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RACE: Are We So Different?
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| When |
Monday, February 06, 2012 - Saturday, June 09, 2012
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| Where |
University Museum, 3219 Hudson Road, Cedar Falls, IA 50614
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| Description |
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| Long Description |
"RACE: Are We So Different?" helps visitors understand what race is and what it is not. It gives them the tools to recognize racial ideas and practices
in contemporary American life. The exhibit explores three themes: the everyday experience of race, the science of human variation, and the history of the idea of race. |
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BESA: Albanian Muslims Who Saved Jews During World War II, Photographs by Norman Gershman
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| When |
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - Saturday, July 14, 2012
From 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Where |
Grout Museum of History & Science
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| Description |
This traveling exhibit was made possible through a collaboration with the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education at the University of Northern Iowa. It includes 41 photographic images and was developed by the Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute |
| Long Description |
In 2003, Norman Gershman, renowned photographer, embarked on a project to find and photograph Albanian nationals and refugees from neighboring countries, during World War II. By 2004, after two photographic journeys to Albania and Kosovo he had discovered roughly 150 Muslim families who had taken part in the rescue of the Jews. During the period of 1943-1945 it is believed that the people of Greater Albania saved between two and three thousand Jews. The Muslim religious belief in Besa, Honor, is the basis for these righteous deeds of valor. Besa, the ancient code of honor, requires and Albanian to endanger his own life if necessary to save the life of anyone seeking asylum. Besa is, to this day, the highest moral law of the region, superseding religious differences, blood feuds and tribal traditions. Gershman has developed a personal photographic style focusing on portraiture, in which he lends and empathetic touch to the unique personality of each of his subjects. |
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Event |
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Cedar Rapids, 1912 Exhibit
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| When |
Saturday, April 14, 2012 - Saturday, July 14, 2012
All Day |
| Where |
Carl and Mary Koehler History Center
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| Description |
Learn what Cedar Rapids was like in 1912, at the time of the sinking of the Titanic. |
| Long Description |
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, the History Center is partnering with Brucemore to explore life in 1912 Linn County.
Former Linn County resident (and brother of Brucemore’s George Douglas) Walter Douglas, perished in the frigid Atlantic waters on that fateful night. His wife, Mahala and her maid survived and were rescued by the Carpathia.
The History Center will explore the fashion of the Titanic era, including clothing, hats, shoes and other accessories from the History Center’s Collection. The exhibit will also feature “Cedar Rapids 1912: The Titanic Connection” including reproduction Titanic memorabilia from the personal collection of local Titanic enthusiast, David Wendell, including a Titanic ship model, North Star Line place settings and photographs.
The lobby display will be on view from April 14 through July 14. It is in conjunction with Brucemore’s temporary exhibit “The Titanic’s Unsinkable Stories - 100 Years Later.”
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Event |
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Works by Charles Barth
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| When |
Thursday, April 19, 2012 - Sunday, August 19, 2012
All Day |
| Where |
Waterloo Center for the Arts
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| Description |
Mexico meets the Midwest in this exhibit of works by Cedar Rapids artist, Charles Barth. Opening Reception & Gallery Talk April 19 6:30 - 8:00pm Free Admission |
| Long Description |
Sirenes and Sun gods, Diego Rivera
and Frida Kahlo, mariachis and
luchadores - the colorful cultural
icons of Mexico are examined,
explored and re-imagined in the
paintings and prints of Charles Barth.
A longtime Professor of Art at Mount
Mercy College, Barth and his wife
Ellen now split their time between
Cedar Rapids, Iowa and the Mexican
state of Oaxaca. Free admission. |
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Event |
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| What |
La Porte City 2012 Exhibit
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| When |
Monday, May 14, 2012 - Saturday, December 01, 2012
All Day |
| Where |
La Porte City FFA Historical & Ag Museum
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| Description |
Hours are as following:
Tuesday and Thursday: 1-4 P.M.
Saturday: 9:00 A.M. - Noon |
| Long Description |
The 2012 theme is The Personal Face of War Part II & Listening to the Prairie. This year we will offer two main exhibits, The Personal Face of War Part II, and Listening to the Prairie: Farming in Nature’s Image. Our main level will continue the story of tracing Iowa’s involvement in our nation’s wars. New exhibits featured will include an amazing tintype collection, the story of Helen Kogel Denton, a WAC with local ties, who was the sole typist of the D Day orders, and several traveling exhibits that focus on the role of African Americans in our nation’s wars. Our lower level will feature “Listening to the Prairie: Farming in Nature’s Image,” an exhibit that is on loan from the National History Museum of the Smithsonian Institute. Learn the role that the central region of North America and Iowa play in providing the food and fiber that every American depends upon. This exhibit traces the transformation of this land from grassland plains to cropland and grazing pastures that make it one of the world’s most productive agricultural regions.
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Event |
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AIM-FOCUS-CLICK
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| When |
Monday, May 14, 2012 - Tuesday, October 30, 2012
All Day |
| Where |
La Porte City FFA Historical & Ag Museum
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| Description |
La Porte City FFA Historical & Ag Museum's annual photography contest 'AIM-FOCUS-CLICK"...Exposing the Architecture of Iowa' will accept entries from May 15 thru October 30, 2012. For more information call 319-342-3619. |
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Event |
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| What |
Somewhere In Time: IGS Wedding Memories
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| When |
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - Saturday, May 19, 2012
From 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM |
| Where |
628 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA |
| Description |
Admission: $5 donation requested at the door. All proceeds benefit IGS programs and services. |
| Long Description |
The Iowa Genealogical Society presents a one-of-a kind fundraising event as members display their heirloom family wedding gowns in a public exhibition. Displays include vintage wedding apparel, photographs, wedding stories and other memorabilia. |
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Event |
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| What |
Science – What Should it Look Like in School?
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| When |
Thursday, May 17, 2012
From 7:00 PM to 11:01 AM |
| Where |
10 Macbride Hall
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| Description |
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| Long Description |
The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History will conclude its Spring 2012 Explorers Seminar Series with a presentation by College of Education Professor Brian Hand titled “Science – what should it look like in school? Can we make this happen?” The free public seminar will be held Thursday, May 17 at 7:00 p.m. in the museum’s Biosphere Discovery Hub and will be accompanied by light refreshments.
Hand will discuss the continually decreasing participation in the sciences from students coming out of high school, as well as question why participation has decreased and if this problem is isolated to the US. Hand will also explore how science has been represented in schools in relation to how science is conducted in the laboratory.
Introducing a new approach to learning science to combat the problem entitled the Science Writing Heuristic approach, Hand will cover the benefits this approach offers to students from as young as five to undergraduate chemistry students.
Brian Hand is a Professor of Science Education in the College of Education. A former high school teacher Hand has a strong interest in improving opportunities for student learning with all science classrooms. In particular Hand has focused his research interests on using writing as a learning tool and how language can be used to help students learn. His current research is centered on helping build students' understanding of science through the use of a language based argument approach to science inquiry.
For more information on the Explorers Seminar contact the UI Museum of Natural History at 319-335-0606 or visit http://www.uiowa.edu/mnh/.
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Event |
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| What |
Houby Days
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| When |
Friday, May 18, 2012 - Saturday, May 20, 2000
From 1:00 AM to 1:00 AM |
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| Description |
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| Long Description |
Fun for the whole family. Enjoy the parade, sample Czech & Slovak cuisine, shop local vendors, listen to traditional Czech & Slovak music. Learn traditional May Pole dances. Attend the National Bohemian, Moravian, & Slovak Folk Dance Festival featuring the Lipa Slovak Folk Dancers from St Paul, Mn. And the puppet show featuring the Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre Company. |
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Event |
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| What |
Old House Enthusiasts - House Tour
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| When |
Friday, May 18, 2012 - Saturday, May 19, 2012
All Day |
| Where |
Four Mounds, and Broadway Neighborhood in Dubuque
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| Description |
Join the Old House Enthusiasts for their annual tour of historic homes in Dubuque. Go to www.dbqohe.org for more details. |
| Long Description |
Join us for a 2 day tour of 5 homes in Dubuque. This year's tour includes the Four Mounds White House and Grey House. the newly restored White House is open to the public for the first time in history. |
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Event |
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| What |
Taste of Czech and Slovak Cuisine
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| When |
Friday, May 18, 2012
From 5:00 PM to 7:01 PM |
| Where |
St. Ludmila Church 215 21st Ave. S.W. Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404
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| Description |
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| Long Description |
Enjoy samples of Czech and Slovak Cuisine at this popular annual event hosted by the Museum Guild of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library.
5pm – 7pm Fee: $10 for 20 samples or $6 for 10 samples.
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Event |
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| What |
State Center Farmers Market
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| When |
Friday, May 18, 2012 - Friday, October 12, 2012
From 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM |
| Where |
State Center's Main Street |
| Description |
Free admission. Through the State Center Development Association. |
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Event |
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| What |
All Iowa Veteran's Reunion
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| When |
Saturday, May 19, 2012 - Saturday, May 19, 2012
From 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Where |
Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum
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| Description |
Celebrating Iowa's Veterans who served during "peace times". We will have cameras set up to get cameo interview from veterans. A new temporary exhibit on peace time service. Iowa Military Veterans Band will play in the lobby at 2:00. |
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Event |
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Uff Da Fest
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| When |
Saturday, May 19, 2012 - Sunday, May 20, 2012
From 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Where |
Eagles Landing Winery - Marquette, IA
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| Description |
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| Long Description |
Celebrate Norwegian Independence Day with our Uff Da Wine. Don't forget to sample Uff Da while you're here and our other "Award Winning Wines." Sit and enjoy the beauty while enjoying music in the Wine Garden. Live Music ~ Saturday, May 19th from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Free Wine Tasting Daily Open 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Ph: 563/873-2509 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
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Event |
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| What |
Memory Makers - Coming to Iowa
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| When |
Saturday, May 19, 2012
From 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM |
| Where |
Carl and Mary Koehler History Center
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| Description |
Children Explore the World of Travel |
| Long Description |
Children ages 4 - 9 (accompanied by an adult) will investigate all the ways that people travel to Iowa, both now and in the past. Everyone will also make a covered wagon to take home. |
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Event |
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Exhibit Opening - The Linn County Discovery Room
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| When |
Saturday, May 19, 2012
All Day |
| Where |
Carl and Mary Koehler History Center
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| Description |
New Exhibit for Children |
| Long Description |
Join the History Center for the opening of a new permanent exhibit, the Linn County Discovery Room. The room will feature an interactive exhibit for children and will include hands-on activities, games and dress-up clothes. It will showcase the lives of eight different children who grew up in Linn County. Grant Wood, Ellen Douglas, Betty Auchard and Heinrich Kelsey are among the children featured. |
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Event |
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| What |
Kite Flying
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| When |
Sunday, May 20, 2012
From 1:00 PM to 3:01 PM |
| Where |
Hurstville Interpretive Center
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| Description |
Come fly a kite over the prairie! |
| Long Description |
Hope for a windy day as we fly our kites over the prairie.
Bring your own or make one here ($5, all materials provided) to fly. Fun for all ages!
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Event |
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| What |
Those Who Teach: Works by Hearst Center Instructors
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| When |
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
All Day |
| Where |
304 West Seerley Blvd., Cedar Falls, IA |
| Description |
This event will be held at the James & Hearst Center for the Arts. Free and open to the public. |
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Event |
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| What |
Family Fun Campground Games
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| When |
Friday, May 25, 2012 - Saturday, May 26, 2012
From 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM |
| Where |
Friday at South Sabula Lake Campground, Saturday at Spruce Creek
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| Description |
Join Jackson County Conservation at their main campgrounds for some fun! |
| Long Description |
Join a naturalist for some fun outdoor nature games at the picnic shelter at each campground. You don’t have to be a camper to join in on the fun! All ages welcome |
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Event |
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| What |
Star Party
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| When |
Saturday, May 26, 2012 - Saturday, May 26, 2012
From 9:00 PM to 10:30 PM |
| Where |
Praire Grove Park, Waterloo
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| Description |
This will be our last chance to observe brilliant Venus. It will be starting to go between the Earth and the Sun and be lost from our view. The Moon, the reddish planet Mars, and the ringed planet Saturn will be well placed for viewing. |
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Event |
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| What |
Music in the Vineyards with The Fast Clydes
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| When |
Sunday, May 27, 2012 - Sunday, May 27, 2012
From 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM |
| Where |
Tabor Home Winery
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| Description |
Memorial Day Weekend - The Fast Clydes |
| Long Description |
Enjoy Iowa Cheeses and a BBQ Pork Sandwich - or bring your own picnic. No alcohol may be brought in. No cover charge. |
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Event |
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| What |
Memorial Day
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| When |
Monday, May 28, 2012 - Monday, May 28, 2012
From 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Where |
Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum
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| Description |
Come to the museum after Waterloo's Memorial Day Parade for free food and fun activities. Lunch served from 11:00-1:00. All three sites at the Grout Museum District will be open until 5:00. |
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Event |
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| What |
Beginning Genealogy Class
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| When |
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
From 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM |
| Where |
628 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA |
| Description |
Free admission. For more information visit www.iowagenealogy.org. |
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