Poems Promises and Music of Many Nations event overview
Mercy and Mission Week presents a free Arts program in Cedar Rapids featuring multicultural poetry music and performances from 7 to 8 p.m. at Mount Mercy University. Also listed are bike World Cup talks at Iowa City Public Library a six week What's Your Story workshop at Cedar Rapids Downtown Library and a Grant Wood neighborhood tour with a History Center guide plus a Gloria Dixon reading at Next Page Books.
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Mount Mercy University
Elmhurst Dr
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
John Meehan
Seattle
Iowa City Public Library
S. Linn St
Jacquie McTaggart
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Fifth Ave
Grant Wood
Mound View
Wood
The
History Center
Whipple Fire House
B Avenue
14Th Street
Gloria Dixon
Third St. SE
AniMeals faces shutdown as Cedar Rapids barn to be torn down
Cedar Rapids non profit AniMeals may lose pounds of pet food and a work base after the barn housing 8 000 pounds of cat and dog food is slated for demolition in 30 days. Owner cites storm damage and 30 000 in needed repairs. Volunteers seek a donated 1 000 square foot space with public access to keep the program serving Cedar Rapids Marion and Hiawatha.
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Stepphine Tilden
Cedar Rapids AniMeals
Shawn Graham
AniMeals
Graham
Tilden
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Hiawatha
Heidi Karr
Liz Zabel
the Gazette
Eastern Iowa Orchid Show and Sale Opens This Weekend
The Eastern Iowa Orchid Society with Cedar Rapids Parks and Rec hosts its fifth annual show and sale October 15 16 at Noelridge Park Greenhouse 4900 Council St NE. Hours 10 to 5 Saturday and 10 to 4 Sunday Free admission over 500 blooming orchids judged by the American Orchid Society Visitors may vote in People’s Choice Award Exhibitors include regional groups hobbyists and growers Open Exhibition Table entry registries Friday Orchid plants available for purchase Daily lectures on care and reblooming Contact Nile Dusdieker for information or visit the society website.
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Eastern Iowa Orchid Society
Cedar Rapids
Midwest
Nile Dusdieker
Niledusdieker
Gmail.com
Easterniowaorchidsociety.org
Bike Library Reveals New Iowa City Site With Open House
The Iowa City Bike Library opens at 700 S. Dubuque St marking a return to downtown closer location. The volunteer run group since 2004 has issued over 1 500 bikes for loan and will host an open house with tours and prize draws from 4 30 to 6 30 p m.
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Iowa City
S. Dubuque St
John Wilson Sporting Goods
College Street
University of Iowa
Capitol Street
Bikelibrary.org
Fall Treasure Fest Saturday Draws Local Nonprofits
More than 20 groups from Benton, Iowa Poweshiek and Tama counties join Belle Plaine for the 2016 Fall Treasure Fest at First Lutheran Church Family Life Center 1523 Sunset Dr Belle Plaine from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event features shopping live entertainment food and prizes with a read-a-thon and goody bags plus guests Iowa Public Radio Dawn Pettengill Silos & Smokestacks Cara Miller and a master gardener on site. Proceeds support nonprofit efforts and fraud prevention information will be available.
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Benton
Iowa
Poweshiek
Tama
First Lutheran Church Family Life Center
Sunset Dr
Belle Plaine
McDonald’s
Claire Roth
Iowa Public Radio
Cara Miller
Silos & Smokestacks
Dawn Pettengill
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Literary
Karr
Elizabeth
Zabel
Thegazette
Linn County
Johnson County
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