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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 2012
Page
7
Des Moines report notes Mer edith Hines-Dochterman competes in the Ghirardelli contest at the Iowa State Fair with Cherry Chocolate Brownies seeking top honors. Followers can track updates via Twitter at Everybody Eats using 4IASTATE FAIR BROWNIES.
The Ely Seed Lending Library will host a garden tour and tomato tasting from 2 to 4 p.m. on August 18 at 1595 Dows St. The event is free. an Ely library card is required to check out seeds, with cards available gratis to Eastern Iowans.
Actor and comedian D L Hughley will perform at 8 p m on August 27 and 28 at The Cedar Rapids Vault Penguins Comedy Club located at 208 Second Ave SE. The show is for ages 21 and older. Tickets cost 27 50 and are available at The Vault Penguins Comedy Club or penguins comedyclub com.
The National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library offers two It All Comes Out in the Wash tours at 2 p.m. on Thursday and September 1. An Alphonse Media: Inspirations of Art Nouveau tour is at 2 p.m. September 6. Tours included with gallery admission. free for members. More info at Nesml.org.
Theatre Cedar Rapids stages Disney's Camp Rock The Musical starting Thursday through August 19 with 7 30 p m shows Thursday through Saturday and August 15 to 18 plus 2 30 p m performances Sunday and August 19 Tickets range from 20 to 30 dollars and are available at Theatrecr org or at the box office.
The Science Center invites applications for the First Lego League. Two teams of 10 students aged 9 to 14 will work to improve seniors' quality of life and build test and program an autonomous Lego Mindstorms robot. Applications due by 5 p.m. August 31 with a $25 team fee for selected teams. More info at Science station.org.
Emily Bicknese, 18, started "Grandma, Will You Read to Me?" delivering books and personal CDs to nursing home residents and orphanages in Nigeria, Myanmar, India, and Kenya. She won Kohl's Cares and Herbert Hoover awards totaling 2,000 for the project and plans to study music education at the University of Northern Iowa.
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