Iowa City playwright Mary Swander’s most recent play began with a chance find at a local store. “Years ago, I took a walk down the road one day from my place, an old Amish one-room schoolhouse, to the country store,” Swander recounts on her Substack. “There, they have a rack of literature … My eyes […]
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Iowa Writers’ House hosts workshop with Iowa Poet Laureate
Writing from Start to Finish, with Mary Swander Iowa Writers’ House — Saturday, Feb. 18 at 10 a.m. – Sunday, Feb. 19 at 3:30 p.m. This weekend, the Iowa Writers’ House welcomes Iowa’s own poet laureate, Mary Swander, for a two-day workshop titled Writing from Start to Finish. The workshop is $245 for the two […]
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Enjoy a play, support local food and build community this weekend
Iowa Valley Global Food Project Fundraiser Old Capitol Senate Chambers — Sunday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. Johnson County welcomes the Iowa Valley Global Food Project with a fundraiser on Feb. 12 in the Old Capitol Senate Chambers at 2 p.m. The project will build community and increase access to local produce in Johnson County […]
