Evergreen Estates residents help prepare Freedom Festival button packets
Cedar Rapids project volunteers from Evergreen Estates stuffing and sealing thousands of envelopes with buttons and Hy-Vee coupons to fund the annual Freedom Festival. The fundraiser supports a two week event starting June 20 and ending July 4, drawing hundreds of thousands to Cedar Rapids for music activities and fireworks.
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Cedar Rapids
Evergreen Estates
Casey’s General
Kelly Ross
Evergreen Estates II
Kathy Ely
Liz Neff
Cyndy Wiseman
Freedom Festival Opens June 20 With Parades and Fireworks
The Freedom Festival runs June 20 to July 4 featuring Balloon Glow Parade Lego Extravaganza and fireworks. Children eight and under attend free while event details and contact numbers are listed for more information.
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Freedomfestival.com
Joan
Ross
Evergreen Estates
Toddler Storytime at Iowa City Library
Children attend a Toddler Storytime at the Iowa City Public Library from 10:30 to 11 a.m. The program offers short stories fingerplays and action rhymes and is free of charge at 123 S Linn St. Iowa City.
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Lowa City Public Library
S. Linn St
Iowa City
Civil rights history talk and color film show in Iowa
Professor Angela Onwuachi Willig discusses Iowa social justice history with University of Iowa College of Law work. Extravaganza features hand colored Frank Brinton films from 1900 to 1908, restored by Iowa Libraries and Library of Congress. Also art events and a free coloring night in Cedar Rapids.
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Iowa
Angela Onwuachi-Willig
University of Iowa College of Law
Iowa Memorial Union
Iowa Theatre
N. Madison St
Iowa City
Frank Brinton
University of Iowa
Library of Congress
State Theatre
Washington St
Washington
Barnyard Bash Opens New Farm at Bever Park in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Parks and Recreation hosts Barnyard Bash at Old MacDonalds Farm in Bever Park from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday with a scavenger hunt animal interactions bouncy house and crafts. Papa Balloon performs 1 30 to 3 30 p.m. and a vendor fair runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with Lizzy's Face Painting available for sale. Visitors can join Farm Friends sponsorships from May to October for 180 to 300 per season.
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Bever Park
Cedar Rapids
Lizzy
Farm Friends
Farm Friends Booth
Pet of the Week Tedo at Cedar Rapids Animal Care & Control
Tedo a 1 year old neutered male collie blue heeler mix is available for adoption at Cedar Rapids Animal Care and Control. Tedo is playful energetic microchipped housebroken and crate trained Dogs can be adopted for 115. The shelter at 900 76th Ave Dr SW is open noon to 5 pm Monday through Saturday. Call 319 286 5993 for more information.
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Tedo
Cedar Rapids Animal Care & Control
76Th Ave. Dr
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Stephen Mally
the Gazette
Betty Snitker
Char Clothier
Linda McKinney
Freedom Festival
Neff
Evergreen Estate
Ray DeWitt
Alex.boisjolie
Thegazette.com
Hooplanow.com
Brinton
P.m
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Fifth Ave
City Vibes
Linn County
Jim Slosiarek
Aly
Edgewood Animal Hospital
PCI
Physicians’ Clinic OF
PCI Medical Pavilion
10Th Street SE
Pcofiowa.com
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