Eastern Iowa Calendar Items Show University and Museum Exhibits
Calendar insert lists Old Capitol and Permanent Collection hours at the University of Iowa and Amana History Museum. It prints dates for Seminole Valley Farm tours through Oct 30 with admission, plus exhibits at the Museum of Natural History, Main Library War of 1812 display, Cornell Art Show, Granger House tours, and multiple museum shows in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids with hours and access details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Capitol
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Museum of Amana History
Amana
Seminole Valley Farm
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Museum of Natural History
South Pacific and Dinner Theater Listings Aug 6
Local events include South Pacific at Linn-Mar High School auditorium with doors at 7 p.m. and curtain at 7:30. Fly By Night Productions hosts SUV dinner theater at Roosevelt Royale with multiple Aug dates and varied ticket prices. Additional events feature the Buchanan County Fair Independence Park, Park Benefit Days in London with Babe Ruth games, Arts and Crafts fair in Atkins, Cedar Rapids band concert at Ellis Park, IOWA FUTURITY in Central City, and the Abbe Creek Museum open sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olde Barn Players
Linn-Mar
Roosevelt Royale
Buchanan County
Independence
London
Atkins Park
Atkins
Iowa Community Betterment Council
Cedar Rapids
Ellis Park
I.C
Castle Grove
Dabbers
Gabbers
Wakema Park
Center Point
Linn County Fairground
Central City
Iowa Quarter Horse Racing Assn
Abbe Creek School
Old Highway 30
Mt. Vernon
Linn County Conservation Office
Aug 10 Summer Floral Show at Kirkwood Iowa Hall
Readers learn of an Aug 10 floral show 1:30 to 3:30 pm at Kirkwood Iowa hall with design exhibitions by Kirkwood students sponsored by Kirkwood Florists and Jan Bjurstrom as commentator. Also women’s advisory school return sessions at 10 am and 7 pm in Marland room with counselors. Aug 11 sessions at Kirkwood learning center. Great Jones County Fair events run Aug 11–14 in Monticello with sports, concerts, auctions, and admissions. Mesquakie Indian Pow Wow Aug 12–14 near Tama. Antique flea market in Brooklyn. Rimrock Riders show near Hiawatha. Seminole Valley fair and craft events with admission. Ninth annual Armah church reunion listed.
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Iowa Hall
Kirkwood
Kirkwood Florists
Jan Bjurstrom
House of J.B. Flowers
Moline
Marland Room
Kirkwood Learning Center
Lower Muscatine Road
Iowa City
Monticello
Joey Chitwood
Sonny James
Life
Bobby Goldsboro
Bill King
Jackie
Loretta Lynn
The
Coal Miners
Seminole Valley Farm
Seminole Valley Park
Cathy Rutledge
Armah Church
Mar-Mac High School
McGregor
Port of McGregor Chamber of Commerce
Liz Waters
Main Street
Iowa
Charles City
Highway 14
Cedar Valley Engine Club
Mesquakie Indian Pow Wow starts four day run next week
The Mesquakie pow wow grounds west of Tama host a four day event opening Thursday with twice daily performances Thursday through Aug 14. Other activities include a memorial field mass, potluck, softball and games. Also listed are community events at Manchester and proximate towns with fairs, festivals, train shows, and old-time demonstrations across Linn and surrounding counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesquakie Settlement
Tama
Old Creamery Theater
Garrison
Keswick
Memorial Field
Little Red Schoolhouse
Manchester
Monticello Area September Arts and Events Guide
A roundup of local events including In Living Color flower show at the Community building Monti cello on Sept 9 2 to 6 pm, Seminole Valley Farm Old fiddle's day and senior citizens day 1 to 4 pm, antique show Sept 17–18 at the fairground with Sept 18 car show, Paint N Palette art show Sept 9 10 am to 5 pm near Anamosa, Harvest Festival at Indian Creek Nature Center with Dick Frink speaker and Echo Mountain Boys, Music Man tribute by Sweet Adelines Sept 17 8 pm Sinclair auditorium, Used Book Sale Sept 9 30 and Oct 1 at Cedar Rapids Memorial Coliseum, Twig s Old Creamery Theatre late Sept to Oct, and more events and dates.
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Art
Anamosa
Highway 64
Oxford Junction
Indian Creek Nature Center Guild
Dick Frink
Denver
Colo
National Parks System
Echo Mountain Boys
Friends of the Library
Cedar Rapids Memorial Coliseum
Old Creamery Theater
Garrison
Practical Joke Becomes Lesson in Marijuana Plant
Farmington Maine druggist Ernest Bourgon found a 10 inch marijuana plant in a flower box at his drug store during art show prep. Police identified it as marijuana and displayed the plant at headquarters for officer education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmington, Maine
UPI
Ernest Bourgon
Bourgon
Best of The Gazette Editorial Page on The New York Times
A concise look at The Gazette editorials highlighted by The New York Times columnists. The piece surveys opinion voices, themes, and notable stances reflected on the Gazette editorial page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Gazette
Also Mentioned on This Page
U. of I
Washington
Granger
Tenth Street
Marion
Allamakee
Delaware County Historical Museum
Lenox College
Hopkinton
Museum of Art
Indian Creek Nature Center
Iowa Archaeological Society
Mary Holmgren
Mercy Hospital
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Tamarind Institute
New Mexico
Kit Shoop
Corner House
First Avenue SE
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Commercial Club
Rimrock Riders
Cee-Bar Acres
Hiawatha
Bishop Cafeteria
Palo Funday
Lynn Younger
KHAK
Eastern Iowa Threshers Steam Show
Winston Smith
Linn County
Marion Christian Church
Robert Hess
ST. Jude’s
Edgewood Road
First Avenue West
Harold Murray
Mary O’halloran
Mary Balik
Alice Davis
C.R. Horsemen’s Club
Verne Upmier
Ely
Alexander Lippisch
C.R. Skyhawks
Sacred Heart Church
Oxford
Sweet Adelines
Sinclair Auditorium
Coc
Farmington
Peoria
Quad Cities
Ingersoll Building Products, Inc
Hones
Keith Pearson Builder
van Horne, Iowa
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