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Project Green: The Art of Bonsai

John Clemens, member of Eastern Iowa Bonsai Association, presents on the shape, harmony and proportion of bonsai to express art in the form of these beautiful long-lived trees. Bonsai (pronounced...

Gardening, Nature, and Home Project GREEN

175th Iowa City Birthday Celebration

Watch Iowa City celebrate its 175th birthday. To begin, Guy Drollinger and Friends play music. Later, Mayor Matt Hayek presents a special program highlighting accounts of early Iowa City history...

Local History

Author Interview With Peter Brown

Morgan Reeves sits down with author and illustrator Peter Brown to pick his brain on artistic techniques, writing inspirations, and the world of children's literature.

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Books and Writing, Children's

America Recycles Day Reading by Sapna Thottahil: Author of India's Organic Farming Revolution

Join ICPL and ECO Iowa City for a reading and Q&A with Sapna Thottahil, PhD and author of "India's Organic Farming Revolution: What It Means for Our Global Food System." She...

Books and Writing, Gardening, Nature, and Home

On the Centenary of the Great War: Poems, History and Songs of World War I

Join the Iowa City Public Library and the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center as we mark the 100th year since the start of World War I. The Senior Center group Reading Aloud reads poetry and...

Books and Writing, Local History

All I Could Be: My Story as a Woman Warrior in Iraq

In her new memoir "All I Could Be: My Story as a Woman Warrior in Iraq" journalist Miyoko Hikiji details her over 70 missions throughout the northwest quadrant of Iraq in 2003-2004. Ms....

Books and Writing, Current Issues and Politics

Visiting the Beyond: with Paranormal Explorer Curt Strutz

Curt Strutz loves hauntings! He has traveled far and wide visiting haunted battlefields, deserted asylums, historic locations and known haunted residences across the US. He shares his experiences...

Arts, Music, and Hobbies

UI Museum of Art Smart Talk: Yvonne Szafran presents Jackson Pollock's "Mural"

A visual exploration of the recent study and treatment of Jackson Pollock's "Mural" from the University of Iowa by Yvonne Szafran, Senior Conservator and Head Paintings Conservation...

Arts, Music, and Hobbies

One of a Kind: Joan Cook

Longtime volunteer coordinator and supporter Joan Cook is interviewed.

Interviews

A Historical Tour of the Longfellow Neighborhood

Tom Schulein presents a Historical Tour of the Longfellow Neighborhood, an area rich in history. Join us to learn about an 1855 railroad line; a Civil War camp; streetcars; Moffitt homes; and many...

Local History Weber Days