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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 2013
Page
9
Kids learn about Adinkra stamps and their meanings while making cloth in a free session at the Hiawatha Public Library from 10:30 to 11:15. The event is offered by the African American Museum of Iowa.
The Midtown Men from Jersey Boys perform a 60s hit parade featuring Beatles Beach Boys Temptations Jackson 5 and Four Seasons. The show starts at 8 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre 123 Third Ave SE. Tickets range 40 to 55 dollars.
Cedar Rapids Public Library hosts a 10:30 a.m. program where children trace animal tracks in snow then make their own critter footprints. The event is free and open to the public.
Darrell Flinn bought four old pews from the destroyed St Patrick Catholic Church after a tornado in 2006. He cut the 18 foot pieces for storage and made cutting boards bird houses and other items sold at the Sycamore Mall Farmers Market. A nurse patient gifted a wooden cross inspiring Flinn to craft a new cross from the pew wood.
Darrell Flinn in Iowa City crafts crosses from old St. Patrick Church pews. The St Patrick Catholic Church youth group bought about 100 crosses for fundraising, with Mercy Iowa City craft fair and a pop up shop selling them. Flinn notes strong community response and hopeful future orders, sometimes from buyers who want multiple pieces.
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