Black Hawk
“The Art of Happiness at Work” by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler, M.D.
University of Northern Iowa
Book Discussion
March 25...1:00 PM
University Book & Supply
1009 W 23rd St
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
Pre-registration is required; a book purchased at UBS holds the reservation
Call: 319.266.7581 for more information

Buchanan
Grant Wood and Frank Lloyd Wright: Little Houses on the Prairie
Independence Public Library
Presentation: Roy Behrens tell about Frank Lloyd Wright and how he became the legend that he is today.
March 16...7:00 PM
Independence Public Library
805 1st St. East
Independence, IA 50644

Dyersville
Library Reading and Discussion Series: Wars and Rumors
James Kennedy Public Library
March 11...7:00 PM
March 25...7:00 PM
James Kenney Public Library
320 1st Ave. E
Dyersville, IA 52040

Howard
Iowa Country School Milestones
Cresco Public Library
Presentation: Bill Sherman reviews the important dates and people that had a significant impact on county schools.
March 11...7:00 PM
Cresco Public Library
320 N. Elm St
Cresco, IA 52136

Linn
Grass Between the Rails
Cottage Grove Place
Speaker Series: Rudy Daniels tells all about trains and Iowa's past, present, and future. All aboard for the Iowan adventure.
March 24...2:00 PM
Cottage Grove Place
32115 1st Ave SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

Mahaska
Premier Party (PDF)
The Learning Museum of Religious Tolerance
Premier Party: Come learn about Christianity, Islam, Non-religion, Hinduism, Buddhism, Indigenous and Chinese Traditional Religions all in the site that was once a victim of hate crime.
March 7...1:30 PM
320 N. Fremont St.
Stuart, IA 50250

Marshall
Grant Wood: Prairie Rebel
Creative Retirement Program
Program: Tom Milligan portrays Grant Wood; the man behind American Gothic. Who was this man, what was he like, and what is his story? He is here to tell you.
March 18...11:30 AM
Creative Retirement Program
3702 S. Center St.
Marshalltown, IA 50158

Pottawattamie
Juke Boxes, Pool Halls and Ducktails
Council Bluffs Public Library
Program: Layton Zbornik wants to know if you remember the "good ole days"? He does, and he is here to show his experience in Iowa and the cultural change brought by the music of the time.
March 20...2:00 PM
Council Bluffs Public Library
400 Willow Ave
Council Bluffs, IA 51503

Poweshiek
Iowa in Space: Van Allen to Cassini (PDF)
Drake Community Library
University of Iowa Professor Don Gurnett shares about the role Iowa has played in space research over the last 50 years.
March 4..7:00 PM
Drake Community Library
930 Park Street
Grinnell, IA 50112

Space Adventures (PDF)
Drake Community Library
Lt. Col. Steve Palmquist, Director of Aerospace Education for the Iowa Civil Air Patrol, discusses NASA's manned missions to explore space.
March 18..7:00 PM
Drake Community Library
930 Park Street
Grinnell, IA 50112

Scott
In the Shadow of The Raid (2009) *Mini Grant* (.jpeg file)
St. Ambrose University
Iowa Documentary film Premier with panel discussion and reception.
March 10..7:00 PM
Rogalski Center Ballroom
St. Ambrose University
518 W. Locust Street
Davenport, IA 52803

Wapello
When Tillage Begins: The Stone City Art Colony
American Gothic House Center
Kristy Raine details the history of Stone City art colony from its genesis to its financial collapse in 1933.
March 10...7:00 PM
Eldon Library Hall
1608 W. Elm St
Eldon, IA 52554

Warren
Douglas Bauer Memoir: Three Seasons at Home (PDF)
Simpson College
Douglas Bauer discusses Three Seasons at Home, his memoir about life in small town Iowa.
March 30...7:00 PM
Lekberg Hall, Amy Robertson Music Center
Simpson College
701 North C Street
Indianola, IA 50125

Washington
Walt Whitman Live!
Friends of the Washington Public Library
Bill Koch performs as Walt Whitman, who will highlight his famous poems, and pay tribute to President Lincoln
March 27...2:00 PM
Washington Public Library
115 W. Washington St.
Washington, IA 52353