Jazz and Blues: Tina Haase Findlay

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

Join us for the second performance in our 2019 Jazz and Blues series! Tina Haase Findlay will be joined by a three member ensemble for an evening of jazz and blues music. Selections will span a wide range of periods, artists, and styles. Don't miss out on this next installment in our popular music series. […]

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Not Without Me! – Interfacing With the Education Process

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

Join us in the mobilization of parents and community members by participating in this series* of community forums at the African American Museum of Iowa. Together we will identify obstacles and opportunities for parental and community involvement in the education process of our children. Help us create change for our children, tomorrow's leaders. This event […]

Free

History Adventures – SuperSoaked

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

Be sure to bring a swimsuit, towels, and all your favorite water guns for the final session of this Summer’s History Adventures! Kids will learn about Lonnie Johnson, inventor of the SuperSoaker, before heading outside for water warfare! Suggested for children ages 3-13. In case of rain, alternative activities will take place inside. Please make […]

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Products of a Creative Mind

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

This presentation explores African Americans who invented or improved dozens of items we take for granted every day. Many of these men and women are little-known, and few are household names. Some had very little formal education or training, yet others were college-educated or earned doctorates. All made important contributions to our lives through perseverance, […]

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Summer Burn: POUND® with Trisha Brink

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

We are excited to continue a new summer tradition of fitness programming at the Museum. Join us every week in August for a variety of fitness activities to get your blood pumping and your sweat flowing, all while having lots of fun! This year we are partnering with the YMCA of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan […]

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When the Great Migration Met the Black Diaspora

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

Rescheduled from May 23, this event is now taking place on August 8. As countless writers and scholars have chronicled, black migration transformed the culture, politics, and social life of the United States in the mid-twentieth century, when the sons and daughters of Mississippi and Alabama and Georgia and North Carolina set off for new […]

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Summer Burn: STRONG by Zumba® with Denise Jones

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

We are excited to continue a new summer tradition of fitness programming at the Museum. Join us every week in August for a variety of fitness activities to get your blood pumping and your sweat flowing, all while having lots of fun! This year we are partnering with the YMCA of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan […]

Free

NewBo Community Blood Drive

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

From the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center: Join us at the African American Museum of Iowa in the Aldeen Davis Celebration Hall for a blood drive on Saturday, August 17th from 10:00am - 1:00pm! All presenting donors will receive a voucher for a $10 gift card to Amazon, Casey's, Dairy Queen, or Domino's! Please bring […]

Summer Burn: POUND® with Trisha Brink

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

We are excited to continue a new summer tradition of fitness programming at the Museum. Join us every week in August for a variety of fitness activities to get your blood pumping and your sweat flowing, all while having lots of fun! This year we are partnering with the YMCA of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan […]

Free

Not Without Me! – Interfacing With the Education Process

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

Join us in the mobilization of parents and community members by participating in this series* of community forums at the African American Museum of Iowa. Together we will identify obstacles and opportunities for parental and community involvement in the education process of our children. Help us create change for our children, tomorrow's leaders. This event […]

Free