Gillian Welch at Englert Theatre Iowa City
Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings perform The Harrow and The Harvest at Englert Theatre 8 p.m. Tickets $35 to $50. Cedar Rapids Municipal Band performs free concert 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Noelridge Park. ExperTERS talk at National Czech & Slovak Museum 1 p.m. $10 to $15. Noelridge Garden Tour 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. Shakespeare abridged at Riverside Theatre indoors due to flooding. tickets $18 to $40. Giants of activity today include music, gardens, culture, and theater in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids.
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Lagoon Pavilion
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National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
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Linn County
Noelridge Gardens
Council St. NE
William Shakespeare
Ron Clark
Riverside Theatre
Lower City Park
Granger House hosts July 19 fundraiser with music and treats
Johnson County event runs 1 to 4 pm featuring The Beggarmen and Marc & Brandi Janssen. Ticket prices 10 dollars for adults, 5 for ages 6 to 18, free under 5. Includes tours, ice cream, popcorn, hot dogs, and beer. Cedar Rapids National Night Out Aug 5 invites neighborhoods to host gatherings with the theme Give Neighborhood Crime and Drugs a Going Away Party.
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Beggarmen
Marc & Brandi Janssen
Cedar Rapids
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C.hamblin
North Liberty Blues & BBQ festival at Centennial Park
The eighth annual event runs Saturday from noon to 10 pm at Centennial Park featuring live blues, crafts, barbecue, beer and a fireworks show. 18 BBQ vendors, kids activities, and a People’s Choice cook off prize at 4 30 pm. Backpocket Confluence Toppling Goliath Sutliff Peace Tree beers available.
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Hal Reed
Curtis Hawkins
Kevin Burt
Sidewinders
Iowa
Confluence
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Waterloo
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Vinton Gets Grant to Restore Benton County Courthouse Clock
The State Historical Society of Iowa awarded Vinton Unlimited a 32084 grant to restore the Benton County Courthouse tower clock after meeting a 16042 matching fund goal. The project aims to finish by next spring, honoring a courthouse built 1905 1906 and listed on the National Register in 1976.
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State Historical Society of
Iowa
Vinton Unlimited
Benton County
Paul Correll
Vinton
E. Howard
Map of My Kingdom to spotlight Iowa farmland transfer
Practical Farmers of Iowa teams with poet laureate Mary Swander to stage Map of My Kingdom a one woman play about farmland transfer in Iowa. Elizabeth Thompson stars with a 7 p.m. Saturday performance at Scattergood Friends School in West Branch with a 6 p.m. dinner and RSVP option.
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Practical Farmers of
Iowa
Mary Swander
Swander
Iowa State University
Teresa Opheim
Practical Farmers of Iowa
Opheim
Scattergood Friends School
West Branch
Lauren
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Elizabeth Thompson
Hickory Grove
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