Local events list for Cedar Rapids and Iowa City area
A compilation of community activities including kid friendly crafts at Cedar Rapids Public Library from 10 a.m. to noon, a Freemasonry exhibit at Iowa Masonic Library and Museums, a 25 Years collections display at the University of Iowa Main Library, Finding Home photo project at FilmScene in Iowa City, Parkinsons exercise program at The Church on Northland, and a Tango Club practice at the Iowa City Johnson County Senior Center.
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Cedar Rapids Public Library
Fifth Ave
Cedar Rapids
Freemasonry
London
England
Grand Lodge of Iowa
Iowa Masonic Library and Museums
First Ave
Iowa
Iowa Women’s Archives
University of Iowa
Shelter House
FilmScene
E. College St
Iowa City
Northland
Northland Ave
Tango Club
Johnson County Senior Center
S. Linn St
Cedar Rapids Writer Sees Parkinsons As Logs To Step Over
Thomas G M Sharpe, 54, an emerging writer and former Chicago marketing VP, contributes an essay to Chicken Soup for the Soul Step Outside Your Comfort Zone. He uses stepping over logs as a metaphor for managing Parkinsons and choosing to write full time in Cedar Rapids.
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Edar Rapids
Thomas G.M. Sharpe
Cedar Rapids
Sharpe
Chicago
Writing helps C.R. man find humor in struggle and love
Thomas G.M. Sharpe, diagnosed with Parkinson's, aims to inspire with a joyful moral in his Chicken Soup for the Soul essay. He reflects on nearly 30 years with his wife, raised children, and meeting new love, while staying productive in Cedar Rapids. He pursues historical fiction set in western Illinois and keeps writing despite his illness.
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Sharpe
Naperville
Ill
Cedar Rapids
Boyson Road
Giving Tree Theater
Marion
Chicago
Illinois
St Ludmila Center to Close as Holy Family Reconfigures
Cedar Rapids Holy Family Schools will close St. Ludmila Center at year end. Grades three and four move to St. Jude Center, with grades five through eight at LaSalle Middle. Closure blamed on finances and facility consolidation. new Pointe Foundation to fund dance scholarships. Kanopy streaming debut at Cedar Rapids Public Library announced with access details. Iowa City Public Library to offer online dating classes starting January with three sessions. Maquoketa noted.
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St. Ludmila Center
Holy Family
St. Jude Center
Holy Family Schools
LaSalle Middle School
Holy Family School Board
St. Ludmila
Iowa
The
Pointe Foundation
Cedar Rapids
Vanessa Terell
Pointe School of Dance
Terell
National Endowment For the Arts
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Kanopy
Kino Lorber
PBS
Learn winter outdoor skills at Hurstville Center event
A winter outdoor skills day will be held 9 a.m. to noon January 6 at the Hurstville Interpretive Center, one mile north of Maquoketa on Highway 61. Open to all ages, activities include ice fishing snowshoeing animal track identification and fire starting. Free but registration by January 3 is required. call Jackson County Conservation at (563) 652-373 for details.
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Hurstville Interpretive Center
Jackson County Conservation Office
Maquoketa
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Hooplanow.com
Iowa Women’s
C.R. Man
James.lynch
Thegazette
New Foundation
Thepointefoundation
Iowa City Public Library
Tinder
Hurstville Center
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