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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 2017
Page
7
Brigitte Brulz reads Pickles Pickles Like Pickles for children ages 3 to 5 at Marion Public Library. Books sold. $2 from each purchase benefits the library. Event runs 10 45 to 11 45 a.m. at 1095 Sixth Ave. Free admission.
North Liberty launches Beat the Bitter, now a weeklong winter festival organized by the North Liberty Betterment Group. Jan 28 to Feb 3 features 50 plus activities like a polar plunge, social hours, teen improv, scavenger hunt, snow volleyball, ice carving, a bonfire, chili supper, and a Fire & Ice Friday fireworks show at Penn Meadows Park. Registration required for most events and some spots are limited.
The Beat the Bitter promo prompts online viewing and event details during celebrations. Public ice skating runs December 11 to March 31 weather permitting, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., with skate checkout at 520 W. Cherry St. A $5 refundable cash deposit per pair covers up to two hours. Volunteers are sought via beatthebitternl gmail.com. Contact James Lynch at the Gazette for comments.
The Unity Center of Cedar Rapids hosts an Alternative Gift Market on December 2 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 3791 Blairs Ferry Rd NE. In partnership with Alternative Gifts International, about 30 international projects and 30 local nonprofits will be represented. Lunch runs 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Admission is free.
Two Cedar Rapids nonprofits, The Thaler Holocaust Education Trust and the African American Museum of Iowa, were awarded grants totaling 17,890. The Trust will fund A Hero Among Us about John Gualtier and Martin Weiss, while the Museum will run If Objects Could Talk, an exhibit and program series on African American contributions to Iowa through the 19th and 20th centuries.
The city will start accepting applications for a 25 000 grant program to advance social justice and racial equity in Iowa City. Eligible organizations may be nonprofit or for profit. priority areas include education building community housing criminal justice health and employment. Applications run December 1 to January 2 with funding decisions by March 31 and awards by June 1. Equity Director Stefanie Bowers is the contact.
Luther College presents the 2017 production of Christmas at Luther in Decorah December 30 through December 3 at the Center for Faith and Life. Five performances are scheduled with varied evening times. Tickets cost 25 to 35 dollars and can be bought online or by calling. The show titled The Tree of Life My Soul Hath Seen draws from the hymn Jesus Christ the Apple Tree and quotes Martin Luther.
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