Iowa City Monarch Festival Celebrates The Monarchs
The Iowa City Monarch Festival returns Sept 24 from 1 to 3 p.m. at East Side Recycling Center. The event features a scavenger hunt crafts stories and monarch life cycle snacks with caterpillars chrysalis and adults on display. Free milkweed seeds while supplies last and sponsors include Backyard Abundance Master Gardeners and Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation.
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National Wildlife Federation
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Hunter’s Run
Eastside
Backyard Abundance
Master Gardeners
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
Igov.org
Monarch festival promotes pollinator gardens in Iowa City
Iowa City hosts a Monarch Festival at the East Side Recycling Center from 1 to 3 p.m. on September 24. Attendees receive a pollinator garden starter kit with soil ash and native prairie seeds to simulate prairie fires and aid germination.
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Fred Meyer
Four Local Activities in Cedar Rapids and Marion Tonight
A mix of arts and markets guides readers to Cork N Canvas at Louie's Scoreboard in Marion for painting on 16 by 20 canvases, Noelridge and Coralville farmers markets with weekly hours, Scrabble Club at Hiawatha Library, and The Roaming Canvas painting Moon Cat at Parlor City Pub Cedar Rapids plus an intuition class at Illuminations Cedar Rapids.
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Iawa
Louie
10Th St
Marion
Squareup
Parlor City Pub & Eatery
Third St. SE
Cedar Rapids
Kelly McCarville
Illuminations
10Th Ave. SE
Suite 115
Free brass band concert for families in Mount Vernon
The Eastern Iowa Brass Band and Back Road Brass present a free Sunday concert from 3 to 5 p.m. at the First Street Community Center 221 First St NE Mount Vernon. The 34 musicians play kid friendly British style arrangements and run yard games an instrument petting zoo a balloon artist and face painting. Attendees should bring a chair and snacks.
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First Street
First St. NE
Mount Vernon
From Virgins to Spaceships Visual Voyage at Vesterheim
Textile artist Robbie LaFleur presents a free program at 7 p.m. Thursday in Decorah's Vesterheim museum detailing the history of Norwegian tapestry weaving from medieval pieces to the National Romantic revival in the late 1800s. She will show works and discuss lineage in materials and imagery.
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Robbie LaFleur
Vesterheim
National
Norway
Hurstville hosts prairie tour during Iowa Heritage Week
The Hurstville Interpretive Center offers a free prairie tour on Tuesday at 5 30 p m. Meet near 35th Street and 288th Avenue east of Maquoketa for a Hamilton Prairie walk led by Hamilton about land history and rare species on the privately owned property.
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Hamilton Prairie
Ray Hamilton
35Th Street
288Th Avenue
Maquoketa
Hamilton
Library hosts public policy program at Iowa City library
The University of Iowa Public Policy Center launches a monthly community series with a first session at 6 p.m. on September 20 at the Iowa City Public Library. Dave Chertny, director of the Environmental Policy Research Program, outlines his year in Washington as a staffer for the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The event is free and information is at ppc.uiowa.edu/wonk-wednesday.
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University of Iowa Public Policy Center
Iowa City Public Library
S. Linn St
Dave Chertny
Washington, D.C
House Committee On Energy & Commerce
Ppc
Uiowa
Pet of the Week Darwin at Cedar Valley Humane Society
Darwin a 5-year-old neutered male tan and white Chihuahua dachshund mix is available for adoption at Cedar Valley Humane Society. He has been at the shelter since mid June. The shelter hours are Mon Fri noon to 7 pm and Sat Sun noon to 5 pm. Call (319) 362 6288 for more information.
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Darwin
Chihuahua
Cedar
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