FilmScene in Iowa City, Iowa PBS to show Film Lounge, a dozen works by Iowa filmmakers
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
FilmScene in Iowa City, Iowa PBS to show Film Lounge, a dozen works by Iowa filmmakers
Last Hope, which started in the early 2000s, rescues dogs, cats and occasionally other animals. Most of the animals are in foster placements throughout the community, but newly-arrived and hard-to-place animals usually live at the shelter, where they can get regular care and training.
The Cedar Rapids Parks and Recreation Department will offer two online hiring fairs for more than 350 spring and summer seasonal positions. The fairs will take place Tuesday and Saturday.
Available at the Cedar Valley Humane Society
Brothers Mark and John Wagner of Dubuque began canoeing the Mississippi River headwaters for about a week each year beginning in 2016. This Sunday, Mark Wagner will present about their journey from Lake Itasca in Minnesota to Dubuque.
Members of the commission shall be residents of Johnson County and demonstrate a positive interest in historic preservation, possessing interest or expertise in architecture history, historic preservation, planning, building rehabilitation, conservation in general or real estate.
The Buy Nothing Project, described as the world’s largest gift economy, allows neighbors in communities around the world to share things they no longer need or have in surplus. Items are given freely with no money, no bartering and no strings attached.
Jim Miller will lead CSPS effective immediately after Taylor Bergen stepped down from the role at the helm of the iconic group to focus on his own business. Miller takes over as the group awaits the reinstatement of its 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt status.
Matching funds of up to $3,000 for public arts projects will be available to Iowa City artists for projects that will be publicly accessible and viewable within Iowa City city limits.
Following the 2020 derecho, Iowa City resident Joe Hennegar spent 14 months turning a 16-foot pine tree stump into the Iowa City Reading Tree, a free little library that hopes to inspire area children to read.
Together We Achieve’s next drive through food box giveaway event is Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hawkeye Downs, 4400 Sixth St. SW. This is a first-come, first-served event and no registration is required.
The History Center in Cedar Rapids presents Grown-Up Show-n-Tell on Tuesday. Bring an item and memory to share, or sit back and enjoy the stories.
The 30th annual Cedar Rapids Heart Ball will take place on Feb. 26 at The Hotel at Kirkwood Center, 7725 Kirkwood Blvd. The American Heart Association event aims to raise dollars for the fight against heart disease and stroke, the number one killer in Iowa.
Back by popular demand, the State Historical Society of Iowa’s book club returns this year with a new lineup of entertaining and thought-provoking books and authors.
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