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Kick off the holiday season with a Norwegian Christmas Celebration at Vesterheim, the National Norwegian-American Museum and Folk Art School, on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

To ensure all Cedar Rapidians have a “mirror” reflecting themselves in library books, staff began auditing the collection in 2018 for representation and have successfully increased diversity, starting with young adult fiction.

The hearing loop system enables Theatre Cedar Rapids audience members who need assistive listening to receive crystal-clear audio signals directly through their T-Coil hearing aids, cochlear implants, or Hearing Loop receiver.

Love Lights is an annual tradition at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. Each light on the holiday tree signifies a gracious gift of support in honor of a loved one, helping Hospice of Mercy to serve patients on their final journeys, as well as their family members.

To mark the first Christmas at Heritage Center event with the custom-crafted pipe organ, Friday’s concert will include the debut of a newly commissioned piece that will highlight the University of Dubuque’s choirs, concert band and pipe organ.

The 28 changing tables will be installed in restrooms throughout the city’s park system. Male and unisex restrooms will be prioritized.

Indian Creek Nature Center’s signature holiday fundraiser, Nature’s Noel, is returning in-person this year on Saturday after being online only last year.

A large crowd gathered for the first Menorah Lighting ceremony in Cedar Rapids at Ginsberg Jewelers in Cedar Rapids on …

Linn County Mental Health Access Center now offers a 24-hour sobering unit and takes direct referrals from law enforcement. Both will further alleviate unnecessary visits to emergency rooms and overcrowded jails.

The Jones County Central Park Nature Center is offering early out open house and holiday events on Wednesdays from 12:30 to 4 p.m. during the month of December. There is a different theme for each day.

Two animals, who underwent multiple surgeries for mammary cancer and a nose injury that required reconstructive surgery, are ready for adoption thanks to nonprofit Critter Crusaders who paid for their medical care.

Available at the Cedar Valley Humane Society