The Grant Wood Studio and Armstrong Visitor Center will be reopening for the season on Saturday at noon. Admission to the studio is free for everyone during regular hours courtesy of a grant from the Esther and Robert Armstrong Charitable Trust.
This second annual event will feature more than 200 quilts on display, with over 100 offered for sale. A number of vendors and guest artists will be at the event, and quilting demos and exhibits will be showcased. Weekend passes are $5.
Girl is an 8-year-old female charcoal catavailable for adoption at the Cedar Valley Humane Society.
The Housing Fund for Linn County Board of Directors has announced they are making up to $160,000 available to for-profit or nonprofit developers and businesses, and governmental entities for housing initiatives that benefit households with income below 80 percent of the area median income.
See nearly 100 looks on the runway with a message focused on sustainable fashion.
City’s first community impact award recognizes couple’s decades of volunteer work
Some of the Aghan refugees have arrived in the Cedar Rapids area, and work to help relocate Ukrainian refugees here, too, has already begun.
The Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival announces the return of the annual Tribute to Heroes Dinner, returning to The Hotel at Kirkwood on June 17. A big part of this dinner/fundraiser is honoring those in our community who have made a difference. Nominations for 2022 Heroes are being accepted through April 1.
Organizations planning special events that will occur from July 1 to June 30, 2023, are encouraged to apply for grant funding from Think Iowa City, the Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. Potential grant projects can be cultural, educational, literary, recreational, or artistic. Each recipient may be awarded up to $5,000 for an approved event.
On Saturday, Family Promise of Linn County (FPLC) will host the Joyful Noises event at the Olympic South Side Theater in Cedar Rapids. Early bird tickets are available online for $20, or tickets can be purchased at the door for $25. In addition to the performances from local artists, the fundraiser will include a silent auction which already is open to the public online. All money raised will support families in the FPLC shelter, transitional housing, and prevention programs for families facing homelessness.
Learning to safely use a chainsaw can be extremely useful, especially following a natural disaster. A popular training course, returning to Cedar Rapids on April 9 and 10, will cover the basics of chainsaw operation and safety for beginners. The cost for the course is $15.
This Sunday, come help support the management of Jackson County Conservation's rare and sensitive remnant prairies by enjoying some soup and a program at Hurstville Interpretive Center.
Nonprofits may apply for $100,000 through a new fundraising endeavor called the Grand Impact. Fifty businesses in the greater Cedar Rapids region have each donated $2,000 to help a public charity tackle a new challenge. Any human services 501(c)(3) organization that serves the target area can apply. The deadline is April 11.
“Unfortunately we’re running into construction delays everyone is seeing,” said Deputy Library Director James Teahen.
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