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Iowa City to host sesquicentennial kickoff events
About 1,000 Iowans gather at the Old Capitol in Iowa City for a yearlong statehood anniversary. Gov Branstad and other officials participate in morning vignettes and a 5 p.m. fireworks show. The Iowa Memorial Union hosts afternoon entertainment and an evening dinner with reservations.
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Old Capitol
Iowa City
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Marjorie Fitzsimmons
Shepard Leffler
Burlington
Leffler
Iowa
Fitzsimmons
Danville
Terry Branstad
Paul Pate
Richard Johnson
Michael Fitzgerald
Norman Erbe
Robert Ray
Supreme Court
James Carter
Ward Reynoldson
Iowa Memorial Union
Iowa Arts Festival