Workers at a farmers market get ready for afternoon customers in downtown Los Angeles on Friday Aug. 3,2012. As demand for locally grown fruits and vegetables has increased, so too has the number of urban farmers markets sprouting up across the nation. (AP Photo/Ricahrd Vogel)
There are more than 300 fun things to do in the next week. Below we highlight a few you can do without spending much money. What do you think?
Name That Tune – 7 p.m. today - Get a team of family members, friends, or co-workers, and form a team, there are different categories each week, win prizes. Like Name That Tune Facebook.
Jazz Under the Stars – Thursday, 7 p.m. Orquesta Alto Maiz
Five Seasons Ski Team Show – Thursday 7 p.m. - The Five Seasons Ski Team performs a show every Thursday at Ellis Park in Cedar Rapids from June through Labor Day.
Downtown Farmers Market - Saturday 7:30 p.m. - Market vendors and entertainment will be placed along Third and Fourth Avenues, Second, Third and Fifth Streets SE as well as Greene Square Park.
NewBoFest – Sunday 10 a.m. - Come to New Bohemia on Labor Day Weekend and you’ll experience feats of athleticism, the beauty of art, and sounds for your soul! The New Bohemian Festival is four days of amazing performances, intriguing art, fascinating people and delicious food. NewBoFest is a showcase and gathering of local New Bohemians.
“Last Extinction: What Killed the Mammoths?” – Sunday 2 p.m. - Near the end of the last ice age 13,000 years ago, these mighty beasts disappeared from North America together with some 35 other groups of mammals, including giant ground sloths, saber-tooth cats, and American lions. For four decades, debate has raged over the cause of their abrupt demise. In Last Extinction, NOVA presents an exclusive in-depth investigation of a bold and controversial new hypothesis, which suggests that a massive impact from space could be the culprit .
Mayors Bike Ride – Monday 9 a.m. - The annual Linn County Mayors’ Bike Ride is a free, educational bicycle ride organized as an opportunity to showcase the continued need and development for multi-modal transportation networks in Linn County.
OnIowa Live – Monday 6:30 p.m. - A weekly live sports talk show focusing on the Iowa Hawkeyes with KCRG-TV9′s Scott Saville and The Gazette’s Marc Morehouse, Mike Hlas and Scott Dochterman. The show is broadcast live on KCRG 9.2 and KCRG.com from the Fieldhouse SW sports bar.
