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BEAR IN MIND
THAT ALL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO
CHANGE |
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Sun Aug 10 |
11th Annual Starving Artist Picnic, Jones
Park, Cedar Rapids, 5-9 pm |
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Sun Aug 24 |
Performance, 60 Drawings, 60 Years, an
installation and gallery talk by Mel Andringa, CSPS, 6 pm |
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Sat Aug 30 |
Opening of the exhibits Paintings and Tents by
Dan Attoe,
Recent Work by Jno Cook
and Gordon Ligocki, and prints
by Bonnie Koloc, 11 am-6 pm |
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Sun Aug 31 |
Iowa Hardcore Tour cancelled |
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Wed Sep 3 |
Season
kickoff for all current, new and potential Legion Arts volunteers, CSPS,
6-8 pm |
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Thu Sep 4 |
Reception for Chrissy Gephardt, CSPS, 6-7 pm |
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Thu Sep 4 |
Noble
Pen Writers' Group, CSPS, 7 pm |
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Sun Sep 7 |
In concert,
singer-songwriter
David Wilcox with
guest artist Peter Mayer,
7 pm, sold out |
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Tue Sep 9 |
Legion Arts Board of Directors
meets, CSPS, 5:30 to 7 pm |
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Wed Sep
10 |
In concert,
Drum Drum and their vibrant dance, music and percussion from the South
Pacific, CSPS, 8 pm |
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Thu Sep 11 |
In
concert, Greg Brown, Garnet Rogers, Karen
Savoca and Pete Heitzman,
CSPS, 8 pm, sold out |
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Sat Sep 13 |
In concert,
songwriter Guy Davis, CSPS, 8 pm |
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Sun Sep 14 |
In concert, Canadian fiddler
and step dancer Richard Wood, CSPS,
7 pm |
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Thu Sep 18 |
In concert, singer-songwriter and Manchester
native Susan Werner, CSPS, 8 pm |
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Sun Sep 21 |
Artist reception for Sept exhibits, CSPS, 2-4
pm |
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Sun Sep 21 |
In concert,
New York songwriter and social activist
Jen Chapin, CSPS, 7 pm |
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Mon Sep
22 |
In concert, electro-folk
from Italian world music sensation
Fiamma Fumana, CSPS, 8 pm |
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Thu Sep 25 |
In concert,
Irish singer
Niamh Parsons with acclaimed
guitarist Graham Dunne, CSPS, 8 pm |
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Sat Sep 27 |
In concert, singer-songwriter and Waterloo
native Bonnie Koloc, CSPS, 8 pm |
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Tue Sep 30 |
Reception, with live satellite feed of a
talk by presidential candidate Dick Gephardt, CSPS, 6-7 pm |
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Thu Oct 2 |
Noble
Pen Writers' Group, CSPS, 7 pm |
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Fri Oct 3 |
In concert,
singer and songwriter
Lucy Kaplansky with
Tracy Grammer, CSPS, 8 pm |
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Sat Oct 4 |
In
concert, songwriter (and former Ani DiFranco drummer)
Andy
Stochansky, Canada, with singer-songwriter
Christine
Kane, CSPS, 8 pm |
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Tue Oct 7 |
Reception with
presidential candidate John Edwards, CSPS, 5-6 pm |
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Tue Oct 7 |
In
concert, Celtic harpist and storyteller
Patrick Ball, CSPS, 8 pm |
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Thu Oct 9 |
In concert, Czech bluegrass sensation
Druha
Trava, CSPS, 8 pm |
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Fri Oct 10 |
In concert
from Seattle,
Laura Love Duo,
CSPS, 8 pm |
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Sun Oct 12 |
Celebrate
Paul Engle's birthday, with writers from the International Writing Program, performers
from the neighborhood, cake, Paul Engle Center for Neighborhood Arts,
2-4 pm, free admission |
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Sun Oct 12 |
In concert, Canadian singer-songwriter
Ember
Swift, CSPS, 7 pm |
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Tue Oct 14 |
Legion Arts Board of Directors
meets, CSPS, 5:30 to 7 pm |
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Fri Oct 17 |
In concert, acoustic folk band
Tanglefoot,
CSPS, 8 pm |
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Sat
Oct 18 |
Off the Wall, Legion Arts' fall fundraiser and
art auction, CSPS, 7:30 pm |
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Wed Oct 22 |
In concert,
Cheryl Wheeler and Kenny White,
CSPS, 8 pm |
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Fri Oct 24 |
CD
release concert with Cedar Rapids' progressive pop band
Violet Island, CSPS,
8 pm |
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Sat Oct 25 |
In concert, celebrated bluegrass and Americana
artist
Laurie Lewis, CSPS, 8 pm |
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Thu Oct 30 |
Fall theatre production by Metro High School,
cancelled by the school |
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Fri Oct 31 |
In concert, Padmaja Suresh, performer and
teacher of Bharatanatyam, a form of classical Indian dance, CSPS, 8 pm |
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Sat Nov 1 |
Latin dance class, salsa and merengue taught by Darryl Carter and Gloria
Zmolek, CSPS, 4-5:30 every Sat |
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Sat Nov 1 |
In concert, alt-country sensations
Luther
Wright & the Wrongs, CSPS, 8 pm |
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Sun Nov 2 |
In concert, young Australian guitar wizard
Jeff Lang, CSPS, 7 pm |
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Wed Nov 5 |
Opening of the exhibit,
The View from Here: Pictures from Central
Europe and the American Midwest, with remarks by Terry Pitts, Cedar
Rapids Museum of Art, Robert Stearns, Arts Midwest, and Catherine Evans,
curator of the exhibit, CSPS, with opening reception 5-7 pm (remarks, 6 pm) |
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Thu Nov 6 |
Noble
Pen Writers' Group, CSPS, 7 pm |
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Sat Nov 8 |
Latin dance class, salsa and merengue taught by Darryl Carter and Gloria
Zmolek, CSPS, 4-5:30 every Sat |
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Sat Nov 8 |
Performance, Mel Andringa in
The Man Who Discovered Iowa,
Kimmel Theatre, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, 8 pm |
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Sun Nov 9 |
In concert, legendary British folk group
The Strawbs, CSPS, 7 pm |
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Tue
Nov 11 |
Legion Arts Board of Directors
meets, CSPS, 5:30 to 7 pm |
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Wed Nov 12 |
World music by
Tama from the West
African nation of Mali, CSPS, 8 pm |
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Thu Nov 13 |
Town Hall Meeting to discuss the proposed
city budget, open to the public, CSPS, 7-9 pm |
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Fri Nov 14 |
In concert,
singer and songwriter Brenda Weiler,
with Ned Massey opening, CSPS,
8 pm |
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Sat Nov 15 |
Latin dance class, salsa and merengue taught by Darryl Carter and Gloria
Zmolek, CSPS, 4-5:30 every Sat |
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Sat Nov 15 |
In concert,
Texas singer and songwriter Eliza Gilkyson,
with Ned Massey opening, CSPS,
8 pm |
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Tue Nov 18 |
Antifolk sensation and Righteous Babe
recording artist Hamell on Trial, CSPS, 8 pm |
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Wed Nov 19 |
In concert, acoustic duo
Storyhill, CSPS, 8 pm |
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Thu Nov 20 |
In
concert, singer-songwriters Beth Amsel and
Brian Webb, CSPS, 8 pm |
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Sat Nov 22 |
Latin dance class, salsa and merengue taught by Darryl Carter and Gloria
Zmolek, CSPS, 4-5:30 every Sat |
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Sat Nov 22 |
In
concert,
Texas singer and songwriter
Eric Taylor, CSPS, 8 pm |
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Sun Nov 30 |
Local artists, celebrities and
students read from the holiday writings of the well-known Cedar Rapids poet
in
A Paul Engle Christmas,
at the Paul Engle Center for Neighborhood Arts, 2-4 pm |
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Mon Dec 1 |
World AIDS Day / Day Without Art |
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Wed Dec 3 |
Opening of the exhibits
Migrations and
Dan Schuster at CSPS |
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Thu Dec 4 |
In concert, holiday favorites from Tribute,
featuring Carol Montag, Kathy Donnelly, Nina Swanson and friends, CSPS, 8 pm |
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Fri Dec 5 |
In concert, holiday favorites from Cedar Rapids'
Tribute, CSPS, 8 pm,
sold out |
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Sat Dec 6 |
In concert, holiday favorites from Cedar Rapids'
Tribute, CSPS, 8 pm,
sold out |
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Tue Dec 9 |
Legion Arts Board of Directors
meets, CSPS, 5:30 to 7 pm |
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Wed Dec 10 |
Talk and reception with GLBT civil rights
activist Donna Red Wing and Vermont political organizer Martin Rouse, CSPS,
6 pm |
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Sat Dec 13 |
Holiday open house at CSPS and the nearby
Cherry Building, home to a variety of artist studios and art-driven
businesses, 11 am - 6 pm |
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Thu Dec 18 |
Nollaig, a Celtic
Christmas with some of Irish music's finest talents in
Bohola, CSPS, 8 pm, sold out |
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Sat Dec 20 |
Latin dance class, salsa and merengue taught by Darryl Carter and Gloria
Zmolek, CSPS, 4-5:30 every Sat |
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Dec 24 - 30 |
CSPS closed for the holiday |
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Sat Dec 27 |
Latin dance class, salsa and merengue taught by Darryl Carter and Gloria
Zmolek, CSPS, 4-5:30 every Sat |
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Wed Dec 31 |
CSPS will be open and serving seasonal
refreshments,
11 am - 6 pm |
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Thu Jan 1 |
CSPS will be open and serving seasonal
refreshments,
11 am - 6 pm |
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Mon Jan 5 |
Reception for presidential candidate Dennis
Kucinich, CSPS, 7-8:30 pm |
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Wed Jan 7 |
Season kickoff and supper for
all current, potential and new Legion Arts volunteers, CSPS, 6-8 pm
Questions? Call 319-364-1580 |
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Thu Jan 8 |
Noble Pen Writers' Group, CSPS, 7 pm |
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Fri Jan 9 |
In concert, singer, songwriter and "quintessential musical poet"
Vance Gilbert, CSPS, 8 pm |
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Sat Jan 10 |
Latin dance class taught by Darryl Carter and Gloria
Zmolek, CSPS, 3:30 beginners, 4:30-5:30 advanced, every Sat |