Cedar Rapids area festival and night life guide
Local events list for Cedar Rapids and nearby areas including St Luke's Festival of Trees at U S Cellular Center and Holiday Parade downtown Cedar Rapids. Also music venues, museum events, and dinners for the season with venue names and contact numbers.
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U.S. Cellular Center
First Ave
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
H.D
Third St
Carter House
Elkader
Squaw Creek Park
Marion
U2s Two Sellout Dublin Shows Pitch CBS Special
CBS airs U2s Beautiful Day on Friday detailing last year’s two smash concerts in Ireland. The program explores the bands impact and a return engagement request from the Irish prime minister.
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Ireland
CBS
TV Vision
The Action Hero's Handbook Primer on Essential Skills
David and Joe Borgenicht present a tongue in cheek primer on action hero skills from saving a flat liner to making a love potion. The paperback from Quirk Books costs 14.95 and aims to entertain with cheeky guidance.
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Quirk Books
David
Joe Borgenicht
Prevention December issue touts diet tips and quick meals
The December Prevention issue includes 100 diet tips for healthier holidays, five minute meals, and a buyer’s guide to treadmills, offering practical tips for faster, easier meals and fitness gear.
Candlelight Tour Opens Ushers Ferry Holiday Past
Ushers Ferry Historic Village hosts the third annual Thanksgiving Candlelight Tour on Friday and Saturday November 30. Vicki Hughes says the event suits all ages with luminarias weather permitting and offers treats, craft making for children, hot chocolate, cider, and shopping at the Village General Store. About 600 people attended last year.
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Gazette Edar Rapids
Ushers Ferry
Vicki Hughes
Jas
Hughes
Cherry Valley School
BSA
Thanksgiving Candlelight Tour at Ushers Ferry Village
Ushers Ferry Historic Village in Cedar Rapids hosts a Thanksgiving Candlelight Tour from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday November 30. The event features luminarias lamplight hymns at the church and period dance lessons in Grange Hall with Virginia Reel and square dancing. Admission is 4 for adults 2 for children ages 5 to 14, free for under 5. Information line 319 286 5763.
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E. Market St
Iowa City
Indian Creek Nature Center
Otis Rd
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Grand Ave
Yuka Mt. Homesteaders
Socialist Syndrom
Slightly Paradise
Dean
the Committee
Funks
Truman
Apt211
Kirkwood
Ballantyne
Iowa Hall
Kirkwood Community College
Jack Wilkins
Kirkwood Jazz
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Paramount Theatre
Third Ave
Robert Lindsay Nassif
Coe Concert Choir
Sinclair
Coe College
Clarion
33Rd Ave
16Th Ave
Ushers Ferry
Seminole Valley Trail
Hughes
Grange Hall
Tokyo Ichiban broadens horizons in Pepperwood Plaza
John Kenyon visits Tokyo Ichiban in Pepperwood Plaza Iowa City owned by Jun Xie who runs Sushi Popo and Szechwan Village. The restaurant offers Japanese and Chinese dishes with two Hibachi grills and dine in or takeout. The group sample includes Crabmeat Rangoons Tempura and Singapore Chow Mai Fun among hundreds of offerings.
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John Kenyon
the Gazette
Owa City
Iowa City
Tokyo Ichiban
Pepperwood Plaza
Jun Xie
Mormon Trek Boulevard
Szechwan Village
10Th Avenue
Coralville
Xie
Tokyo
Ichiban
Tokyo Ichiban Pepperwood Plaza Review
A Bangkok style visit to Tokyo Ichiban at Pepperwood Plaza Iowa City notes hours and a menu rich in chicken dishes. The Volcano Shrimp stands out as a house specialty with spicy tomato cream sauce while Lemon Sukiyaki and Orange Chicken please others.
Weekend Sweet Potato Kugel Recipe Card
A historic recipe card outlines weekend sweet potato kugel with half cup butter four cups peeled grated sweet potatoes one and a half cups milk honey currants half cup chopped almonds one teaspoon cinnamon quarter teaspoon ground ginger half teaspoon nutmeg quarter teaspoon cloves three eggs beaten finely chopped almonds garnish optional. Melt butter, mix ingredients except eggs, heat, cool slightly, add eggs gradually, bake forty minutes until puffed and firm.
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Decker
Chester’s
3Rd St
Terry McCauley
Crowne Plaza
Five Seasons
Eddie Piccard
Mount Vernon Rd
Dick Watson
Moose Lodge
West Post Rd
Escorts
Iowa Today
Action Alent Emss
By Rhonda K. Shouse Powell
Furkcast
Broadway St
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