Join UI Addiction and Recovery Collaborative at the James Theater for a very special benefit concert to celebrate the power of community, music, and courage brought forth through the INTO LIGHT Project’s Iowa exhibition, “Drug Addiction: Real People, Real Stories,” currently on display at the Old Capitol Museum. The current exhibition is temporary, with the […]
In partnership with the University of Iowa Parent and Family Program, we’re excited to invite you to join us at Big Grove Iowa City on Sunday, October 26 for an exclusive Family Weekend brunch! We’ll be serving up a hearty brunch and plenty of Hawkeye spirit for Iowa Students and Families. Important: To keep brunch […]
The Ralston Rapids Garden Railroad is a large scale model train that runs outside around real plants, flowing water, and scale buildings and vehicles. Modeled after a small Midwestern town in 1959. a time when steam and diesel locomotives were working side by side. Autumn Open House dates are: Sep 20 & 21, 12 noon […]
Your peyote skills will get a workout with this star made of six peyote sections. In the first session, learn how to make the wing star with six “wings”. If you don’t get them all made, you will have homework! In the second session, on Sunday, Nov. 2, noon to 4pm, assemble your components into […]
The largest Young Footliters musical ever to take the stage! 100 performers, 100 years of Disney music, one incredible production. This is a Young Footliters production. Celebrate 100 years of Disney music with the largest production in Footliters history! This breathtaking musical revue features inspiring songs from dozens of your favorite Disney films. This Young […]
Come join the Johnson County 4-H Youth Council for their Annual Trunk-or-Treat on the fairgrounds! There are sure to be a few tricks but lots of treats! Free to attend and all ages are welcome! Sunday, October 26th 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
At the Eureka Day School in Berkeley, California, the board of directors meets in the library to deal with a crisis: an outbreak of mumps among the students. When the school’s vaccine policy becomes front and center, battle lines are drawn, misinformation flies, and consensus turns slippery as misinformation spreads faster than the virus. A […]
Join us for a special Halloween-themed Sensory Friendly Night! This free event offers sensory-friendly activities in a calmer environment and opportunities to collect treats in our museum exhibits. Costumes are encouraged (but not required!) as you look for our “treat stations” throughout the museum. All treats will be small non-food items to avoid allergy concerns. […]
Join us for a week of not-too-scary Halloween activities that kids of all ages will enjoy! Bats, spiders, cave monsters, and more will take over our exhibits during the spooky season, and families can check out special Halloween activities throughout the week of Halloween (closed Mondays). Pete is taking the museum to the MOON for […]
Join us for a week of not-too-scary Halloween activities that kids of all ages will enjoy! Bats, spiders, cave monsters, and more will take over our exhibits during the spooky season, and families can check out special Halloween activities throughout the week of Halloween (closed Mondays). Pete is taking the museum to the MOON for […]
Happy Spooky Szn, Hawkeyes! The Pentacrest Museums are excited to put on Spooky Night @ The Museum, open for all of our campus and community to enjoy. We’ll keep the Old Capitol Museum open after hours for guests to find a treat and roam the galleries. Stumble upon docents with some slightly spooky history to […]
