Mr. Fargo dresses in full Union Army regalia and focuses the first person presentation on an individual Iowa soldier’s Civil War experience. After a brief overview of the state’s involvement, […]
Directed by Brian R. Farrell, Daria Fisher Page, and Ryan T. Sakoda (UI College of Law), Cultivating Rurality: Building Community around Rural Research will bring together scholars, community leaders, and professionals who work with rural populations […]
On March 30, 2026 at 1 p.m., the City of Indianola Parks & Recreation welcomes historian and broadcaster Jeff Stein for a nostalgic look back at The Floppy Show, the […]
Join the Dubuque County Library on March 30, 2026, for a one-man performance by Pete Grady, Unconditional Surrender: A Visit with Ulysses S. Grant. Through storytelling, period music, and historic images, Grady brings to […]
Join the Polk City Public Library on April 1, 2026 for a Speakers Bureau program featuring author Beth Hoffman. After leaving a career in San Francisco to take up farming in Iowa, Hoffman […]
The Corning Opera House will welcome historian Chad Timm on April 3, 2026, for a presentation on Iowa’s little-known World War II prisoner of war camps. Chad Timm explores life in the […]
The Union Public Library will host Darcy Maulsby on April 6, 2026 for a Humanities Iowa Speakers Bureau program. Maulsby uncovers the remarkable and often overlooked Iowa connections to the […]
Join the West Des Moines Public Library for the presentation AI and the Human Future by Scott Samuelson. This presentation focuses on the big moral and political issues surrounding artificial […]
The Polk County Conservation Board will host Darcy Maulsby on April 7, 2026 for a Humanities Iowa Speakers Bureau program. Maulsby uncovers the remarkable and often overlooked Iowa connections to […]
Join the Guttenberg Library Foundation for the Speakers Bureau presentation Packing Up by Sarah Uthoff. "Look in on Laura Ingalls Wilder as she is packing up to move to Missouri. […]
Join Save Our Depot, Inc. in Red Oak on April 8, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. for a one-man performance by Pete Grady, Unconditional Surrender: A Visit with Ulysses S. Grant. […]
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