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 […]

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 […]

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, […]