Community Calendar Listings for Museums and Exhibits
The Gazette prints a schedule of regional museums and galleries with hours admission and special exhibits. Highlights include the Herbert Hoover Library West Branch hours 9 to 5 weekdays, free Hoover Site entry, Amana history displays, Cedar Rapids Art Center exhibits, and various regional historic houses and art venues with seasonal openings and group tour information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hoover
Interstate 80
West Branch
Czech Museum and Library
C St. SW
Grant Wood
Cedar Rapids Art Center
Museum of Art
U of I
Johnson County Heritage Museum
Second Ave
Coralville
Johnson County Historical Society
Ralph Laccarino
Davenport
Amana Artists’ Art Gallery
Karl Bodmer
Conger
Washington St
Washington
Iowa
SHOWBOAT FOLLIES and More Weekend Events Across Iowa
July 26 and 27 line up multiple stage shows, festivals, and concerts across Garrison Decorah North English Solon and Iowa City venues. Performances include SHOWBOAT FOLLIES at Old Creamery Main Stage and LOOT at Old Creamery Studio Theater with varied schedules and ticket prices. The city festivities feature NORDIC FEST Decorah through July 27 and ARTS FAIR Hawkeye Downs plus BEEF DAYS Solon parade and events. Tickets and reservations are listed for venues and hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Creamery Theater
Garrison
Plano
Kennedy High School
Kennedy
Jefferson
Washington
Franklin
Harding
McKinley
Wilson
Taft
Old Creamery Studio
Decorah
Mack and Mabel
Linn-Mar High School
L & S Enterprise-Summer Stock
Hancher Auditorium
U of I
Iowa City
Johnson County
Johnson County Arts Council
Eulenspiegel
Longbranch
Stone City general store to host regional talent showcase
The historic General Store in Stone City opens as a weekend venue for local arts with plays poetry readings music and art exhibits. Banjoist Doug Dillard performs Sunday at 2 and 4 pm with refreshments and air conditioning. admission is $4. Stone City lies near Cedar Rapids and Anamosa. the store dates to 1887 and was recently remodeled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone City
Stone General
Doug Dillard
Dillard
Bette Middier
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
John A. Green
August Entertainment Lineup at Local Venue
Box office hours run Monday to Saturday from noon to six with showtimes. Ticket information is available by calling 398-5340. The schedule includes a Harper MclIntire Hardware Exhibit Show for dealers from 26 to 28, Beach Boys on August 30 at 8 p.m., Kenny Rogers with Dottie West on August 2 at 4 and 8 p.m., Poco on the 16th at 8 p.m., Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus from the 22nd to 24th, and Mac Davis on August 31 at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper Shop
Even Hearth
Montauk
William Larrabee
Clermont
Pioneer Village
Seminole Valley Park
Kalona Historical Village
Shirley Wyrick
U of I Basic Sciences
Kit Shoop
Corner House
First Ave
Hall-Riggs
Hall Gallery
Ambroz Recreation Center
Nat Hall
Granger
10Th St
Marion
Marengo
Iowa County Historical Society
Harper-MclIntire
Beach Boys
Kenny Rogers
Dottie West
Poco
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Mac Davis
Synchronized swimming shows planned at Cedar Rapids pools
The Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission sponsors a series of synchronized swimming shows at municipal pools each 9 p.m. The schedule lists Ellis Pool July 28 Cherry Hill Pool July 29 Jones Pool July 30 Noelridge Pool July 31 and Bever Pool August 1. For more information contact Becky Schild at 398-5065.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Jones Park
Family Service Agency
Third Ave. SE
Call
Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission
Ellis Pool
Cherry Hill Pool
Jones Pool
Noelridge
Bever
Becky Schild
Tripoli Plans Three Day Centennial Parade and Events
Tripoli Iowa announces a three day centennial celebration starting Aug 1 with cyclists arrival and a 3 p.m. parade on Aug 2 featuring over 150 entries from Bremer County. Events include concerts dances square dancing beards contest pageant teach ins and multiple barbecues plus a demolition derby and fish fry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Iowa
Bremer County
Denver
Sumner
Westgate
South Park
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of
Fire Department
Ida Schlichting
River boats dock in Dubuque for summer tours
The Delta Queen and Mississippi Queen river boats visit Dubuque this summer docking at Hawthorne Street Harbor on select dates. Delta Queen: July 22, 28, September 23 and 29. Mississippi Queen: August 12 and 18. Dock times vary by port day with public tours offered at captain discretion. Contact the Chamber of Commerce at 683-8246.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Hawthorne Street
Chamber of Commerce
Also Mentioned on This Page
Old Capitol
Museum of Natural History
Museum OF
Amana
Main Amana
Amana Heritage Society
BILY
Spillville
Frank L
Joseph C. Bily
Seminole Valley Farm
42Nd Street
Box
Amana Heim Museum
Homestead
Old Amana
Klae
Indian Creek Nature Center
The
Fine Arts Council
Victor Borge
Marylyn Mulvey
Center For Faith and Life
Luther College
Nordic Fest
Linn County
American Cancer Society
Ellis Park
Abbe Creek School Museum
Old Highway 30
Mount Vernon
Linn County Conservation Office
Village Square
Hoover National Historic Site
Oxford Junction
General Store
Iowa City Downtown Mall
Jody Kuhns
Ron Clark
Indianola
Reapers
Strawberry Point
Palisades Kepler State Park
Williamsburg
Waukon
Noelridge Park
Nova
Strawberry Point Band Shell
Oklahoma
Armstrong Theater
Cornell College
Mount Vernon Community Theater
Rimrock Riders Saddle Club
Midway Arena
Hiawatha
Waukon Jaycees
State Fairground
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids Horsemen’s Club
Upmier Stables
Ely
Homestead-Oxford
Bever Park
Hawkeye Bicycle Association
ST. John’s
OLD Settlers Association
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
St. Jude Catholic Church
Lancaster
Midwest Old Settlers & Threshers
Mount Pleasant
Cedar Valley Trail Riders Club
Toddville
Community Bible Choir
RCA
Darrel
7Th Ave
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