Arts and Music Events Guide for Cedar Rapids Area
A concise list of today events includes music by Red Cedar Chamber Flutist Jan Boland and guitarist John Dowdall at Granger House in Marion at 10 am, a film screening of I Am in Hiawatha at 6:30 pm, a 7:30 pm University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra concert at Iowa Memorial Union, a juried Print Show at Coe College in Cedar Rapids at 4 pm, and Lenten Easter Musical Meditations at Congregational United Church of Christ in Iowa City at noon.
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Jan Boland
John Dowdall
Granger
10Th St
Marion
University of Iowa School of Music Symphony Orchestra
Iowa Memorial Union
Iowa City
Lynda Hakken
Congregational United Church of Christ
N. Clinton St
Kernels Offer Summer Job Fair at Veterans Memorial Stadium
Cedar Rapids Kernels host a February 28 3 PM to 8 PM and March 2 8 AM to 11 AM job fair in the third floor conference room at Veterans Memorial Stadium 950 Rockford Rd SW. Open positions include ticket sellers concessions custodial and strike force girls. Applicants may also submit via Kernels Main Office or download and mail the application from kernels com.
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Cedar Rapids
Young Action for Youth Art School Opens Spring Session
The third annual United Action for Youth School of the Arts partners with the University of Iowa Art Education Department to run a 10 week studio program for junior and high school students. Classes meet Thursdays 3 30 to 5 30 p m from Feb 28 in UI North Hall basement. Cost 100 includes supplies T shirts and snacks. Partial scholarships available. Apply at www unitedactionforyouth.org or call (319) 338 7518 for more information.
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United Action For Youth School
University of Iowa Art Education Department
North Hall
Madison Street
Unitedactionforyouth.org
Arts festival anniversary event rescheduled to April 11
The Thirty30 Celebration honoring the 30th anniversary of the Iowa Arts Festival at the Sheraton Iowa City Hotel on 210 Dubuque Street was moved to April 11 due to forecast weather. Tickets for Thursday will be honored in April. more information at Summerofthearts.org.
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Sheraton
Iowa City
Dubuque St
Go Summerofthearts
Mid-Prairie reports lower youth drug use in districts survey
Eastern Iowa district findings from the Youth Survey 2005 2008 2010 show reduced alcohol tobacco and drug use among Mid-Prairie students versus peers. Marijuana held at 3 percent in 2008 and 2010 while amphetamine rose to 1 percent in 2010 from zero in 2008. Overall drug use 7 percent versus 12 elsewhere. alcohol 9 percent versus 16. tobacco 7 versus 10.
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Mid-Prairie
Eastern Iowa Orchid Society Wins Show Trophy at Batavia
The Eastern Iowa Orchid Society earned the American Orchid Society Show Trophy for best exhibit at the Batavia Orchid Show February 16 and 17 at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Chicago. The 66-plant display formed a crescent around two driftwood trees and won 42 ribbons including three Best of Class and a Special Award for individual flowers along with the Shaw Trophy. Contributors included Andy Coghill-Behrends Coralville Nile Dusdieker North Liberty Dorothy Hampton Marion Michael Hampton Marion Phillip Mears Iowa City Jim Quaintance Solon Bev Quaintance Solon.
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Iowa
Shaw
Andy Coghill-Behrends
Coralville
Nile
Lois Dusdieker
North Liberty
Dorothy
Michael Hampton
Marion
Phillip Mears
Iowa City
Jim and
Bev Quaintance
Solon
Linn seniors seek new center after Witwer loss
Cedar Rapids seniors press for a permanent home after floods closed Witwer Center. Proposal targets 8,000 square feet in the Novak Building with wellness, dining, music, and space for activities at Czech Village. Myrt Bowers and officials discuss funding and a public forum.
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Edar Rapids
Cedar Rapids
Witwer Senior Center
Central Business District
Ecumenical Center
Green Square Meals
Second Ave
AARP
Iowa City
Myrt Bowers
Witwer Center Healthy Lifestyle Programs
Aging Services Inc
Novak Heating
Novak Heating & Air Conditioning
Czech Village
OPN Architects, Inc
Novak
Linn County
Dave Rasdal
T — Gazette
Witwer Center
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WWW
Hooplanow.com
Red Cedar
Environiment Green
Prairiewoods
E. Boyson Rd
Hiawatha
Marvin Cone
Eaton-Buchan
Sinclair Auditorium
Coe College
First Ave
Johnson County
IowaWorks
Lindale Mall
Mike
Ripley’s
Mike Gillette
Gillette
Turkey
Toms Linn County
National Wild Turkey Federation
Super Fund
Best Western
Riverside Theatre
hotelVetro
S. Linn St
Friends of Riverside Theatre
Friends of Historic Preservation
Mike Havercamp
East Side
Scott Blvd
Wellman
Orchid
Nile Dusdie
Ramblin
Dave Rascal
Linn
Witwer
Washington High School
the People’s Church
Myrt
New Bohemia
Lu Barron
Bob Ackerson
Dave
Rasdal
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