Celebrating Cultural Diversity Festival at UI Field House
The University of Iowa hosts the Celebrating Cultural Diversity Festival Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. at the UI Field House. Free and open to the public, the event features food games dance music literature storytelling and arts and crafts with a Kid's World area for international culture activities. Up to 5 000 people attend annually making it the second largest non athletic event sponsored by the university. The festival partners with Associate Residence Halls for a canned food drive and the Grant Wood Chapter of the American Red Cross collects Haiti Relief Fund donations. Attendees may donate cash check or unused vendor tickets.
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Former lumber company president jailed for bankruptcy fraud
Keith Chapman 41 of Marion, former Chapman Lumber Co. president, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for bankruptcy fraud and filing a false tax return. He diverted over 450000 to a personal account between 1999 and 2005 to pay club dues and other personal expenses. He must repay 286000 to the U.S. Trustee and IRS.
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City of Literature names Jeanette Pilak first executive director
The Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature board has named Jeanette Pilak as the organization's first executive director. She will begin April 1 and has previously led arts programs at UC Santa Cruz and managed roles with the Oregon Creative Services Alliance, Eugene city, and the Kennedy Center.
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