Iowa City events spotlight local foods and arts
Iowa City hosts Eat Drink Local Week with restaurant week menus and a kickoff at Atlas offering free drinks and appetizers. Natalie Jenne performs in Bach Festival at University Capitol Centre Recital Hall. Suzanne Westenhoefer marks five years of marriage equality at Coralville Center for the Performing Arts with a post-show meet and greet. Additional talks and gluten awareness walk-through at Mount Mercy University and Hy-Vee Cedar Rapids offer free programs.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Atlas
Hooplanow.com
Natalie Jenne
University of Iowa School of Music
J.S. Bach
University Capitol Centre
S. Clinton St
Suzanne Westenhoefer
Coralville Center For the
Fifth Ecofest Cedar Rapids Expands Green Earth Day
Cedar Rapids hosts EcoFest-Cedar Rapids at NewBo Market from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with Green Iowa AmeriCorps highlighting 36 million tons of yearly food waste eligible for composting. Prairiewoods and partners organize talks, tours, and activities on sustainability, energy and local food.
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coFest
Cedar Rapids
NewBo Market
Green Iowa AmeriCorps
Prairiewoods
Sierra Club
Trees Forever
Linn County Conservation
NewBo City Market
Third Street
Friends of the Library
Cherry Building
10Th Ave
Ecofester
Facebook
Kirkwood Culinary Kitchen
Justin Tu
Mike Sanders
NewBo Bike Collective
The
Summit Band
Marc and
Brandi Janssen
Gayla Drake
Natalie Brown
Sarah Cram Driscoll
Jeff Capps
EcoFest at NewBo City Market Cedar Rapids
This event runs Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at NewBo City Market Cedar Rapids featuring local cuisine cooking with Chef Daniel from 12:30 to 3 p.m. and a film lineup including Chasing Ice and Bag It with a discussion led by Sen. Rob Hogg.
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NewBo City Market
Third St. SE
Cedar Rapids
Daniel
Kirkwood Culinary Kitchen
NewBo City
Rob Hogg
Mars in Fact and Fiction lecture at Palisades-Dows
Brent Studer leads an 8 p.m. Saturday lecture at Palisades-Dows Observatory 1365 Ivanhoe Rd on Mars with images and lore, followed by optional Mars viewing if skies clear. The event is free.
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Mars
Earth
Palisades-Dows Observatory
Ivanhoe Rd
Brent Studer
Theisen's Raises Funds for American Heart Association
Theisen's stores in Iowa will sell paper hearts for $1 at checkout this month to support local American Heart Association research and education efforts. In 2013 the campaign raised over $21,000, and a new goal aims to top that amount. once $20,000 is reached, Theisen's will add a further $5,000 donation.
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Theisen’s
Iowa
American Heart Association
Pet of the Week Moose seeks a new home at Cedar Rapids shelter
Moose a 2 year old neutered male cat ahoula leopard mix formerly from a Hawaii shelter is up for adoption at Cedar Rapids Animal Shelter. He is gentle affectionate good with children and other dogs crate trained and partially housebroken. He needs a yard and an active home. Shelter hours noon to 5 pm Monday to Saturday at 900 76th Ave dr sw contact (319) 286-5993.
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Old MacDonald's
Bever Park
Gizmo
Old MacDonald
Cedar Rapids
Moose
Hawaii
76Th Ave
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Johnson Ave
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Ely
Johnson County
Cynthia Schmeiser
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University of Iowa
Schmeiser
Lindquist Center
US College of Education
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Museum of Natural History
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