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  • Poetry Palooza!

    Mainframe Studios, 900 Keosauqua Way, Des Moines, IA 50309, USA

    https://www.poetryamp.org/poetry-palooza

  • Jeff Stein: Iowans You Should Know

    Conrad City Hall, 204 E Center St, Conrad, IA 50621, USA

    Iowans You Should Know: Stories from the Iowa Almanac (new in 2021)Did you know that the Eskimo Pie® was invented in Iowa? So was the electric razor, the clip-on bow tie, and the self-filling fountain pen. Iowa was also the childhood home of four Academy Award®-winning performers, and three different Iowa-born musical acts had national #1 […]

  • Danuta Hutchins: The Butterfly Effect

    Burlington Public Library, 210 Court St, Burlington, IA 52601, USA

    The Butterfly Effect: ­ Why Do We Feel Empathy with the Victims of War, Hunger, Terror and Natural Disasters?Referring to her book, “Torn Out Memories,” Dr. Hutchins tells the experiences of a child living under the Nazi occupation of Poland and during the Warsaw Uprising. She relates her personal trauma to the terrors suffered by […]

  • Jeff Stein: Iowans You Should Know

    Wieting Theatre, S Church St, Toledo, IA 52342, USA

    Iowans You Should Know: Stories from the Iowa Almanac (new in 2021)Did you know that the Eskimo Pie® was invented in Iowa? So was the electric razor, the clip-on bow tie, and the self-filling fountain pen. Iowa was also the childhood home of four Academy Award®-winning performers, and three different Iowa-born musical acts had national #1 […]

  • Jeff Stein: Iowans You Should Know

    Shenandoah Public Library, 201 S Elm St, Shenandoah, IA 51601, USA

    Iowans You Should Know: Stories from the Iowa Almanac (new in 2021)Did you know that the Eskimo Pie® was invented in Iowa? So was the electric razor, the clip-on bow tie, and the self-filling fountain pen. Iowa was also the childhood home of four Academy Award®-winning performers, and three different Iowa-born musical acts had national #1 […]

  • OJ Fargo: Greyhounds and Hawkeyes

    Bode Public Library, 114 Humboldt Ave, Bode, IA 50519, USA

    Greyhounds and Hawkeyes—Iowa in the Civil WarThe program details Iowa’s involvement in the Civil War from Ft. Sumter to the surrender at Appomattox. Although he focuses on the everyday experiences of a soldier in the field, Mr. Fargo also describes the situation on the home front and politics of the era. Audience questions are welcome.

  • Debra Marquart: Poetry, Music & the Environment

    Council Bluffs Public Library, 400 Willow Ave, Council Bluffs, IA 51503, USA

    POETRY, MUSIC & THE ENVIRONMENTDebra Marquart is available to read from her creative work (poetry, fiction, memoir) and to perform music alone, or with her band, The Bone People. A singer-songwriter, Marquart fuses poetry, music, and storytelling in her performances. The topics in Marquart’s five books and ongoing research projects range widely to include the following: […]

  • OJ Fargo: Just Before the Battle Mother

    Winterset Public Library, 123 N 2nd St, Winterset, IA 50273, USA

    Just Before the Battle Mother—A Visit from a Civil War SoldierMr. 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, the audience is introduced to a returning Civil War veteran (played by O. J. Fargo). […]

  • 2023 Small Museum Convening

    Madison County Historical Society, 815 S 2nd Ave, Winterset, IA 50273, USA

    https://www.iowamuseums.org/Public/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=f3a930a4-2262-46fc-bdce-ff8b8c6a74ad&WebsiteKey=4f5dc0fb-eb36-4a31-afb9-ac996dc7fb9d

  • Jeff Stein: Making Waves

    Bondurant Community Library, 104 2nd St NE, Bondurant, IA 50035, USA

    Making Waves: The People and Places of Iowa BroadcastingRadio and television exploded onto the scene in the 20th century and completely changed our lives. Today, we can hardly imagine a day without broadcasting. The development of radio and TV in Iowa was groundbreaking, and became the model followed by the rest of America. In his […]