April music and theater events in Cedar Rapids Ames Iowa
Canadian fiddler Lo Do Vus ic and the April Verch Band bring Celtic jazz folk and bluegrass to CSPS Cedar Rapids and Dreamgirls at Stephens Auditorium Ames. Yoga and Wine at Shores Event Center, Hy-Vee frozen foods talk in Iowa City, Lenten Easter Meditations at Congregational United Church of Christ Iowa City.
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Third St. SE
Cedar Rapids
Shores Event Center
16Th St
Hy-Vee Dietitian
Christy Frese
Edgewood Rd
Iowa City
Congregational United Church of Christ
N. Clinton
Ramblin with Rasdal ends long Iowa career
Gazette columnist Dave Rasdal retires after a lifetime of listening to Eastern Iowa stories. His final column ends this Friday as he marks turning 60 on St Patrick’s Day and notes his Ramblin’ Man identity in a reflective farewell.
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Megan
Allman Brothers
Dave
Iowa
the Gazette
Mark Bowden
Rasdal
California
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
St. Patrick’s Day
Four-season celebration partners host city events in 2013
Cedar Rapids parks groups join Prairiewoods and other locals for four seasonal events. Spring Equinox at Prairiewoods on March 19 features indoor and outdoor activities with a Goodwill donation. Summer Solstice at Indian Creek Nature Center on June 21 offers sun catchers and a sunset salute. Fall Equinox Harvest Sept 22 is a community potluck hosted by Matthew 25. Winter Solstice Dec 20 includes a hike and bonfire at Ushers Ferry.
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City of
Cedar Rapids
Hiawatha
Prairiewoods.org
Indian Creek Nature Center
Otis Rd
Matthew
Ushers Ferry
Genealogy talk on Third Street Cemetery burials in Iowa City
Jennifer Mack of the Iowa Archaeologist's Office discusses how missing headstones and burial plot maps hinder identification of interred individuals at a March 23 meeting of the Iowa City Genealogical Society. The session at the LDS Church Family History Library invites all interested attendees.
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Jennifer Mack
State of Iowa Archaeologist’s Office
Third Street
Iowa City
Patrick Taylor Named National Geographic Bee Semifinalist
Fifth grader Patrick Taylor of Horn Elementary School earned a top 100 score in Iowa and advances to the state semifinal at Des Moines Area Community College on April 5 in the 2013 National Geographic Bee.
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Patrick Taylor
Mollie Meade-Taylor
Brad Taylor
Iowa
National Geographic Bee
Patrick
Horn
Des Moines Area Community College
Central Community votes to end superintendent sharing with Clayton Ridge
The Central Community School Board voted on March 11 to terminate the two year superintendent sharing agreement with Clayton Ridge effective June 30. Allan Nelson has served jointly as superintendent and the district’s preschool through fifth grade principal search is underway. The board received a 3.17 percent pay increase request from the Central Education Association for 2013 14 and will consider a counter proposal later.
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Central Community School Board
Clayton Ridge
Central
Allan Nelson
Central Education Association
Agape Café Fundraiser Breakfast at Old Brick Church
The Agape Cafe hosts a breakfast fundraiser from 8 to 11 a.m. on April 6 at Old Brick Church located at 26 E. Market St. The event supports the shelter program run by the Episcopal Campus Ministry at the University of Iowa and freewill donations are accepted.
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Agape Cafe
Old Brick Church
E. Market St
Episcopal
University of Iowa
Kalona Talk on Drone Warfare by Ed Flaherty
Ed Flaherty of Iowa City will speak at East Union Mennonite Church Kalona about Drone Warfare A Path to Perpetual Warfare Everywhere An informal discussion and potluck start at 6 p.m. with the talk at 7 p.m. For more info contact Roger Farmer or Jane Yoder Short.
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Ed Flaherty
Iowa City
Veterans For Peace
East Union Mennonite Church
Gable Ave
Kalona
Flaherty
Roger Farmer
Jane Yoder
Yodershort
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