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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1979
Page
7
A roundup of museum shows and gallery events across Iowa includes the University of Iowa museums with permanent collections and retrospectives, Cedar Rapids and Coralville exhibitions, and multiple regional venues. Notable entries feature Stuart Edie retrospectives, Grant Wood pieces, Czech art, and related hours and admission details.
Nov 24 25 events at Five Seasons Center and Regina High School Iowa City feature handwoven clothing pottery jewelry gifts and crafts. Live musical performances and theater include Fred Waring Young Pennsylvanians Neil Simon Chapter Two and operas with ticket ranges from 4 to 9.50 dollars plus art exhibits and workshops across local venues.
Box office hours Monday through Saturday noon to 6 p.m. Call 398-5340 for tickets. Events include 24 25 Arts and Crafts Show. 27 U of I basketball exhibition. 28 Iowa Cornets vs Chicago Hustle 7 30 p.m. 29 Merle Haggard Marty Robbins country concert 7 30 p.m. December 2 Cornets vs Washington Metros 2 p.m. 8 Mount Mercy vs William Penn 5 p.m. women. Cornets vs Houston Angels 7 30 p.m. 15 Mount Mercy Central 2 p.m. women. Cornets vs San Francisco Pioneers 7 30 p.m. 22 Kennedy Regis high school double header 7 p.m. Jefferson Washington 8 30 p.m.
Listings merge performances at U of I Cedar Rapids Luther College and Mount Mercy with events in Decorah, Decorah theaters, and Amana Kirkwood venues. Concerts operas ensembles plays exhibitions run December through early January featuring Messiah Cedar Rapids Symphony Paramount Theatre Coe Sinclair Armory and Old Creamery shows.
A Knitting and Fashion event runs 6 30 to 9 30 p m in the Amana Room Iowa Hall at Kirkwood for a 7 dollar fee with pre registrations via two local numbers. The entry also notes a University symphony orchestra and choirs concert at 8 p m in Hancher Auditorium on December 12.
STADLER ENSEMBLE performs at Clapp Recital Hall in a Christmas concert. Luther College shows an all college Christmas program at Center for Faith and Life. Old Creamery Theater presents A Child's Christmas in Wales at Garrison School with two showings and free admission or donations. Reservations: (319) 477-3925.
December 16 features The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky at 2 and 7:30 PM in the Paramount Theatre. Presented by Dance Theatre of the Hemispheres with Cedar Rapids Symphony. tickets range 5 to 10 dollars with varying seating. Also Minnesota Opera Company presents A Christmas Carol at 7:30 PM with Cedar Rapids/Marion Fine Arts Council. reserved seats 4 to 5 dollars. Art program noon to 1 PM with speaker Mary Lou Harrington at the Cedar Rapids Art Center.
The Old Creamery Theater presents Rag Revue by its Young People's Company at Garrison School with shows at 4 and 7 p.m. on four dates and a matinee on December 22 at 10:30 a.m. and 2 and 7 p.m. Admission is free or by donation. reservations are encouraged.
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