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Family Music Workshop with Eulenspiegel

Mitvalsky Room 1400 Inspiration Place SW , Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Multi-instrumentalist Ron Hillis will play jaunty tunes on guitar, banjo, ukulele, fiddle, and harmonica, demonstrating different styles of music on each instrument. Tap your toes, sing along, and learn a thing or two about the history of American music!

Free

Family Music Workshop with Eulenspiegel

Mitvalsky Room 1400 Inspiration Place SW , Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Multi-instrumentalist Ron Hillis will play jaunty tunes on guitar, banjo, ukulele, fiddle, and harmonica, demonstrating different styles of music on each instrument. Tap your toes, sing along, and learn a thing or two about the history of American music!

Free

Shadow Puppets Workshop

Alliant Energy Classroom 1400 Inspiration Place SW , Cedar Rapids, IA

Each participant will make a shadow puppet. The puppeteers will show participants how to make a simple tabletop shadow stage out of corrugated cardboard. The session ends with an impromptu performance. This is a great way to learn a skill that children, as well as adults, can adapt to their own usage! Preregistration required. Class...

Free

Shadow Puppets Workshop

Alliant Energy Classroom 1400 Inspiration Place SW , Cedar Rapids, IA

Each participant will make a shadow puppet. The puppeteers will show participants how to make a simple tabletop shadow stage out of corrugated cardboard. The session ends with an impromptu performance. This is a great way to learn a skill that children, as well as adults, can adapt to their own usage! Preregistration required. Class...

Free

Comics & Beer

WFLA/ZCBJ Heritage Hall 1400 Inspiration Place SW , Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Come and spend an afternoon laughing and learning about alternative comics and creativity while having a delicious beer with your friends. We will learn fun ways to tell stories using simple drawings and easy creative writing techniques.

$6

Comics & Beer

WFLA/ZCBJ Heritage Hall 1400 Inspiration Place SW , Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Come and spend an afternoon laughing and learning about alternative comics and creativity while having a delicious beer with your friends. We will learn fun ways to tell stories using simple drawings and easy creative writing techniques.

$6

Film: Nicky’s Family

Hemphill Theater 1400 Inspiration Place SW , Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Nicky's Family tells the nearly forgotten story of Nicholas Winton, an Englishman who organized the rescue of 669 Czech and Slovak children just before the outbreak of World War II.

$5

Film: Nicky’s Family

Hemphill Theater 1400 Inspiration Place SW , Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Nicky's Family tells the nearly forgotten story of Nicholas Winton, an Englishman who organized the rescue of 669 Czech and Slovak children just before the outbreak of World War II.

$5

Exploring Heritage Gardens: Let’s Eat!

Naxera Terrace National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library 1400 Inspiration Place SW , Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Give thanks for food! Join Soilmates founder, Scott Koepke, for 'Let's Eat!,' a fun, interactive introduction to vegetable gardening for children of all ages. From seed to harvest, this workshop provides a comprehensive overview of what's required to grow food at home and in community gardens: healthy soil, full sun, watering, mapping, companion plants, weeding,...

Free