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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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Haunted: Marvin Cone’s Ghosts
<p>In the academic year of 1938-1939, Marvin Cone took a leave of absence from teaching at Coe College and secured a studio in the Granby Building in downtown Cedar Rapids. Funded by local businessmen, Cone received an uninterrupted “year of freedom,” as he termed it, to devote to his painting. In this newfound freedom, Cone departed from his beloved depiction of barns and the Iowa landscape and turned inward, literally. He began to focus on eerie, atmospheric building interiors, painted almost in monotone. Some of these interiors began to include images of ghosts, their bodies transparent but distinct against the background. Although common enough in children’s book illustration, Cone’s ghosts are highly unusual in “fine” art. Of these paintings, Cone said that he wanted to establish, “a lonesome and apprehensive atmosphere.” In addition to ghosts, Cone also experimented with adding gloomy portraits of “Uncle Ben” to the austere walls of his interior, or simply ominous titles that alluded to the room having just been vacated by an unknown presence.</p><p><br></p><p>After initially broaching the subject in the late 1930s, Cone returned to it several times, which was unusual for him. These interior spaces and their otherworldly inhabitants called him back through the 1950s and into the mid-1960s, near the end of his life. <em>Haunted: Marvin Cone’s Ghosts</em> is a celebration of this intriguing theme and its unusual and enigmatic presence in Cone’s artwork.</p> 2019-10-20 16:00:00 -0500
10/20/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
John Beckelman: Horizon Suite
<p>John Beckelman’s Horizon Suite is a group of six recently-completed three-dimensional landscapes. Using the expressive potential of clay and a variety of other materials, Beckelman’s work explores the transitional space where the sky meets the land or sea. The horizontal sweep of this space is mediated by intimate moments of surprising texture, shifting light, and fleeting color. Horizon Suite attempts to gently entice the viewer into the inner landscapes and interior spaces of our imagination and memory. Beckelman finds a curious intersection between the seemingly enduring and timeless character of earth and the fleeting yet wonderful impermanence of the world in which we live. John Beckelman's art has been shown in exhibitions throughout the country and he has been the recipient of numerous awards, commissions, and grants. He received his master of fine arts degree in ceramics and his master of science degree in ceramics from Illinois State University. Beckelman is the Robert O. Daniel Professor of Art, Emeritus at Coe College. He lives and works in Cedar Rapids.</p> 2019-10-20 16:00:00 -050010/20/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
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Brucemore Mansion Tours
<p>A visit to Brucemore explores more than 130 years of Eastern Iowa history through the lives of the three families who called Brucemore home—the Sinclairs, the Douglases, and the Halls. They were business and community leaders during a century of evolution in the Midwest. The changes they made to their estate, the impact they had on their community, and the stories they left behind shape our understanding of modern Cedar Rapids, eastern Iowa, and the American Midwest.</p><p><br></p><p>Mansion tours are offered March through December, Wednesday through Sunday. Inquire for times within the general visiting hours. Tickets can be purchased online, over the phone, or in the visitor center. Advance ticket purchase is recommended as tours sell-out, especially during periods of high demand. Admission fees vary by tour selection, season, and ticket type. </p> 2019-10-20 15:15:00 -0500
10/20/1912:30 p.m.brucemoreCedar Rapids -
Next Steps in Hollow Glass: Implosion Pendants
<p>Learn to manipulate and embellish hollow boro glass to make a floral implosion pendant. Instructor: Benjamin Revis, UI Scientific Glass Blower.</p><p><strong><em>Prerequisite:</em></strong><em> Intro to Hollow Glass Work on Oct. 13 or equivalent.</em></p><p><em>Registration is $105 and includes all materials, instruction, use of studio and tools, and annealing. Register in person, via phone at 319 338-1566, or on-line.</em></p> 2019-09-20 16:00:00 -0500
10/20/191:00 p.m.Beadology IowaIowa City -
The Collins Story: On the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing
<p>The Marion Heritage Center & Museum newest exhibition <em>The Collins Story: On the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing.</em> The greatest achievement in history, landing men on the moon, took the work of thousands, but it would have been impossible if one man, Arthur Collins, had not dedicated his life to perfecting radio communication and building the company that invented space communication and <em>has brought us the voice and pictures of every astronaut for 50 years, the Collins Radio Company. </em>Brought to you in collaboration with the <em>Arthur A. Collins Legacy Association</em>. Free Admission sponsored by the McIntyre Foundation of Cedar Rapids.</p> 2019-10-20 16:00:00 -050010/20/191:00 p.m.Marion Heritage Center & MuseumMarion -
Sunday Fun Day: Día de los Muertos Sugar Skull Masks
<p>Dios De Los Muertos is celebrated October 31 - November 2. In recognition of the upcoming Latin American holiday, we will create sugar skull masks. Dios de Los Muertos is a celebration of those who we've lost, but it's not a sad holiday; in fact, traditional rituals include lots of music and color. </p> 2019-10-09 16:00:00 -0500
10/20/192:00 p.m.Iowa City Public LibraryIowa City -
Scholastic Chess Club
<p>Group lessons, organized chess activities, friendly tournaments, and free time to just play chess.</p><p>Join the Scholastic Chess Club the first and third Sundays of the month (Sept-May) from 2-5 pm at Downtown Library. Students grades K-12 are welcome to come and learn how to play this great universal game! Take part in group lessons, organized chess activities, friendly tournaments, and free time to just play chess. For more information, connect with the Cedar Rapids Chess Club on Facebook or visit www.chessiniowa.org/crchess.</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!</p> 2019-10-20 16:30:00 -0500
10/20/192:00 p.m.Downtown Cedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar Rapids -
Noah Doely and T.J. Dedeaux-Norris
<p>Opening Reception and Gallery Talks:</p><p>October 19th 5-7pm</p><p><br></p><p>Fall 2019 Kocher Visiting Artist Noah Doely creates cyanotypes, which are photographic images using a process that dates from the mid-1800s. According to Doely, “The Prussian blue inherent to the cyanotype process subverts, enhances, camouflages or otherwise alters how the images’ content is perceived.” A current Iowa Arts Council Fellow, Doely is fascinated by science and mythology and how they interplay with art. This exhibition and Doely’s visiting artist appointment at Coe is generously funded by the Robert and Joan Kocher Visual Arts Endowment. </p><p>T.J. Dedeaux-Norris works in a variety of media, including paintings, performance and film, to explore the “invisibility of blackness in cultural forms built upon the appropriation of popular and sacred black expressions and idioms.” Born in Guam, Dedeaux-Norris received her B.A. from UCLA and her MFA from Yale University. Also known as Tameka Norris, she is a 2017 grant recipient from the National Endowment for the Arts. Her exhibition is funded in part by the Mabel Cherry Lutgerding Endowment.</p> 2019-10-20 18:00:00 -050010/20/194:00 p.m.Coe College Sinclair Auditorium LobbyCedar Rapids -
Let’s Roam Iowa City scavenger hunt
<p>Searching for an exciting outdoor activity in Iowa City? The hunt is over! Download the Let’s Roam scavenger hunt app and start exploring today! Tourist, local, or new to town, this is a lively small group activity that anyone can enjoy. Lace up your walking shoes and get ready to experience Iowa City like you never have before. Snap pics, race against the clock, and put your navigation skills to the test as you roam through Iowa City discovering different destinations along the way, City of Literature has it all!</p><p>Just a few of the many stimulating stops are: Old State Capitol, County Courthouse, Englert Theatre, Lit Walk.</p><p><br></p><p>When we said these photo scavenger hunts are for everyone, we meant it; bridal parties we’re looking at you now! Out with the old Iowa City bachelorette party ideas, and in with the new, Let’s Roam is ready to lead you to premarital mayhem! Splendid for bachelors or bachelorettes, the laughs are guaranteed as you take on comical challenges and answer tough trivia. We can’t think of a better way to bond before the big day!</p><p><br></p><p>More adventures await with all the hunts in your area: City Beautiful, Musical Madison, and Lovely Lake Geneva.</p><p><br></p><p>It doesn’t matter how many hunters you have, Let’s Roam hunts are wonderful for large group activities in Iowa City too! If you’re looking for creative corporate event ideas; you can stop right there and contact us today. Split into teams to bring out the competitive spirit and camaraderie in your coworkers and find out who will make it into the Iowa City scavenger hunt hall of fame! </p><p><br></p><p>Toot toot! Roll on into the information station right here: </p><p><br></p><p>You'll have to navigate Iowa's Creative City to find victory. On this fun-filled Iowa City scavenger hunt, explore the pedestrian malls, literary landmarks and University of Iowa attractions.How did Illinois inspire the Old State Capitol? Why were the Englert's the sweetest couple in town? Find out on this scavenger hunt of Iowa City!.</p> 2019-10-21 23:59:00 -0500
10/21/1912:00 a.m.LetsRoam!Iowa City -
'Rising Together: Protest in Print'
<p>This exhibit features artist books, prints, and zines with social justice themes drawn from the University of Iowa Special Collections and the <a href="http://www.collegebookart.org/" target="_blank">College Book Art Association</a> (CBAA) juried traveling exhibition <em>Rising Together</em>.</p><p>Through contemporary and historical examples, the exhibit demonstrates how artist books, zines, and prints give activism a visual voice and can serve as powerful agents in effecting positive social change on issues encompassing power, politics, war, immigration, the environment and more. Featured items include a wide range of editioned or one-of-a-kind book art and print activity–editioned artist books, sculptural bookworks, altered books, chapbooks, broadsides, protest signs, zines.</p><p>In addition to rare items from the University of Iowa's Special Collections, many contemporary artists, presses and collectives are represented in the CBAA portion of the show.</p><p><strong><em>Check Main Library Gallery hours of operation here: </em></strong><strong><a href="https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/location-and-hours/" target="_blank">https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/location-and-hours/</a> <em>Weekend hours are shortened.</em></strong></p><p><strong>The Main Library Gallery is located on the 1st Floor of the University of Iowa's Main Library. (Toward the north side of the building.)</strong></p> 2019-10-21 18:00:00 -0500
10/21/199:00 a.m.Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa LibrariesIowa City -
Mother Goose on the Loose
<p>“Mother Goose on the Loose” is a 20-minute nursery rhyme program for newborns to three-year-olds, followed by a 30-minute playtime. This program helps strengthen babies’ and toddlers' foundation for literacy with rhymes, rhythm, repetition, story and movement.</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!</p> 2019-10-21 10:25:00 -0500
10/21/199:30 a.m.Ladd LibraryCedar Rapids -
The Wisdom of the Celts Prayer Writing Series at Prairiewoods
<p>Both John Philip Newell and John O’Donohue share their own rootedness in the spirituality of the Celtic peoples. They help us listen to the sacredness deep within ourselves, in one another and within Earth. They share their love of poetry, nature and a deep sense of the sacredness at the heart of every moment. We will journey with them by viewing podcasts, using excerpts of their work and writing our own prayers. Be prepared to be refreshed in spirit through this brief journey with the ancient Celts! This series at Prairiewoods (120 East Boyson Road in Hiawatha) is facilitated by Betty Daugherty, FSPA, and Angie Pierce Jennings (mornings only). Feel free to enjoy either the mornings or evenings as a series or as individual sessions. The cost is $5 per session, and registration is requested by the previous Friday. For more information or to register, contact Prairiewoods at www.Prairiewoods.org or 319-395-6700.</p> 2019-10-21 11:00:00 -0500
10/21/1910:00 a.m.Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality CenterHiawatha -
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Scarecrow Trail
<p>Travel the Amana Colony trail through the 7 villages and find as many scarecrows as you can. </p><p>October 1-October 31</p><p>Maps are available at the Visitor's Center </p> 2019-10-21 17:00:00 -050010/21/1910:00 a.m.Amana ColoniesAmana -
Noah Doely and T.J. Dedeaux-Norris
<p>Opening Reception and Gallery Talks:</p><p>October 19th 5-7pm</p><p><br></p><p>Fall 2019 Kocher Visiting Artist Noah Doely creates cyanotypes, which are photographic images using a process that dates from the mid-1800s. According to Doely, “The Prussian blue inherent to the cyanotype process subverts, enhances, camouflages or otherwise alters how the images’ content is perceived.” A current Iowa Arts Council Fellow, Doely is fascinated by science and mythology and how they interplay with art. This exhibition and Doely’s visiting artist appointment at Coe is generously funded by the Robert and Joan Kocher Visual Arts Endowment. </p><p>T.J. Dedeaux-Norris works in a variety of media, including paintings, performance and film, to explore the “invisibility of blackness in cultural forms built upon the appropriation of popular and sacred black expressions and idioms.” Born in Guam, Dedeaux-Norris received her B.A. from UCLA and her MFA from Yale University. Also known as Tameka Norris, she is a 2017 grant recipient from the National Endowment for the Arts. Her exhibition is funded in part by the Mabel Cherry Lutgerding Endowment.</p> 2019-10-21 18:00:00 -050010/21/194:00 p.m.Coe College Sinclair Auditorium LobbyCedar Rapids -
Grinch Painting Class at Scrapmania
<p><strong>Grinch Face Painting Class, No experience needed-we paint along w/ you, showing you what colors & strokes to create the perfect Grinch. Class limit 15, so you get help if needed. No supplies needed! You are welcome to bring a snack or beverage of your choice. Grinch Face Class repeated on 10-7 6:00-9:00, 10-15 6:00-9:00, 10-21 6:00-9:00 & 10-29 6:00-9:00. Skill Level-Any Call Scrapmania to register 319-377-9999</strong></p> 2019-09-30 21:00:00 -0500
10/21/196:00 p.m.ScrapmaniaCedar Rapids -
Mindfulness for Families at Prairiewoods
<p>We continually look for creative ways to bring awareness, compassion, kindness, peace and tranquility into our homes. These monthly opportunities at Prairiewoods (120 East Boyson Road in Hiawatha) are for parents and children from kindergarten through grade 12 to attend together. We will focus on simple, mindful practices to create peaceful awareness in the parent, child and home. Facilitators Kim Seward, BSN, RN, CMI (Certified Mindfulness Instructor), and Ann Jackson, PBVM, will guide us to explore and engage fun mindfulness activities to do together as a family. Practicing foundational aspects of mindful awareness—noticing senses, emotions and thoughts in fun and practical ways—will cultivate awareness, a greater understanding of emotions, kindness and compassion in all relationships, especially the parent-child relationship. As parents and children attend these sessions together, they will build a comprehensive mindfulness toolkit to use for future family enjoyment. Monthly themes include Foundation of Breath (Sunday, Sept. 15, 3–4:30 p.m.), Awareness and Presence (Monday, Oct. 21, 6–7:30 p.m.), Gratitude and Kindness (Sunday, Nov. 17, 3–4:30 p.m.) and Emotions (Monday, Dec. 16, 6–7:30 p.m.). Some activities will occur outside, so please dress accordingly. The cost is $20 per family for each session. Some financial assistance is available. Each session is limited to 30 total parents and children, and registration is required by the previous Monday. (Please include the total number and ages of participants at registration.) For more information or to register, contact Prairiewoods at www.Prairiewoods.org or 319-395-6700</p> 2019-08-19 19:30:00 -0500
10/21/196:00 p.m.Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality CenterHiawatha -
General Home Maintenance
<p>This class covers the general home maintenance of mowers, weed trimmers, and snow blowers and will discuss gas oil mixes. Plumbing, basic electrical: light switches, GFI's, ceiling fans smoke detectors will also be covered.</p><ul><li>Registration is required prior to the class start date. If you have questions or would like to register, please visit <a href="http://www.kirkwood.edu/ce">www.kirkwood.edu/ce</a> or contact 319-398-1022.</li></ul> 2019-08-13 21:00:00 -050010/21/196:30 p.m.Kirkwood Regional Center at the University of IowaCoralville -
Let’s Roam Iowa City scavenger hunt
<p>Searching for an exciting outdoor activity in Iowa City? The hunt is over! Download the Let’s Roam scavenger hunt app and start exploring today! Tourist, local, or new to town, this is a lively small group activity that anyone can enjoy. Lace up your walking shoes and get ready to experience Iowa City like you never have before. Snap pics, race against the clock, and put your navigation skills to the test as you roam through Iowa City discovering different destinations along the way, City of Literature has it all!</p><p>Just a few of the many stimulating stops are: Old State Capitol, County Courthouse, Englert Theatre, Lit Walk.</p><p><br></p><p>When we said these photo scavenger hunts are for everyone, we meant it; bridal parties we’re looking at you now! Out with the old Iowa City bachelorette party ideas, and in with the new, Let’s Roam is ready to lead you to premarital mayhem! Splendid for bachelors or bachelorettes, the laughs are guaranteed as you take on comical challenges and answer tough trivia. We can’t think of a better way to bond before the big day!</p><p><br></p><p>More adventures await with all the hunts in your area: City Beautiful, Musical Madison, and Lovely Lake Geneva.</p><p><br></p><p>It doesn’t matter how many hunters you have, Let’s Roam hunts are wonderful for large group activities in Iowa City too! If you’re looking for creative corporate event ideas; you can stop right there and contact us today. Split into teams to bring out the competitive spirit and camaraderie in your coworkers and find out who will make it into the Iowa City scavenger hunt hall of fame! </p><p><br></p><p>Toot toot! Roll on into the information station right here: </p><p><br></p><p>You'll have to navigate Iowa's Creative City to find victory. On this fun-filled Iowa City scavenger hunt, explore the pedestrian malls, literary landmarks and University of Iowa attractions.How did Illinois inspire the Old State Capitol? Why were the Englert's the sweetest couple in town? Find out on this scavenger hunt of Iowa City!.</p> 2019-10-22 23:59:00 -0500
10/22/1912:00 a.m.LetsRoam!Iowa City -
'Rising Together: Protest in Print'
<p>This exhibit features artist books, prints, and zines with social justice themes drawn from the University of Iowa Special Collections and the <a href="http://www.collegebookart.org/" target="_blank">College Book Art Association</a> (CBAA) juried traveling exhibition <em>Rising Together</em>.</p><p>Through contemporary and historical examples, the exhibit demonstrates how artist books, zines, and prints give activism a visual voice and can serve as powerful agents in effecting positive social change on issues encompassing power, politics, war, immigration, the environment and more. Featured items include a wide range of editioned or one-of-a-kind book art and print activity–editioned artist books, sculptural bookworks, altered books, chapbooks, broadsides, protest signs, zines.</p><p>In addition to rare items from the University of Iowa's Special Collections, many contemporary artists, presses and collectives are represented in the CBAA portion of the show.</p><p><strong><em>Check Main Library Gallery hours of operation here: </em></strong><strong><a href="https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/location-and-hours/" target="_blank">https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/location-and-hours/</a> <em>Weekend hours are shortened.</em></strong></p><p><strong>The Main Library Gallery is located on the 1st Floor of the University of Iowa's Main Library. (Toward the north side of the building.)</strong></p> 2019-10-22 18:00:00 -0500
10/22/199:00 a.m.Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa LibrariesIowa City -
Art Exhibit: Open Air
<p>Gilded Pear Gallery is pleased to present <em>Open Air</em>, a two-person exhibit of landscapes by Iowa natives: David Gordinier and Kristin Stoeffler.</p><p><br></p><p>This show brings together the work of artists who illustrate a particular style of moments in Midwest scenery. Both artists appear to have romantic or idealized renderings of these realistic vistas. The space between the sky and the earth is vast. Land reaches out to the endless horizon and the foliage seem to breathe the air that chase the clouds in that moment. Adventure and solace can be found in these paintings; the hunt for the cloud you could cut with a knife, the well-traveled path highlighted by the afternoon sun, or the colorful field within soft rolling terrain. The works themselves vary from the very large punchy style of Kristin’s and the mid-sized detailed serenity of David’s.</p><p><br></p><p>When talking about her work, Kristin mentions “My father-in-law put a bright yellow parasol on an old Oliver tractor and taught me how to rake hay, and I paint hay differently now.” She creates paintings that allude to surreal drama and heightened saturation. “The fields look different from the seat of a tractor. Rows look different after you’ve raked them yourself,” she explains. David approaches his subjects in a traditional manner, painting in a realistic style that concentrates on the way light defines an object or space. His landscape works are inspired by western vistas as well as secluded roads and wide-reaching fields of rural central Iowa. “If I live to be 120, I still won’t have time to paint all the things I want to paint.” David describes his process as “finding opulent things in the mundane.”</p><p><br></p><p>David Gordinier attended Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids and received his BFA from the University of Iowa in Iowa City. He has been in group exhibitions at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City and the Des Moines Art Center. His work is in the collections of Farm Bureau Financial Services and Iowa State Bank, among many others.</p><p><br></p><p>Kristin Stoeffler received her BA in Art from The University of Iowa, but that is only part of the education that influences her work. The rest she learned from the insight and patience of the people who live on the land in her landscapes. She has work in the Lil Drugstore collection in Cedar Rapids as well as several private collections in the Midwest.</p><p><br></p><p>Gilded Pear Gallery is located at 808 Third Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403. For hours and more information visit www.gildedpeargallery.com –or- call: 319-366-0205</p>
10/22/1910:00 a.m.Gilded Pear GalleryCedar Rapids -
Preschool Story Time
<p>Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs.</p><p>Grow your child's love of reading by attending Preschool Story Time. Each week explore new stories, songs, and rhymes.</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!</p> 2019-10-22 10:30:00 -0500
10/22/1910:00 a.m.Downtown Cedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar Rapids -
Scarecrow Trail
<p>Travel the Amana Colony trail through the 7 villages and find as many scarecrows as you can. </p><p>October 1-October 31</p><p>Maps are available at the Visitor's Center </p> 2019-10-22 17:00:00 -050010/22/1910:00 a.m.Amana ColoniesAmana -
Doodlebugs at the Marion Public Library: Scared of the Dark
<p>Are there creepy creatures lurking in the dark? We’ll find out in today’s not-so-scary-after-all story. You can even make a creeper to take home!</p> 2019-08-26 11:45:00 -0500
10/22/1910:45 a.m.Marion Public LibraryMarion -
Welcome Club Canasta
<p>Welcome Club of Cedar Rapids. Enjoy playing Canasta? If you haven't played the card game in a while now is your chance to play again. Open to women in the community. Visit www.welcomeclubcr.com to find out more about the Welcome Club or email wwc_cr@yahoo.com to contact us. </p> 2019-10-11 15:00:00 -050010/22/1911:30 a.m.Starlite RoomCedar Rapids -
Prayer Experience Series: Contemplative Experience at Prairiewoods
<p>Prairiewoods (120 East Boyson Road in Hiawatha) is pleased to announce a new ongoing series focused on a group prayer experience that is open to all. In October, facilitator Betty Daugherty, FSPA, will help us experience contemplation, which is both an ancient and new tradition in our search of the Holy One. In contemplation we stop our doing and learn to be; we enter into communion with the God beyond words and with our own deepest essence. We will experience the power of being in contemplation with others and sending peace and love into the brokenness of our world. Feel free to enjoy this as a series or as individual sessions. A free-will offering will be accepted, and registration is appreciated but not required. For more information or to register, contact Prairiewoods at www.Prairiewoods.org or 319-395-6700.</p> 2019-10-23 12:00:00 -0500
10/22/1911:30 a.m.Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality CenterHiawatha -
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Up All Night: The Art of the Dark
<p>From Renaissance artists painting images of the Nativity to 18th century artists depicting new scientific discoveries to Post-Impressionist painters such as Van Gogh turning the night sky into a mesmeric swirl of brush strokes, the night has been inspiring artists for hundreds of years. The dark can symbolize many things in art: mystery, solitude, fear, superstition, secrets, or death. The striking juxtaposition of light against the night may represent hope, discovery, magic, the evidence of a divine presence, or other forms of literal “enlightenment.” Historically, night scenes were a chance for artists to show off their mastery of painting light effects. Moonlight, candles, and later, electric lights against the dark added drama to the scene. <em>Up All Night </em>celebrates the night scenes in the CRMA’s collection: Grant Wood’s evocative Quaker Oats, Marvin Cone’s charming Christmas cards, M.C. Escher’s tesselated <em>Day into Night</em>, amongst others. Enjoy the look at one of art history’s oldest ways of infusing drama into art.</p><p><br></p> 2019-10-22 16:00:00 -0500
10/22/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Haunted: Marvin Cone’s Ghosts
<p>In the academic year of 1938-1939, Marvin Cone took a leave of absence from teaching at Coe College and secured a studio in the Granby Building in downtown Cedar Rapids. Funded by local businessmen, Cone received an uninterrupted “year of freedom,” as he termed it, to devote to his painting. In this newfound freedom, Cone departed from his beloved depiction of barns and the Iowa landscape and turned inward, literally. He began to focus on eerie, atmospheric building interiors, painted almost in monotone. Some of these interiors began to include images of ghosts, their bodies transparent but distinct against the background. Although common enough in children’s book illustration, Cone’s ghosts are highly unusual in “fine” art. Of these paintings, Cone said that he wanted to establish, “a lonesome and apprehensive atmosphere.” In addition to ghosts, Cone also experimented with adding gloomy portraits of “Uncle Ben” to the austere walls of his interior, or simply ominous titles that alluded to the room having just been vacated by an unknown presence.</p><p><br></p><p>After initially broaching the subject in the late 1930s, Cone returned to it several times, which was unusual for him. These interior spaces and their otherworldly inhabitants called him back through the 1950s and into the mid-1960s, near the end of his life. <em>Haunted: Marvin Cone’s Ghosts</em> is a celebration of this intriguing theme and its unusual and enigmatic presence in Cone’s artwork.</p> 2019-10-22 16:00:00 -0500
10/22/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
John Beckelman: Horizon Suite
<p>John Beckelman’s Horizon Suite is a group of six recently-completed three-dimensional landscapes. Using the expressive potential of clay and a variety of other materials, Beckelman’s work explores the transitional space where the sky meets the land or sea. The horizontal sweep of this space is mediated by intimate moments of surprising texture, shifting light, and fleeting color. Horizon Suite attempts to gently entice the viewer into the inner landscapes and interior spaces of our imagination and memory. Beckelman finds a curious intersection between the seemingly enduring and timeless character of earth and the fleeting yet wonderful impermanence of the world in which we live. John Beckelman's art has been shown in exhibitions throughout the country and he has been the recipient of numerous awards, commissions, and grants. He received his master of fine arts degree in ceramics and his master of science degree in ceramics from Illinois State University. Beckelman is the Robert O. Daniel Professor of Art, Emeritus at Coe College. He lives and works in Cedar Rapids.</p> 2019-10-22 16:00:00 -050010/22/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Noah Doely and T.J. Dedeaux-Norris
<p>Opening Reception and Gallery Talks:</p><p>October 19th 5-7pm</p><p><br></p><p>Fall 2019 Kocher Visiting Artist Noah Doely creates cyanotypes, which are photographic images using a process that dates from the mid-1800s. According to Doely, “The Prussian blue inherent to the cyanotype process subverts, enhances, camouflages or otherwise alters how the images’ content is perceived.” A current Iowa Arts Council Fellow, Doely is fascinated by science and mythology and how they interplay with art. This exhibition and Doely’s visiting artist appointment at Coe is generously funded by the Robert and Joan Kocher Visual Arts Endowment. </p><p>T.J. Dedeaux-Norris works in a variety of media, including paintings, performance and film, to explore the “invisibility of blackness in cultural forms built upon the appropriation of popular and sacred black expressions and idioms.” Born in Guam, Dedeaux-Norris received her B.A. from UCLA and her MFA from Yale University. Also known as Tameka Norris, she is a 2017 grant recipient from the National Endowment for the Arts. Her exhibition is funded in part by the Mabel Cherry Lutgerding Endowment.</p> 2019-10-22 18:00:00 -050010/22/194:00 p.m.Coe College Sinclair Auditorium LobbyCedar Rapids -
Craft Night at the Ely Public Library
<p>Join us on most Tuesday Night from 5:50-7pm with your favorite craft project. Knitting, crochet, scrapbooking or anything else you are working on.</p><p>We meet on Tuesdays except for the 2nd Tuesday of the month when we are having book club. Find us on Facebook for the up to date schedule.</p> 2019-10-22 19:00:00 -050010/22/195:30 p.m.Ely Public LibraryEly