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  • Rudy Daniels: She’s Been Working on the Railroad

    James Kennedy Public Library, 320 1st Ave E, Dyersville, IA 52040, USA

    Women have played important roles in the railroad industry since its earliest days in the 1840s. Many worked at stations in the late nineteenth century, including Iowa’s own Kate Shelley. There is no question that by 1900 women had become an integral part of the railroad’s labor force. During World Wars I and II, women […]

  • Rosa Snyder: Off the Map

    Indianola City Public Library, 207 N B St, Indianola, IA 50125, USA

    Thousands of towns and communities were established during Iowa’s pioneer and railroad era. In some instances, they were small towns built around the time of the height of a coal industry that just could not thrive while others supplemented the needs of the countless farmers, and still others were established for very different reasons. Many […]

  • Figge Art Museum Partner Program: River Action

    Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA 52801, USA

    Join Kathy Wine, executive director of River Action, as she shares about the importance of the Mississippi River and its place within the Quad Cities region.

  • Loras College: From Dubuque to the Big Leagues Exhibit

    Loras College, 1450 Alta Vista St, Dubuque, IA 52001, USA

    A display of selected baseballs from the John Fox Memorabilia Collection at Loras College themed around Dubuque and the MLB game at the Field of Dreams.

  • Tom Milligan: Grant Wood

    German American Heritage Center & Museum, 712 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA 52802, USA

    In this 45-minute, one-man show, Grant Wood chats with the audience as if talking to an old friend across the backyard fence, or maybe at his home at Five Turner Alley in Cedar Rapids. He tells us about his life and how he changed the art world forever with his work. It is the man […]

  • John Liepa: How Iowa Met Baseball

    Newton Public Library, 100 N 3rd Ave W, Newton, IA 50208, USA

    How Iowa Met Baseball: the Myths, the History, the PlayersOver the past century the setting for the spring passion of many Iowans has been the ballpark. This presentation explores the myths of baseball’s origins, the early history and evolution of the game, baseball’s journey to Iowa and the role of the Civil War in spreading its […]

  • Scholar Talk: Dr. David Cunning

    Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA 52801, USA

    Join Dr. David Cunning, Professor and Chair of the philosophy department at the University of Iowa, as he explores themes from the exhibition think like the river as they relate to the work of 17th century philosopher and scientist, Margaret Cavendish.

  • Iowa Corridor Sangeet: “Yeh Jo Des Hai Mera: A Musical Story of a Nation”

    Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, 1301 5th St, Coralville, IA 52241, USA

    Iowa CorridorSangeet (ICS) will be hosting their first LIVE event sincethe start of the COVID pandemic!  A 12-member visiting group from NicheEntertainment, Pune, India, is back in the corridor with their brand newprogram:“Yeh Jo Des Hai Mera: A Musical Story of a Nation” Withtravel cancellations and so many other issues over the last couple of years ,ICS kept […]

  • River Action: Explore the River 2022

    Riverbend Commons, Moline Township, IL 61265, USA

    Constellation Fish Hatchery and other hot topics of the Mississippi RiverJeremiah Haus, of Exelon, will discuss the Constellation (formerly known as Quad City Nuclear Power Station) Fish Hatchery works and how programs like it are vital to the health of local rivers.http://riveraction.org/education