Holiday events and performances in Cedar Rapids this week
Brucemore hosts a Christmas tour with 13 glowing trees and grand staircase garlands at 2160 Linden Dr SE from 10 am to 3 pm. Amana Colonies offers a 16 ft German style pyramid at 622 46th Ave Amana from 1 to 3 pm. Faith and Life Studies features Jordan Smith at First Presbyterian Church 310 Fifth St SE at 7 pm. AGES 19 and up performs at CSPS Hall with Marc Ribot and silent film The Kid at 7 pm. Sister Act Broadway tour at Paramount Theatre 123 Third Ave SE 7:30 pm. tickets 53 to 73 dollars. Details: (319) 366-8203.
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Metro High students kick off fifth Spreading Holiday Cheer event
Linn County Metro High School students begin their fifth annual Spreading Holiday Cheer in the Neighborhood with multiple community projects. Since 1974 the school has partnered with St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church and St. Vincent DePaul Society to assemble hundreds of holiday food boxes for Cedar Rapids families. This is the second schoolwide volunteer day this year.
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Iowa City High School aids food bank with fruit drive
The Iowa City High School Music Department delivered 37 cases of fresh fruit to the Crisis Center of Johnson County food bank. The drive came during the fall fruit fundraiser, with customers able to donate fruit to the Food Bank. The Johnson County Commission of Veterans Affairs added videos to the memorial site detailing armory demolition, memorial construction, and dedication. The memorial brick program remains open with bios and photos encouraged, and donations continue through the Johnson County Armory and Veterans Memorial Fund. Applications for 2016 housing grants are due noon Jan with informational workshops set at City Hall.
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West High to host Jason Dunn concert for charity
In Davenport the West High vocal department presents Jason Dunn, former Hank Nelson frontman, at 7 p.m. Saturday in the West High Commons. Proceeds benefit the performer and West students planning a New York City trip. Tickets are 7 dollars at the door. Nearby Waverly hosts the Cedar Valley Science Symposium at Wartburg College with 60-plus students from six states. Seniors may earn a 6,000 dollar CVSS Scholarship, and workshops cover science engineering and computer science. The Figge Art Museum in Davenport acquires Rose Frantzen’s Portrait of Maquoketa, a large multipanel work with 180 oil portraits and a long landscape panel.
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Wake Up for Your Rights honors Mandela with community event
A Cedar Rapids non profit hosts Reviving Mandela's Legacy at Jane Boyd Community House on Saturday from 6 to 11 pm. The free event features African foods music a children's fable panel discussion on human rights education and social justice with donations encouraged.
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