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See a museum for FREE

Posted on 21 September 2011 by Carly Weber No comments

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We’re all about free family fun. So mark your calendar for Saturday, when multiple area attractions will offer free admission as part of this year’s Smithsonian Annual Museum Day event. Museum Day is a celebration of the dissemination of knowledge … Continue reading


‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ to help NE. Iowa family

Posted on 14 September 2011 by Carly Weber No comments

CEDAR FALLS — ABC’s Emmy-winning hit show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” will build a new home for a Northeast Iowa family. A pep rally will be held on Tuesday at the University of Northern Iowa’s McLeod Center to kick off … Continue reading


Gabe’s, Yacht Club under same ownership

Posted on 14 September 2011 by Carly Weber No comments

The owner of the Iowa City Yacht Club is going to purchase Gabe’s, a live music venue in downtown Iowa City for the past 25 years. “We are very excited for this opportunity to join the forces of two live … Continue reading


KCCK CD sale at Aug. 18 Jazz Under the Stars

Posted on 12 August 2011 by Carly Weber No comments

CEDAR RAPIDS — Jazz 88.3 KCCK, jazz public radio from Kirkwood Community College, will be holding its annual CD and Record Sale during Jazz Under The Stars at Noelridge Park on Aug. 18, prior to and during the evening’s concert. … Continue reading


Meet ‘Hawkeye Heroes’ at the state fair

Posted on 09 August 2011 by Carly Weber No comments

DES MOINES — Hawkeye fans and fair-goers will have a chance to meet and reminisce with former athletes, coaches and broadcasters at the University of Iowa’s exhibit at the Iowa State Fair from Thursday (Aug. 11)  through Sunday (Aug. 22). … Continue reading


Alton Brown launches new speaker series at CRPL

Posted on 29 July 2011 by Carly Weber No comments

Alton Brown will speak in Cedar Rapids on Sept. 9 as part of a new series sponsored by the Cedar Rapids Public Library.

  Alton Brown will launch a new speaker series, Inside Out, at the Cedar Rapids Public Library with an appearance on Sept. 9, at 7:30 p.m., at Theatre Cedar Rapids. Brown is the author of several award-winning and bestselling books and the … Continue reading


Charles Willson Peale’s “George Washington” at CRMA

Posted on 27 July 2011 by Carly Weber No comments

Charles Willson Peale (American, 1741-1827). George Washington, 1776. Oil on canvas, 44 x 38 5/16 in. (111.7 x 97.3 cm). American Art. Brooklyn Museum. Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 34.1178. Brooklyn Museum photograph.

For four months, the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art (CRMA) will display an American treasure: Charles Willson Peale’s portrait of George Washington, on loan from the Brooklyn Museum of Art. An American Masterpiece: Charles Willson Peale’s George Washington will be … Continue reading


Iowa City festival brings authors, book lovers together

Posted on 14 July 2011 by Gazette Staff/SourceMedia No comments

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What would a City of Literature be without a Book Festival? That is what folks at the University of Iowa Libraries thought when they started the Iowa City Book Festival in 2009, says Jan Weissmiller, who serves on the festival … Continue reading


Eastern Iowa ‘Harry Potter’ fans prepare for the end

Posted on 14 July 2011 by The Gazette Staff No comments

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Preston Moore has been known to break out the Harry Potter glasses when attending a midnight viewing of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” — but don’t expect to find him at the theaters Thursday in a robe. … Continue reading


Hoopla Local Music is out at Uptown Friday Night tonight

Posted on 01 July 2011 by Christoph Trappe No comments

Here are some pictures from my phone. For local music events visit Hoopla Local Music. Posted from WordPress for Android