Holiday and Music Events Lead Cedar Rapids Area
Cocoa and Carols with Cedar Sounds Chorus offers a free evening at Calvin Sinclair Church Cedar Rapids. Jim Lauderdale headlines at CSPS Hall with a $16 to $19 range. Coe College hosts Christmas events with free services and wassail. Kirkwood showcases student ensembles at Ballantyne Auditorium free. Beautiful: The Carole King Musical plays Des Moines Civic Center from 7:30 p.m. with tickets $35 to $149.
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Calvin Sinclair
38Th St. SE
Cedar Rapids
Jim Lauderdale
Buddy
Jim
Buddy Miller
Csps Hall
Third St. SE
Coe
Coe College
Sinclair Auditorium
First Ave
Ballantyne
Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood Blvd
Carole King
King
Gerry Goffin
Cynthia Weil
Barry Mann
Des Moines Civic Center
Walnut St
Des Moines
Free Christmas Day meal served by Cedar Rapids churches
For 30 years two Cedar Rapids churches host a noon to 2 p.m. Christmas Day meal at St. Mark's United Methodist Church and St. Paul's United Methodist Church. About 300 attended recently. Volunteers deliver meals and provide rides via United Way 211.
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Edar Rapids
Cedar Rapids
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
Johnson Ave. NW
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Third Ave
Sandy Ashley
St. Mark’s
Ashley
United Way
East Central
Iowa
Adam Wesley
the Gazette
Beverly Petersen
Cedric Kubcimann
Victoria Kambaoa
Omaha
Neb
St Paul’s
St. Mark’s United Methodist
Gary Ray
Cedar Valley Christian School Hosts School Cents Event
The Cedar Valley Christian School drama and speech students led by Robin Crow present a 7 p.m. Friday program at Cedar Rapids Lindale Mall to celebrate School Cents. Residents are urged to shop dine and turn in receipts before attending a skit carols and cocoa. The event at 3636 Cottage Grove Ave SE is free with donations accepted for school programs.
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Cedar Valley Christian School
Cedar Rapids
Lindale Mall
First Ave
Cottage Grove Ave
Cedar Valley
Robin Crow
Way Cool Chemistry brings hands on demos to library
Johnson County Iowa City students in fifth through eighth grade can explore chemistry with demonstrations and experiments from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday in Meeting Room A at the Iowa City Public Library. Registration is not required. For more information call (319) 356-5200.
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Iowa City
Invisible Hawkeyes book talk at Cedar Rapids Barnes & Noble
The African American Museum of Iowa partners with Barnes & Noble and the University of Iowa Press to present a noon Saturday talk by Lena and Michael Hill about Invisible Hawkeyes. The event is at Barnes & Noble Northland Square 333 Collins Rd NE Cedar Rapids. Call 319 862 2101 or visit blacktowa.org for details.
History for Lunch examines Iowa in the Civil War
The State Historical Society of Iowa hosts a noon program in Iowa City on Thursday titled Going Local How New Research on Individual States is Shaping Our Understanding of the Civil War. Thomas R. Baker of the University of Iowa presents as author of The Sacred Cause of Union: Iowa in the Civil War. Free, seating limited.
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State Historical Society of Iowa
Iowa City
Iowa
Thomas R. Baker
University of Iowa
Baker
Towa
Centennial
Iowa Ave
Elkader Opera House Presents Classic Christmas Fantasy
The Elkader Opera House Players stage Classic Christmas Fantasy with a 1 40 p m prelude and a 2 p m main program on Sunday at 207 N Main St Elkader IA Visit elkaderoperahouse com for details Washington area notes
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Opera House
Elkader Opera House
N. Main St
Elkaderoperahouse.com
Mike Jewell Performs Free Library Concert Thursday
Singer Mike Jewell and friends perform holiday and winter choral pieces in a free show from 12 15 to 12 45 p m Thursday at the Washington Public Library 115 W Washington St Call Debbie Stanton at 319 653 2097 for details
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Mike Jewell
Washington Public Library
Washington St
Debbie Stanton
Independence Holiday Farmers Market at Living Water Church
The second annual market runs Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Living Water Church 113 Second Ave. NE. Items include potatoes squash apples onions jams jellies metal yard art crocheted items and hand painted wall art. For details contact Sarah Kielly Buchanan County ISA Extension and Outreach at 319 334 7161.
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Living Water Church
Second Ave
Sarah Kielly
Buchanan County Isa Extension and Outreach
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