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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 2017
Page
7
Social painting event features a 12 by 12 canvas titled Big Flower at Louie's Scoreboard in Marion. Tickets cost 20 dollars and event starts at 6 p.m with doors at 740 10th St.
The Iowa City Downtown District replaces the main tent with three temporary shelters for the seasonal market. Shelters will host rotating local retailers weekly from Black Friday to the weekend before Christmas for five shopping weekends and include activities like a Teddy bear house and photo ops. The warmer, more comfortable setting aims to counter harsh winter weather.
Betsy Potter of the Iowa City Downtown District announces three readings approved by the City Council to place temporary pop-up shops at Black Hawk Mini Park. Architect Sanjay Jani designed modular container like shelters with holiday themes for a five week window from Thanksgiving to Christmas. The sites will host events including Black Friday and Small Business Saturday and serve as a hub for downtown programs.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 4150 Blue Jay Drive NE Cedar Rapids hosts a Nativity Celebration December 1 and 2 with hours 11 am to 9 pm and 11 am to 7 pm respectively. The event features hundreds of Nativity sets including the Armstrong Smulekoff life size display restored after the 2008 flood. Admission is free and visitors are asked to bring a non perishable food item for a local food bank.
Johnson County hosts an Upcycling Fair on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center featuring projects like rug from plastic bags and tote bags from T shirts. The free event requires reservations via the America Recycles Facebook page and contact Jane Wilch at 319 887 6110. The Iowa City Public Library hosts a Teen Hamilton Sing Along from 2 to 3 30 p m for seventh to 12th graders in Meeting Room A with Hamilton garb and trivia. call 319 356 5200 for details.
The Luther College Center for Sustainable Communities hosts a 7 p.m. screening of Waking the Sleeping Giant The Making of a Political Revolution in Walders Hall Room 206 Decorah The 2017 documentary follows five individuals during the 2016 election Filmmaker Jacob Smith will discuss the film and take questions The event is free to the public
The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum will run Tales of the Sea Christmas from Saturday through January 7. The sea themed trees cover topics from The Sea to Titanic with Hoover family films from 1928 and a children’s games area at 210 Parkside Dr West Branch.
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