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...
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...
Thursdays at Gabes with DJ Crimson Mask 10-Close
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...
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...
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,...
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.
At the University of Iowa, the Earth & Environmental Sciences and Geographical and Sustainability Sciences departments will be hosting a free Open House and Earth Day celebration. The day’s events will include hands-on-exhibits and demonstrations. Highlights include an augmented reality sandbox, stream table, rocks and minerals, insect diversity, Devonian and Ice Age fossils,...
Iowa Writers for Palestine is hosting two drop-in sessions to write poetry in solidarity with Palestine. At the end of each session, we’ll submit our poems to Iowa City Poetry in Public. Poetry in Public selects poems by Johnson County residents of seven lines or less to be published around Iowa City. Through our poetry,...
Tuesday -4:00pm to 5:00pm Digital Media Lab Girls Who Code Club is for girls and non-binary youth in grades 3-5 who are interested in learning how to code. No previous experience necessary! The goal of this club is to create a safe and supportive environment of peers and role models where students learn to see themselves as...
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 -4:30pm to 6:00pm Storytime Room Eid al-Fitr is a holiday celebrated by Muslims around the world, marking the end of the month of Ramadan, when Muslims fast from sunup to sundown. Join City High student leaders Miamen and Anbar to learn about the meaning and customs of Eid, and how their families and...
6:00pm to 8:00pm Digital Media Lab Do you knit, crochet, spin, punch needle, embroider? Bring your current project and join us the last Thursday of the month for an evening of conversation and fiber arts of all kinds. Whether you're new the hobby or a seasoned veteran, all people of any age, gender, or ability are invited!...
