Varied East Iowa cultural and arts events calendar
The Gazette reviews a wide array of community listings for two months. Highlights include Indian Creek Nature Center exhibits The Green Machine and Spring Wildflower hikes, University of Iowa museum shows, Cedar Rapids art venues with Kocher and Spotts works, Coe College exhibits, Art Expo 76 at Hawkeye Downs, and numerous concerts, theater, and festival activities across Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Solon, Martelle, and surrounding towns through May and into summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Creek Nature Center
University OF Iowa
Museum of Art
Robert Cumming
Cornell College
Armstrong
Cedar Rapids Art Center
Robert Kocher
Coe College
R.R. Spotts
Marvin Cone
Grant Wood
Memorial Coliseum
Cedar Rapids
COE
Stewart Memorial Library
Stuart
Gage Memorial Union
Conger Metcalf
East Gallery
Sinclair
Curtis Reif
West Gallery
Hawkeye Downs
Hiawatha Fire Department
Washington High School
Upmier Riding Stables
Ely
Tower Grove
Second Street
Bluff View
Avenue
Paul Grubihes
Forest Drive
Armstrong’s
You
Abbe Creek School Museum Opens May 30 in Iowa
The Abbe Creek school museum on highway 150 north of Mt. Vernon opens for the summer May 30. Built in 1856 on land of William Abbe, the first Linn County settler, the brick building served as a school until 1936, became a private home, then was restored and dedicated as a museum in 1964. Operated by Linn County Conservation Board, the museum welcomes visitors 1 to 7 p.m. on May 30 and on subsequent weekends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Abbe Creek
Highway 150
Mt. Vernon
Linn County
William Abbe
The
Linn County Conservation Board
Memorial Day events sweep Iowa towns with parades
May 31 observances unfold in Williamsburg Center Point Cedar Rapids and several towns. Veterans groups Cub Scouts and choir join a 10 a.m. Williamsburg square parade and cemetery program while Center Point hosts a 9:30 a.m. Legion Hall program and rain backup at First Christian church. The day features feminist forums civic pageants and a Shrine Circus with multiple showtimes and ticket details across Cedar Rapids Marion and nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Victor
Williamsburg City Square
VFW
Cub Scouts
American Legion and Auxiliary
Iowa County
Center Point
The
Legion Hall
First Christian Church
Decorah
Loren Singing Society
Luther College Fieldhouse
EL Kahir Shrine
Veteran's Memorial Stadium
Linn County
Linn County Extension Service
Linn Cooperative Oil Co
Thirty-fifth Street
Marion
Grant Wood Art Festival
Armar
Williamsburg
City Square
Latona Club
West End Park
Atkins
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harding Junior High School
Kennedy
Kennedy Auditorium
Polk County Attorney’s Office
Rape Crisis Service
Des Moines
Sue Cory
Ann Hageman
Women's Resource Center
Women’s Resource Center
YWCA
Atkins Park
Solon Community Chorus
America
Port of McGregor Chamber of Commerce
Meyer's
Martelle
Bicentennial Committee
Marmaduke
Anderson & Leeming
Ortha Hardsted
V.D. Speaker's Bureau
Emerald Knights
Drum and Bugle Corps
Phantom Regiment
Rockford
Ill
Colts
Dubuque
Americanos
Appleton
Wis
Fox Valley Raiders
Aurora
Chevaliers
Waterloo
Kingston Stadium
Hopkinton
Lions
Echo Mountain Boys
Keystone
Lenox College
Western
Rock Hudson
Claire Trevor
Paramount Theater For the Performing Arts
Lindale Plaza
Cedar Valley Trail Riders Club
Rain Or Shine
Toddville
English Valleys Saddle Club
Webster School Grounds
Feminist Forum
Peggy Hardesty
LDPA
Cole Porter
U. of S. Mabie Theater
Postville
Lloyd Smith
Cedar Rapids-Marion Area
Anamosa
Stone City
Antioch
Olin
Iowa County Republican Women’s Club
Victor Legion Hall
Red Ryder
Mark Medoff
Joyce van Deusen
Hancher Auditorium
U. of I
Linn County Fairgrounds
Central City
Mary Balik
WRC
U. of S
U. of L
Sue Bachman
Enterprise Family School
Women’s Center
George Kelly
Clarence-Lowden Athletic Boosters
Lowden
Latona Players
Messer Auditorium
American Legion
Marengo
Hoover National Historic Site
West Branch
eMarca
Wae TV
Delaware County Fair
Manchester
Merritt Ranch
U.S.A
Amana Furniture Shop
Pennsylvania
Hampton
Stewart
Dalton Wing
Kingston Wing
Hampton Love
Monthru
Amana
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