We invite you to join us for the 30th annual College Hill Arts Festival, which will be held July 18-19, 2008 on the campus of the University of Northern Iowa at the shady corner of College and 23rd Streets. In 2005, and again in 2007, the College Hill Arts Festival was named to Sunshine Artist magazine’s list of ‘100 Best Fine Arts & Design Shows’ in the United States. Also, the Cedar Valley Tourism Bureaus named the Festival the 2006 Event of the Year.
The 2007 Classic Car Show was well-received and a great success. This year the classes have been increased to 46 and include Factory Stock, Street Rods, Trucks Motorcycles and more. You will find more food vendors, too!
Over 100 classes, programs, and workshops being offered this winter/spring
Whether you’re a self-described non-artsy person or an artistic expert, the Waterloo Center for the Arts has a class for you! The Winter/Spring catalog of classes, programs and workshops has just been released and there is something for everyone ages 3 to 103.
Tickets go on sale to the general public for the 2007-2008 artist series at UNI’s Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center on Friday, June 1, at 8:30 a.m.
Over 100 classes, programs, and workshops being offered this winter/spring
Whether you’re a self-described non-artsy person or an artistic expert, the Waterloo Center for the Arts has a class for you! The Winter/Spring catalog of classes, programs and workshops has just been released and there is something for everyone ages 3 to 103.
On Know the Score, music and culture, poetry and prose, the arts and humanities, come to life. You'll hear a world of ideas each week--great music with interviews of the artists and composers creating it; poetry and prose discussed by the authors themselves; artists and dancers talking about their work and the creative process; and we hear performances of the highest order by local and regional ensembles as well as new releases by the world's most acclaimed artists.
We invite you to join us for the 30th annual
College Hill Arts Festival, which will be held July 18-19, 2008 on the campus of the University of Northern Iowa at the shady corner of College and 23rd Streets. In 2005, and again in 2007, the College Hill Arts Festival was named to Sunshine Artist magazine’s list of ‘100 Best Fine Arts & Design Shows’ in the United States. Also, the Cedar Valley Tourism Bureaus named the Festival the 2006 Event of the Year.
Prints from the collection of J. Thomas and Debra Gabrielson Lee take
center stage in a new University of Iowa Museum of Art (UIMA)
exhibition, "The Power of Line: European and American Etching Revival
Prints from the Lee Collection," on display Friday, May 9, through
Sunday, Sept. 28, in the museum's Hoover-Paul Gallery.
Barbeque cooks and teams are invited to be part of an exciting event in downtown Waterloo. Whether you are a novice cook or a veteran “barbequer” you can form a team and be part of the seventh annual BBQ’Loo and Blues, Too! cook off in downtown Waterloo.
A sure sign of spring - the Farmers Market in downtown Waterloo will be open from 8:00 am to Noon in the Regions Bank parking lot, 100 E. Park Avenue. In addition to the finest and freshest produce, baked goods, flowers and crafts, there are special activities at the market each week.
One of the excitements of the Sturgis Falls Celebration is wearing the current Celebration's apparel before, during and after the Sturgis Falls Celebration.
The Show must go on and The Sturgis Falls Kidsway will once again be offering a variety of free, hands on activities throughout the weekend underneath the shade of the Big Top on Franklin Street between Second and Third Streets.
Former Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86 Former Sen. Jesse Helms, who served 30 years in Congress, has died, the Jesse Helms research center says. He was 86.
U.S. soldiers in Iraq mark Fourth of July It's Staff Sgt. Edgar Covarrubias' second Fourth of July in Iraq. No family barbecue, no fireworks, but Covarrubias says he'll ...
Bush welcomes new U.S. citizens President Bush has invoked the memory of Thomas Jefferson in welcoming new U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony at Thomas ...
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The Friends of the Art Center will be hosting its annual Rooftop Jazz & Blues event on Saturday, July 5.
Join friends and family for an evening of great live musical entertainment, rooftop and riverside seating, and delicious food at Rooftop Jazz & Blues on July 5 at the Waterloo Center for the Arts. Their Cedar River Rooftop Deck and Riverside Sculpture Plaza make the perfect setting for this annual event featuring live blues and jazz music by the dynamic Dynaflows.
Brace yourself for a great music lineup at this summers Live to 9 outdoor concerts. Cedar Falls Live to 9 is an after-work summer concert series in downtown Cedar Falls, Sturgis Park, where partiers young and old can kick off the weekend in style with live music, food and ice cold beverages.
The Sturgis Falls Celebration Board of Directors is excited to provide this year’s Celebration with two very energized, nationally known bands for your entertainment pleasure.
Complete Live Music Listing for the Cedar Valley. Downtown Waterloo, Cedar Falls, College Hill and surrounding areas. PLUS...Something NEW....Complete Live Music Listing for over 100 MILES!! From Cedar Falls to Platteville Wisconsin!!
Tickets go on sale to the general public for the 2007-2008 artist series at UNI’s Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center on Friday, June 1, at 8:30 a.m.
To defy rumors that the Iowa Renaissance Festival & Gathering o'Celts will not remain in the Amana Colonies, producer Gregory Schmidt has decided to up-grade the amount and quality of entertainment and historical presentations, this year.Coinciding with Amana's "Maifest" weekend the 17th installment of the Renaissance faire will feature headliner acts from the Minneapolis, Chicago and Kansas City festivals.
In 2007 alone, nearly $2 million worth of locally produced food was purchased by 26 institutional food buyers in the eight-county region including and surrounding Black Hawk County, more
than double the amount purchased in 2006.
Three of Broadway’s most accomplished musical stars—Debbie Gravitte, Doug LaBrecque, and Jan Horvath—will join the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony for their Spring Pops concert.
Movies Opening This Week
Holding Trevor opens July 4th, 2008 (limited) Like his friends, Trevor is trying to find himself in life. It's a road paved with difficulties--namely his heroin-addicted boyfriend Darrell. After a terrifying overdose,...
Kabluey opens July 4th, 2008 (limited) While Salman's brother is stationed in Iraq, Salman tries to help out his sister-in-law as she takes care of her young children. But the only...
Insanitarium opens July 4th, 2008 (limited) He's played a terrifyingly mono-syllabic kidnapper and murderer, an eccentric drug dealer, and Satan at least once each, so it was only a matter of...
Gits opens July 4th, 2008 (limited) Those unfamiliar with the Seattle music scene in the early 1990s might not have heard the powerful sounds of The Gits and their lead singer...
Last Mistress opens July 4th, 2008 (limited) Controversial director Catherine Breillat (ROMANCE, FAT GIRL) delivers her most ambitious film yet with THE LAST MISTRESS. Adapted from the novel by Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly,...
Hounddog opens July 18th, 2008 (limited) Dakota Fanning stars in this controversial drama about a girl who survives her tough life in 1950s Alabama by listening to Elvis Presley. Though HOUNDDOG...
Mamma Mia! opens July 18th, 2008 (wide) The Broadway sensation makes a star-studded transition to the screen with this musical starring Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, and Colin Firth. With the frothy pop...
American Teen opens July 25th, 2008 (limited) Documentarian Nanette Burstein (THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE) directs this film that centers on a quartet of high school seniors in Indiana. AMERICAN TEEN...
Meet Dave opens July 11th, 2008 (wide) Eddie Murphy stars in this sci-fi comedy about a spaceship that looks like a normal human being and its crew of microscopic humanoids. The script...
Man Named Pearl opens In this uplifting documentary, filmmakers chronicle the work of Pearl Fryar. Though Fryar initially encountered racism and prejudice when he moved to an upscale neighborhood...
August opens July 11th, 2008 (limited) Josh Hartnett (30 DAYS OF NIGHT) stars in this drama from XX/XY director Austin Chick. Tom Sterling (Hartnett) finds that all aspects of his life...
Stone Angel opens July 11th, 2008 (limited) Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn stars as Hagar Shipley in this adaptation of Margaret Laurence's beloved novel. At 90, Hagar may be considered old, but she...
Journey to the Center of the Earth opens July 11th, 2008 (wide) Jules Vernes's classic novel gets a high-tech update thanks to star Brendan Fraser and special-effects-supervisor-turned-director Eric Brevig. This action-filled family film takes full advantage of...
