From India to America: Routes of the Roma

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library 1400 Inspiration Pl SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Location:NCSML at 7:00 p.m. Cost: Free. Cash bar and light refreshments available.“From India to America: Routes of the Roma” will be the topic March 19 at the NCSML when historian Ian Hancock speaks about the history of the Romani people. The free public lecture begins at 7:00 p.m. One of the world’s foremost scholars on Romani...

From India to America: Routes of the Roma

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library 1400 Inspiration Pl SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Location:NCSML at 7:00 p.m. Cost: Free. Cash bar and light refreshments available.“From India to America: Routes of the Roma” will be the topic March 19 at the NCSML when historian Ian Hancock speaks about the history of the Romani people. The free public lecture begins at 7:00 p.m. One of the world’s foremost scholars on Romani...

History on Tap: Lasers and Beer! – mapping Iowa City’s historic beer caves, and other adventures in 3D scanning

Thew Brewing Company 2002 301 2nd Ave SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Cost: Free, registration preferred Location: Thew BrewingUsing a laser-based technology for 3D scanning known as "LiDAR" (Light Imaging Detection and Ranging), the University of Iowa’s Adam Skibbe (Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences) and Michelle Wienhold (Iowa Flood Center) have traveled around Iowa mapping many historic and cultural resources, but perhaps none is more interesting...

History on Tap: Lasers and Beer! – mapping Iowa City’s historic beer caves, and other adventures in 3D scanning

Thew Brewing Company 2002 301 2nd Ave SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Cost: Free, registration preferred Location: Thew BrewingUsing a laser-based technology for 3D scanning known as "LiDAR" (Light Imaging Detection and Ranging), the University of Iowa’s Adam Skibbe (Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences) and Michelle Wienhold (Iowa Flood Center) have traveled around Iowa mapping many historic and cultural resources, but perhaps none is more interesting...

Lullaby: Babies in Slovak Folk Dress Opening

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library 1400 Inspiration Pl SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

You are invited to join us in celebrating the opening of our newest exhibition, Lullaby: Babies in Slovak Folk Dress. Special guest Slovak photographer Monika Klučiarová will perform a lullaby on the fujara. Helene Cincebeaux will talk about her more than 50 years of collecting Czech and Slovak folk dress and her adventures that went...

Lullaby: Babies in Slovak Folk Dress Opening

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library 1400 Inspiration Pl SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

You are invited to join us in celebrating the opening of our newest exhibition, Lullaby: Babies in Slovak Folk Dress. Special guest Slovak photographer Monika Klučiarová will perform a lullaby on the fujara. Helene Cincebeaux will talk about her more than 50 years of collecting Czech and Slovak folk dress and her adventures that went...

Bohemia on Record: Mapping Early Sound Recordings of Czech Settlers in the USA

Skala Bartizal Library 1400 Inspiration Pl SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Cost: Free.Filip Šír is the coordinator of digitization of audio documents in the Digitization and New Media Department at the National Museum in Prague. In 2017, together with Gabriel Gössel, he was awarded the Certificate of Merit by the Association for Recorded Sound Collections for his contribution to historical research for the book Recorded Sound...

Bohemia on Record: Mapping Early Sound Recordings of Czech Settlers in the USA

Skala Bartizal Library 1400 Inspiration Pl SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Cost: Free.Filip Šír is the coordinator of digitization of audio documents in the Digitization and New Media Department at the National Museum in Prague. In 2017, together with Gabriel Gössel, he was awarded the Certificate of Merit by the Association for Recorded Sound Collections for his contribution to historical research for the book Recorded Sound...

History on Tap: Protecting Iowa’s Bees

Rapid Creek Cidery 4823 Dingleberry Rd NE #2, Iowa City, IA, United States

Cost: Free Location: Rapid Creek Cidery, Iowa City, IowaWe are very happy to be at Rapid Creek Cidery for this special Thursday night History on Tap! Bees are critical pollinators who keep our plants blooming and food growing, but they are declining. Hear from Steve Hendrix, Professor Emeritus at the University of Iowa Department Of Biology...