Community Calendar Listings Highlight Regional Arts and Museums
The Saturday calendar lists Herbert Hoover Library and Historic Site hours and free admission, Cedar Rapids Art Center exhibits including Grant Wood works, University of Iowa Museum of Art collections, Johnson County heritage venues, Amana History displays, and various art shows with hours and admission details. Numerous venues across Iowa City, Coralville, and Cedar Rapids feature rotating exhibits through May and June.
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Interstate 80
West Branch
Herbert Hoover
Czech Museum and Library
16Th Ave
Grant Wood
Cedar Rapids Art Center
The
Museum of Art
U of I
Johnson County Heritage Museum
Second Ave
Coralville
Johnson County Historical Society
Old Capitol
Iowa City
Museum of Natural History
Farmhouse and Village Museums Open for Tours in Iowa
Seminole Valley Farm at Seminole Valley Park near 42nd Street NE offers restored Iowa farm life with Sunday hours 1 to 4 pm through Oct 25. Group tours available September and limited May and October by request. Admission 50 cents adults 25 cents children. Horidge House at 612 First Ave Vinton invites visitors Wednesdays 12 to 4 pm free. Old Amana Community Kitchen Museum in Middle Amana open 10 am to 4 30 pm through Nov 30 with guided tours of the kitchen dining room cooper shop and hearth. admission 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
of I
Museum OF
Amana
Main
Amana Heritage Society
Peter O. Stamats
Cedar Rapids Art Center
Joan Mannheimer
Museum of Art
U of I
Indian Creek Nature Center
Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service
David Plowden
Grace Sanford
Marion City Hall
Eighth Ave
Karen Hoyt
Peoples Unitarian Church
Third Ave
Seminole Valley Farm
Seminole Valley Park
42Nd Street
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Horridge House
First Ave
Vinton
Old Amana
Middle Amana
California Suite at Old Creamery Theater Garrison May 31
Local arts listings announce California Suite performing at Old Creamery Theater Garrison through May 31 with evening and matinee shows. Ticket prices vary by day and show, with box office at 319 477 3165 for details.
May events calendar highlights from Cedar Rapids area
Events include Sunday May 24 Works on Paper at Cedar Rapids Art Center through June 30 with extended hours. Bicycle tour Oxford to Tiffin at 8 am. Open horse show at 9 am Robins. Memorial Day Run at Ellis Park with multiple races and a $6 fee. Junior high music events at U of IL May 26 28 29. Shriners Circus Parade May 28. St Josephs Fun Days May 29 4 pm to midnight and May 30 10 am onward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Museum of Art
U of I
U of I School of Art
John Eberhardt
Montrose
Mercy Hospital
Mercy Auxiliary
Jerry Martin
Cedar Rapids
Stuart
Gage Memorial Union
Coe
Kirk Ketelson
Gretchen Walsh
Gordon Fennell
Sinclair Auditorium
Beth Kucera
Lori Ashcroft
Marvin Cone
McAuley Art Gallery
Mount Mercy
Genie Hudson Patrick
Hawkeye State Bank
S. Dubuque St
Iowa City
Iowa
Clair Baldus
Janet Hixson
Anne Lappe
Hall Gallery
Ambroz Recreation Center
Mount Vernon Road
California
Old Creamery Theater
Garrison
Upper Iowa
Luther
Center For Faith and Life
Luther College
Decorah
Rimrock Riders
Indian Creek Nature Center
Bever Park
Hawkeye Bicycle Association
Ellis Park
Cedar Rapids Art Center
Oxford-Tiffin
Oaks Stables
Robins
Center Point
Center Point Saddle Dancers Horse Club
Cedar Rapids Horsemen's Club
Midway Arena
Hiawatha
Manhattan Pavilion
South East
Clapp Recital Hall
U of IL
Cedar Valley Trail Riders Club
Toddville
Luther College Stadium
Delores Bruch
Delbert Disselhorst
Clapp Recital
U of I. Free
Abbe Creek School
Mount Vernon
Linn County Conservation Office
Wapsie
Bluegrass Pickin Headlining St. Joseph's Fun Days
Bluegrass Grasslands from Iowa City will headline St. Joseph's Fun Days in Marion next weekend. They play Friday 8 to midnight, Saturday 2 to 6 and 8 to midnight, and Sunday 2 to 4 and 5 to 8:30 p.m. The band has been together about two years and performs at clubs, festivals, weddings, and dances. Members include Alan Murphy, Warren Hanlin, Bob Black, and John Park. Bever Park. Sponsored by the Hawkeye Bicycle Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grasslands
Iowa City
St. Joseph's
Marion
Alan Murphy
Warren Hanlin
Bob Black
John Park
El Kabir Shrine Circus and Local Events Listing
Box office hours are posted noon to 6 pm Monday through Saturday with event days listed noon to show time. Circuses and graduations are scheduled with prices for a Doobie Brothers concert and kennel club events plus an international convention and dog show details.
Weekend Ethnic Celebration and Concert at Local Venues
The event lineup includes Grasslands bluegrass performances Friday through Sunday nights and Saturday Sunday afternoons. A Vocal Department concert occurs at Kennedy High School Auditorium at 7 30 p m with free admission. An Ethnic Celebration runs 6 to 11 p m at Riverside Roundhouse near the 12th Avenue bridge with costumes music foods crafts and imports May 30 noon to 11 p m May 31 11 a m to 5 p m admission one dollar.
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Grasslands
Kennedy High School Auditorum
Riverside Roundhouse
12Th Avenue Bridge
Bicycle Tour and Piano Recital Listings
Saturday events include a Shueyville to Ely bicycle tour meeting at Bever Park at 9 a.m. by the Hawkeye Bicycle Association and a piano recital by Joy Strausbaugh, Cornell College professor, at Hallmar Lounge Mercy Hospital at 2 and 4 p.m. Tickets cost 3 dollars with proceeds to Hospice of Mercy. Also noted is a Spring Century Ride starting at 7 a.m. from an unspecified location.
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Bever Park
The
Hawkeye Bicycle Association
Robert D. Thompson
Palo
Cedar Hills Reformed Church
Gordon Ave
Joy Strausbaugh
Cornell College
Hallmar
Mercy Hospital
Hospice of Mercy
Multicultural Ethnic Festival Opens Friday in Cedar Rapids
A three day Ethnic Celebration at Riverside Roundhouse features Greek German Czech and Norwegian groups with Americans and a variety of foods crafts and music. Sponsored by local groups including St John the Baptist Church Amana Heritage Society and Sons of Norway the event runs Friday 6 11 pm Saturday noon 11 pm Sunday 11 am 5 pm with admission of 1 and performances by Aristones Hopp og Sprett Club Internationale and Young Musicians Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Nelson
Ambroz Arts Advisory Board
Cedar Rapids
Riverside Roundhouse
St. John the Baptist Hellenic Orthodox Church
Amana Heritage Society
Amana Artists Guild
Czech Heritage Foundation
Czech Fine Arts Foundation
Sons of Norway Group
The
Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission
Young Musicians Inc
Boddicker School of Music
Nelson
Greece
Willie Dittrich
Amana
Sons of Norway
Polka Dots
Club Internationale
United States
Italy
Norway
Ireland
Aristones
Also Mentioned on This Page
Amana Home
Homestead
Shriner's Circus
Second Avenue
Sixth Street
ST. Joseph’s
St. Joseph's Church
Kirkwood Community Chorus
St. Matthew's Church
Dallas Holm
Praise
Paramount Theatre
Hunter Fuerste
What Cheer Opera House
Guy Lombardo
John Fritz
Ruthanne
Kerry Grippe
Lake Macbride
Airport
Green-Nissen
Stone City
Noelridge Park
Linn County Rose Society
el Kabir Shrine Circus
Washington High School
Jefferson High School
Kennedy High School
Doobie Brothers
Shueyville-Ely
Klinger
Fifth Avenue
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