-1, Iowa City, IA 52246</p><p>Gather Thursday mornings and one weekend evening each month with other singles. People ages 50+ meet to eat, laugh, talk, and make new friends. No dues, no commitment, no agenda, no RSVP (except for dinner). Separate checks. Weekly breakfasts meet at Midtown Family Restaurant 2 (1069 Highway 1 West in Iowa City). Monthly dinners are held at a different restaurant each month. Call David at 319-530-5001 or email icfiftyplussingles@gmail.com for date & location.</p> 2023-02-09 11:00:00 -0600
2/09/239:30 a.m.Midtown Family Restaurant 2Iowa City -
Paintings by Jack Hayes and Sam Weis, Art Exhibit
<p>Jack Hayes and Sam Weis are painters from the Cedar Rapids area. Their dual exhibition will be on display in the Sinclair Galleries at Coe College. </p><p>Exhibition open daily: Jan 21-Mach 10, 4-6pm</p> 2023-02-14 18:00:00 -0600
2/14/234:00 p.m.Coe CollegeCedar Rapids -
Rainbow Of Faces Celebrating Diversity Through Stories And Crafts
<p>Listen to community members read the storybook, "The Color of Us," create a self portrait craft, and learn how to say hello in several languages.</p><p>This program is brought to you in partnership with the African American Museum of Iowa with guests from Women in the NAACP (W.I.N.).</p> 2023-02-02 14:00:00 -0600
2/11/231:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar Rapids -
Paintings by Jack Hayes and Sam Weis, Art Exhibit
<p>Jack Hayes and Sam Weis are painters from the Cedar Rapids area. Their dual exhibition will be on display in the Sinclair Galleries at Coe College. </p><p>Exhibition open daily: Jan 21-Mach 10, 4-6pm</p> 2023-02-15 18:00:00 -0600
2/15/234:00 p.m.Coe CollegeCedar Rapids -
Preschool Open Gym
<p><strong>Little Sports Torts Open Gym</strong><br>Join us for a special night of all things sports! Your child will have the opportunity to try out almost any sport they can think of and show off the skills we've worked on this year. <br>Doors will open at 4:00 pm on Friday, February 17 and we will stay open until 7 pm so your child has plenty of time to try everything. Cost is $15 for the night ($10 for Little Sports Torts Families). <br>Demos of the various sports will given every 15 minutes or so.<br><a href="https://littlesportstorts.com/the-shell">Book Your Reservation Here</a>: https://littlesportstorts.com/the-shell<br>Reservations will not be required, but this will give me an idea of how many to expect.</p> 2023-02-07 19:00:00 -0600
2/17/234:00 p.m.GameOn Sports CRCedar Rapids -
Paintings by Jack Hayes and Sam Weis, Art Exhibit
<p>Jack Hayes and Sam Weis are painters from the Cedar Rapids area. Their dual exhibition will be on display in the Sinclair Galleries at Coe College. </p><p>Exhibition open daily: Jan 21-Mach 10, 4-6pm</p> 2023-02-16 18:00:00 -0600
2/16/234:00 p.m.Coe CollegeCedar Rapids -
Device Advice
<p>Thursdays beginning February 2, 4:00-5:00 pm</p><p> Location: 1st Floor Lobby </p><p>Tuesdays beginning February 7, 4:00-6:00 pm</p><p> Location: Iowa City Public Library - Digital Media Lab </p><p>Device Advice is a student volunteer group from the University of Iowa that works to help shrink the digital divide between generations! Volunteers will be at the Iowa City Senior Center and Public Library each week to offer guidance on all things technology, so bring your smartphones, tablets, laptops, or other devices, and your questions.</p> 2023-02-14 18:00:00 -0600
2/14/234:00 p.m.Iowa City Public LibraryIowa City -
Paintings by Jack Hayes and Sam Weis, Art Exhibit
<p>Jack Hayes and Sam Weis are painters from the Cedar Rapids area. Their dual exhibition will be on display in the Sinclair Galleries at Coe College. </p><p>Exhibition open daily: Jan 21-Mach 10, 4-6pm</p> 2023-02-17 18:00:00 -0600
2/17/234:00 p.m.Coe CollegeCedar Rapids -
Sports Forum
<p>Hybrid (Room 308 & Zoom) </p><p><a href="https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/iowacityseniorcenter/activity/search/detail/16994?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true">Register online</a> or call 319-356-5220 </p><p>Facilitator: George Sauerberg </p><p>Members are invited to join the Sports Forum. At these informal gatherings of Hawkeye fans, we discuss Iowa sports and other sports, with occasional visits from guest speakers. The Sports Forum was started years ago by Al Grady, a sports writer for the Press-Citizen. </p> 2023-02-13 10:00:00 -0600
2/13/239:00 a.m.Iowa City Senior CenterIowa City -
Free Kids Movie Showing
<p>Come join us on this day off school for Prairie Students for a movie and a snack! Call us at 319-848-7616 or visit our website to find out what movie is playing! </p>2/13/232:00 p.m.Ely Public LibraryEly -
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Paintings by Jack Hayes and Sam Weis, Art Exhibit
<p>Jack Hayes and Sam Weis are painters from the Cedar Rapids area. Their dual exhibition will be on display in the Sinclair Galleries at Coe College. </p><p>Exhibition open daily: Jan 21-Mach 10, 4-6pm</p> 2023-02-18 18:00:00 -0600
2/18/234:00 p.m.Coe CollegeCedar Rapids -
Watercolor
<p>Join us for an exciting study of watercolor! Students will learn the art of planning and completing a beautiful watercolor painting in a group setting. Come to this session if you are new to watercolor, at an intermediate level, or if you are a seasoned watercolor artist, you won't want to miss this opportunity!</p><p>Registration for this class is $30, and includes all materials.</p> 2023-02-07 20:00:00 -0600
2/20/236:00 p.m.Eastern Iowa Arts AcademyCedar Rapids -
Faces of Hope: The Original Residents of the Clark House by Bob Campagna
<p>“The move of the historic Alexander Clark house was a dramatic moment,” states Alexander. “Beyond the logistics of moving and preserving the Alexander Clark house, there are a series of displays highlighting the story of Alexander Clark and sharing what makes Alexander Clark significant on a national level.”</p><p>Alexander Clark was Iowa’s most prominent Black citizen of the 19th century and a national leader in the cause of equal rights, his career culminating in service as U.S. ambassador to Liberia. Born free in Pennsylvania in 1826, he settled in Muscatine at age 16. He worked as a barber and acquired timberland along the Mississippi River and sold firewood for steamboats. He invested in real estate and amassed considerable wealth, becoming one of the town’s most accomplished residents.</p><p>Clark emerged as a civil-rights leader while in his early twenties. In 1853 he attended as a delegate the National Convention of the Free People of Color, connecting him with national leaders, like Frederick Douglass, in the fight for equal rights. During the Civil War, he played a major role in the formation of the state’s only Black regiment. After the war, in 1868, the Iowa Supreme Court ruling in Clark's lawsuit against segregated schools affirmed the right all of Iowa children to attend public school regardless of race, religion, nationality, or appearance. Clark was also active in Republican politics and won acclaim as “the Colored Orator of the West” for his speeches on suffrage and universal rights.</p><p> Clark became the second Black graduate of the University of Iowa School of Law in 1884 at the age of 58. His son, Alexander, Jr., was the first Black graduate of the law school in 1879. Clark’s access to Black audiences swelled when, in 1882, along with his son Alexander, Jr., and fellow attorney Ferdinand L. Barnett, he purchased <em>The Conservator</em>, Chicago’s first Black newspaper. He served as the editor and became the sole owner in 1884. In 1887, he chaired the executive committee of the National Colored Press Association, connecting him to prominent journalist and activist Ida B. Wells.</p> 2023-02-03 17:00:00 -0600
2/16/2310:00 a.m.Muscatine Art CenterMuscatine -
Writing About Food (Workshop)!
<p>28 S Linn St, Iowa City, IA 52240 </p><p>Room 307 </p><p><a href="https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/iowacityseniorcenter/activity/search/detail/17022?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true">Register online</a> or call 319-356-5220 </p><p>Instructor: Logan Hoffman-Smith </p><p>Food is one of life's greatest pleasures, so it's no surprise that writing about it is fun too! In this course, we'll read food essays, do food-related writing exercises, and write our own food essays to workshop in class. All skill levels are welcome! Membership required.</p> 2023-02-14 14:30:00 -0600
2/14/231:00 p.m.Iowa City Senior CenterIowa City -
History of the U.S. Constitution - The U.S. Constitution Articles I-VII
<p>28 S Linn St, Iowa City, IA 52240</p><p>Room 302</p><p><a href="https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/iowacityseniorcenter/activity/search?onlineSiteId=0&activity_select_param=2&instructor_ids=108&viewMode=list">Register online </a>or call 319-356-5220 </p><p>Presenter: Thomas McDonald</p><p>This series presents the history of the US Constitution, from the preceding Articles of Confederation to the ratification of the 27th Amendment. Attend any or all sessions; please register for each session you would like to attend. Membership required.</p><p>The US Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation and became effective on March 4, 1789 per agreement of Congress. Considering that this is the governing document for the United States, and has been for 233 years, it is relatively short. As originally handwritten it consumed only 4 rather large pages, 28-3/4 inches by 23-5/8 inches each, and contained 4,543 words, including the signatures. Articles I-VII set out the powers granted to all three branches of government, the process of admitting new states, and the process for amending the Constitution, plus the ratification process. This presentation will go through the history of the Constitution, why and how the final approved document came into existence, and interesting facts about the framers of the Constitution. </p> 2023-02-01 15:00:00 -0600
2/14/232:00 p.m.Iowa City Senior CenterIowa City