MSF/Doctors Without Borders – Surgical Missions and Tales from the Field w/LUNCH

Medical Education Research Facility 375 Newton Rd, Iowa City, IA, United States

Mine has been a life of frequent moves. I grew up as an "army brat", traveling across the US and Europe - graduating from high school in Frankfurt, Germany in 1977. Medical School (Uniformed Services University, 1986) and residency took place while spending 16 years in the Army. I considered myself a pretty savvy man...

Free

Garden Bed Cleanup and Planting for Teens

Iowa City Public Library 123 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Thursday, April 18, 2024 -4:00pm to 5:00pm Pedmall This year we're creating a native pollinator garden and a vegetable garden in the Ped Mall garden plots. During this session, we'll cleanup the beds, amend them as necessary, and plant spring pollinator plants, grasses, and cold vegetable crops. This program is specifically for Teens, but anyone interested in...

Event Series NAMI Family Support Group

NAMI Family Support Group

National Alliance on Mental Illness, Johnson County (NAMIJC) 1531 S Gilbert St, Iowa City, IA, United States

NAMI Family Support Group is a peer-led support group for any adult with a loved one who has experienced symptoms of a mental health condition. Gain insight from the challenges and successes of others facing similar experiences. NAMI’s support groups are unique because they follow a structured model, ensuring everyone has an opportunity to be heard...

Free

Local Libraries LIT with Virginia Sole-Smith

Zoom

Join us for our latest virtual Local Libraries {LIT} event featuring Virginia Sole-Smith. This is a free event, with registration required. As a journalist, Virginia Sole-Smith has reported from kitchen tables and grocery stores, graduated from beauty school, and gone swimming in a mermaid’s tail. Virginia’s latest book, Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of...

Event Series Chinese Bilingual Storytime

Chinese Bilingual Storytime

Iowa City Public Library 123 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

10:30am to 11:00am Storytime Room Join us every Monday for a special Chinese Bilingual Storytime with Children's Librarian Fang! Together we will enjoy songs, rhymes, stories and fun crafts in Chinese and English. Children of all ages and their caregivers are welcome to join us. 每周一请与少儿部图书馆员王芳一起加入我们的中英双语故事会!我们将阅读中英文绘本,分享儿歌,童谣和趣味手工。欢迎各年龄段的小朋友们和看护者参加活动。 ¡Ven a la biblioteca cada lunes para disfrutar de una hora...

Open-Styles Street Dance Session

Public Space One Close House 538 S Gilbert St, Iowa City, IA, United States

House Dance Series:  Friday, March 1st:  8:30-9:30 PM All Levels Class 9:30- 11 PM Freestyle Session Friday, March 8th:  8:30-9:30 PM All Levels Class 9:30- 11 PM Freestyle Session Friday, April 5th:  8:30-9:30 PM All Levels Class 9:30- 11 PM Freestyle Session Friday, April 12th: 8:30-9:30 PM All Levels Class 9:30- 11 PM Freestyle Session...

$5
Event Series IC Speaks Spoken Word Club

IC Speaks Spoken Word Club

Iowa City Public Library 123 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Saturday -11:00am to 12:30pm Meeting Room E Spoken Word Club is a weekly generative writing workshop that provides teen writers with a safe space to share their work, get inspired, and meet other teen writers in Iowa City. Each meeting will have writing and performance examples, activities, writing prompts, and time to share. This is a casual,...

28th Annual University of Iowa Powwow

Johnson County Fairgrounds 4261 Oak Crest Hill Road SE, Iowa City, IA, United States

The 28th Annual University of Iowa Powwow honors Native American music, dance, art, and food, and is integral to the social and cultural ties that Native students have with local Native communities in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and surrounding areas. It is also a chance for our non-Native neighbors and allies to share in our culture.