Monica Schmidt: Will the Real Sherlock Holmes Please Stand Up

Slater Public Library 105 N Tama St, Slater, IA, United States

Will the REAL Sherlock Holmes please stand up?A 60-minute presentation delineating the differences between the literary Holmes and the Holmes of pop culture. Filled with movie clips exploring the evolution of the character. Perfect for civic groups — can be shortened to 30 minutes or lengthened to 60 minutes.

Monica Schmidt: Will the Real Sherlock Holmes Please Stand Up

Slater Public Library 105 N Tama St, Slater, IA, United States

Will the REAL Sherlock Holmes please stand up?A 60-minute presentation delineating the differences between the literary Holmes and the Holmes of pop culture. Filled with movie clips exploring the evolution of the character. Perfect for civic groups — can be shortened to 30 minutes or lengthened to 60 minutes.

Pete Grady: Unconditional Surrender

Dayton Public Library Dayton, IA, United States

Unconditional Surrender: A Visit with Ulysses S. Grant is a one-man show about the life and times of the Civil War General and 18th President of the United States. Pete Grady, the author and performer, has performed his show over 100 times at venues in Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, South Dakota, Colorado, and Arizona. Grady is fully […]

Pete Grady: Unconditional Surrender

Dayton Public Library Dayton, IA, United States

Unconditional Surrender: A Visit with Ulysses S. Grant is a one-man show about the life and times of the Civil War General and 18th President of the United States. Pete Grady, the author and performer, has performed his show over 100 times at venues in Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, South Dakota, Colorado, and Arizona. Grady is fully […]

Jeff Stein: Iowans You Should Know

Drake Community Library 930 Park St, Grinnell, IA, United States

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 […]

Randy Lengeling: Grant Wood

Terrace Hill Historic Site 2300 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA, United States

Grant Wood: Artistic Rags to Riches—An American Success StoryThis is an animated PowerPoint presentation, with archival photographs and video segments, that looks at Wood’s personal life story, his artistic development and meteoric rise to international prominence as the leader of Regionalism, his controversial professorship at the State University of Iowa and his enduring legacy in […]

CultureAll’s Open Book presents: Miyoko Hikiji and Lee Tesdell

Van Meter Public Library 499 Grant St, Van Meter, IA, United States

Miyoko HikijiMiyoko Hikiji served as an enlisted soldier for nine years and was deployed 403 days in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 – 2004. Her job duties included truck driver, unit correspondent, and administrative sergeant. During the deployment, she completed over 70 supply convoy, security, and raid missions throughout the northwest quadrant of […]

CultureAll’s Open Book presents: Kelsey Bigelow and Lee Tesdell

Van Meter Public Library 499 Grant St, Van Meter, IA, United States

Kelsey BigelowKelsey Bigelow is a poet and speaker based in Des Moines. She spends her time working as a mental health poet, sharing this therapeutic tool with audiences of all ages across the world. She is the author of three poetry books and a spoken word album and is published in many journals. As a […]

CultureAll’s Open Book Presents: Miyoko Hikiji and Lee Tesdell

Van Meter Public Library 499 Grant St, Van Meter, IA, United States

Miyoko HikijiMiyoko Hikiji served as an enlisted soldier for nine years and was deployed 403 days in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 – 2004. Her job duties included truck driver, unit correspondent, and administrative sergeant. During the deployment, she completed over 70 supply convoy, security, and raid missions throughout the northwest quadrant of […]

OJ Fargo: Just Before the Battle Mother

Sloan Public Library 502 Evans St, Sloan, IA, United States

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). […]

OJ Fargo: Just Before the Battle Mother

Mapleton Public Library 609 Courtright St, Mapleton, IA, United States

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). […]

OJ Fargo: Just Before the Battle Mother

Mapleton Public Library 609 Courtright St, Mapleton, IA, United States

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). […]