Isle of Iowa Events:
Tue, Aug 16th – Board Meeting
6:00 – 9:00pm, Gordy Smith's House, 225 Rockvalley Lane NW, all members welcome.
Thurs, Aug 18th – August Monthly Meeting
6:00 – 10:00pm, Downtown Fieldhouse at 411 1st St SE, Cedar Rapids. Our Quarterly charity is the Cedar Valley Humane Society.
Fri, Aug 19th – Central City Live with the Cedar Island Band
6:30pm, Courtyard Park, Central City. Details: https://cedarislandband.com/schedule/
Sat, Aug 20th – Buffett Night at the Ballpark featuring the Cedar Island Band
4:00pm, Veterans Memorial Stadium, purchase your tickets from Gerald Ptacek.
Coming up…
Wed, Aug 24th – Island Fever Phlocking Committee Meeting
6:30pm, meet in the Clarion Hotel Bar, 525 33rd Ave SW, Cedar Rapids. Our biggest event of the year is Oct 1st at the Clarion Hotel – purchase advanced tickets at isleofiowa.com. This is a general committee meeting, if you have not signed up to be on a committee but you would like to help in the planning of our event, please feel free to attend.
Thur, Aug 25th – Hugo Duarte House Concert
6:00pm, Jim and Laurieloo’s Home. Details pending but be sure to save the date! Hugo is a favorite Trop Rock artist from Key West. To listen to some of his music visit: https://www.hugoduarte.com/index.html
Sat, Aug 27th – Salute to Summer at Bobbers Grill
7:00pm, Bobbers Grill, North Liberty, party with the Cedar Island Band!
Wed, Sep 7th – One Particular Harbor September Family Picnic
5:30 - 10:00pm, Thomas Park, Marion. BYOB and a side dish to share. We will be grilling up Cheeseburgers in Paradise, Hot Dogs, brat-burgers, and chicken, donations are appreciated so we can continue to provide these events. Dogs welcome too! This is the last picnic of the summer.
Sat, Sep 24th – Walk to End Alzheimer’s
10:00am, Registration starts at 9am in Noelridge Park. Plan to walk with the Isle of Iowa team! Please click here to join the Isle of Iowa team or make a donation! https://2011walktoendalz.kintera.org/cedarrapids/isleofiowa
Other Events in the Area:
Thur, Aug 18th – Marion Downtown Getdown with Lonesome Road
6:00 – 9:30pm, Marion Square Park. Details: https://uptownmarion.com/things-to-do.html?item=253
Thur, Aug 18th – Jazz Under the Stars with Dennis McPartland
7:00pm, Noelridge Park, 4900 Council St NE, Rain site: Parlor City Pub, 1125 Third St SE. Details: https://hooplanow.com/tag/jazz-under-the-stars/
Fri, Aug 19th – Sat, Aug 20th – Palo Fun Days
Palo, details: https://paloia.govoffice2.com/
Sat, Aug 20th – Venetian Nights Lighted Boat Parade & Fireworks
8:00pm, Cedar River by Ellis Park
Sat, Aug 20th – Cedar Rapids Amphitheatre Music Fest
10:00am – 9:00pm, Greene Square Park. Entertainment: Claude Hay / The Mayflies / Ben Schmidt / The Trollies /Sarah Cram and the Derelicts / Adobanga / Kevin Burt / The Surf Zombies / Natalie Brown and Craig Erickson / Daylight Savings Account. https://www.wix.com/luv2bfishing/cramphitheatermusicfest#!
Thur, Aug 11th – Sun, Aug 21st – Iowa State Fair
Details: https://www.iowastatefair.org/
Coming up…
Sat, Sep 3rd – Laborless Day Weekend Party with the Cedar Island Band
8:00pm, Manhattan Beach, MN. Details: https://cedarislandband.com/schedule/
March 11th – Quad City ParrotHeads Winter 2012 Getaway in Punta Cana
7 Nights at the Grand Palladium Resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. All Inclusive Air and Hotel is $1740 per person. Contact Janelle at (563)386-4400, [email protected]
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Barracuda Randy
Social Director
Isle of Iowa PHC