Chuy Renteria wears many hats. He’s a key figure in the Iowa dance scene, a teacher, a father, husband, mentor, and leader in the field of diversity, equity and inclusion and now he can add author to that list.
Screenwriter Rick Garman will moderate screenings of two of his Hallmark films at Giving Tree Theater — “A Shoe Addict’s Christmas” at 2 p.m. Dec. 5 and his first Hallmark film, “Christmas In Homestead,” at 6 p.m. Dec. 6.
The first public menorah lighting in Cedar Rapids is set for Monday night, Nov. 29, plus many more holiday and Christmas events and concerts in the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City area.
See close-ups inside the touchstones of Iowa history in “Historic Buildings of Iowa,” streaming online and on TV on Iowa PBS on Monday, Nov. 29.
The always popular Tannenbaum Forest anchors Old World Christmas in the Amana Colonie. The monthlong celebration runs from Nov. 29 to Dec. 19.
The mile-long professional installation is the only drive-thru holiday light show in Johnson County. Proceeds benefit a local hospice home.
Chicago blues artist John Primer and his band, The Real Deal, will bring their traditional sounds to the CSPS stage in Cedar Rapids on Friday night, Nov. 26.
A new mural celebrating the immigrants of all backgrounds, races and ethnicities who have shaped Cedar Rapids is located on the west side of Ideal Social Hall facing the 16th Avenue bridge.
Get elevated and adventurous food that feels like home without feeling homely.
Performer looking forward to seeing Cedar Rapids relatives when Mystery Science Theater 3000 LIVE comes to Paramount Theatre on Sunday, Nov. 28.
Broadway’s updated ‘Cinderella’ creates a fairy tale for all time, onstage at Theatre Cedar Rapids
From pork tenderloins to The Wave, Iowa poet captures state’s 175 years
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