CEDAR RAPIDS – Opening night – and the day after – for a Midwestern-shot movie will coincide with open auditions for another new film. Ted Trent Studios and Circa 87 will hold open call auditions for their new movie shooting in the Midwest next summer at 13 Wehrenberg Theatres, including the Galaxy 16, 5340 Council St. […]
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August events in Eastern Iowa include da...
(Updated Aug. 22) Summer isn’t quite over yet, as events scheduled for later this month attest. The next Downtown Farmers Market in Cedar Rapids isn’t until Sept. 6, but others are ongoing, with most running through the end of August. See the Homegrown list of markets for details. This weekend, the Cedar Valley Iris & […]
Eastern Iowa Pond Society tour to benefi...
This is shaping up to be a busy weekend in Eastern Iowa, with three garden walks scheduled in the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City Corridor. Both the Linn County Master Gardeners and Project GREEN have walks scheduled on Saturday, July 12, 2014, and the Eastern Iowa Pond Society has its tour set for the next day, on […]
Project GREEN sets 2014 Garden Tour for ...
IOWA CITY – Gardening minds oftentimes think alike. This year, both the Project GREEN Garden Tour in Iowa City and the Linn County Master Gardeners Walk in Cedar Rapids have scheduled their tours for Saturday, July 12. Don’t fret, though. You can spend the morning and early afternoon in Linn County, before heading over to […]
June events: recycled fashion show and s...
Image/Solar Works for Iowa Quite a few events coming up in Eastern Iowa that I’ll be posting in the next several days. Solar energy takes center stage throughout Iowa and a “recycle” style show hits the runway in Cedar Rapids, both this month.
Cedar Rapids prepares for first Downtown...
If you’re itchin’ for a taste of summer, you’re in luck. The Downtown Farmers Market in Cedar Rapids kicks off this season on Saturday, June 7, 2014, and a preview of what you will find there is now available. An Interactive Market Guide offers a map of the more than 200 vendors, along with descriptions […]
New Pi announces opening date for Cedar ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – New Pioneer Food Co-op’s number 1 question from the public, of late, has been about the opening date of its Cedar Rapids store. Last fall, Iowa City-based New Pi announced it would open a new store in the former Fin & Feather building, at 3338 Center Point Rd. NE, in Cedar Rapids. […]
Market-to-Market will connect NewBo and ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – Fans of the large-scale Downtown Farmers Market in Cedar Rapids will have an easy way to make it to the NewBo City Market, too. Beginning at the first market June 7, a free trolley service will offer rides from downtown to the NewBo market at 1100 Third St. SE. The service will […]
Community food forest taking root in the...
Chris Rice points to a community food forest growing near Monmouth, Ill., as evidence of an idea that works. The forest, with shagbark hickory, hazelnuts, walnuts, pawpaws, American persimmons and more, was planted in 1967. As the concept finally spreads across the United States, the time is now to see a similar idea take root […]
Plant sales are blooming in Iowa, plus a...
After such a long winter and cold start to the spring, I’ve heard from many gardeners eager to get their hands in the dirt. To kick-start the gardening season, area plant sales are getting under way. I think it’s especially cool to see that Friends of Hickory Hill Park will have milkweed plugs for sale, […]