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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 2013
Page
6
The WMT Agriculture Show features Climatologist Elwynn Taylor and pest control expert Jim Fawcett from Iowa State University Extension. When 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where Hawkeye Downs 4400 Sixth St SW Cedar Rapids. Cost free.
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art executive director Terry Pitts examines Grant Wood painting Adoration of the Home at 12 15 p.m. Free admission. An Afternoon Escape to Italy offers fennel pepper soup risotto and caggionetti dessert at Hy-Vee on 5050 Edgewood Rd NE Cedar Rapids at 2 p.m. Registration 319 378 0762. Cost 20 dollars.
A 45 minute relaxation yoga session followed by a glass of wine plus chair massages offered. The event runs from 5 30 to 7 p.m. at Shores Event Center located at 700 16th St NE Cedar Rapids with a 10 dollar entry fee.
A Cedar Rapids Gazette feature by Jack Ferring traces the Fourth Street problem from 1925 onward. Elevation or burial plans proposed to ease rail and vehicle conflicts faced cost and engineering hurdles, including river flood concerns highlighted by the 2008 floods.
In Linn County Marion officials announce a grand opening for a photo retrospective Is This Hollywood No It’s Iowa at the Summit Pointe Activity Center 505 English Glen Ave. Historian David Wendell produced the exhibit and will present Prairie Spotlights Iowa’s Famous Actors and Actresses at 10 a.m. Jan. 16 followed by a guided tour featuring Don Ameche Fran Allison Don DeFore George Reeves Ashton Kutcher and Elijah Wood. A reception will follow the event is free. Cedar Valley Humane Society hosts a chili supper fundraiser Saturday from 4 to 7 p.m. with a menu of chili corn bread baked potatoes and trimmings. A 50 50 raffle door prizes and vendor sales accompany tickets priced 6 for adults 4 for seniors 3 for children ages 4 12 with under 3 free. Tickets at the door cost an extra dollar. Advance registration is advised at cohuma ne.org or (319) 362-6288 by Friday.
Alan Huckleberry, University of Iowa piano professor, will address the Iowa City Music Study Club at 1 p.m. January 16 at Parkview Church. He will discuss his video project documenting complete piano repertoires from beginners to intermediate level. The event is free and open to the public.
The League of Women Voters hosts its first Linn County Legislative Forum at Mercy Medical Center Hallagan Center on January 19 from 10 30 to 11 45 a m with all area legislators invited to discuss issues with state representatives and senators. Additional forums follow on February 16 March 16 and April 20, free to attendees. The Indian Creek Nature Center offers Not a Lot of Plot a gardening workshop January weekend from 9 a m to 3 p m with topics on small spaces soil herbs willow drought and gardening. Registration costs 15 to 18 dollars via phone or online.
The third annual program runs ten Thursday sessions from 3:30 to 5:30 pm starting Feb 28 in North Hall basement on the University of Iowa campus. Open to junior high and high school students with art education students as instructors. Cost is 100 dollars with partial scholarships available.
The Figge Art Museum in Davenport hosts Quilts Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum and over 20 Mississippi Valley Quilters Guild quilts through Jan 20 with Jan 17 Quilters Appreciation Day events. Appraisals run 10 am to 7 pm by appointment. proceeds support the quilts program. Ticket info and more at figgeartmuseum.org.
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