Varied East Iowa calendar items proceed through January
The Gazette lists numerous cultural and entertainment events at the University of Iowa and Cedar Rapids area venues. Exhibits include Folk Art and Fowl at Indian Creek Nature Center and works by Ivor Watkins at St. Luke's hospital and Carl Homstad at Coe College Stuart lounge, with performances by Jeff Dowd, St Louis Jazz quartet, Kirkwood Coffeehouse acts, and the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra. Many venues announce hours, opening receptions, dates through January, and ticket info.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Capitol
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Indian Creek Nature Center
Drewelowe
U. of I
Museum of Art
Ivor Watkins
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids Art Center
Carl Homstad
Stuart Lounge
Gage Union
Coe
Iowa
East Gallery
Sinclair Auditorium
Patricia M. San Soucie
Iowa Hall
Kirkwood
Mt. Mercy College
Robert Bauer
Middle Amana
West Gallery
Car Gift From Friends Remembers Holiday of 1976
Isabelle Woods known as Issy helped Cedar Rapids families by babysitting, cooking for churches, and driving others. Needing help after medical and car repair bills, about 100 friends raised funds to buy a 1967 Chevrolet and cover medical costs. The car, a Christmas gift with a red bow, moved Issy to tears and gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabelle Woods
Issy
North Dakota
Cedar Rapids
Woods
Iowa travel spending nears 1 billion in 1976 forecast
Travel figures for 1975 show Iowa visitors spent 910 million, with out of state visitors at 530 million. Dick Ranney of the Iowa Development Commission predicts 1976 will surpass 1 billion as leisure travel grows, with more in-state trips and greater tourism cooperation across industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Dick Ranney
Iowa Development Commission
Ranney
Lewis Copeland
University of Tennessee
Forget the Negative A New Year’s Resolution Guide
Freelance writer Marjorie Vandervelde reflects on leaving behind past hurts for 1977. She contrasts forgetting negative events with remembering lessons learned, urging selectivity to accentuate the positive and avoid repeating mistakes.
Moving in Brazil and rent control tensions rise in the U S
A Brazilian rental process is outlined with strict guarantor, ownership and document checks causing delays and high costs. Separately, rent control discussions surface as rents rise and shortages loom, with industry officials predicting possible nationwide actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
East Coast
House and
Home Magazine
John Williamson
National Apartment Assn
Washington, D.C
Williamson
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Kimm Stastny
McAuley Art Gallery
McAuley Lobby
Jeff Dowd
Source
Town Hall
ST. Louis
Jeanne Trevor
Iowa Room
C.R. Symphony Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler
Elizabeth Matesky
Paramount Theater
Rocky Mountain
Bill Desmarais
Audubon Wildlife Film
Ethiopia
Sinclair Memorial Auditorium
American Legion
Fourth Avenue SE
Frederic Leopold
Wood
Coe/Washington high school
Rick Webber
San Francisco
Ed Lark
Jefferson High School
Ted Tschopp
Dick Alman
Cornell
Peoples Unitarian Church
Thire Avenue
Tom’ Chapin
Real Inspector Hound
Tom Stoppard
Mills Theater
Coc
Towa
Charles Stroh
West
Veronica
Tokyo String Quartet
Dows Center
David Roslien
Luther College
Larone Bennet
Cherry Auditorium
ST. Paul
Don L. Lee
Haka R. Madhubuti
By Linda DeWolf
Brookland Drive
Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press Assn
Emmetsburg
By Marjorie Vandervelde
Robert E. Sullivan
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
UPI
Onfe
Rio
Pittsburgh Paints “Home Decorating Center
Center PT. RD
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