Intercultural Festival celebrates immigrant stories in Iowa
Wake Up for Your Rights hosts a Sept. 23 festival at Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids featuring soccer a speakers panel and a fashion show. Bhim Magar a Bhutanese community translator and Harka Thapa Bhutanese Community of Eastern Iowa discuss immigration civil rights and belonging to Iowa. About 300 Bhutanese reside in Cedar Rapids area with roots in Nepal and Bhutan.
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Biplav Magar
Hark Thapa
Cedar Rapids
Magar
Thapa
Iowa
Kirkwood Community College
Bhim Magar
United States
America
Bhutan
Nepal
San Antonio
Hiawatha
Wake Up For Your Rights
Towa
Harka Thapa
Lhotshampas
Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Market Final Weekend
The Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Market wraps up the season with 200 vendors offering produce flowers meats cheeses and handmade gifts from 7 30 to noon at downtown Cedar Rapids free to attend. A busy arts and events day includes Burlesque Fest Ya Ya Voom at Paramount Theatre from p m to midnight with The Magnetos tickets 28 to 38. Grease at Theatre Cedar Rapids 7 30 p m today features the Burgers Palace Boys and Pink Ladies tickets 31 to 40. Landfall Festival features Bang Data Deuce Eclipse Maria Pomianowska & Reborn at NewBo City Market 4 p m and CSPS Hall 6 p m today with suggested donations 5 to 10.
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Third St. SE
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Deuce Eclipse
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NewBo City Market
Maria Pomianowska
Reborn
Csps Hall
North Africa
Middle East
Asia
Third St
CSPS
Hall
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