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Iowa History 101: Iowa's People and Places - Columbus Juction
- Jul 27, 2021 to Jul 30, 2021
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Housed in a custom-built Winnebago, “Iowa History 101: Iowa’s People & Places” explores 13,000 years of Iowa history with 56 artifacts from the State Historical Museum...
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Executive Directors' Film Festival Picks Screenings
- Jul 30, 2021 to Aug 1, 2021
- Burlington
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Film/Media, Film Events, Film Festivals
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Burlington's Snake Alley Festival of Film is kicking off their fest a week early. In partnership with Produce Iowa, you can catch a screening of the Executive Directors' Film Festival Picks...
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Junior Curator Day Camp
- Aug 4, 2021
- State Historical Museum of Iowa, 600 E. Locust St., Des Moines, IA
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, History, Archaeology, Children, Collections, Education, Exhibits, Museum, Preservation, Research
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What does it take to create and run a museum? Young historians (entering 4th through 6th grade) will explore the roles of curators, conservators and exhibit designers with the unique experience...
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Snake Alley Festival of Film
- Aug 5, 2021 to Aug 8, 2021
- Burlington
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The Snake Alley Festival of Film is dedicated to showcasing the best short films from around the world. Films will screen at the beautifully restored Capitol Theater in the heart of downtown...
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Goldie Takes Flight: State Capitol Grounds Tour
- Aug 7, 2021
- Iowa State Capitol, 1007 E. Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50319
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, History, Children, Education
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Travel outdoors this summer and participate in free guided tours of the Iowa State Capitol grounds. Three in-person tours (June 12, July 10, Aug. 7) will cover a different area of the large...
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Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project - Screening A
- Aug 9, 2021
- Des Moines
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Film/Media, Film Festivals
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Filmmakers from all over the Des Moines, IA area will compete to see who can make the best short film in only 48 hours. The winning film will go up against films from around the world at...
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Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project - Screening B
- Aug 10, 2021
- Des Moines
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Filmmakers from all over the Des Moines, IA area will compete to see who can make the best short film in only 48 hours. The winning film will go up against films from around the world at...
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Iowa Stories: Grant Wood and the 1930's Artists at the Iowa State Fair
- Aug 11, 2021
- Iowa City, Iowa
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, History
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We're pleased to announce that this event will take place IN PERSON at noon Wednesday, Aug. 11, at the State Historical Society of Iowa Research Center in Iowa City. (It was previously scheduled...
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Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project - Screening C
- Aug 11, 2021
- Des Moines
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Film/Media, Film Festivals
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Filmmakers from all over the Des Moines, IA area will compete to see who can make the best short film in only 48 hours. The winning film will go up against films from around the world at...
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Iowa History 101: The Annals of Iowa
- Aug 12, 2021
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The Annals of Iowa: 158 years of history by, for, and about Iowans ...
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Alternating Currents Film Festival
- Aug 19, 2021 to Aug 22, 2021
- Davenport
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Alternating Currents Festival is a music, film, comedy and art experience. Located throughout the Quad Cities, including Downtown Davenport where you’ll find dozens of restaurants...
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Iowa History 101: Soldier Mob in Keokuk
- Aug 26, 2021
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, History, Education
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Soldier Mob in Keokuk: Violence Against the Press During the American Civil War ...
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Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project - Best in City
- Aug 26, 2021
- Des Moines
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Iowa Independent Film Festival
- Sep 9, 2021 to Sep 11, 2021
- Mason City
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Founded in 2007, the Iowa Independent Film Festival first opened its doors in Mason City and has been doing it ever since all the while expanding to nearby Clear Lake, Iowa. With...
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Iowa History 101: “We Learned to do the Things That Rural Women Did”
- Sep 9, 2021
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“We Learned to do the Things That Rural Women Did”: Extension Homemakers Clubs in Iowa, 1920-1960 ...
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