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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 2011
Page
15
Tipton Iowa hosts Ridiculous Days with horse-drawn carriage rides live music and a film in the park on Friday. Saturday features Old Cedar County Jail tours craft booths and more music with a community celebration. More details and times at tiptoniowa.org.
Cedar Rapids Animal Care and Control hosts a weekly DownTown Dogs adoption event from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Five Seasons Tree on First Avenue and First Street SE. The United Way of East Central Iowa seeks 10 AmeriCorps members to support youth and families with education programs. benefits include a monthly living allowance health insurance and a $5550 education award after service. For details visit uweci.org or contact Caite Moore at cmoore uweci.org.
Jackson County hosts Youth Outdoor Skills Day at Hurstville Pond from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Youth ages 8 to 18 pay $5 for lunch and activities including canoeing archery shooting sports orienteering geocaching and outdoor cooking. Adults attend free. Sign up via Jackson County Conservation at 563 652 3783.
Alburnett Community Diamond Club hosts the annual Children’s Day Benefit on Saturday to aid 5 year old Theodore Storbeck diagnosed with stage 1 rhabdomyosarcoma. Events include a 5K run walk a 1 mile fun run pancake breakfast parade co ed slow pitch softball tournament bake sale silent auction horseshoe tournament motorcycle show street dance and more.
Playtime Poppy the corn mascot of Children's Theatre of Cedar Rapids marks its 60th anniversary with a staged history. The Carl and Mary Koehler History Center hosts a fictional play tracing Poppy from its 1951 origin by Margaret Collins to today. The production, written by Bob Assink, reimagines Poppy with cupcake characters and follows Jeb in a life size history fun.
Playtime Poppy presents Outstanding in Her Field at Carl and Mary Koehler History Center with 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. showtimes on Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $3. call (319) 362-1501 ext. 11 for details.
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