CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Iowa’s midsummer heat subsided slightly during a special night at the Shakespeare Garden. Under the welcomed shade of trees, a crowd gathered for the fourth annual Midsummer Garden Arts Fair on June 28, 2025 in the garden at Ellis Park, 2550 Ellis Blvd. NW. The balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet; […]
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A Midsummer Night’s mystery: theft from
“The robbed that smiles steals something from the thief.” — William Shakespeare’s “Othello” CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Supporters of Shakespeare Garden in Cedar Rapids had plenty to smile about during their annual Midsummer Garden Arts Fair on Saturday, June 29, 2024, in spite of a hit to their revitalization efforts for the nearly century-old garden. […]
“All the world’s a stage” Marion manufac
“All the world’s a stage… and one man in his time plays many parts.” excerpt from Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” By Cindy Hadish/for the Corridor Business Journal CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Tom Barnes has played many parts in his 62 years in business, having taught himself welding at age 12, but it’s rare that […]
Photos: A Midsummer Garden Art Fair
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A picture-perfect evening accompanied music, dancing and readings during a Midsummer Garden Art Fair in Ellis Park’s Shakespeare Garden. The event, on Saturday, July 2, 2022, was designed to draw attention to the hidden gem in northwest Cedar Rapids, said Barb Rhame, a member of the Wednesday Shakespeare Club in Cedar […]
Midsummer Garden Arts Fair planned at hi...
“I know a bank where the wild thyme blows,Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows,Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine,With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine.”― William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A free event will spotlight a hidden gem in Cedar Rapids, as supporters plan to revitalize the historic Shakespeare Garden in […]