Get Outside! An Outdoor Recreation Festival

The Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department invites you to Get Outside!- An Outdoor Recreation Festival. This new festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, at City Park in Iowa City. Get Outside! will highlight the many opportunities our natural landscapes provide through various outdoor recreational and...

Free

Curator Guided Tour of ‘Hey Buddy, I’m Bill’

Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa Libraries 125 W Washington St, Iowa City, IA, United States

Join co-curators Jen Knights and Brad Ferrier for a special guided tour of the Hey Buddy, I'm Bill exhibition in the University of Iowa Libraries' Main Library Gallery! All are welcome to attend this free event. Find parking options here: lib.uiowa.edu/locations/main/parking About the exhibit: Hey Buddy, I'm Bill tells the story of Bill Sackter, the namesake of Wild Bill’s in the University...

Free
Event Series Ten Thousand Villages Annual Rug Event

Ten Thousand Villages Annual Rug Event

Hyatt Regency Coralville Conference Center 300 East 9th Street, Coralville, IA, United States

Join us for our 7th annual 5 day rug event! Every year Ten Thousand Villages hosts Bunyaad Rugs, a job creation program in Pakistan. Choose from classic to contemporary, handknotted, heirloom quality rugs of all sizes. Runners and throw pillows also available. Proceeds from rug sales help over 850 families in rural villages across Pakistan....

Event Series Death Café

Death Café

Ranshaw House 515 Community Dr, North Liberty, IA, United States

Wednesdays, 12:00-1:00 pm Location: the Ranshaw House, 515 Community Dr, North Liberty A Death Café is a safe place for people to talk about death in order to make the most of life. New people are encouraged to join anytime. This is not a bereavement support group or grief counseling session. For more information on...