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IFF 2014: When Comics Almost Died - Readers, Censors, and Innovation

Sixty years ago, three events endangered comics: the publication of psychiatrist Fredric Wertham's book "Seduction of the Innocent" which blamed juvenile delinquency on reading...

Books and Writing, Current Issues and Politics

IFF 2014: A Poet is Banned - Edgar Allan Poe

Members of the Iowa City Johnson County Senior Center's Read Aloud group read selected poetry from Edgar Allan Poe.

Arts, Music, and Hobbies

Sir Walter Scott's Legacy in the Midwest: Why Are So Many Towns Named Waverly?

Anne Stapleton explores Scotland and Sir Walter Scott's Waverley novels. Published anonymously in 1814 and known as the first historical novel, Waverley; or, ‘Tis Sixty Years Since'...

Books and Writing

Stargazing Basics and a Tour of the Summer and Fall Sky

Brent Studer from Kirkwood Community College presents a basic introduction to stargazing.

Gardening, Nature, and Home

Food Preservation 101 - 2014

Rachel Wall, Nutrition and Health Specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach, presents the basics of safe canning, freezing, and dehydrating of fruits, vegetables, and herbs.

Gardening, Nature, and Home

A Discussion with Miriam Gilbert: Red

Host Miriam Gilbert and two special guests (Craig Adcock and Dale Fisher) discuss John Logan's play "Red" about painter Mark Rothko. "Red" will open the season at...

Arts, Music, and Hobbies

Project Green: Garden Design without Blue Prints

Susan Appleget Hurst is the former garden writer and editor at Better Homes and Gardens and other gardening magazines, and a returning guest to the Second Sunday Garden Forums. This year she'...

Gardening, Nature, and Home Project GREEN

Project Green: Resources for Gardeners at the Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center

Jennifer Jordan is the City of Iowa City's Recycling Coordinator, and she'll be giving us the inside scoop on the many resources and services of interest to gardeners that are available...

Gardening, Nature, and Home Project GREEN

Project Green: Clematis to Swoon For

Rita Minard is a Polk County Master Gardener, a member of the American Clematis Society, and an avid clematis collector and grower. She has over 100 clematis plants in her own gardens. Rita will...

Gardening, Nature, and Home Project GREEN