The Decorah-based Foot-Notes band and Vesterheim Museum are hosting a YouTube watch party on Tuesday of their recorded concert of music found in the notebooks of Norwegian immigrant musician Johan Arndt Mostad, who arrived in Iowa as an adult in 1869 and was a popular performer for local dances and house parties.
The tree is scheduled to arrive at about 8 a.m., with setup and decoration taking place until about 10:30 a.m. The tree lighting ceremony is Saturday.
Bundled-up tree-hunters with mittened kids in tow lined the road along the Ely evergreen market before it opened at 9 a.m. Friday. And at Solon’s Handley’s Holiday Hillside Inc., about 30 minutes south, dozens of parked vehicles squeezed the gravel road from both sides for as far as the eye could see.
To date, the pantry and fund have helped more than 20 families, many several times, as the pandemic severely impacted households.
Chabad Lubavitch of Northeast Iowa will ignite a public 10-foot menorah erected in front of Ginsberg Jewelers, 4647 First Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, followed by a communitywide celebration on Monday, the second night of Hanukkah.
The purpose of this funding is to assist eligible organizations in one-time needs related to providing services to individuals with mental health/brain health, intellectual disability or development disability diagnoses.
The mile-long professional installation is the only drive-thru holiday light show in Johnson County. Proceeds benefit a local hospice home.
Volunteers needed to prepare boxes this week, help with distribution
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.
The kit is designed to add to a toolbox of coping skills that are helpful throughout life, but particularly as individuals work through the grief process.
Producers and experts from across the country will share tips for transitioning into organic production and methods to enhance organic operations.
Nye will appear in a livestreamed event with elementary students from throughout the Iowa City Community School District and across the state. Any elementary classroom, virtual program or home-school program in Iowa can register to attend.
The University of Iowa is one of fewer than 6 percent of schools in the United States that can display this banner after meeting the 10 standards of excellence that focus on Special Olympics Unified Sports.
Delays are due to supply chain issues with the dehumidification unit and labor shortages in the local construction market.
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