Tom Milligan: Grant Wood Prairie Rebel

Union Public Library 406 Commercial St, Union, IA, United States

Grant Wood: Prairie RebelIn this 45-minute, one-man show, Grant Wood chats with the audience as if talking to an old friend across the backyard fence, or maybe at his home […]

OJ Fargo: Just Before the Battle, Mother

Gibson Memorial Library 200 W Howard St, Creston, IA, United States

Just Before the Battle Mother—A Visit from a Civil War SoldierMr. Fargo dresses in full Union Army regalia and focuses the first person presentation on an individual Iowa soldier’s Civil […]

OJ Fargo: Just Before the Battle Mother

Keokuk Public Library 210 N 5th St, Keokuk, IA, United States

Just Before the Battle Mother—A Visit from a Civil War SoldierMr. Fargo dresses in full Union Army regalia and focuses the first person presentation on an individual Iowa soldier’s Civil […]

Helen Lewis: Voicing a Cause, Voicing a Self

Malvern Public Library 502 Main St, Malvern, IA, United States

Voicing a Cause, Voicing a Self: Jane Addams at the Hull HouseThroughout her long career advocating the needs of impoverished immigrants, exploited laborers, youth criminals and war victims, Jane Addams […]

Abby Dubisar: Promoting Peace, Subverting Domesticity

Bettendorf Public Library Information Center 2950 Learning Campus Dr, Bettendorf, IA, United States

Promoting Peace, Subverting Domesticity: Cookbooks Against War, 1970-2010This historical project analyzes peace activist cookbooks, revealing how such texts ignite activism, enable community identity for subcultures and adeptly subvert women’s domestic […]

CultureAll’s Open Book presents: Vinh Nguyen and Alex Rice

Grimes Public Library 2300 N Beaverbrooke Blvd, Grimes, IA, United States

Vinh NguyenVinh Nguyen was born in Saigon, Vietnam. After the Vietnam War ended, life in South Vietnam changed completely. In the summer of 1981, Vinh’s parents arranged for him to […]

CultureAll’s Open Book Presents: Lilian Okech and Trevy Agustin

Franklin Avenue Library 5000 Franklin Ave, Des Moines, IA, United States

Lilian OkechLilian Okech is a motivational speaker, entrepreneur, author, teacher, and visionary. She co-authored two Time Amazon # 1 bestselling books and is the co-founder of an organization that brings […]

Pete Grady: Unconditional Surrender

Carnegie-Stout Public Library 360 W 11th St, Dubuque, IA, United States

Unconditional Surrender: A Visit with Ulysses S. Grant is a one-man show about the life and times of the Civil War General and 18th President of the United States. Pete Grady, the […]

Scott Samuelson: AI and the Human Future

Marshalltown Public Library 105 W Boone St, Marshalltown, IA, United States

AI and the Human FutureThis presentation focuses on the big moral and political issues surrounding artificial intelligence. What exactly is AI? Can it make our lives and our communities better, […]

Pete Grady: Unconditional Surrender

Union Block Building 105 W Monroe St, Mount Pleasant, IA, United States

Unconditional Surrender: A Visit with Ulysses S. Grant is a one-man show about the life and times of the Civil War General and 18th President of the United States. Pete Grady, the […]

Pete Grady: Unconditional Surrender

Union Block Building 105 W Monroe St, Mount Pleasant, IA, United States

Unconditional Surrender: A Visit with Ulysses S. Grant is a one-man show about the life and times of the Civil War General and 18th President of the United States. Pete Grady, the […]

Pete Grady: Unconditional Surrender

Indianola Activity Center 2204 W 2nd Ave, Indianola, IA, United States

Unconditional Surrender: A Visit with Ulysses S. Grant is a one-man show about the life and times of the Civil War General and 18th President of the United States. Pete Grady, the […]