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Fairfield Public Library
Please join horticulturist Steve Taylor and botanist Laura McCormick for a two-part introduction to Wildflowers of Spring.
11 am Zoom Chat
1 pm Guided Wildflower Walk at Lamson Woods State Preserve (weather permitting)*
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Join Jocelyn & Kyla for a live cook-along as they combine two of their favorite spring things: greens and the grill!
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The topic this month is Scaffolds for Bone Regeneration, presented by Dr. Aliasger Salem (Bighley Chair of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Professor of Pharmaceutics; Co-Leader, Experimental Therapeutics Program, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center).
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Live Streaming
Puccini's La Bohème, the passionate, timeless, and indelible story of love among young artists in Paris, can stake its claim as the world's most popular opera. In this live transmission from 2018, FrancoZeffirelli's classic production stars soprano Sonya Yoncheva as the fragile Mimì and tenor Michael Fabiano as the poet Rodolfo. Marco Armiliato conducts.
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Celebrate Poetry Month together with our new club! This event is free and open to all ages.
Join us in-person at the library or online with Zoom. This month, in honor of William Shakespeare’s birthday, we will be discussing the sonnet -- the poetic form created by Shakespeare and known to us today by the collection of 154 sonnets first published in 1609. We will also read and discuss sonnets written by modern poets such as Edna St. Vincent Millay, Terrance Hayes, and others. You may pick up paper copies of the poems we will read on Friday at the library anytime this month. We also welcome any attendee to bring their own poems to read at our meeting! If interest is high, this will be a continuing monthly program.
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Listed as one of the 11 don't miss flea markets of the midwest! Event dates in April, August and October 2021.
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The public is invited to 42 Fun Things to Do on the Great Iowa Road Trip, a special weekend event, to be held April 30 and May 1 in southern Iowa. A coordinated mapped route features a self-guided tour of 42 open doors and special activities in Marion and Mahaska counties, including the towns of New Sharon, Knoxville, Oskaloosa, Pella and rural Leighton.
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The Van Buren County Historic Preservation Commission has located 38 "forgotten" Van Buren County settlements and commemorated each with a plaque marker. Each plaque has historical facts on it about the Forgotten Village it marks.
Want to add some additional excitement to your Forgotten Village quest? There are now a series of 36 geocaches that coincide with the Forgotten Villages. The map and brochure are available at the Welcome Center and online.
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Discover Iowa's Byways. Check In. Get Rewards.
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SAC CITY, IOWA, ISN’T KNOWN for much. But what it is known for - the world’s largest ball of popcorn - it is quite proud of. The ball draws in visitors from all over (and many who are directed to the city and its popcorn ball, which is stored in a shed, by billboards that run alongside the nearby highways), which helps nearby businesses with tourism dollars.
The ball of popcorn is believed to weigh around 9,370 pounds. It measured eight feet in diameter and has a circumference of just over 24 feet.
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After cancellation of the festival in 2020 due to COVID, we are excited to invite guests back to Pella on May 6, 7 & 8, 2021 for the 86th annual Tulip Time Festival! Things will look a little different this year in order to keep our guests as safe as possible. This includes spacing out our food stands and vendors, providing enhanced sanitation stations, and encouraging social distancing. While you won't be able to see all of our floats in a parade this year, we are excited to bring new attractions, classic floats on display, and pop-up happenings throughout the three days of the festival.
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We have implemented our Emergency Plan here at the Blood Center to protect donors and our staff. This includes:
• Placing only one screening station on a table (observing social distancing)...
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