Events

http://www.riveraction.org/education

http://www.riveraction.org/education

http://www.riveraction.org/education

Yup…Nope…and Why Midwesterners Don’t Say MuchThe writer Ernest Hemingway made a virtue of Midwestern reserve. Reticence became part of the Hemingway “code,” and the strong, silent type came to be associated with honor and heroism. This half-in-jest, whole-in-earnest presentation (with slides) explores the historical roots of Midwestern reserve, along with contemporary illustrations. As one Midwesterner […]

In this 45-minute presentation, Jay N. “Ding” Darling visits with the audience, as an old friend, in his 11th office at The Des Moines Register. Beginning with his early years in Sioux City where as a young boy where he became aware of the natural world around him while developing skills as an editorial cartoonist, he […]

Yashika Graham, Jamaica: Holdin' a Vibe in Textured Landscapehttps://www.icfrc.org/events-calendar.html

https://desmoinesartcenter.org/art/exhibitions/transform-any-room/

https://www.lhf.org/event/indigenous-iowans-day-3/Explore the early cultures that shaped our stateSaturday, October 7 • 9 a.m.-4 p.m.All activities included with General AdmissionOur Ioway Farm represents the Indigenous People who lived in 1700 on the land that would eventually become the state of Iowa. Today we dig deeper into how the Ioway lived, along with other Indigenous Peoples who […]

Ebenezer Adyemi, Why You Need to Know about Malaria in Nigerahttps://www.icfrc.org/events-calendar.html

Anahita Ghazvinizadeh, Iran Through My Lenshttps://www.icfrc.org/events-calendar.html

Camp Dodge: Home Away from Home 1917-1918Following the U.S. entry into World War I the War Department undertook the task of raising, training, equipping and arming a force large enough to successfully contribute the Allied war effort. Camp Dodge, Iowa, was selected as one of 16 training camps for draftee soldiers. The small Iowa National Guard camp […]

Glimpses of Iowa’s Capitol: Its History, Art, Architecture and RestorationJoin former state restoration painter, Rosa Snyder, as she divulges untold stories and reveals hidden treasures of Iowa’s most recognized landmark. When the building was constructed back in the 1870s-1880s almost every one of the 120 rooms was decorated with intricate designs on the ceilings and […]