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From Child Star to Diplomat: Shirley Temple Black

Tickets: $12 Actor JoAnn Peterson brings Shirley Temple Black to life, telling humorous and poignant stories in first person, of how the darling of the Silver Screen and world’s #1 box office draw (1935-38), grew up to be the U.S. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia during the fall of Communism, playing a part in the Velvet Revolution....

From Child Star to Diplomat: Shirley Temple Black

Tickets: $12 Actor JoAnn Peterson brings Shirley Temple Black to life, telling humorous and poignant stories in first person, of how the darling of the Silver Screen and world’s #1 box office draw (1935-38), grew up to be the U.S. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia during the fall of Communism, playing a part in the Velvet Revolution....

Marvelous Mosaics Summer Family Art Workshop

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

July 14 at 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Cost: $5 per child. Registration is required and space is limited. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For each paid child admission, one adult may attend for free. Our current exhibit, Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence, is filled with wonderful mosaic tapestries created...

Marvelous Mosaics Summer Family Art Workshop

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

July 14 at 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Cost: $5 per child. Registration is required and space is limited. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For each paid child admission, one adult may attend for free. Our current exhibit, Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence, is filled with wonderful mosaic tapestries created...

New Bohemia Walking Tour with Mark Stoffer Hunter

Masaryk Park 1399 1st St SE, Cedar Rapids, United States

Cost:  $5 for members of The History Center or the NCSML; $7 for non-members. Join Mark Stoffer Hunter, historian at The History Center, for a walking tour of the historic New Bohemia neighborhood. Learn about the evolution of this unique Bohemian commercial district from the early 1870s through the present day. Mark will highlight the...

New Bohemia Walking Tour with Mark Stoffer Hunter

Masaryk Park 1399 1st St SE, Cedar Rapids, United States

Cost:  $5 for members of The History Center or the NCSML; $7 for non-members. Join Mark Stoffer Hunter, historian at The History Center, for a walking tour of the historic New Bohemia neighborhood. Learn about the evolution of this unique Bohemian commercial district from the early 1870s through the present day. Mark will highlight the...

Late Nights at the NCSML

Tours begin at 6:00 p.m. and last 30 - 45 minutes • Open late on Wednesdays until 8:00 p.m. during June and July (except July 4) Getting the Message Discover how the Czech Legion stayed in touch throughout their journey and how immigrant families learned about the progress of the war from their homes in...

Late Nights at the NCSML

Tours begin at 6:00 p.m. and last 30 - 45 minutes • Open late on Wednesdays until 8:00 p.m. during June and July (except July 4) Getting the Message Discover how the Czech Legion stayed in touch throughout their journey and how immigrant families learned about the progress of the war from their homes in...

History on the 8’s lecture: The War to End all Wars

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

Many significant moments in Czech and Slovak history occurred in years ending in “8.” This lecture series featuring five acclaimed authors and scholars who will put the pivotal events of 1918, 1938, 1948, and 1968 into context and show how they continue to shape our lives in 2018. Sponsored by GreatAmerica Financial Services, and Gary...