Things To Do Today At A Glance
A list of local free and family friendly events in Cedar Rapids and nearby towns. Activities include a track and field style session on Thomas Hill, Toddler Storytime at Iowa City Public Library, Louvre portrait study at Marion Public Library, a Harry Potter film celebration, Cultivate Hope Market, and a free Summer Yoga series at Indian Creek Nature Center.
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Iowa City Public Library
S. Linn St
Harry Potter
Indian Creek Nature Center
Otis Road
Cedar Rapids
Hoover's Hometown Days celebrates Herbert Hoover legacy
West Branch hosts Hoover's Hometown Days with a parade music games and fireworks honoring Herbert Hoover born August 10 1874 in West Branch and died 1964 in New York He and Lou Henry Hoover are buried there.
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Herbert Hoover
Hoover
West Branch
New York
Lou Henry Hoover
Oregon
Stanford University
California
United States
Australia
Burma
Russia
London
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Thomas Schwartz
U.S
Hoover's Hometown Days in West Branch Highlights
Hoover's Hometown Days runs Friday 4 p.m. to midnight and Saturday 8 a.m. to midnight in West Branch with youth basketball and doubles bags, music by Swing Crew, and fire station events. Saturday features Hoover Ball championships, a parade at 10 a.m., Birthplace Cottage event, kids water fights, and fireworks with Eastern Iowa Brass Band performances at Hoover Stage. Food, games, contests, pony rides, historic talks, and a beer tent are planned.
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Hoover
West Branch
Village Green
Fire Station
Hoover Library
Hoover Life
Birthplace
Cottag
Eastern Iowa Brass Band
Hooverdays
History on the Move mobile museum at West Branch fair
The State Historical Society of Iowa brings a free self guided History on the Move tour to Hoover's Hometown Days in West Branch with a 300 square foot exhibit Iowa History 101 and nearly 50 artifacts including a miner's cap a 1917 state flag prototype and a Peggy Whitson spacesuit patch. The event runs Friday 5 to 9 pm and Saturday 10 am to 8 pm sponsored by EMC Insurance Casey's General Stores and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. In Cedar Rapids the Pet Fair hosts activities noon to 4 pm at 900 76th Ave Drive SW with games raffles and informational booths plus an urban wildlife presentation at 2:30 pm and adoption fee specials. For more information call (319) 286-5993.
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State Historical Society of Iowa
Mobile Museum
Hoover
West Branch
Museum On
Iowa History 101
State Historical Society
Iowa
Carl Coghlan
Marion County
Dixie Cornell Gebhardt
Knoxville
William Harding
Lynne Lorenzen
Ventura High School
Natasha Kaiser- Brown
Des Moines
Peggy Whitson
Beaconsfield
Iowa Department of Cultural Af
76Th Ave
Wildthunder Wildlife & Animal Rehabilitation & Sanctuary
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Powe
WWW
Hooplanow.com
Thomas Hill
Literary
Marion
Louvre Museum
Marion Public Library
Sixth Ave
Hope Market
Hope Urban Farm
G Ave
Lou
John F. Kennedy
Trump
Commission For Relief
Belgium
U.S. Food Administration
American Relief Administration
Hoovers
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
America
Diana
Nation
Thegazette
Lindsay Seydel
Cedar Rapids Animal Care & Control
Thrive
Kirkwood Center
Lee Gale Gruen
the Gazette
TheGazette.com
ThriveExpo
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