Local Museums Open With Wide Summer Exhibits and Tours
Community calendar lists Herbert Hoover sites Cedar Rapids Coralville Amana Granger and several museums offering special displays hours and admission. Notable events include Theodore Wores retrospective Cedar Rapids Museum of Art and Amana History exhibits with group tours. Hours vary by location with several free admission days for families and students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hoover
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Theodore Wores
McAuley Gallery
Mount Mercy College
Mount Mercy
McAuley Hall
The
Rockies
Indian Creek Nature Center
Cheryl Ringgenberg
Marengo
Iowa County
Amana
Main
Amana Heritage Society
Bertha M.H. Shambaugh
Hahn
Middle
Art exhibitions and tours at Cedar Rapids and Iowa City venues
A series of museum exhibitions and open hours across Iowa sites. The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art hosts Flowers of Three Centuries from the Fitzwilliam Museum until July 31 with varied daily hours. Priscilla Sage and Rosemary Stuckart show at Hawkeye State Bank in Iowa City until Nov 18. Montauk and other sites offer admission fees and weekend hours through Oct. 31 and Aug. 31 respectively.
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Wapsi
Broughton
Fitzwilliam Museum
Cambridge
England
Cedar Rapids Museum
Iowa City
Hawkeye State Bank
S. Dubuque St
Montauk
William Larrabee
Iowa
Clermont
Washington St
Washington
Antioch Grant Wood Memorial Country School
Paint 'N Palette Art
Anamosa
Highway
Sharon Petraitis
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
Joanna Axtmann
U of
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Mount Vernon
Bever Park
Hawkeye Bicycle Association
West Union Fairground
Anamosa High School
Guys and Dolls
Kouba Pharmacy
Shoe Horn
Ben Franklin
Monticello State
Record Bar
Lindale Mall
Old Capitol Center
Northpark Mall
Davenport
July festival and theater lineup bold with events across Iowa
A dense listing of summer performances, fairs, concerts and tours across Iowa. Old Creamery Theater, Mabie Theater and Brenton Stage feature plays like Tintypes and The Belle of Amherst. County fairs, bicycle tours, and music series run through July with multiple dates, tickets, and phone numbers for reservations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrison
Dows Theatre
Coe
Brenton Stage
Old Creamery Theater
Mabie Theater
U of
Keokuk County Exposition
Sigourney
West Liberty Fair
Head East
Ronnie McDowell
Hee Haw
Charley Pride
Kennedy High School
Baby Doe
U of Summer Opera
Hancher Auditorium
U of 1
Rich Probert
Strawberry Point
Shell
Belle of Amherst
Concerts and Trade Show Schedule This Month
August events include Wayne Newton at 9 p.m. and Kenny Loggins at 8 p.m. with tickets from 10 to 15.50, Alabama at 7:30 p.m. with 12.50 tickets. The 78 Harper/McIntire Trade Show is closed to the public. Chicago hosts a 7:30 p.m. show with 10.50 and 11.50 tickets. Def Leppard has a later date listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Newton
Harper/McIntire
Chicago
Def Leppard
Kenny Loggins
Alabama
North English Creamery Picnic Celebrates 50 Years
The North English Creamery Picnic runs July 28 to 31 with free admission and events in City Park. Highlights include a watermellon feed, hot air balloons, a style show, square dance, parade, Soap Box Derby, butter run, pageant with 20 contestants, musical performances, raffles, and an auction of a creamery building photo. The event honors 50 years in butter made North English better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Valleys Care Center
City Park
Schoolhouse Hill
Main Street
Backbone Bluegrass Festival at Backbone State Park
The Backbone Bluegrass Festival returns to Backbone State Park near Strawberry Point July 29 to 31. Proceeds fund dredging the park lake. six bands perform with workshops and gospel programs. Tickets range 3 to 6 dollars in advance or at the gate. weekend passes 10 to 13 dollars. children under 14 enter free with an adult. Camping and open markets also offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bever Park
Hawkeye Bicycle Association
Plagman Barn
Guttenberg
Northeast Iowa Farm Antique Association
Gazette Northeast
Iowa
Strawberry Point
Backbone State Park
Backbone Lake
Backbone Lake Preservation Association
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Tu ‘W
P.O. Box
Gazette
Czech Museum and Library
16Th Ave. SW
Effigy Mounds National Monument
McGregor and
Marquette
Highway 76
Grant Wood
Marvin Cone
Coralville
Johnson County Historical Society
Old Capitol
Museum of Natural History
Iowa Hall
Anderson Geology Museum
Norton Geology Center
Cornell College
Geology Department
Bracemore
Granger
Marion
10Th Street
Central Avenue
Seminole Valley Farm
Seminole Valley Park
42Nd Street
McDonald's
Ushers Ferry
Seminole Valley Road
Richard Pankey
Kalona
Wahl Museum
Iowa Mennonite Museum and Archives
Kempstown
Grandpa
Snyder
Wilder Memorial Museum
Myrwin Eaton
Cedar Rock
Labor Day
Frank Lloyd Wright
Buchanan County
Iowa Conservation Commission
Quasqueton City Park
Gladbrook
Monticello
Walnut Acres
E.C. Mabie Theater
Music
Ellis Park
Abbe Creek
Shelby
Eastern
Linn County Fairground
Central City
Johnson County
Quasqueton School
Quasqueton Federated Garden Club
Bowman Woods School
U.S
Indianola
Les Lalone
Decorah
Sac and Fox Trail
Dick Cram
Peoples Unitarian Church
Third Ave
Stone City
Luke Maduako
Museum of Art
Fairfield
Clyde
Doris Davis
Williamsburg
Brad Maxwell
Harmonicans
Paul McNabb
Quincy Rice
Delta
Grant Jensen
Winthrop
University of Iowa
Creamery
Backbone Festival
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