Coralville Market and Riverside Event Lineup
A calendar listing Coralville Farmers Market at S T Morrison Park from 5 to 8 p m and Melodies and Mayhem at Riverside Festival Stage for 8 p m benefiting Riverside Theatre. Also an American Quarter Horse Show at Iowa Equestrian Center Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids with contact numbers.
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Coralville
S.T. Morrison Park
Riverside Festival Stage
Lower City Park
Riverside Theatre
Iowa Equestrian Center
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Senior Activity Bingo at Polishville Center
Senior Activity Bingo at 6 p.m. hosted at Polishville Community Center in Brighton. Call (319) 694-3495 for details.
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Polishville Community Center
Brighton
Community Calendar Highlights Local Library Programs
A weekly lineup lists toddler storytime and reading activities at Iowa City and North Liberty libraries, plus public events at Coralville and Riverside venues. Notable items include a Measure for Measure staged at Riverside, a Kent Haruf reading at Prairie Lights, and family programs at Hoover site and city parks. Proceeds support Englert accessibility.
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Hazel Westgate
Iowa City
Sycamore Mall
Niagara Falls
Iowa City Public Library
Riverside Theatre Shakespeare Festival
Riverside Festival Stage
Lower City Park
Iowa City Farmers Market
Chauncey Swan
North Liberty
Kent Haruf
Prairie Lights Books
Cold Mountain
Riverbank
Iowa Memorial Union
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
West Branch
Coralville Farmers Market
S.T. Morrison Park
Coralville
Washington Farmers Market
Sunset Park
Washington
Wee
Coralville Public Library
Mercer Park
Englert
Dancers from Iowa City attend Moscow ballet workshop
Elisabeth Hottel and Jack Cumming, both 13 from Regina Junior High, spent a week at Northern Illinois University for Ballet Intensive Moscow directed by Dmitri Rudnev. The program, open by audition, teaches Russian classical training across ballet, pointe, modern, jazz and character styles.
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Anne Kapler
Gazette
Iowa City
Elisabeth Hottel
Jack Cumming
Hottel
Cumming
Regina
Dance of Iowa
Michael Cohlie
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb
Moscow
Bolshoi Ballet
Dmitri Roudnev
Cohlie
Beth Rooney
the Gazette
de Kalb
Ill
Teen dancers find discipline and inspiration at national workshop
Hottel and Cumming describe a rigorous week learning new routines for an end-of-week recital. They praise the strict, professional atmosphere and the chance to meet dancers from across the country, which fuels their interest in potentially pursuing dance careers.
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Hottel
Cummings
Cumming
Dance of Iowa
Ming
Johnson County to consider cold in place recycling for Wapsi Ave SE
Johnson County officials reviewed a bid for a 1.5 mile resurfacing and shoulder widening project on Wapsi Avenue SE using hot mix asphalt with cold in place recycling. LL Pelling of North Liberty bid $695,481, about 15 percent over estimate, and funding includes federal aid. The board also weighs trading a 1992 John Deere motor grader for a Volvo G726B to replace aging equipment, with a net cost of $129,200 after trade-in.
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Jamie Nicponews
Iowa City
Wapsi Avenue
Alan Miller
Board of Supervisors
Miller
Johnson County
LL Pelling
North Liberty
Asphalt Company
Hackathorn
John Deere
Voices of Experience and New Horizons Orchestra Summer Concert
HAPPENINGS IOWA CITY Voices of Experience and the New Horizons Orchestra present a summer concert at Parkview Evangelical Free Church at 2 30 p m Admission and parking are free The program includes Precious Memories The Yellow Rose of Texas Danny Boy Precious Lord Take My Hand Sentimental Journey Remember It Well The Ash Grove Liliburlero Mrs Savage's Whim Ashoken's Farewell and a medley of American country dances The groups join for Jesus Joy of Man's Desiring under Frank Piersol The concert also features Over the Rainbow For details contact Richard Tiegs Greta ReynoldsWEST BRANCH The Moving Wall Veterans Memorial comes to the Herbert Hoover NHS Open 2 p m Sunday and open 24 hours until 2 p m July 17 Call 319 643 2541 The Johnson County Emergency Management weather alert sirens test at 9 a m Monday The test is rescheduled for the Fourth of July holiday observance
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Iowa City
Voices of Experience
New Horizons Orchestra
Parkview Evangelical Free Church
Texas
Danny Boy
Hand
John Connor
Virginia Means
Richard Tiegs
Greta Reynolds
West Branch
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Iowa
Community ideas sought for Iowa City Gazette
Readers may submit story ideas for the Community section highlighting people with interesting hobbies or careers. Contact Editor Shelley Oehler at 319 339 3162 by phone or send requests to Community Iowa City LA 52245 by mail or email communications com.
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Lowacity .Com
the Gazette
E. Market St
Iowa City
Shelley Oehler
Community
Iowacity
Gazettecommunications.com
Mid-Prairie district unveils dual web site upgrade
Mid-Prairie schools previewed a new two-site web upgrade for the district and the central office. The database driven site offers staff and curriculum data, class schedules, board minutes, agendas, foundation information, job openings, and a staff email list with daily updates. The system includes a sonic wall for content control and allows rapid adjustments for appropriate blocks and health class exceptions. The board approved a Title I grant for reading and math, plus summer school funding, while noting a $30,000 carryover to support programs serving 130 students across five buildings.
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Wellman
Mid- Prairie School
Jim Cayton
Cayton
Melissa Thomas
Mid-Prairie School Board
Dayton
The
Mid-Prairie Foundation
Mark Schneider
Thomas
Mid-Prairie
Bill Marks
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Mid- Prairie
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