Living

Kennedy High graduate Wilsee Kollie organizing the Saturday event as a fellow of new Our Future Iowa program.

Three tips to plan and execute weeknight family meals that will have you eating nutritious and delicious meals around the table in no time.

Available at the Cedar Valley Humane Society

Thanks to newfound fame on TikTok, a pack of llamas have brought visitors from across the country to a wildlife preserve south of Cedar Rapids. But as liaisons to an important message, they’re more than pretty faces in costumes.

Honoring the Human Form, a new art exhibit with about 70 pieces at the Schwartzkopf Gallery in Cedar Rapids’ Cherry Building, explores the human body through seven artist’s unique perspectives, including their glimpse at late model Kristina Collora Pearson over the last decade.

Just as verbal communication can convey our feelings and influence them, our nonverbal communications have the same power.

The St. Ludmila Catholic Church Social Justice Committee in partnership with the St. Ludmila Religious Education Program will host a special presentation on Group Violence Intervention, Stand Up for Peace, from 5:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 4 in the Social Hall, 211 21st Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids.

CommUnity Crisis Services will lay off remote employees from 10 states after losing a $6.5 million federal contract. There will be no changes in 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or CommUnity’s other services, including the food bank.