Swisher-Dance Mor Ballroom to Celebrate 80th With Stampede
New Year’s Eve party at Dance Mor Ballroom marks 80th anniversary with Stampede, doors at 8 p m, show at 9 p m, all ages. venue footnotes and online info included. Cedar Rapids Science Station hosts Noon Year’s Eve for members at Lindale Mall from 10 a m to 1 p m with crafts and masks. $8 per family.
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Stampede
Second St
Stampedetheband
Cedar Rapids
Lindale Mall
First Ave
14Th Ave
Prairie Preview XXIX set for March 8 in 1 6
Iowa City hosts the 29th annual Prairie Preview by the Johnson County Heritage Trust at Parkview Evangelical Free Church. John T. Price of the University of Nebraska Omaha will discuss The Personal Prairie with displays from local environmental groups. Doors open 6:30 p m for registration and viewing. program starts 7:30 p m. Contact Tammy Richardson at 319 338 7030 or visit tcht.org.
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Iowa City
Johnson County Heritage Trust
Parkview Evangelical Free Church
Foster Rd
John T. Price
University of Nebraska At Omaha
Tammy Richardson
Park rangers partner with library for literacy programs
The Herbert Hoover National Historic Site teams with West Branch Public Library to offer Pajama Storytime from 7 to 8 p.m. on the first Tuesday each month and Get to Know Your National Parks at 2 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday each month. Both events take place at the library from January through April.
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Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
West Branch Public Library
N. Downey St
National Park Ranger
Herbert Hoover
Marion Library Winter Reading Signups Open
The Marion Public Library invites children and teens to join the winter reading program running through January 27. Registration is at the library on Sixth Avenue, with reading earning prizes. Visit marionpubliclibrary.com for details.
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Marion Public Library
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Local actor L D Kidd shines on In the Heights tour
Lovar Davis Kidd, 32, stars on the second national tour of In the Heights. The Cedar Rapids native, known as L D, performs across 72 cities by Kansas City wrap in June. He credits show choir and Iowa dance training for his transition from football to Broadway.
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Cedar Rapids Washington High School
University of Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Oriental Theatre
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Missouri
Kidd
Starlight Theatre
Kansas City
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Clemson
S.C
University Park
South Carolina
New York
Pennsylvania
Western Illinois University
Macomb
Cliff Jette
the Gazette
Washington High
John Daughtn
Raffiti Pete
In the Heights National Tour Plays Chicago and Kansas City
The production stages at Oriental Theatre in Chicago from January 10 to 15 with multiple showtimes and ticket ranges, and at Starlight Theatre in Kansas City June 5 to 10 with on sale in May details. The piece also profiles a versatile performer of mixed heritage who has played Bernardo in West Side Story and works in dance, choral choreography, and his band AkoustikS while planning a move to Nashville after the tour.
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Starlight Rd
Kcstarlight.com
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Heights
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Bernardo
Des Moines
Pella
Iowa
Franklin Middle School
Cedar Rapids
Movmnt Dance Company
Akoustiks
Nashville
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