• Oksana Hirchak: Living in Ukraine: My Story of an Unbreakable Nation

    Oaknoll Retirement Residence, 1 Oaknoll Ct, Iowa City, IA 52246, USA

    While watching the news, you often hear about Ukraine, a country invaded by Russia on February 24, 2022. Despite being located in the eastern part of Europe, a thousand miles away from the United States, this country is fighting for the values we all share: democracy and freedom.Have you ever wondered what it is like […]

  • Barbara Lounsberry: Yup, Nope and Why Midwesterners Don’t Say Much

    Eddyville Historical Museum and Community Room, 705 Main St, Eddyville, IA 52553, USA

    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 […]

  • Tom Milligan: Cartoons and Conservation

    Grace United Methodist Church, 3700 Cottage Grove Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311, USA

    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 […]