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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 2016
Page
7
The Mount Vernon-Lisbon Chili Cook-off runs 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday in Uptown Mount Vernon with up to 25 teams competing for audience and judges awards and $450 in cash prizes. Organizers partner with The Compost Ninja to promote waste reduction and zero waste as a potential new standard for local events.
The Tony award winning musical The Book of Mormon plays at Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City with evening shows at 7 30 and matinees 2 on Saturday and 1 on Sunday. Ticket prices range 50 to 110 for main shows and 65 to 125 for later performances.
The 10th annual Mount Vernon-Lisbon Chili Cook-off runs 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday in Uptown Mount Vernon at First Street and Highway 1. Admission is $1 per taste or $25 to sample every chili. A bags tournament begins at 3 p.m. Sign up at the event or contact Aaron Truitt. Hanson and volunteers will educate entrants on food waste and call for accountability.
The Cedar Rapids NAACP hosts its 74th Freedom Fund Banquet at the African American Museum of Iowa with Waterloo Mayor Quentin Hart as keynote. Tickets must be ordered by Oct. 22 via phone or the naacpcr.com site. A separate UN Day event features Ambassador John E. Lange at First Lutheran Church, free to the public. Lange leads UN Foundation health diplomacy work. Additional activities include The Bill Booth Theater Co. workshops and a dinner theatre at Salvation Army venues with registration by today.
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