Story Time at Next Page Books

Next Page Books 1105 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Next Page Books will be hosting a story time featuring books about children of color and their relationship with their hair. Please note this is a third party event organized by members of Senator Cory Booker's local campaign staff. Details available here.

Free

Exhibit Opening: Untangling the Roots

African American Museum of Iowa 55 12th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids , IA, United States

Join us from 10 AM to 4 PM on September 7 to celebrate the opening of our new exhibit! The galleries will be available through regular admission rates. Visitors will also have the chance to enter to win tickets to Hancher Auditorium's upcoming presentation of Urban Bush Women's Hair and Other Stories.  

Hair Party (Getting it Done!)

African American Museum of Iowa 55 12th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids , IA, United States

The African American Museum of Iowa is excited to announce the first program connected to our 2019-2020 temporary exhibit, Untangling the Roots. This exciting program is presented in partnership with Hancher auditorium and Urban Bush Women as part of a community engagement series surrounding the upcoming performance of Hair and Other Stories. Using the deceptively simple […]

Free

Celebrating the Roots

Lion Bridge Brewing Company 59 16th Ave SW, Cedar Rapids, IA

Purchase Tickets We are partnering with Lion Bridge Brewing Company to host a soul food celebration and program in honor of Black History Month. Dr. Kelly Sharp, Professor of Africana Studies and History at Luther College will be speaking at 6pm about the history is soul food and the Museum's current exhibit "Untangling The Roots" […]

$30