CultureAll’s Open Book presents: Mary Gottschalk and Patrick Karemera

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

Mary GottschalkMary started out in the New York financial markets in 1970, working as an economist and a banker. By 1985, she’d exceeded her wildest expectations in terms of promotions […]

Scott Samuelson: AI and the Human Future

Bondurant Community Library 104 2nd St NE, Bondurant, 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, […]

Tom Milligan: American Dreamer

Knights of Columbus 123 3rd St W, Ottumwa, IA, United States

American Dreamer: The Life and Times of Henry A. WallaceIn this one-act play based on the award-winning book of the same name by Senator John C. Culver and John Hyde, […]

Darcy Maulsby: Iowa’s Lost History from the Titanic

Manning Public Library 123 Main St, Manning, IA, United States

Iowa’s Lost History from the TitanicWhat do an orphan train rider, a kidnapper, a missionary, a wealthy businessman, a wedding guest, a betrayed wife, a farmer and an immigrant recruiter […]

Scott Samuelson: AI and the Human Future

Adel Public Library 303 S 10th St, Adel, 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, […]

Darcy Maulsby: Adventures Along the Historic Lincoln Highway in Iowa

Ames Public Library 515 Douglas Ave, Ames, IA, United States

Adventures Along the Historic Lincoln Highway in Iowa Nothing says freedom like the great American road trip, especially when you cruise the historic Lincoln Highway in Iowa. Better known today […]

Darcy Maulsby: Adventures Along the Historic Lincoln Highway in Iowa

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

Adventures Along the Historic Lincoln Highway in IowaNothing says freedom like the great American road trip, especially when you cruise the historic Lincoln Highway in Iowa. Better known today as […]

Mary Swander: Response to Farm to Folk tales

Slater Public Library 105 N Tama St, Slater, IA, United States

Response to Farm-to-Fork-TalesMary Swander will discuss how agriculture is the mother of all arts, and in particular how food and farming give rise to stories of the land and the […]

OJ Fargo: Just Before the Battle, Mother

Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center 900 Larsen Park Rd, Sioux City, 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 […]

Scott Samuelson: AI and the Human Future

Sanford Museum & Planetarium 117 E Willow St, Cherokee, 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, […]

Abby Dubisar: First Lady of the Farm

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

Farm Women as Global Citizens: Post-WWII Authority of the “First Lady of the Farm”This presentation draws upon the lifework of Ruth Buxton Sayre, known during her lifetime as “First Lady […]

Larry Stone: Iowa Portrait of the Land

Terrace Hill Historic Site 2300 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA, United States

Iowa: Portrait of the LandBased on Larry’s award-winning Earth Year 2000 book for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, “Portrait” is a reminder to Iowans of the rich history of their natural […]