Join the Bentonsport Improvement Association on May 16, 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 Iowa Rural Middle School Health Conference at the University of Iowa for Open Book, a dialogue-centered program that invites participants to reflect on history, culture, and civic life […]

O.J. 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, […]

Join the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center in Sioux City for “Iowa’s Ethnic Heritage: A Short History,” a presentation by John Liepa. Enjoy the unfolding and changing adventure of Iowa’s […]

Step into Iowa’s rich baseball history at this daylong public program hosted by the Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation. Featuring a free exhibition of historian John Liepa’s extensive collection of Iowa […]

Join Sarah Pratt, official butter sculptor for the Iowa State Fair, at Western Home Communities on June 1 for a fun and interactive workshop celebrating Iowa’s beloved butter art tradition. The […]

Join the Adel Public Library on June 2, 2026 for this presentation by speaker Chad Timm. Working with the Enemy: German, Italian and Japanese Prisoners of War in Iowa during […]

Join Humanities Iowa for an Open Book program at West Des Moines Public Library — an evening of storytelling, dialogue, and authentic personal connection. Meet the Books: This free program […]

Join the Newton Public Library for Dennis Goldford's presentation, Political Polarization: It's Ugly, and There's No End in Sight, on June 4. Program description: American politics has entered a troubling […]

Bricker-Price Block will welcome historian Chad Timm on June 5, 2026 at 10 a.m. for a presentation on Iowa’s little-known World War II prisoner of war camps. Chad Timm explores […]

The Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt will host Pete Grady on June 13, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. for a one-man performance that brings Civil War General and 18th President […]

The City of Indianola Parks & Recreation will host Barbara Lounsberry on June 15, 2026 at 1 p.m. for a fascinating look at the Iowa roots of one of literature’s […]