Lecture

History on Tap: “Never Rip it Out” (Lion Bridge Brewing Company – Cedar Rapids)

Lion Bridge Brewing Company 59 16th Ave SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Special guest Elizabeth Stigler will talk about a surprisingly illicit activity, mushroom hunting. It isn’t uncommon for Czechs to spend many weekends hunting mushrooms during the season, especially in the Czech Republic. However, in Cook County, due to illegality of mushroom hunting, Czech mushroom hunters have had to choose between their ancestral foodways or face legal repercussions. Through oral histories, learn more about the history of Cook County’s mushroom hunters, gendered labor, and ethnic identity.

Free, RSVP required

History on Tap: “Never Rip it Out” (Lion Bridge Brewing Company – Cedar Rapids)

Lion Bridge Brewing Company 59 16th Ave SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Special guest Elizabeth Stigler will talk about a surprisingly illicit activity, mushroom hunting. It isn’t uncommon for Czechs to spend many weekends hunting mushrooms during the season, especially in the Czech Republic. However, in Cook County, due to illegality of mushroom hunting, Czech mushroom hunters have had to choose between their ancestral foodways or face legal repercussions. Through oral histories, learn more about the history of Cook County’s mushroom hunters, gendered labor, and ethnic identity.

Free, RSVP required

Red Cedar Chamber Music: Czech Strings

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

Join us for an afternoon with Red Cedar Chamber Music!

$10 – $20

Red Cedar Chamber Music: Czech Strings

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

Join us for an afternoon with Red Cedar Chamber Music!

$10 – $20

Red Cedar Chamber Music: Czech Strings

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

Join us for an afternoon with Red Cedar Chamber Music!

$10 – $20

Red Cedar Chamber Music: Czech Strings

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

Join us for an afternoon with Red Cedar Chamber Music!

$10 – $20

Accidental Army Screening and Discussion

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

Cost: $5 It's the most amazing story you never heard. In the chaos of World War I, tens of thousands of Czech and Slovak POWs switched sides to become an army fighting for the Allies: the Czechoslovak Legion. Suddenly, caught up in the Russian Revolution, they had to fight their way across Siberia, capturing the...