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Beer Money Social Distancing Book Signing

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

Join the NCSML and John’s Grocery for our first ever socially distant book signing of the new book, Beer Money: A Tale of the Iowa City Beer Mafia, by S.C. Sherman. Purchase your copy ahead of time and then join us on Thursday evening at Circle Drive in front of the NCSML anytime between 6:00...

Immigrant Foodways: Czech Street food – Fried cheese vs. Schnitzel in Bun

The first class of the cooking series will bring you all the way to the streets of the Czech Republic. All attendees will learn about and prepare two delicious hot sandwiches: a fried cheese sandwich and a chicken schnitzel sandwich. Both will be served with homemade tartar sauce. Note: This meal is suitable for vegetarians...

Movie Double Header – 2 Free Movies – 2 Nonprofits

Cedar Rapids Kernels 950 Rockford Rd SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Join National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library and The DISTRICT Czech Village New Bohemia Main Street at the Kernels Stadium on August 6 for TWO FREE MOVIES! Gates open at 5:30 p.m. (Masks required for entry and while finding seating. Also required while walking to concessions and restrooms.) Seating will be available in the...

Sapient: A performance exploring the intersection of dance, robotics, humanness, and labor

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

Join us for an outdoor art performance by Interdisciplinary Artist Amenda Tate. While three dancers perform a Polka and a contemporary freestyle, Amenda’s robot, Manibus, will translate those movements to a canvas with acrylic paint. “The whole process is like becoming a record of the moment in time, capturing the energy that is transmitted during...

A Conversation on the Kashmir Conflict

Dr. Ather Zia, a political anthropologist from the University of Northern Colorado, will speak with Dr. Pranav Prakash, a Windgate Fellow at the Center for the Book at the University of Iowa, about the dispute of Kashmir and ongoing people's resistance. The Kashmir conflict is often presented as a simple territorial dispute primarily between India...