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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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Mauricio Lasansky: Master Printmaker
<p>The Museum is fortunate to be able to dedicate four galleries to the work of consummate printmaker, Mauricio Lasansky. Making prints for more than 65 years--first in his native Argentina, then in New York City, and for more than 55 years in Iowa City, Iowa--Lasansky's generous gift of prints in the 1980s and 1990s made it possible for the Museum to present a wide range of the artist's works, changing all four galleries every six months. Best known for large-scale prints in which he uses multiple plates and full ranges of color, Lasansky combines a spectrum of graphic techniques including etching, drypoint, aquatint, and engraving. Throughout his stylistic evolution, he created eloquent figural statements that are colorful, fresh, and spontaneous.</p> 2023-12-03 16:00:00 -0600
12/03/23 @ 12:00 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</em> Icon offers an expansive look at Wood’s life and career though his art. Housed in one of our largest first-floor galleries, this 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> 2023-12-03 16:00:00 -0600
12/03/23 @ 12:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Candy Bar Bingo
<p>Join us for an afternoon of bingo at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection! We play for candy and fun! Free to play, all are welcome!</p> 2023-11-17 14:00:00 -0600
12/03/23 @ 1:00 p.m.Lutheran Church of the ResurrectionMarion -
Hey Buddy, I'm Bill
<p>On display now in the Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa Libraries:</p><p><a href="https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/exhibit/hey-buddy-im-bill/"><em>Hey Buddy, I’m Bill </em></a>tells the story of Bill Sackter, the namesake of Wild Bill’s (formerly Wild Bill’s Coffee Shop) in the University of Iowa School of Social Work. From his early life in Minneapolis to his 44-year institutionalization for an intellectual disability to his years of friends and fame in Iowa City, the exhibit shares a glimpse into Bill’s life and legacy. The exhibit also acknowledges some of Iowa’s own history with institutionalization and progress with disability rights, and places Bill’s story in the context of the historic treatment of people with disabilities. The exhibit not only tells how Bill’s life embodied the disability practices and perspectives of his time, but also how the national prominence of his life story helped America make progress toward better understanding and treatment of people with disabilities.</p><p>Curated by Jen Knights and Brad Ferrier, the exhibit features artifacts, documents, and ephemera from Bill’s life as well as ways for visitors to contribute stories about their own experiences with disability.</p><p><strong>MAIN LIBRARY GALLERY HOURS:</strong></p><p><strong>Monday: </strong>9 a.m. – 6 p.m.<br><strong>Tuesday:</strong> 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.<br><strong>Wednesday:</strong> 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.<br><strong>Thursday: </strong>9 a.m. – 6 p.m.<br><strong>Friday:</strong> 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.<br><strong>Saturday:</strong> 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.<br><strong>Sunday:</strong> 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.</p><p><strong>Admission is always FREE. The exhibition will be open August 21 - December 19, 2023.</strong><br>Please note that the Main Library Gallery will be closed on the following University of Iowa holidays during the fall: Sept. 4 (Labor Day), Nov. 23-24 (Thanksgiving)</p><p><em>Because the Main Library Gallery is an educational space on campus, there may occasionally be classes visiting during open hours. Thank you for your understanding.</em></p><p>The easiest way to access the Main Library Gallery is via the north entrance of the Main Library. Find parking options here: <a href="http://lib.uiowa.edu/locations/main/parking">lib.uiowa.edu/locations/main/parking</a></p><p><em>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 Sara Pinkham in advance at 319-467-1805 or sara-pinkham@uiowa.edu</em></p> 2023-12-03 17:00:00 -0600
12/03/23 @ 1:00 p.m.Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa LibrariesIowa City -
“Tart Cherry,” by Emma Beatrez
<ul><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Drawing on a range of influences including psychoanalysis, contemporary fashion, and human belief systems, Beatrez’s work involves ritual, the recontextualization of materials, and aspects of the body. Her recent paintings and multimedia installations explore core psychoanalytic notions of the symbolic and the real, and the emergence of new meanings through distortion of established iconography. By manipulating the physical data of the gallery with lighting, scent, display, and other interdisciplinary processes, Beatrez hopes to encourage transference of unconscious associations in the viewer. Gallery hours are Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m., and Sunday 2–4 p.m. (Closed Saturdays.)</p></li></ul> 2023-12-04 16:00:00 -0600
12/04/23 @ 9:00 a.m.Peter Paul Luce Gallery, Cornell CollegeMount Vernon -
Hey Buddy, I'm Bill
<p>On display now in the Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa Libraries:</p><p><a href="https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/exhibit/hey-buddy-im-bill/"><em>Hey Buddy, I’m Bill </em></a>tells the story of Bill Sackter, the namesake of Wild Bill’s (formerly Wild Bill’s Coffee Shop) in the University of Iowa School of Social Work. From his early life in Minneapolis to his 44-year institutionalization for an intellectual disability to his years of friends and fame in Iowa City, the exhibit shares a glimpse into Bill’s life and legacy. The exhibit also acknowledges some of Iowa’s own history with institutionalization and progress with disability rights, and places Bill’s story in the context of the historic treatment of people with disabilities. The exhibit not only tells how Bill’s life embodied the disability practices and perspectives of his time, but also how the national prominence of his life story helped America make progress toward better understanding and treatment of people with disabilities.</p><p>Curated by Jen Knights and Brad Ferrier, the exhibit features artifacts, documents, and ephemera from Bill’s life as well as ways for visitors to contribute stories about their own experiences with disability.</p><p><strong>MAIN LIBRARY GALLERY HOURS:</strong></p><p><strong>Monday: </strong>9 a.m. – 6 p.m.<br><strong>Tuesday:</strong> 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.<br><strong>Wednesday:</strong> 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.<br><strong>Thursday: </strong>9 a.m. – 6 p.m.<br><strong>Friday:</strong> 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.<br><strong>Saturday:</strong> 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.<br><strong>Sunday:</strong> 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.</p><p><strong>Admission is always FREE. The exhibition will be open August 21 - December 19, 2023.</strong><br>Please note that the Main Library Gallery will be closed on the following University of Iowa holidays during the fall: Sept. 4 (Labor Day), Nov. 23-24 (Thanksgiving)</p><p><em>Because the Main Library Gallery is an educational space on campus, there may occasionally be classes visiting during open hours. Thank you for your understanding.</em></p><p>The easiest way to access the Main Library Gallery is via the north entrance of the Main Library. Find parking options here: <a href="http://lib.uiowa.edu/locations/main/parking">lib.uiowa.edu/locations/main/parking</a></p><p><em>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 Sara Pinkham in advance at 319-467-1805 or sara-pinkham@uiowa.edu</em> </p> 2023-12-04 18:00:00 -0600
12/04/23 @ 9:00 a.m.Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa LibrariesIowa City -
Sanctuary
<p>Artist Zuzka Vaclavik presents a series of paintings on wood panels in <em>Sanctuary</em> which takes inspiration from Slovak folk art patterns.</p><p>Zuzka Vaclavik is a dual citizen of the United States and Slovakia as her parents escaped from Communist Czechoslovakia in the early 1980s. She grew up in Germany where she took art lessons from a Czech painter. Her passion and curiosity for new experiences led her to pursue her development as an artist in the Far East. Zuzka lived in Phnom Pehn, Cambodia for two years before beginning her graduate school studies. Vaclavik has exhibited her work in New York, California, Cambodia, Germany, Austria, and across the United States.</p><p>Cost: $0-10</p> 2023-12-04 16:00:00 -0600
12/04/23 @ 9:30 a.m.National Czech & Slovak Museum & LibraryCedar Rapids -
Noah Breuer – Reclamation
<p>This exhibit investigates early twentieth-century domestic textile design in Europe and the Jewish-owned textile printing companies in Czech Bohemia and Moravia. The textiles used are from Carl Breuer and Sons (CB&S), the artist’s family’s former textile printing business, founded 1897 in Bohemia. In 1939 the company was seized and sold to Nazi-approved owners along with all other Jewish-owned property in German-occupied areas. Through research trips to the company’s archive of fabric samples and designs held at The Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, Noah Breuer has amassed a rich collection of primary source material in the form of digital scans depicting designs, and printed fabric and letters of correspondence. He creates an array of printed works which not only tell his family’s story of persecution and emigration, but also raise questions about labor, authorship, and appropriation. </p> 2023-12-04 16:00:00 -0600
12/04/23 @ 9:30 a.m.National Czech & Slovak Museum & LibraryCedar Rapids -
Brilliant Bohemian Garnets Exhibit
<p>The <em>Brilliant Bohemian Garnets</em> exhibit is making only one stop in America—and it’s at the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library! Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind exhibition of priceless antique and modern garnets from the National Museum in Prague. Marvel at nearly two-hundred pieces featuring fiery red garnets while you learn about this precious gemstone’s history. After this special showing, the garnets will return to the Czech Republic, never to leave again.</p><p>Admission:<br>General: $10<br>Members: Free</p> 2023-12-04 16:00:00 -0600
12/04/23 @ 9:30 a.m.National Czech & Slovak Museum & LibraryCedar Rapids -
Mauricio Lasansky: Portraits from the Permanent Collection
<p>For more than forty years, Jon Fasanelli-Cawelti served as assistant to the world renowned printmaker Mauricio Lasansky - head of Printmaking in the School of Art and Art History at the University of Iowa. The Muscatine Art Center’s permanent collection includes over 40 prints by Lasansky, some of which were produced with assistance from Fasanelli-Cawelti. The influence of the master’s portraits is evident in his students’ work, including that of Fasanelli-Cawelti.</p><p><br></p> 2023-12-04 17:00:00 -0600
12/04/23 @ 10:00 a.m.Muscatine Art CenterMuscatine -
Jon Fasanelli-Cawelti: The Man Filled with Music
<p>In this first major exhibition of Fasanelli-Cawelti’s work since his passing in 2021, the artist’s love of music, playing the trumpet, and performing with the Muscatine Symphony Orchestra and Mad Creek Mudcats permeate into this body of work. A true Renaissance man, art, music, philosophy, literature, and history were part of his everyday life. </p><p>For more than fourteen years, Fasanelli-Cawelti served as assistant to the world renowned printmaker Mauricio Lasansky. A selection of Lasansky’s portraits from the permanent collection will be on view on the second floor of the gallery from September 21, 2023 through January 28, 2024.</p><p><br></p> 2023-12-04 17:00:00 -0600
12/04/23 @ 10:00 a.m.Muscatine Art CenterMuscatine -
Toddler Time
<p>Toddler Time features stories, rhymes, songs, and interactive activities designed to get babies and toddlers acclimated to loving the library. Big siblings are welcome to join the fun!</p> 2023-12-04 11:00:00 -0600
12/04/23 @ 10:00 a.m.Ely Public LibraryEly -
Preschool Storytime
<p>Join us for Preschool Storytime in the Youth Programming Room every Monday at 10:30 AM. Storytime includes books, songs, and activities geared towards children 3-6 years old and their caregivers! This fun early literacy activity is the perfect time to practice your child's social and listening skills before they enter a classroom setting!</p><p>*Children under the age of nine must be accompanied by a caregiver at all times in the Marion Public Library. Children learn by watching others, so please engage in the storytime activities and silence your mobile devices!</p><p>Please see the library's events calendar -- <a href="https://marionpubliclibrary.libnet.info/events">marionpubliclibrary.org/events</a> -- for the most up-to-date information regarding programming and events.</p> 2023-12-04 11:00:00 -060012/04/23 @ 10:30 a.m.Marion Public LibraryMarion -
Bridge to Opportunities for Older Adults
<p><strong>Craft Day: Holiday Coffee Mug Décor.</strong> Come with a coffee mug or a similar size container – and possibly a small holiday ornament or bit of ribbon - to make a small seasonal arrangement. Add a bit of Holiday cheer to your home or give as a gift. Live greenery, floral foam and tools will be provided.</p><p><strong>Life Enrichment Center's </strong><strong>Bridge to Opportunities</strong> meets at Four Oaks Bridge Campus, 2100 1<sup>st</sup> Ave. NE, Cedar Rapid, directly across from Cottage Grove Place and Cottage Grove Ave. Parking and entrance, including handicap ramp<strong> </strong>are at the back of the building. <strong>Questions: 319-640-5357. </strong></p> 2023-11-18 15:30:00 -0600
12/04/23 @ 1:00 p.m.Life Enrichment CenterCedar Rapids -
LEGO and KEVA Plank Club
<p><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US">School-age builders are invited to create with LEGOS and KEVA planks. Play may include challenges or open-ended constructing.</span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}'> </span></p> 2023-10-24 17:30:00 -0500
12/04/23 @ 4:30 p.m.Cedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar Rapids -
Cedar Rapids Audubon Society
<p>Cedar Rapids Audubon Monthly Meeting: Frank Olsen will speak on 'Butterflies and other Precious Things'</p> 2023-11-26 20:30:00 -060012/04/23 @ 7:00 p.m.1st Lutheran ChurchCedar Rapids -
Cedar Rapids Audubon Society
<p>Cedar Rapids Audubon Monthly Program: Franks Olsen will speak on "Butterflies and other Precious Things"</p> 2023-11-25 20:30:00 -060012/04/23 @ 7:00 p.m.1st Lutheran ChurchCedar Rapids -
Water Mindfulness
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">220 S Gilbert St, Iowa City, IA 52240, Robert A. Lee Recreation Center Pool</p><p>Tuesdays, Nov 7 - Dec 19, 9-10 am</p><p>No Membership Required, Free</p><p>Contact: 319-356-5220</p><p><br></p><p>Instructor: Mark Cannon </p><p>Experience the synergistic healing and relaxing qualities of both water and mindfulness. We will explore breathing, water walking, and gentle exercises as a means of being present in the moment. These activities will take place in shallow water to accommodate individuals who haven't developed a sense of safety in deeper water. This class is offered for free at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center Pool. Walk-ins welcome. For more information contact Mark at markc39@gmail.com.</p> 2023-10-31 10:00:00 -0500
12/05/23 @ 9:00 a.m.Iowa City Senior CenterIowa City -
“Tart Cherry,” by Emma Beatrez
<ul><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Drawing on a range of influences including psychoanalysis, contemporary fashion, and human belief systems, Beatrez’s work involves ritual, the recontextualization of materials, and aspects of the body. Her recent paintings and multimedia installations explore core psychoanalytic notions of the symbolic and the real, and the emergence of new meanings through distortion of established iconography. By manipulating the physical data of the gallery with lighting, scent, display, and other interdisciplinary processes, Beatrez hopes to encourage transference of unconscious associations in the viewer. Gallery hours are Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m., and Sunday 2–4 p.m. (Closed Saturdays.)</p></li></ul> 2023-12-05 16:00:00 -0600
12/05/23 @ 9:00 a.m.Peter Paul Luce Gallery, Cornell CollegeMount Vernon -
Hey Buddy, I'm Bill
<p>On display now in the Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa Libraries:</p><p><a href="https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/exhibit/hey-buddy-im-bill/"><em>Hey Buddy, I’m Bill </em></a>tells the story of Bill Sackter, the namesake of Wild Bill’s (formerly Wild Bill’s Coffee Shop) in the University of Iowa School of Social Work. From his early life in Minneapolis to his 44-year institutionalization for an intellectual disability to his years of friends and fame in Iowa City, the exhibit shares a glimpse into Bill’s life and legacy. The exhibit also acknowledges some of Iowa’s own history with institutionalization and progress with disability rights, and places Bill’s story in the context of the historic treatment of people with disabilities. The exhibit not only tells how Bill’s life embodied the disability practices and perspectives of his time, but also how the national prominence of his life story helped America make progress toward better understanding and treatment of people with disabilities.</p><p>Curated by Jen Knights and Brad Ferrier, the exhibit features artifacts, documents, and ephemera from Bill’s life as well as ways for visitors to contribute stories about their own experiences with disability.</p><p><strong>MAIN LIBRARY GALLERY HOURS:</strong></p><p><strong>Monday: </strong>9 a.m. – 6 p.m.<br><strong>Tuesday:</strong> 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.<br><strong>Wednesday:</strong> 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.<br><strong>Thursday: </strong>9 a.m. – 6 p.m.<br><strong>Friday:</strong> 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.<br><strong>Saturday:</strong> 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.<br><strong>Sunday:</strong> 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.</p><p><strong>Admission is always FREE. The exhibition will be open August 21 - December 19, 2023.</strong><br>Please note that the Main Library Gallery will be closed on the following University of Iowa holidays during the fall: Sept. 4 (Labor Day), Nov. 23-24 (Thanksgiving)</p><p><em>Because the Main Library Gallery is an educational space on campus, there may occasionally be classes visiting during open hours. Thank you for your understanding.</em></p><p>The easiest way to access the Main Library Gallery is via the north entrance of the Main Library. Find parking options here: <a href="http://lib.uiowa.edu/locations/main/parking">lib.uiowa.edu/locations/main/parking</a></p><p><em>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 Sara Pinkham in advance at 319-467-1805 or sara-pinkham@uiowa.edu</em></p> 2023-12-05 20:00:00 -0600
12/05/23 @ 9:00 a.m.Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa LibrariesIowa City -
Sanctuary
<p>Artist Zuzka Vaclavik presents a series of paintings on wood panels in <em>Sanctuary</em> which takes inspiration from Slovak folk art patterns.</p><p>Zuzka Vaclavik is a dual citizen of the United States and Slovakia as her parents escaped from Communist Czechoslovakia in the early 1980s. She grew up in Germany where she took art lessons from a Czech painter. Her passion and curiosity for new experiences led her to pursue her development as an artist in the Far East. Zuzka lived in Phnom Pehn, Cambodia for two years before beginning her graduate school studies. Vaclavik has exhibited her work in New York, California, Cambodia, Germany, Austria, and across the United States.</p><p>Cost: $0-10</p> 2023-12-05 16:00:00 -0600
12/05/23 @ 9:30 a.m.National Czech & Slovak Museum & LibraryCedar Rapids -
Noah Breuer – Reclamation
<p>This exhibit investigates early twentieth-century domestic textile design in Europe and the Jewish-owned textile printing companies in Czech Bohemia and Moravia. The textiles used are from Carl Breuer and Sons (CB&S), the artist’s family’s former textile printing business, founded 1897 in Bohemia. In 1939 the company was seized and sold to Nazi-approved owners along with all other Jewish-owned property in German-occupied areas. Through research trips to the company’s archive of fabric samples and designs held at The Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, Noah Breuer has amassed a rich collection of primary source material in the form of digital scans depicting designs, and printed fabric and letters of correspondence. He creates an array of printed works which not only tell his family’s story of persecution and emigration, but also raise questions about labor, authorship, and appropriation. </p> 2023-12-05 16:00:00 -0600
12/05/23 @ 9:30 a.m.National Czech & Slovak Museum & LibraryCedar Rapids -
Brilliant Bohemian Garnets Exhibit
<p>The <em>Brilliant Bohemian Garnets</em> exhibit is making only one stop in America—and it’s at the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library! Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind exhibition of priceless antique and modern garnets from the National Museum in Prague. Marvel at nearly two-hundred pieces featuring fiery red garnets while you learn about this precious gemstone’s history. After this special showing, the garnets will return to the Czech Republic, never to leave again.</p><p>Admission:<br>General: $10<br>Members: Free</p> 2023-12-05 16:00:00 -0600
12/05/23 @ 9:30 a.m.National Czech & Slovak Museum & LibraryCedar Rapids -
Free Family History Help at the FamilySearch Center
<p>Our volunteers can help you find and search your family tree. Use our free premium websites like Ancestry. My Heritage, ArkivDigital, etc. Enter at the back northwest door</p> 2023-11-14 13:00:00 -060012/05/23 @ 10:00 a.m.Cedar Rapids FamilySearch CenterCedar Rapids -
Early Learning Story Time - Downtown Library
<p><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US">Join us for a fun-filled story time for children ages 2-5, featuring stories, songs, and interactive activities.</span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}'> </span></p> 2023-11-02 10:30:00 -0500
12/05/23 @ 10:00 a.m.Cedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar Rapids -
Mauricio Lasansky: Portraits from the Permanent Collection
<p>For more than forty years, Jon Fasanelli-Cawelti served as assistant to the world renowned printmaker Mauricio Lasansky - head of Printmaking in the School of Art and Art History at the University of Iowa. The Muscatine Art Center’s permanent collection includes over 40 prints by Lasansky, some of which were produced with assistance from Fasanelli-Cawelti. The influence of the master’s portraits is evident in his students’ work, including that of Fasanelli-Cawelti.</p><p><br></p> 2023-12-05 17:00:00 -0600
12/05/23 @ 10:00 a.m.Muscatine Art CenterMuscatine -
Jon Fasanelli-Cawelti: The Man Filled with Music
<p>In this first major exhibition of Fasanelli-Cawelti’s work since his passing in 2021, the artist’s love of music, playing the trumpet, and performing with the Muscatine Symphony Orchestra and Mad Creek Mudcats permeate into this body of work. A true Renaissance man, art, music, philosophy, literature, and history were part of his everyday life. </p><p>For more than fourteen years, Fasanelli-Cawelti served as assistant to the world renowned printmaker Mauricio Lasansky. A selection of Lasansky’s portraits from the permanent collection will be on view on the second floor of the gallery from September 21, 2023 through January 28, 2024.</p><p><br></p> 2023-12-05 17:00:00 -0600
12/05/23 @ 10:00 a.m.Muscatine Art CenterMuscatine -
Cedar Rapids Area Genealogy Library
<p>The Cedar Rapids Area Genealogy Library is open for visitors Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 am until 4:00 PM. Research your family tree with help from library volunteers. Located in the lower level of the Masonic Library at 813 1<sup>st</sup> Avenue SE. Parking is available in the rear and enter through the back door. Admission is free but donations are welcome.</p> 2023-12-05 16:00:00 -060012/05/23 @ 10:00 a.m.Cedar Rapids Area Genealogy LibraryCedar Rapids -
Thunder From the Prairie: The Life of Harold E. Hughes
<p><strong>Tuesday, Dec 5, 11 am - 12 pm</strong></p><p><strong>Location: Hybrid (Room 302 & Zoom)</strong></p><p><a href="http://apm.activecommunities.com/iowacityseniorcenter/Activity_Search/17394" target="_blank"><strong>Register online</strong></a><strong> or call 319-356-5220</strong></p><p><em>Presenter: Jerry Harrington</em></p><p>Iowa Governor and U.S. Senator Harold E. Hughes, a charismatic politician whose leadership changed state government and politics, lived in tumultuous times for both the nation and the Hawkeye State. As governor in the 1960s, Hughes dramatically modernized state government and boldly plunged into controversial issues, such as liquor by the drink, the Amish school conflict, and racial conflict in Iowa. As U.S. senator from 1969 to 1974, he created the first national effort to aid alcoholics and was a leading voice against the Vietnam War and U.S. military deception. A handsome man gifted with a powerful voice, Hughes was the essential definition of a leader, taking progressive stands that changed Iowa for the better. He also shocked his followers by leaving politics at the end of his single Senate term to enter the lay ministry and help alcoholics. This program is offered in partnership with TRAIL of Johnson County. </p> 2023-10-27 12:00:00 -0500
12/05/23 @ 11:00 a.m.Iowa City Senior CenterIowa City -
Surprise! The New Curator’s Surprise Finds in the Collection
<p>In July 2023, Julia Jessen joined the CRMA staff as Curator of Collections and Exhibitions. While change can be challenging, it can also be exciting. A new curator means a new set of eyes on the collection and a new batch of ideas—in short, a new vision. One of the first things Jessen was charged with was getting to know the museum’s permanent collection. A museum’s collection is part of its identity, and she wanted to become familiar with the collection right away. This exhibition features some of the finds Jessen discovered while looking through the collection. By sharing those surprises with the public, she allows visitors to see how a curator thinks about and reacts to works in the collection<br><br><br></p> 2023-12-05 16:00:00 -0600
12/05/23 @ 12:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids