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Collins Road Theater 
1462 Twixt Town Road
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Galaxy 16 Cinema
5340 Council St NE
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Wynnsong 12
2435 Edgewood Road SW
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 Kids Corner
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Westdale Mall 2600 Edgewood Rd SW
Adult library 319-398-5123 Youth library 319-390-7806
crlibrary.org
Feb.16 through Apr. 24 9 AM
Picturing America Intergenerational Family Reading Program
America’s History Through our Nation’s Art
From Feb.16 through Apr. 24, the library will offer another intergenerational family reading program! Similar to previous programs, Read the River, Books Build Bridges, and We are All Alike...We are All Different, the Picturing America program will provide a collection of books on America’s history for children 4 - 12 years old to be read to, or by, the child/children. This year, a new twist is added when a “companion” reader (age 13 or older) gets to read a separate book selection on a related subject. Each reader and companion completing this interactive reading program will earn a prize. See the Children’s/Programming Desk for additional details. Friends of the Cedar Rapids Public Library is generously funding the reading program.
This reading program is being held in conjunction with the Picturing America art exhibit sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and in cooperation with the American Library Association. Primary funding of the Picturing America exhibit is courtesy of NEH’s We the People program with additional monetary support from other federal agencies and private partners.
Mar 3 3:30-5 PM
Anime Club
Teens and tweens are invited to join us for the first ever meeting of the Anime Club at the CRPL! Meet from 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm in the Programming Room at the Library and watch Ponyo, winner of the 2008 Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year. The Anime Club will meet the first Wednesday of every month from 3:30 - 5:00 pm. Meet and watch anime, talk about your favorite shows, features, and Manga. Hang out and have fun! No registration is required.
Mar 8 6:30 PM
Bedbug Story Time
"Friends Make Me Smile"
Mar 10 10:30 AM
Story Time
"Friends Make Me Smile"
Mar 10 1:30 PM & 2:15 PM
Pied Piper Concert
"Brass Quintet"
Join Orchestra Iowa’s talented chamber ensembles as they introduce preschool-age children to the instruments of the orchestra!
Concerts are each 30 minutes long. Advance registration is required for groups and encouraged for families.
Mar 11 9:30, 10:15 AM & 11 AM
Pied Piper Concert
"Brass Quintet"
Join Orchestra Iowa’s talented chamber ensembles as they introduce preschool-age children to the instruments of the orchestra!
Concerts are each 30 minutes long. Advance registration is required for groups and encouraged for families.
Mar 11 10:30 AM
Learning Safari: The Great Redtail Reggata
Find out who the Tuskegee Airmen were and learn about the “redtail” planes they flew. Create your own redtail paper airplane and compete in an airplane regatta and flying contest. How high and far will your aircraft go?
Mar 12 9:30 AM
Toddler Time
"Friends Make Me Smile"
Mar 12 9:30, 10:15 AM & 11 AM
Pied Piper Concert
"Brass Quintet"
Join Orchestra Iowa’s talented chamber ensembles as they introduce preschool-age children to the instruments of the orchestra!
Concerts are each 30 minutes long. Advance registration is required for groups and encouraged for families.
Mar 13 9 AM
Make & Take Shamrock Craft
Get ready for St. Paddy’s Day by creating a colorful craft during this three-hour drop-in session.
Mar 13 9:15 AM
Irish Dancers
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day a little early at a performance of Irish dances by the Ballet Academy.
Mar 13 10:30 AM
Story Time
"Friends Make Me Smile"
Mar 15 6:30 PM
Bedbug Story Time
"Going Green"
Mar 17 10:30 AM
Story Time
"Going Green"
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Edgar Wibble Marionnette Show
New Strand Theatre 111 E 3rd St West Liberty (319) 627-2487
edgarwibblepuppets
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Marion Public Library
1095 6th Ave, Marion 319-377-3412
cityofmarion.org
Toddler Time
Toddler Time is a 20-minute early literacy activity
designed for children ages 18 to 36 months.
Mar 9 10 AM Going to the Desert
Mar 10 6 PM Going to the Desert
Mar 12 10 AM Going to the Desert
Mar 16 10 AM Going to the Circus
Storytime is designed for children ages 3-5.
Mar 9 10:30 AM Going to the Desert
Mar 11 10:30 AM Going to the Desert
Mar 16 10:30 AM Going to the Circus
Family Time
Wednesday at 6:30 PM
Mar 10 6:30 PM Going to the Desert
Family Time is designed for children ages 3 - 11
Sunday Afternoon Family Movies
The Marion Public Library will be showing family movies in our meeting rooms starting at 2:15 on Sunday afternoons. Families are welcome to bring their own snacks. Children under the age of nine must be supervised by an adult while in the library. Please come with your children and enjoy the show!
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Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Center 
10260 Morris Hills Rd, Toddville 892-6485
linncountyparks.com
Every Sunday 1-4 PM Learning Center Exhibits
Science For Squirts: Spectacular Spiders
Mar 10 10 AM
Meet our friendly and fuzzy Wickiup Hill spider, sing some spider songs, and eat a spider snack! For children ages 3-5. Register by March 3 online or by calling 892-6485. Cost is $2/child.
The Astronomy Of Star Trek
Mar 13 7:30 PM
In the early years of the Space Age, Gene
Roddenberry envisioned a time when humankind peacefully traveled to the stars and explored our galaxy while last year a feature movie breathed new life into the decades old adventure. Beam over tonight for an encore and updated talk about where the writers got the science right and where they got it a bit wrong. Weather permitting, observing through CAA telescopes will follow. Donations accepted. Eastern Iowa Observatory and Learning Center
1365 Ivanhoe Rd
Sandhill Crane Bus Tour
Mar 20 7 AM-9 PM
Each spring up to 500,000 sandhill cranes can be found along the Platte River between Kearney and Grand Island, Nebraska. Seeing this large group of cranes and hearing their rattling calls is a spectacular experience. The cranes stage at this area to refuel on their northward trip to their breeding grounds. The Linn and Buchanan County Conservation Departments are cosponsoring a bus trip to Kearney from March 20 - 22 to view this spectacular migration. We will also make stops at the Iowa State Historical Museum in Des Moines. We will spend one night and part of a day in Omaha visiting the Durham Museum. We will also visit the Nebraska Natural History Museum in Lincoln. The trip will culminate with an evening observation of the cranes as they return to roost in the Platte River.
Hunter Education Class
Mar 29 6:30-9 PM
Are you a youngster who’s interested in doing some hunting? Are you an adult interested in heading west for a hunting trip? If your answer is “yes,” then you may be interested in attending these classes. Classes will be held at Wickiup Hill from 6:30-10 p.m. each evening. If you want to obtain an Iowa hunting license and you were born after January 1, 1972, it’s mandatory that you complete hunter education training. The class is free as the Iowa Department of Natural Resources provides all course materials. Attendance at all three classes is necessary to receive certification. Participants must be 12 years old to use their certificates. To register, go online to the DNR Training Center at https://ww.iowadnr.gov/ training/ and search for Linn County classes.
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African American Historical Museum 
55 12th Ave SE 862-2101
blackiowa.org
Learning Safari: The Great Redtail Regatta
Mar 11 10:30 AM
Find out who the Tuskegee Airmen were, and learn about the “redtail” planes they flew. Create redtail paper airplanes and compete in a paper airplane regatta & flying contest. Will your aircraft go the farthest or the highest?
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The Carl & Mary Koehler History Center
www.historycenter.org
615 1st Ave SE
Gallery Admission: $5 for families, $3 for adults, $1 for students and seniors
Chautauqua Movement Exhibit
Union Station Fireplace
Danceland Ballroom Exhibit
Craft Quilt
Mar 20 10:30 AM
Each child will create a "quilt" to take home. The East Iowa Heirloom Quilters will present the workshop. The group will begin by examining comtemporary and historic quilts. Children will then glue fabric in traditional quilt designs.
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 Indian Creek Nature Center
6665 Otis Rd SE 319-362-0664
http://www.indiancreeknaturecenter.org
Maple Syruping For Preschoolers & Parents
Mar 9 9:30 AM
This unique, fun pioneer activity can only be experienced in late winter. Listen to an American Indian legend, tap a tree, learn how we gather and boil sap, and visit the Maple Sugar House to see how sap becomes syrup. The hour ends with a taste of our real maple syrup on ice cream! Call 362-0664 to register. $4/PERSON
Night Walks: Waning Crescent Moon Walks
Mar 12 7 PM
The waning crescent moon slips toward new moon as the earth turns toward the vernal equinox. A warming south wind softens the crust of snow. Animals migrate and spring peepers call. Join us while we wander the trails and take in the night sky. Dress warmly for these walks on Nature Center trails. We have an indoor alternative in case of cloudy skies. Call 362-0664 to register. MEMBER ADULT:$3-NONMEMBER ADULT:$5-CHILD:$1
It's Maple Syruping Time!
Mar 13 1 PM
Enjoy a guided maple syruping experience to learn about American Indian and early Colonial sugarmaking. Learn to identify a maple tree in winter, discover how maple trees make sweet sap, use the sugarmaker's tools to tap a tree, and visit a Vermont-style sugarhouse to learn how sap becomes syrup. End with a taste of maple syrup on ice cream. Call 362-0664 to register. $3/PERSON
It's Maple Syruping Time!
Mar 19 2 PM
Enjoy a guided maple syruping experience to learn about American Indian and early Colonial sugarmaking. Learn to identify a maple tree in winter, discover how maple trees make sweet sap, use the sugarmaker's tools to tap a tree, and visit a Vermont-style sugarhouse to learn how sap becomes syrup. End with a taste of maple syrup on ice cream. Call 362-0664 to register. $3/PERSON
It's Maple Syruping Time!
Mar 20 2 PM
Enjoy a guided maple syruping experience to learn about American Indian and early Colonial sugarmaking. Learn to identify a maple tree in winter, discover how maple trees make sweet sap, use the sugarmaker's tools to tap a tree, and visit a Vermont-style sugarhouse to learn how sap becomes syrup. End with a taste of maple syrup on ice cream. Call 362-0664 to register. $3/PERSON
Deep Nature: Photographs From Iowa
Mar 21 2 PM
Linda and Robert Scarth will show images from and discuss their recent book, "Deep Nature: Photographs from Iowa," published by the University of Iowa Press. The Scarths specialize in photographing the small, lovely flora and fauna that live in grass, under trees and along wetlands. This book celebrates the beauty of Iowa, especially when closely observed. The Scarths' book will be available to purchase. Call 362-0664 to register.
It's Maple Syruping Time!
Mar 26 2 PM
Enjoy a guided maple syruping experience to learn about American Indian and early Colonial sugarmaking. Learn to identify a maple tree in winter, discover how maple trees make sweet sap, use the sugarmaker's tools to tap a tree, and visit a Vermont-style sugarhouse to learn how sap becomes syrup. End with a taste of maple syrup on ice cream. Call 362-0664 to register. $3/PERSON
Burn School
Mar 27 10 AM-4 PM
Participants will learn about the history and role of fire in prairie, how to set goals and develop burn plans, safe techniques for prescribed fires, fire equipment, and how to conduct a prairie burn. Wear old, natural fiber clothing. Bring leather gloves, a water bottle, and a sack lunch. CALL 362-0664 BY 4 PM ON THURSDAY, MARCH 25 TO REGISTER. MEMBER:$10-NONMEMBER:$15
Green and Simple: Edible Landscaping
Mar 28 2 PM
Edible landscaping is about yards that taste as good as they look! Judy Kash will provide suggestions and encouragement for growing your own fresh food--even with limited time, experience, money, and garden space. Seed Exchange: Bring your extra garden seeds to trade with other gardeners. Learn how to save seeds for next year. Heritage Seeds from Seed Savers Exchange may be purchased. Call 362-0664 to register. MEMBER:$5-NONMEMBER:$8
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Theatre Cedar Rapids
444 1st Ave NE 366-8591
theatrecr.org
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Catch 419
1120 7th Ave, Marion 319-261-0984
catch419
Catch419 Come check out the area's top youth center. Featuring local bands, pool table, games, food, drinks & more!
Hours: Mon-Fridays 3-6, Fridays & Saturdays from 6 - 10 PM
Watch for expanded hours coming soon!
Cedar Rapids Area PREMIERE YOUTH HANGOUT.. See for yourself:
1. Internet, TV, Pool and Other Games
2. Live Music Every Weekend
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Science Station
 Main Level Lindale Mall
sciencestation.org
Every Thursday morning from 10-11 AM in our upstairs gallery, we feature Pre-School Power Hour, free with museum admission. The first and third Thursdays brings the Cedar Rapids Public Library's Story Hour our way. The second Thursday, we welcome the Edgar Wibble Puppet Theater. Other Thursdays, our education staff will entertain and inform the little ones with a hands-on program.
Throughout the school year, we will be closed on Mondays. Regular hours will be Tuesday through Saturday from 10 AM to 5 PM and Sunday from noon to 5 PM. (The office will still be open, in case you're trying to reach us.)
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Stony Point YMCA
crmetroymca.org
207 7th Ave SE 319-366-6421
300 Stoney Point Rd SW 319-390-3488
Swim classes, mighty mites sports, youth weight training and youth basketball and volleyball.
Marion YMCA
crmetroymca.org
3100 10th Ave, Marion 319-377-7361
Helen G Nassif YMCA
crmetroymca.org
207 7th Ave SE 319-366-6421
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Kids Kitchen Takeover
Mt Vernon Rd Hy Vee 362-7900
Kids Kitchen Takeover
Hy Vee Edgewood Rd 378-0762
Let's Make Dinner!
Mar 16 6 PM ages 8+
Calling all kids who love to cook! We’re going to cook up a delicious meal featuring these recipes: Easy Veggie Dip, Skillet Mac-N-Cheese and Best Fudge Brownies. This is an opportunity for kids to learn basic cooking skills and healthy habits in the kitchen. Adult supervision is required for ages 8 and 9. Children ages 10+ are welcome to attend class on their own. Due to hands-on nature of class, class size is limited to 10 kids. Pre-registration is required. Call 378-0762 or stop by the Customer Service Desk.
Think Spring!
Mar 24 6 PM ages 3-5
Spring is really upon us. I like to think about grilling and being outside more often when I think of spring. It really changes the way we eat in our house. This month we are going to make a special Shamrock snack and dessert nachos. Both recipes are very tasty, I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. See you in class. Adult supervision is required. Call 379-0762 or stop by the Customer Service desk to register.
Kids Kitchen Takeover
Hy Vee Johnson Ave
Happenings At Collins Rd
Hy Vee Collins Rd 393-4480
Easter!
Mar 27 noon
Join Nicole, your Collins Road Hy-Vee dietitian, for some fun in the kitchen! We will be making some tasty treats for Easter! Kids of all ages are welcomed; however, adult supervision is required. Registration is also required as space is limited. Contact Nicole at 319 – 393 – 4480 or njohnson@hy-vee.com for more information or to reserve your spot. Class will be held at the Collins Road Hy-Vee dining area.
Kids Kitchen Takeover
Hy Vee Oakland Rd 366-7756
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2008 Hus Racing League Season
Hus Presbyterian Church
2808 Schaeffer Dr SW 319-363-0067
orangetrackracing.org
2nd Saturday of each month
9:30 AM
Race Hot Wheels, Match Box and Johnny Lightning cars.
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Playstation
200 Collins Rd NE 319-373-1111
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Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
1100 Rockford Rd SW 319-398-0100
Fall and winter public skate sessions:
Weekdays 5.00 includes admission and skate rental
Weekends 6.00 admission and 3.00 skate rentals.
Call 319-398-0100 for times
Family Learn To Skate Sessions
Fri nights 6:30-7:30 PM
20.00 a family
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Riverside Skate Park
Outdoor skate park provides a safe environment for extreme sports such as in-line skating, skateboarding and biking
6:00 AM-10:00 PM year-round
C St & 13th Ave SW 319-286-5731
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Planet X Fun Center
255 Collins Rd NE next to Hy-Vee 
319-294-2237 planetxfuncenter.com
Food and fun! Some activies are:
Spaceball, jumpshot, laser tag, rock climbing, bowlingo, bumper cars, miniature golf, space bikes and inflatable.
Hours are: Mon-Thurs 11 AM-10 PM, Fri 11 AM-midnight, Sat 10 AM-midnight, Sun noon-9 PM.
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Hiawatha Public Library
150 W Willman St, Hiawatha
319-393-1414
hiawathalibrary
Story Time Sessions
Hiawatha Public Library is pleased to offer a variety of story times. Please note the intended audience, days and time of each.
Preschool Story Time : 3 to 6 year-olds
Mondays at 6:30 Wednesdays from 10:30-11:00
Toddler Time : 18 months to 36 months
Tuesdays from 10:30-11:00
Smart Start Story Time : 6 months to 18 months
Biweekly, Thursdays from 10:00-10:15
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Usher's Ferry Historic Village
5925 Seminole Valley Tr NE 319-286-5763
ushersferry
Usher's Ferry Theatre Company Melodrama: Lovely Mary From Usher's Ferry
Mar 18-20, 25-27 7:30 PM
Ushers Ferry Theater Company presents an original old fashioned Melodrama written by the Ushers Ferry Theater players. Cheer the Hero and Boo the Villain as the lovely Mary Usher struggles to save her family's sawmill from the nefarious Horace Flinthart. Will dashing hero Harry Stoutheart arrive in time to save the day? Will Osgood Shepard get his due for driving a stolen beer wagon without a license? Will Patina the maid ever get the house clean? Come to the show and find out!
Easter Egg Hunt & Easter Tea
Apr 3 10:45 AM
Celebrate Easter with an egg hunt at Ushers Ferry! The Village will open at 10:45 a.m. and the day will begin with the egg hunt at 11:00 a.m. followed by storytelling with the Ushers Ferry storytellers, a coloring contest and Easter Egg Games. Village interpreters will demonstrate Easter Crafts such as egg dying and decorating. Children may dress in their Easter best and participate in the Easter Bonnet Parade around the Gazebo.
11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Child (12 yrs and under) $5 for CR residents, $7 for non-residents. Adults Free
A special Easter Tea is available to those attending the Egg Hunt for a fee of $4 per person. (The fee is the same for both adult and child. All children must be accompanied by an adult). The Easter Tea includes Tea and crumpets, old-fashioned Easter Parlor games and live music in one of the Village's Historic Buildings. Seating is limited. Pre-registration is required!
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