Using the fast-paced and visually engaging Pecha Kucha format—meaning “chit-chat” in Japanese—five student speakers will share their most meaningful “glocal” experiences in six-minute presentations composed of 20 timed slides. Presenters Leila Assadi, Zhuolun Li, Cynthia Okafor, Sofia Sabogal, and Kashish Verma will offer personal stories and reflections about culture, curiosity, and the lessons learned from […]
Create curved lines using 3 sizes of Toho round seed beads to form a beaded pendant. This class will really hone your cubed right angle weave skills. Note the extra-long class hours! Instructor: Karen Kubby. Prerequisite: Basic CRAW skills. See CRAW Pendant on Nov. 1. Registration is $78 and includes all materials and instruction. Register […]
Friends of the Coralville Public Library Quarterly Sale located in the lower level of the Library. Find a selection of fiction, non-fiction, CDs, and DVDs. No prices. It’s a pay what you want, free will donation sale. The Friends of the Coralville Public Library is a non-profit that supports the Coralville Public Library and literacy […]
Queer Writers’ Check In Similar to our Long Project Check In, this group is for queer writers looking to build literary community together. Each session will include free writing, discussion of works in progress, and general literary support. Occasionally, there will be guests and opportunities for trading work. The group will meet at PorchLight Literary Arts […]
Iowa City’s first professional improv team takes the stage for a night laughs! Willow Creek Theatre is Iowa’s improv theatre. As Willow Creek’s flagship team, Lady Franklyn showcases the best improv Iowa has to offer, every Saturday, on the Willow Creek stage. Doors open at 7pm. Purchase tickets HERE
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 […]
Make a wire woven bail around a rectangle piece of mixed goldstone using a combination of square and half round wire. Secure it in place with horizontal wires. Then make a fancy “crown” bail so you can hang this from a chain or cord. Instructor: Zanetta Hoehle. Prerequisite: Wire weaving (not just wrapping) skills. Call […]
A 45-minute swashbuckling show packed with rope tricks, knife juggling, aerial stunts and more as attendees get involved to help pirates defeat the Kraken. Enjoy one of the two shows at either 2 or 4 p.m., inside the Event Hall at Hy-Vee Center at Centennial Park. This event is part of the City Slate. The […]
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 […]
Dreaming Iowa: the fall concert from the Family Folk Machine will be at 3:00 on Sunday, November 9 at the Englert Theatre. The concert is free and open to all (with donations gratefully accepted). Dreaming Iowa is a year-long project exploring Iowa’s inspiring and multicultural past and hopes for the future. Our fall concert features […]
Exploring stories and songs from Iowa’s past and how we see our future, the Family Folk Machine presents “Dreaming Iowa”, a fall concert that features over 100 inter-generational singers, a full instrumental ensemble, and a collaboration with legendary singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist Dave Moore. With traditional songs that represent groups of people who lived in […]
A 45-minute swashbuckling show packed with rope tricks, knife juggling, aerial stunts and more as attendees get involved to help pirates defeat the Kraken. Enjoy one of the two shows at either 2 or 4 p.m., inside the Event Hall at Hy-Vee Center at Centennial Park. This event is part of the City Slate. The […]