A holiday tradition, celebrated widely in its place of origin, returns to Czech Village in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Dec. 1. The eve of Svatý Mikuláš, known as St. Nicholas in the United States, typically takes place on Dec. 5 in places that observe the Czech tradition, but has been held the first Friday in […]
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Photos: CzechFest and Goulash Day in Ced...
CEDAR RAPIDS – A longtime tradition, the St. Wenceslaus Goulash Day, has coincided in recent years with CzechFest in Czech Village. In 2016, both festivals were canceled due to near-record flooding in Cedar Rapids. Instead of pitching in as normal at the festivals, volunteers turned their attention to sand-bagging efforts that weekend. This year, September […]
Photos: Czech Village Blues in Cedar Rap...
CEDAR RAPIDS – Iowa’s homegrown musical talent was spotlighted during Czech Village Blues, along with internationally renowned blues slide guitarist Joanna Connor. Saturday’s concert in Czech Village, a collaboration between the Linn County Blues Society and Friends of Czech Village, was a fundraiser to help reconstruct the Riverside Roundhouse. Czech Village Blues included the LCBS […]
Czech Village Blues to benefit Roundhous...
CEDAR RAPIDS – Fans of farmers markets at the Riverside Roundhouse can help bring the venue back to Czech Village and enjoy a new music event at the same time. Czech Village Blues will be 6-10 p.m. this Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, along 16th Avenue SW in Czech Village. The event is a one-day blues […]
Homegrown Czech in Iowa
Last year, I had a blast at the Wilber Czech Days in Nebraska, so I was disappointed to have to miss the festival this past weekend. Still, it wasn’t long before another opportunity for “Czechtivity” came along, as I like to call Czech activities in our area. The Czech Heritage Foundation‘s annual picnic was held […]
Hot markets: Lion Bridge and Downtown Ce...
CEDAR RAPIDS – An exceptionally warm day greeted customers at the first Downtown Farmers Market of the season on Saturday, June 3, 2017. With temperatures climbing into the upper 80s, vendors selling lemonade and other drinks fared particularly well. Many produce vendors also sold out of early season vegetables, such as radishes, lettuce and onions. […]
Houby Days 2017 photo gallery
CEDAR RAPIDS – It literally rained on our parade at this year’s Houby Days in Czech Village, but the annual festival offered many bright spots, as well. For those most interested in the event’s namesake mushrooms, winners were announced in the morel contest: Team TMT (Tom Slade, Morgan Driscoll and Tyson Gosnell) won both the […]
Houby Days festival to celebrate 40 year...
Back in the day, mushroom hunters would bring coolers full of morels to sell on street corners during Houby Days, an annual Czech Village celebration in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Laws in recent years have restricted those sales, but Houby Days (Houby is the Czech word for mushroom) continues its annual tribute to the beloved morel […]
Friends of Czech Village release Roundho...
CEDAR RAPIDS – Rebuilding the Riverside Roundhouse won’t happen as soon as supporters might like, but enthusiasm remained high during the first public forum to discuss the project. More than 30 people gathered Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at Lion Bridge Brewing Company to hear details about the project, which would resurrect the roundhouse in Czech […]
Future of Riverside Roundhouse to be dis...
CEDAR RAPIDS – Friends of Czech Village will discuss plans to resurrect the Riverside Roundhouse during an open forum this Wednesday, March 22. The event will be 5-7 p.m. at Lion Bridge Brewing Company, 59 16th Ave. SW, in Czech Village. Related: Group seeks to rebuild Riverside Roundhouse The city opened the Roundhouse in 1963 […]