• 2022 Iowa Student Poet Ambassador Inauguration

    Iowa State Capitol, 1007 E Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50319, USA

    On Friday, April 22, Cedar Rapids Prairie junior Johnnie Each will be inaugurated in Des Moines as the 2022 Iowa Student Poet Ambassador (ISPA).Each will be inaugurated in the State Capitol Rotunda at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 22, as part of National Poetry Month.  Representatives from partner organizations will also be in attendance and poetry will be read by the inaugural […]

  • Jeffrey Stein: From the Battlefront to the Homefront

    American Legion Memorial Building, 201-277 Poplar St, Atlantic, IA 50022, USA

    From the Battlefront to the Homefront: Iowa Broadcasters Go To WarThe bravery of American military members has been well-documented, often due to the unique reporting done by Iowa-based broadcasters on the scene. This presentation includes segments from a documentary by the same name, featuring vintage broadcasts and interviews with the journalists who covered conflicts from […]

  • Abby Dubisar: Farm Women as Global Citizens

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    This virtual presentation draws upon the lifework of Ruth Buxton Sayre, known during her lifetime as “First Lady of the Farm.” An Iowa native, Sayre was appointed to President Eisenhower’s agricultural policy committee and served as the president of the Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW), among many civic roles. This presentation illustrates how […]

  • Rosa Snyder: Glimpses of Iowa’s Capitol

    English Valley History Center, 108 N Main St, North English, IA 52316, USA

    Join former state restoration painter, Rosa Snyder, as she divulges untold stories and reveals hidden treasures of Iowa’s most recognized landmark. When the building was constructed back in the 1870s-1880s almost every one of the 120 rooms was decorated with intricate designs on the ceilings and walls. Over time many of the motifs were covered […]

  • Jeff Stein: Iowans You Should Know

    Elk Horn Public Library, 2027 Washington St, Elk Horn, IA 51531, USA

    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 pop songs in the 1950s alone. In his presentation “Iowans […]

  • Jeff Stein: Iowans You Should Know

    Carroll Public Library, 118 E 5th St, Carroll, IA 51401, USA

    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 pop songs in the 1950s alone. In his presentation “Iowans […]

  • Jennifer Sterling: 6-on-6 Girls Basketball in Iowa

    Knights of Columbus, 123 3rd St W, Ottumwa, IA 52501, USA

    For most of the 20th cenury, Iowa was known for its devotion to a unique form of women’s sport known as 6-on-6 girls’ basketball. As other states abandoned 6-on-6 in the 1970s, Iowa remained committed to this half-court game until 1993, when the final 6-player championship was held. This multi-media presentation recounts Iowa’s 6-on-6 history, […]

  • Debra Marquart: Poetry, Music & The Environment

    Urbandale Public Library, 3520 86th St, Urbandale, IA 50322, 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: […]

  • Tom Milligan: Grant Wood

    Elkader Public Library, 130 N Main St, Elkader, IA 52043, 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 […]

  • Rich Tyler: Why Save an Old Barn?

    Sawmill Museum, 2231 Grant St, Clinton, IA 52732, USA

    Should we let them fall down? What is the real value of preserving our past? The example used in this presentation is the restoration of The Secrest 1883 Octagonal Barn. A story is told about how individuals and organizations rallied around Iowa farm history, to contribute to the saving of this barn. The barn is […]

  • Larry Stone: Gladys Black

    Jester Park Lodge, 11121 NW Jester Park Dr, Granger, IA 50109, USA

    Gladys Black: The Legacy of Iowa’s Bird LadyThe late Gladys Black of Pleasantville was widely known throughout Iowa as a conservationist, educator and amateur expert on birds. Larry and co-author Jon Stravers have written a book about Gladys. Larry’s slide program acknowledges this colorful woman’s impact on so many Iowans.

  • Chad Timm: Working with the Enemy

    CoWork591, 591 Young St, Jesup, IA 50648, USA

    Working with the Enemy: German, Italian and Japanese Prisoners of War in Iowa during the Second World WarAs part of a relatively quiet and under-publicized government program, thousands of enemy soldiers invaded Iowa in 1943. With the hugely successful 1942 Allied campaign against Adolf Hitler’s vaunted Afrika Corps in North Africa, the number of enemy […]