John Liepa: How Iowa Met Baseball

Guttenberg Municipal Building, 502 S 1st St, Guttenberg, IA 52052, USA

How Iowa Met Baseball: the Myths, the History, the PlayersOver the past century the setting for the spring passion of many Iowans has been the ballpark. This presentation explores the myths of baseball’s origins, the early history and evolution of the game, baseball’s journey to Iowa and the role of the Civil War in spreading its […]

Pete Grady: Unconditional Surrender

Hotel Ottumwa, 107 2nd St E #2996, Ottumwa, IA 52501, USA

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 author and performer, has performed his show over 100 times at venues in Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, South Dakota, Colorado, and Arizona. Grady is fully […]

AViD: Taylor Harris

Central Library, 1000 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50309, USA

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John Liepa: How Iowa Met Baseball

Terrace Hill Historic Site, 2300 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50312, USA

How Iowa Met Baseball: the Myths, the History, the PlayersOver the past century the setting for the spring passion of many Iowans has been the ballpark. This presentation explores the myths of baseball’s origins, the early history and evolution of the game, baseball’s journey to Iowa and the role of the Civil War in spreading its […]

Sara Maniscalco Robinson: Hear Iowa Veteran’s Stories In Their Own Words

Harlan Community Library, 718 Court St, Harlan, IA 51537, USA

Surviving a Prisoner or War (POW) Camp, describing the sight, sounds and smells of Vietnam, feeling the bitter cold of a Korean winter. Sara has heard them all and wants to share these amazing first-hand accounts with you. No one speaks better about the experiences of war than the veterans themselves. Sara preserves these stories […]