Outdoor and Food Fun Across Cedar Rapids Area Today
Naturalist Adventures hosts a 10 am to noon nature walk at Paris Bridge Sutton Road Coggon with a $5 per person or $20 per family donation. Downtown Dogs returns every Wednesday 5 pm in Cedar Rapids at Tree of Five Seasons Plaza. The Great Play Date offers playground mini golf and brunch pizza at Planet X Fun Center from 10 am with free admission for parents and $5 for kids. Taste of Iowa City runs 4 to 8 pm in downtown and northside with more than 40 eateries and $5 tasting tickets.
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Maya Ogren
Mayaogren
Naturalistadventures.org
Paris Bridge
Sutton Road
Coggon
Cedar Rapids
Christopher Ryan
Planet X Fun Center
First Ave
Iowa City
Northside
Czech and Slovak Choral Society forms in Cedar Rapids
Steven Vosatka, a pianist and vocal coach with Czech roots, leads a new non profit group to perform works by Czech and Slovak composers. An organizational meeting is set for Sept 10 at Hus Memorial Church Cedar Rapids. Rehearsals fall on Wednesdays with a small membership fee.
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New York
Europe
Steven Vosatka
Cedar Rapids
Vosatka
Julian Bern
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
University of Southern California
Thornton School of Music
Vincent la Selva
New York Grand Opera
la Selva
Juilliard
Perfor
Mance
Germany
Dutch National Ballet
Amsterdam
Hus Memo
Rial Presbyterian Church
Schaeffer
Harlem
Bartok
Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church
Hus Church
Steven Vusaini
Ice Bucket Challenge to hit Linn County police event
Marion Police Chief Harry Daugherty Cedar Rapids Police Chief Wayne Jerman and Linn County Sheriff Brian Gardner will take part at 3 p.m. at the Marion Police Department for an ALS Association fundraiser. A silent auction will choose who dumps the ice water as the national drive totals 88.5 million dollars through Tuesday. The Summerland Project casting call runs Saturday noon to 4 p.m. at Theatre Cedar Rapids with nine speaking roles and many extras. Actors of all ages and ethnicities should attend with headshots and resumes. director is Adam Orton.
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Marion
Highway 151
Harry Daugherty
Cedar Rapids
Wayne Jerman
Linn County
Brian Gardner
ALS Association
Third St. SE
Adam Orton
Summerlandfilm
MidWestOne Book Drive Supports Iowa City Library Programs
MidWestOne Bank locations in Iowa City Coralville and North Liberty collect gently read fiction and non fiction books from Sept 2 to 30 for The Book End inside Iowa City Public Library. Proceeds aid the librarys Children's Summer Reading Teen Summer Reading and Art to Go programs run by volunteers. Coralville United Way Kickoff for 2014 Campaign planned Sept 3 at Coralville Center for the Performing Arts with Eadie Fawcett Weaver leading the drive RSVP via unitedwayfwce.org or (319) 338 7823. Elkader City Council approves 109215 loan to buy a snowplow for Streets Department arriving soon. McGregor.
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MidWestOne Bank
Iowa City Public Library
Iowa City
Coralville
North Liberty
Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation
United Way of
Johnson and
Washington Counties
Coralville Center
Eadie Fawcett Weaver
University of Iowa Community Credit Union
Unitedwayfwce.org
McGregor Council weighs deer hunt with Pikes Peak plan
The McGregor Iowa council discussed reinstating a controlled deer hunt with Pikes Peak. Most favored a DNR flyover to assess the herd at a cost of 300 to 500 dollars, but only after at least three seasons of hunting. Sander will pursue timelines and fees, with a decision slated for the 2015 16 season at the earliest.
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McGregor
Pikes Peak
Lynette Sander
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Sander
DNR
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Hooplanow.com
Choral Society
C.R
Diana Nollen
the Gazette
Jan Dismas Zelenka
Diana.nollen
Thegazette
Johnson County
Iowa
Eleader
United
Council
Elkader
City Streets Department
University of Iowa Health Care
Ul Health Care
Iowa River Landing
Uiversity of
Lowa
Wellmark
American Joint Replacement Registry
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