Freedom Festival events and schedules in Cedar Rapids
Freedom Festival actions include flag raising at Masonic Grand Lodge 813 First Ave NE at 8 am. Skating at Cedar Rapids Ice Arena 1100 Rockford Rd SW 12:30 to 4:30 pm with $5.50 adults $5 kids under 12. BBQ Roundup near U S Cellular Center 11 am to 7 pm with bands and contests. Cardboard Boats at Westdale Mall 1-4 pm. History Center Neighborhood House Walk 12-5 pm. Summer Sunday Jazz at Coe College 5-8 pm. Cedar Rapids Municipal Band at Bever Park 7:30 pm. Button wearers receive discounts and freebies. visit lowaAlive or freedomfestival for updates.
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Masonic Grand Lodge
First Ave
Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
Rockford Rd
U.S. Cellular Center
Cedar Rapids
Blues Crew
D Dog
Shane Johnson
Center Court
Westdale Mall
E History Center
History Center
TimeQuest
Cherokee Dr
Second Ave
Grand Ave
B Ave
Coe College
New Quadrangle
Center Point Road
Eddie Piccard
Ray Charles
Bever Park
Cedar Rapids Man Arrested After Robbery and Shooting Attempt
Jerry Love, 22, of 4407 First Ave SW, jailed on first degree robbery, attempted murder, and possession charges after a 1:48 a.m. NW Cedar Rapids robbery where two shots were fired at a 22-year-old victim. handgun recovered in southeast Cedar Rapids. Bond set at 100000 cash. A separate case saw 18-year-old Travis C. Smith charged with assault causing bodily injury in a June 13 bicyclist attack near Weing Road and J Avenue NE. Smith released after appearance.
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Cedar Rapids
Jerry Love
First Ave
Linn County
F Avenue NW
15Th Street
Travis C. Smith
Weing Road
J Avenue
Damon Brady
Brady
Smith
Four Women Arrested in Waterloo Convenience Store Robbery
Police jailed four Waterloo women Tai Gillam 22 Lucinda Gillam 19 Sara Krieger 16 and Larrisha Peterson 20 after a Wednesday armed robbery at the Triple J Mart on the citys south side. A clerk said two suspects displayed a handgun, the weapon was recovered and all four were held on bonds of 100000 and 50000 respectively.
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Waterloo
Tai Gillam
Lucinda Gillam
Sara Krieger
Larrisha Peterson
Black Hawk County
El Kahir Shriners Lead Parade at Freedom Festival
In Cedar Rapids the El Kahir Shriners, a 200-member group known for philanthropy and parade spectacle, marched in the 11th Freedom Festival Parade with music horseback rides and vehicles. The Grant Wood All City Drum Corps also drew crowds with an American Gothic theme and diverse, energetic performances.
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Edar Rapids
el Kahir Shriners
KCRG
Cedar Rapids
Kwapil
Grant Wood
Slayton Thompson
Nancy Hedges Wendler
Thompson
Gothic tour in Cedar Rapids reveals Grant Wood cameos
Readers search for answers on the Grant Wood American Gothic statues in Cedar Rapids as a public contest prompts questions about the artist’s face cameo and the identity of figures on the Ninety library sculpture. The piece notes Nan and Dee as the statue figures and lists possible identifications for the back-pocket and front-page portrayals.
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Wood
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Osgood Shepherd
Cedar Rapids
Grant Wood
Cue
the Gazette
Suzanne Staab
Christopher
Kaylea
Stone City
Chicago
Cincinnati
Bob Naujoks
Nan
Dee
Nan Wood Graham
Byron McKeely
First Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids Area Convention and Visitors
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Riverside
Lentner
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Britney
Christina
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Megan
Lauren
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