BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Social Squares//The Iowa City Square//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Iowa City Square X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago X-WR-CALDESC:Everything happening in Iowa City\, read before it goes up. REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT6H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT6H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:P4CAgOH1Iyg@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261021T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261021T170000 SUMMARY:Curator Guided Tour: It’s Been Wonderful Knowing You: Wildlife Co nservation and Advocacy Through the Lens of Jay N. “Ding” Darling LOCATION:University of Iowa Main Library Gallery\, 125 W Washington St\, Iowa City DESCRIPTION:Join co-curators Collin Vandewalle and Lindsay Moen for a spe cial guided tour of the current University of Iowa Libraries Main Library Gallery exhibition\, It’s Been Wonderful Knowing You: Wildlife Conservat ion and Advocacy Through the Lens of Jay N. “Ding” Darling . Oct.\n\nHost ed by Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/Io waCityIA/e/P4CAgOH1Iyg URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/P4CAgOH1Iyg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:NZG5foPKJQg@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261021T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261021T180000 SUMMARY:Slamovision: International Slam Poetry Judging LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City DESCRIPTION:Join Iowa City poets and poetry lovers during the Iowa City B ook Festival to watch and rank slam poets from UNESCO Cities of Literatur e around the world as they compete for the 2026 Slamovision title . Score s from this international competition will help determine the winner\, wh o will be crowned at the Slamovision final on November 1 at The James The ater in Iowa City.\n\nHosted by Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature\n\nht tps://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/NZG5foPKJQg URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/NZG5foPKJQg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Er8y7OUmT8g@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261021T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261021T183000 SUMMARY:Pilar Quintana: La perra (The Bitch) LOCATION:Prairie Lights Books\, 15 S. Dubuque St.\, Iowa City DESCRIPTION:On a bluff overlooking Colombia’s rough Pacific coast\, at th e edge of the jungle—a world where nothing is taken for granted –Damaris lives in a shack with her fisherman husband. Her dream of a child unfulfi lled and the warmth of her marriage cooled\, she has reached the age “whe n women dry up\,” as her uncle puts it. When the opportunity arises\, she takes in a motherless puppy with eagerness and immediate affection.\n\nH osted by Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org /IowaCityIA/e/Er8y7OUmT8g URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/Er8y7OUmT8g END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pUqyzB1reT8@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261021T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261021T200000 SUMMARY:Mark Leidner: Elegy for Pangaea LOCATION:Prairie Lights Books\, 15 S. Dubuque St.\, Iowa City DESCRIPTION:Mark Leidner’s third poetry collection\, Elegy for Pangaea \, is as funny\, strange\, and epic as his two previous collections\, Retur ning the Sword to the Stone and Beauty Was the Case that They Gave Me . H is new poems explore faith\, grief\, money\, myth\, parenting\, and poetr y itself to create a collection as full of tantalizing ideas and dilemmas as “an enormous library with a waterbed floor.” As mystical as it is sat irical\, as audacious as it is personal\, as hysterical as it is disconce rting\, in…\n\nHosted by Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature\n\nhttps://s ocialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/pUqyzB1reT8 URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/pUqyzB1reT8 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:P6BFRKWWuSU@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261022T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261022T103000 SUMMARY:Kinder Club: Fall Session 2 Starts LOCATION:Iowa Children’s Museum\, 1451 Coral Ridge Ave.\, Coralville DESCRIPTION:In this program\, children will learn and play in our one-of- a-kind space while building skills that prepare them for formal learning settings. We offer sensory and art-based activities to help develop your little one’s fine motor skills and confidence. We also use Kindergarten S chool Readiness checklists and hands-on learning to help your child build skills like sharing\, taking turns\, and respecting the rights of others .\n\nHosted by Iowa Children's Museum (Coralville)\n\nhttps://socialsquar es.org/IowaCityIA/e/P6BFRKWWuSU URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/P6BFRKWWuSU END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:MOPw89DCMWg@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261022T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261022T120000 SUMMARY:Mark Leidner: A Conversation about Poetry and Humor LOCATION:Frank Conroy Reading Room\, 507 N. Clinton St.\, Iowa City DESCRIPTION:A Conversation about poetry and humor with poet Mark Leidner\ , 11 a.m.\, Frank Conroy Reading Room\, Dey House. Leidner will discuss t he use of humor in poetry in this session presented by the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.\n\nHosted by Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature\n\nhttps://soc ialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/MOPw89DCMWg URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/MOPw89DCMWg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:JIUsnii9Ggk@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261022T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261022T173000 SUMMARY:Afterschool Studio: Spooky Solutions & Mixtures LOCATION:Iowa Children’s Museum\, 1451 Coral Ridge Ave.\, Coralville DESCRIPTION:What is STEAM? It stands for science\, technology\, engineeri ng\, art\, and math. It’s an approach to learning that brings these subje cts together through creating\, experimenting\, innovating\, and problem- solving. This October\, join ICM educators every Thursday from 3:30–5:30 p.m. for a hands-on spooky STEAM activity inspired by the season. Drop in \, experiment\, create\, and see what you discover! Afterschool Studio ac tivities are included with museum admission.\n\nHosted by Iowa Children's Museum (Coralville)\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/JIUsnii9Gg k URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/JIUsnii9Ggk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ybiC6CtN_lU@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261022T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261022T190000 SUMMARY:Melissa Tedone: The Poison Book Project LOCATION:University of Iowa Main Library\, 125 W Washington St\, Iowa City DESCRIPTION:The Poison Book Project is an interdisciplinary research init iative at Winterthur Museum\, Garden & Library and the University of Dela ware. This ongoing investigation explores the materiality of Victorian-er a publishers’ bindings. Research focuses on identifying potentially toxic pigments used in bookbinding components and how to handle and store pote ntially toxic collections more safely.\n\nHosted by Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/ybiC6CtN_lU URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/ybiC6CtN_lU END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4flEzR3QjbU@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261022T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261022T200000 SUMMARY:Panel Discussion: Weirdos Writing for Weirdos: A Contemporary App roach to Speculative Fiction LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City DESCRIPTION:Sci-fi\, fantasy\, and horror used to be the outcasts of lite rature\, but now more than ever these speculative genres are growing in p opularity–and in quality. With huge properties like Fourth Wing \, Dungeo n Crawler Carl \, and other “weird” series running rampant across the NYT bestseller lists\, it’s evident that readers crave these odd genres\, an d more and more authors are answering the call to deliver captivating sto ries–many of them independent of traditional publishing altogether.\n\nHo sted by Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/ IowaCityIA/e/4flEzR3QjbU URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/4flEzR3QjbU END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:HvipT1he68I@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261023T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261023T130000 SUMMARY:International Writing Program: Writers from Cities of Literature LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City DESCRIPTION:Participants in this year’s International Writing Program fal l residency who live in UNESCO Cities of Literature will discuss what it is like to live and write in a City of Literature. Featuring Sarah Gilmar tin (Dublin)\, Zodwa Nyoni (Manchester)\, Ingeborg von Zadow (Heidelberg) \, Yaiza Berrocal Guevara (Barcelona).\n\nHosted by Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/HvipT1he68I URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/HvipT1he68I END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:gjO7NC23EcU@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261023T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261023T220000 SUMMARY:After Dark: Night of the Living Toys LOCATION:Iowa Children’s Museum\, 1451 Coral Ridge Ave.\, Coralville DESCRIPTION:Playtime isn’t over. It’s just gotten a little… strange. Afte r Dark returns for a Halloween edition of our grown-ups-only night at the museum\, presented by Procter & Gamble ! Put on your costume\, grab your friends\, and take over The Iowa Children’s Museum after hours for a nig ht of Halloween trivia\, crafts\, tarot readings\, karaoke\, dancing\, dr inks\, treats\, and plenty of reasons to let your inner child out.\n\nHos ted by Iowa Children's Museum (Coralville)\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/I owaCityIA/e/gjO7NC23EcU URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/gjO7NC23EcU END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8cvhQi3rixY@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261023T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261023T203000 SUMMARY:An Evening with Pulitzer Prize Winner Yiyun Li LOCATION:Levitt Center for University Advancement\, 1 East Park Road\, Io wa City DESCRIPTION:Internationally acclaimed author Yiyun Li won the 2026 Pulitz er Prize for her resonant memoir\, Things in Nature Merely Grow \, a deep ly moving account of losing her younger son to suicide a little more than six years after her older son died in the same manner. The Princeton Uni versity professor is the author of 12 books—and was a finalist for the 20 24 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction.\n\nHosted by Iowa City UNESCO City of Liter ature\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/8cvhQi3rixY URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/8cvhQi3rixY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6HL-bZI4Tew@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T150000 SUMMARY:Friends Foundation Pop-up Used Book Sale LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City DESCRIPTION:Stop by the lobby of the Iowa City Public Library between fes tival events to browse for a new (to you) book.\n\nHosted by Iowa City UN ESCO City of Literature\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/6HL-bZI 4Tew URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/6HL-bZI4Tew END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:h41O3Ml3wlM@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T110000 SUMMARY:Lori Erickson: Travels with the Muse LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City DESCRIPTION:Travels with the Muse is a journey into the creative life\, t old through Lori Erickson’s travels to places where art and spirit meet. From the luminous interior of Barcelona’s Sagrada Família to the rhythms of the Mississippi Blues Trail\, from quilting traditions in Nebraska to the turning dance of the whirling dervishes in Türkiye\, Erickson explore s what happens when we approach art not as experts\, but as beginners wil ling to pay attention.\n\nHosted by Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature\n \nhttps://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/h41O3Ml3wlM URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/h41O3Ml3wlM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pn0bswQhW2Y@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T160000 SUMMARY:Book Fair at Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature LOCATION:MERGE\, 136 S Dubuque St\, Iowa City DESCRIPTION:A diverse collection of titles\, journals\, magazines\, and b ook arts from local and regional publishers and literary organizations. A unique opportunity for book lovers to discover new authors and genres. 5 08 Press | Annie’s Foundation | Catharsis | Earthwords | Fount Literary M agazine | Gray Hawks Writers | Guild Writers | Ice Cube Press | Ink Lit M ag | Iowa City Poetry | Iowa Prison Writing Project | The Iowa Review | I owa Writes | Little Village Magazine | Midwest Writing Center | New Moon… \n\nHosted by Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature\n\nhttps://socialsquare s.org/IowaCityIA/e/pn0bswQhW2Y URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/pn0bswQhW2Y END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:dY6irOfvJm0@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T130000 SUMMARY:Queer Coffee Social LOCATION:Englert Theatre\, 221 E. Washington St.\, Iowa City DESCRIPTION:Celebrate queer joy and artistry during Refocus Film Festival and the Iowa City Book Festival! The Queer Coffee Social is a space for queer folks and allies to meet each other and be in community. This event is free to attend and open to the public. Featured Artist : Mari Johnson Mari Johnson is a painter\, printmaker and cartoonist currently based in Iowa City.\n\nHosted by Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature\n\nhttps://s ocialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/dY6irOfvJm0 URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/dY6irOfvJm0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:MvZGw4YkWhM@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T123000 SUMMARY:James Geary: The World in a Phrase LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City DESCRIPTION:Aphorisms are literature’s hand luggage. Light and compact\, they contain everything you need to get through a rough day at the office or a dark night of the soul. Aphorisms\, the oldest written art form on the planet\, have been going viral for thousands of years\, delivering th e short\, sharp shock of old forgotten truths. Today\, visual artists are mixing pithy language with compelling imagery and using social media to take the form into the future.\n\nHosted by Iowa City UNESCO City of Lite rature\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/MvZGw4YkWhM URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/MvZGw4YkWhM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Pj1c7YqkE4g@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T123000 SUMMARY:Keiran Goddard: I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning LOCATION:Iowa City Masonic Building\, 312 E College St\, Iowa City DESCRIPTION:Told from the alternating perspectives of five friends who gr ew up together on the same council estate\, I See Buildings Fall like Lig htning asks what happens when all the expectations we have of our lives a re dashed. Only Rian has made it out of the estate and moved away to anot her city\, but his money doesn’t stop him from clinging to a vision of th e past that is quickly slipping away. Oli is fading by the day\, drinking and snorting his way through the endless boredom.\n\nHosted by Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/Pj1c 7YqkE4g URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/Pj1c7YqkE4g END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:dYWpQBr_98c@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T123000 SUMMARY:Patricia Foster: A Marriage in Startled Air LOCATION:Prairie Lights Books\, 15 S. Dubuque St.\, Iowa City DESCRIPTION:In A Marriage in Startled Air \, Patricia Foster shares the d ramatic story of how the diagnosis of her husband’s rare cancer changed t he dynamics of their marriage and opened the door to the hidden world of his childhood\, revealing the seeds of trauma and childhood PTSD. In vivi d\, often poetic prose\, Foster reflects on how the journey of recovery—a nd discovery—between two artists in a relatively happy marriage leads to difficult conversations about family\, memory\, identity\, and aging.\n\n Hosted by Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature\n\nhttps://socialsquares.or g/IowaCityIA/e/dYWpQBr_98c URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/dYWpQBr_98c END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:N8jT0htaouk@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T140000 SUMMARY:Tiffany Hanssen: My Name was Gerry Sass LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City DESCRIPTION:Gerry Sass is not who he appears to be. On the surface\, he i s the proud owner of a local country music station outside of Mystic\, Io wa. Beneath it\, he’s a mob-connected hitman-for-hire who launders money through the station WIOA. One morning in 1986\, his life of crime catches up to him when two men march him out into the woods and shoot him in the back of the head. Plunged into purgatory\, he’s doomed to a painful exam ination of his life.\n\nHosted by Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature\n\n https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/N8jT0htaouk URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/N8jT0htaouk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:_CHDW6RSpCI@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T140000 SUMMARY:Scott Heim: Mysterious Skin LOCATION:Iowa City Masonic Building\, 312 E College St\, Iowa City DESCRIPTION:A free author reading\, Q&A\, and signing event. At the age o f eight\, Brian Lackey is found bleeding under the crawl space of his hou se\, having endured something so traumatic that he has blacked out an ent ire five-hour period. During the following years he slowly recalls detail s from that night\, fragments that hint at yet cannot explain what happen ed to him\, leaving him to believe that he may have been the victim of an alien encounter.\n\nHosted by Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature\n\nhtt ps://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/_CHDW6RSpCI URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/_CHDW6RSpCI END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bKg9pSL8PXc@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T140000 SUMMARY:Ron Rindo: Life\, and Death\, and Giants LOCATION:Prairie Lights Books\, 15 S. Dubuque St.\, Iowa City DESCRIPTION:Gabriel Fisher was born an orphan\, weighing eighteen pounds and measuring twenty-seven inches long. No one in Lakota\, Wisconsin\, kn ows what to make of him. He walks at eight months\, communicates with ani mals\, and seems to possess extraordinary athletic talent. But when the o lder brother who has been caring for him dies\, Gabriel is taken in by hi s devout Amish grandparents who disapprove of all the attention and hide him away from the English world.\n\nHosted by Iowa City UNESCO City of Li terature\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/bKg9pSL8PXc URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/bKg9pSL8PXc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1H7VHobIFOQ@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T153000 SUMMARY:Harriet Clark: The Hill LOCATION:Prairie Lights Books\, 15 S. Dubuque St.\, Iowa City DESCRIPTION:Suzanna Klein was a baby when her mother got up early one mor ning to rob a bank with a group of fellow radicals. Now\, every Saturday\ , Suzanna lines up at the prison gates among the other children\, each dr essed as if for celebration. Inside there is a nursery and a cemetery\; t here are watchful guards and distractable nuns\; there are women counting down to release and women like Suzanna’s mother\, who will never be rele ased.\n\nHosted by Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature\n\nhttps://socials quares.org/IowaCityIA/e/1H7VHobIFOQ URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/1H7VHobIFOQ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:VM7SJaNY6g8@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T153000 SUMMARY:Matt Singer: Funny Business LOCATION:Iowa City Masonic Building\, 312 E College St\, Iowa City DESCRIPTION:If you were a moviegoer in the early aughts\, you had a front -row seat to a golden age of comedy. Ben Stiller\, Seth Rogen\, Will Ferr ell\, Owen Wilson\, Steve Carell\, and Vince Vaughn became unlikely leadi ng men—a band of rowdy wedding crashers\, hungover bachelors\, and 40-yea r-old virgins dubbed the “Frat Pack” that took Hollywood by storm over th e span of a single decade. Then\, seemingly overnight\, Frat Pack movies vanished.\n\nHosted by Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature\n\nhttps://soc ialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/VM7SJaNY6g8 URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/VM7SJaNY6g8 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bX0bZMy_1ps@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T153000 SUMMARY:Tisa Bryant: Residual LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City DESCRIPTION:In the aftermath of her mother’s death\, Tisa Bryant’s Residu al retrieves and catalogs what remains of her home\, her psyche\, and her creative practice. She filters through the remnants of her mother’s ever yday life\, asking what becomes an archive—a bookshelf\, a dresser\, a re lationship\, a secret? Drawing on personal memories as well as archives o f renowned Black women who died prematurely—including playwright Lorraine Hansberry and science fiction writer Octavia E.\n\nHosted by Iowa City U NESCO City of Literature\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/bX0bZM y_1ps URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/bX0bZMy_1ps END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:qHNsHzNo2nw@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T153000 SUMMARY:Sarah Minor: Carousel LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City DESCRIPTION:Carousel opens as a professor begins delivering a lecture to a hot room. Her students have the internet in their pockets\, screens on their wrists\, seeing in more directions than students ever could before. But what\, in fact\, are they looking at? In the spirit of John Berger’s Ways of Seeing \, Sarah Minor’s Carousel explores how the pursuit of pan oramic vision frames power\, distorts reality\, and implicates both viewe r and subject.\n\nHosted by Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature\n\nhttps: //socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/qHNsHzNo2nw URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/qHNsHzNo2nw END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Co4VdddRSsA@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T170000 SUMMARY:Nonfiction Writing Program 50th Anniversary Panel LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City DESCRIPTION:As graduates of the University of Iowa’s Nonfiction Writing P rogram gather to celebrate the program’s 50th anniversary\, we will hear from three about their most recent work and their time writing in Iowa Ci ty: Helen Betya Rubinstein ( Feels Like Trouble )\, Stephanie Krzywonos ( The Blue Hours )\, and Angela Pelster ( The Evolution of Fire ) This eve nt will be streamed live at: www.youtube.com/ thelibrarychannel\n\nHosted by Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/Iowa CityIA/e/Co4VdddRSsA URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/Co4VdddRSsA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:NpStTUz9sCY@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T170000 SUMMARY:Michael McCarty and Bruce Walters: Eerie Iowa LOCATION:Prairie Lights Books\, 15 S. Dubuque St.\, Iowa City DESCRIPTION:Witness the Darker Side of the Hawkeye State The farmlands an d rural areas of Iowa are no stranger to the weird\, dark and mysterious. Learn about a terrestrial sighting from 1903\, a creepy cryptid that ter rorized the town of Van Meter. Find out about Bigfoot sightings in Calhou n County. Peer under the waters of Lake Okoboji to find a huge lake monst er. Read the history of a frightening sculpture based on a story by Franz Kafka and hear a premonition that predicted a devastating fire.\n\nHoste d by Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/Iow aCityIA/e/NpStTUz9sCY URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/NpStTUz9sCY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:FLsQcLRU08k@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T173000 SUMMARY:Jane Schoenbrun: Public Access Afterworld LOCATION:Iowa City Masonic Building\, 312 E College St\, Iowa City DESCRIPTION:Trailblazing filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun will join Refocus Film Festival for a reading and conversation to discuss their latest creative project\, Public Access Afterworld \, their first novel. Schoenbrun will visit Iowa City as the first stop on a promotional book tour.\n\nHosted by Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/IowaC ityIA/e/FLsQcLRU08k URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/FLsQcLRU08k END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:YXmbtH_fyHg@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261025T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261025T150000 SUMMARY:Writers Row – Local Author Book Fair LOCATION:MERGE\, 136 S Dubuque St\, Iowa City DESCRIPTION:Local Author Book Fair! Join us as local authors present thei r latest works\, answer questions\, and sign books. Browse each author’s table where various books will be available for purchase. The Local Autho r Book Fair is sponsored by Greater Iowa City .\n\nHosted by Iowa City UN ESCO City of Literature\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/YXmbtH_ fyHg URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/YXmbtH_fyHg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:XvLEqWuZHeY@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261025T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261025T123000 SUMMARY:Independent Publishing in Iowa LOCATION:MERGE\, 136 S Dubuque St\, Iowa City DESCRIPTION:What does it take to run an independent publication in Iowa? Representatives from Little Village Magazine \, Rampage Party Press \, Bl ack Iowa News \, Brink \, and 508 Press talk about their work\, the audie nces they serve\, and the challenges and possibilities of independent pub lishing. Moderated by Daniel Khalastchi Featuring: Mackie Garrett\, Dana James\, Nina Lohman\, and Margaret Yapp\n\nHosted by Iowa City UNESCO Cit y of Literature\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/XvLEqWuZHeY URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/XvLEqWuZHeY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:j3pdMfsxR8A@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261025T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261025T133000 SUMMARY:Poetry in Public Reading featuring Iowa Student Poet Ambassador J osie Nabhan-Warren LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City DESCRIPTION:Poetry in Public celebrates our community’s rich literary tra dition and local writing talent by displaying poems by writers of all age s. Hear from some of the 2026 Selected Poets . This event is live and in- person\, and will be streamed live at: Featuring special guest\, Josie Na bhan-Warren\, the 2026–27 Iowa Student Poet Ambassador . If your poem was selected for Poetry in Public 2026 and you’d like to read it at the even t\, please email us at info@iowacityofliterature.org\n\nHosted by Iowa Ci ty UNESCO City of Literature\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/j3 pdMfsxR8A URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/j3pdMfsxR8A END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1bnWpZ4Ax74@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261025T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261025T143000 SUMMARY:National Youth Poet Laureate Daniel Somtochukwu Umemezie LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City DESCRIPTION:Daniel Umemezie is a Nigerian-American poet whose work explor es cultural inheritance and displacement\, using bodily transformation as both metaphor and form. His poetry develops a realm between interior exp erience and external reality. His work has appeared in the North American Review \, Scholastic \, Magpie Journal and many more.\n\nHosted by Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/ 1bnWpZ4Ax74 URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/1bnWpZ4Ax74 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:kBWkJNr2x1U@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261025T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261025T160000 SUMMARY:John Ira Thomas: TIRE! LOCATION:Daydreams Comics\, 229 E Washington St\, Iowa City DESCRIPTION:Version 1.0.0 John Ira Thomas returns to Daydreams Comics for another helping of TIRE! He’ll be reading from THE BEST OF TIRE CLASSIFI EDS\, a collection of TIRE Magazine’s most brazen attempts to get your mo ney\, and maybe your soul. Hear about Twinkie groves\, UFO abduction reso rts\, and the New Dolphin Order! Chase the unapproved Stevenson dimes! Fi nd out where your lost hair went! Discover what’s really on blank media!\ n\nHosted by Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature\n\nhttps://socialsquares .org/IowaCityIA/e/kBWkJNr2x1U URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/kBWkJNr2x1U END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bwuE2K5cevk@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261025T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261025T163000 SUMMARY:PorchLight: The Prose Exchange LOCATION:PorchLight Literary Arts Center\, 1019 E Washington St\, Iowa Ci ty DESCRIPTION:Ready to get some eyes on your work? This group provides care ful readings and positive\, descriptive feedback on works-in-progress. Th ey meet twice a month and workshop two submissions of up to 20 pages at e ach meeting. They are currently open to adding one or two more members. T hey advise sitting in on a session to determine if this is the workshop f or you. For more information on how to join\, visit their website!\n\nHos ted by Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/I owaCityIA/e/bwuE2K5cevk URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/bwuE2K5cevk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:MLnQeifNc-A@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261025T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261025T193000 SUMMARY:Sensory Friendly Halloween LOCATION:Iowa Children’s Museum\, 1451 Coral Ridge Ave.\, Coralville DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special Halloween-themed Sensory Friendly Night ! This free event offers sensory-friendly activities in a calmer environ ment and opportunities to collect treats in our museum exhibits. Costumes are encouraged (but not required!) as you look for our “treat stations” throughout the museum. All treats will be small non-food items to avoid a llergy concerns. We will also have not-too-spooky Halloween activities.\n \nHosted by Iowa Children's Museum (Coralville)\n\nhttps://socialsquares. org/IowaCityIA/e/MLnQeifNc-A URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/MLnQeifNc-A END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ZuSmGndCLkA@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261025T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261025T193000 SUMMARY:Sensory Friendly Night LOCATION:Iowa Children’s Museum\, 1451 Coral Ridge Ave.\, Coralville DESCRIPTION:Join us on the last Sunday of each month for Sensory Friendly Night! This event is designed for families with members who experience s ensory sensitivities\, are on the autism spectrum\, or who have any healt h needs that would make a quieter visit more enjoyable. Admission is free during Sensory Friendly Night\, thanks to our friends at GreenState Cred it Union. We understand that the museum can be a bustling place.\n\nHoste d by Iowa Children's Museum (Coralville)\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/Iow aCityIA/e/ZuSmGndCLkA URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/ZuSmGndCLkA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:LQEF9CUWtps@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261029T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261029T173000 SUMMARY:Afterschool Studio: Printmaking LOCATION:Iowa Children’s Museum\, 1451 Coral Ridge Ave.\, Coralville DESCRIPTION:What is STEAM? It stands for science\, technology\, engineeri ng\, art\, and math. It’s an approach to learning that brings these subje cts together through creating\, experimenting\, innovating\, and problem- solving. This October\, join ICM educators every Thursday from 3:30–5:30 p.m. for a hands-on spooky STEAM activity inspired by the season. Drop in \, experiment\, create\, and see what you discover! Afterschool Studio ac tivities are included with museum admission.\n\nHosted by Iowa Children's Museum (Coralville)\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/LQEF9CUWtp s URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/LQEF9CUWtps END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:30MNQax3csc@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261030T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261030T120000 SUMMARY:Toddler Takeover LOCATION:Iowa Children’s Museum\, 1451 Coral Ridge Ave.\, Coralville DESCRIPTION:Join us for a celebration of hands-on exploration designed fo r children five and younger! These special playtimes are the perfect oppo rtunity to focus on your little one’s development through play. Each mont h\, we’ll feature a different play schema—key behaviors that help kids ma ke sense of the world—and pair it with activities in the party room and a n exhibit that brings it to life.\n\nHosted by Iowa Children's Museum (Co ralville)\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/30MNQax3csc URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/30MNQax3csc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:n5Ea1autU6U@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261030T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261030T200000 SUMMARY:STEM Family Free Night LOCATION:Iowa Children’s Museum\, 1451 Coral Ridge Ave.\, Coralville DESCRIPTION:Join us for free museum admission and a special STEM activity \, sponsored by Collins Aerospace. This month\, join us for a not-too-spo oky Halloween-themed STEM challenge! Be sure to check out our other Hallo ween events \, too! View all of our Halloween events!\n\nHosted by Iowa C hildren's Museum (Coralville)\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/n 5Ea1autU6U URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/n5Ea1autU6U END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f6MV2_TxfEM@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261103T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261103T160000 SUMMARY:Use Your VOICE Day LOCATION:Iowa Children’s Museum\, 1451 Coral Ridge Ave.\, Coralville DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Election Day with Use Your VOICE Day at The Iowa Ch ildren’s Museum! This special event will introduce children to the many w ays they can engage in their community and make their voices heard. From voting in a mock election to hands-on activities throughout the museum\, kids will learn important civic values related to V oting\, O pportunity \, I nvolvement \, C ommunity \, and E ngagement .\n\nHosted by Iowa Chil dren's Museum (Coralville)\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/f6MV 2_TxfEM URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/f6MV2_TxfEM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:kXclSM0YXuQ@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261107T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261107T110000 SUMMARY:Jack SPLAT! LOCATION:Chauncey Swan Park\, 405 E Washington St\, Iowa City DESCRIPTION:Send Halloween out with a SPLAT! Don’t toss your Jack-O-Lante rns in the garbage—give them one last hurrah by letting us toss them from up high instead. This free outdoor event is presented by New Pioneer Foo d Co-op and Urban Acres Realtors (Sean McIntyre\, Ben & Whitney Russell\, Tundi Brady\, Cathy Pugh\, and Nicki Thompson). We’ll be dropping pumpki ns from the northwest corner of the parking ramp next to Chauncey Swan Pa rk.\n\nHosted by Iowa Children's Museum (Coralville)\n\nhttps://socialsqu ares.org/IowaCityIA/e/kXclSM0YXuQ URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/kXclSM0YXuQ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c1SRL_2j11A@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261107T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261107T140000 SUMMARY:PorchLight: Flash Forward LOCATION:PorchLight Literary Arts Center\, 1019 E Washington St\, Iowa Ci ty DESCRIPTION:Flash Forward is PorchLight’s monthly studio session for writ ers interested in short form writing: flash fiction\, micro essays\, pros e poetry\, and more. Join them and learn more about these miniature marve ls. Each session includes a discussion of short form works we love\, a ge nerative writing prompt\, optional sharing\, and light positive feedback. Whether you’re new to these very short forms or an old hand\, they would love to have you! First meeting is free!\n\nHosted by Iowa City UNESCO C ity of Literature\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/c1SRL_2j11A URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/c1SRL_2j11A END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:iGNkWJyiukA@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261108T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261108T130000 SUMMARY:Art Play Sundays LOCATION:Iowa Children’s Museum\, 1451 Coral Ridge Ave.\, Coralville DESCRIPTION:Creativity looks different every month in the Art Studio! Thr oughout the month\, families can explore a featured artistic theme with s pecial materials\, collaborative projects\, and hands-on activities. By f ocusing on a single material or technique\, children are encouraged to th ink creatively\, experiment\, and discover just how many different ways o ne simple supply can be used.\n\nHosted by Iowa Children's Museum (Coralv ille)\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/iGNkWJyiukA URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/iGNkWJyiukA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:LZ3xNR7ki6g@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261108T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261108T163000 SUMMARY:PorchLight: The Prose Exchange LOCATION:PorchLight Literary Arts Center\, 1019 E Washington St\, Iowa Ci ty DESCRIPTION:Ready to get some eyes on your work? This group provides care ful readings and positive\, descriptive feedback on works-in-progress. Th ey meet twice a month and workshop two submissions of up to 20 pages at e ach meeting. They are currently open to adding one or two more members. T hey advise sitting in on a session to determine if this is the workshop f or you. For more information on how to join\, visit their website!\n\nHos ted by Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/I owaCityIA/e/LZ3xNR7ki6g URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/LZ3xNR7ki6g END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2cUf0EDcl8E@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261109T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261109T180000 SUMMARY:OPEN: Bonus Play Monday LOCATION:Iowa Children’s Museum\, 1451 Coral Ridge Ave.\, Coralville DESCRIPTION:School is out\, so it’s time to PLAY! The Iowa Children’s Mus eum will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday\, November 9\, 2026.\n\ nHosted by Iowa Children's Museum (Coralville)\n\nhttps://socialsquares.o rg/IowaCityIA/e/2cUf0EDcl8E URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/2cUf0EDcl8E END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:QN9d5sVQBTo@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261109T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261109T120000 SUMMARY:Nature Play LOCATION:Iowa Children’s Museum\, 1451 Coral Ridge Ave.\, Coralville DESCRIPTION:Come get wild with us! Explore the beauty of the natural worl d in the Museum’s classroom with local touch-table specimens\, seasonally themed\, nature-centered play opportunities\, and plenty of ways to lear n about our home planet. Each season brings new opportunities to discover \, create\, and connect with nature! Autumn Activities: Celebrate the col ors and textures of fall with hands-on activities inspired by the changin g seasons! Explore leaves\, gourds\, pinecones\, and acorns at our nature touch…\n\nHosted by Iowa Children's Museum (Coralville)\n\nhttps://socia lsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/QN9d5sVQBTo URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/QN9d5sVQBTo END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:yDYg-JZyUc4@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261111T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261111T120000 SUMMARY:Toddler Takeover LOCATION:Iowa Children’s Museum\, 1451 Coral Ridge Ave.\, Coralville DESCRIPTION:Join us for a celebration of hands-on exploration designed fo r children five and younger! These special playtimes are the perfect oppo rtunity to focus on your little one’s development through play. Each mont h\, we’ll feature a different play schema—key behaviors that help kids ma ke sense of the world—and pair it with activities in the party room and a n exhibit that brings it to life.\n\nHosted by Iowa Children's Museum (Co ralville)\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/yDYg-JZyUc4 URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/yDYg-JZyUc4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:-JU7T9RBXQc@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261115T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261115T110000 SUMMARY:PorchLight: Writing Grief LOCATION:PorchLight Literary Arts Center\, 1019 E Washington St\, Iowa Ci ty DESCRIPTION:Grief Writing – A monthly exploration of loss and heartbreak Jennifer New leads this monthly group that uses writing as a reflective t ool to explore loss. Francis Weller’s Five Gates of Grief provides a back bone to consider grief from multiple angles\, e.g.\, death of loved ones\ , loss of health or ability\, grief for the world. This is an ongoing gro up\; you’re welcome to attend once or each time. No writing experience is needed.\n\nHosted by Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature\n\nhttps://soci alsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/-JU7T9RBXQc URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/-JU7T9RBXQc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8NRXiRZGNIM@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261115T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261115T120000 SUMMARY:Toddler Takeover LOCATION:Iowa Children’s Museum\, 1451 Coral Ridge Ave.\, Coralville DESCRIPTION:Join us for a celebration of hands-on exploration designed fo r children five and younger! These special playtimes are the perfect oppo rtunity to focus on your little one’s development through play. Each mont h\, we’ll feature a different play schema—key behaviors that help kids ma ke sense of the world—and pair it with activities in the party room and a n exhibit that brings it to life.\n\nHosted by Iowa Children's Museum (Co ralville)\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/8NRXiRZGNIM URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/8NRXiRZGNIM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:PNr0-iqMgLA@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261119T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261119T103000 SUMMARY:Kinder Club: Fall Session 3 Starts LOCATION:Iowa Children’s Museum\, 1451 Coral Ridge Ave.\, Coralville DESCRIPTION:In this program\, children will learn and play in our one-of- a-kind space while building skills that prepare them for formal learning settings. We offer sensory and art-based activities to help develop your little one’s fine motor skills and confidence. We also use Kindergarten S chool Readiness checklists and hands-on learning to help your child build skills like sharing\, taking turns\, and respecting the rights of others .\n\nHosted by Iowa Children's Museum (Coralville)\n\nhttps://socialsquar es.org/IowaCityIA/e/PNr0-iqMgLA URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/PNr0-iqMgLA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:SPO_4115jiE@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261122T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261122T163000 SUMMARY:PorchLight: The Prose Exchange LOCATION:PorchLight Literary Arts Center\, 1019 E Washington St\, Iowa Ci ty DESCRIPTION:Ready to get some eyes on your work? This group provides care ful readings and positive\, descriptive feedback on works-in-progress. Th ey meet twice a month and workshop two submissions of up to 20 pages at e ach meeting. They are currently open to adding one or two more members. T hey advise sitting in on a session to determine if this is the workshop f or you. For more information on how to join\, visit their website!\n\nHos ted by Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/I owaCityIA/e/SPO_4115jiE URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/SPO_4115jiE END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:iLdgCGFNTSc@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261127T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261127T200000 SUMMARY:STEM Family Free Night LOCATION:Iowa Children’s Museum\, 1451 Coral Ridge Ave.\, Coralville DESCRIPTION:Join us on the last Friday of each month for free museum admi ssion and a special STEM activity\, sponsored by Collins Aerospace!\n\nHo sted by Iowa Children's Museum (Coralville)\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/ IowaCityIA/e/iLdgCGFNTSc URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/iLdgCGFNTSc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3pSnQEDw-PQ@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261129T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261129T193000 SUMMARY:Sensory Friendly Night LOCATION:Iowa Children’s Museum\, 1451 Coral Ridge Ave.\, Coralville DESCRIPTION:Join us on the last Sunday of each month for Sensory Friendly Night! This event is designed for families with members who experience s ensory sensitivities\, are on the autism spectrum\, or who have any healt h needs that would make a quieter visit more enjoyable. Admission is free during Sensory Friendly Night\, thanks to our friends at GreenState Cred it Union. We understand that the museum can be a bustling place.\n\nHoste d by Iowa Children's Museum (Coralville)\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/Iow aCityIA/e/3pSnQEDw-PQ URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/3pSnQEDw-PQ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:YrFzDimSKJY@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261205T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261205T140000 SUMMARY:PorchLight: Flash Forward LOCATION:PorchLight Literary Arts Center\, 1019 E Washington St\, Iowa Ci ty DESCRIPTION:Flash Forward is PorchLight’s monthly studio session for writ ers interested in short form writing: flash fiction\, micro essays\, pros e poetry\, and more. Join them and learn more about these miniature marve ls. Each session includes a discussion of short form works we love\, a ge nerative writing prompt\, optional sharing\, and light positive feedback. Whether you’re new to these very short forms or an old hand\, they would love to have you! First meeting is free!\n\nHosted by Iowa City UNESCO C ity of Literature\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/YrFzDimSKJY URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/YrFzDimSKJY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:K81HRSZK-tI@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261206T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261206T163000 SUMMARY:PorchLight: The Prose Exchange LOCATION:PorchLight Literary Arts Center\, 1019 E Washington St\, Iowa Ci ty DESCRIPTION:Ready to get some eyes on your work? This group provides care ful readings and positive\, descriptive feedback on works-in-progress. Th ey meet twice a month and workshop two submissions of up to 20 pages at e ach meeting. They are currently open to adding one or two more members. T hey advise sitting in on a session to determine if this is the workshop f or you. For more information on how to join\, visit their website!\n\nHos ted by Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/I owaCityIA/e/K81HRSZK-tI URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/K81HRSZK-tI END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:hLtpgqXGQ8w@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261209T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261209T120000 SUMMARY:Toddler Takeover LOCATION:Iowa Children’s Museum\, 1451 Coral Ridge Ave.\, Coralville DESCRIPTION:Join us for a celebration of hands-on exploration designed fo r children five and younger! These special playtimes are the perfect oppo rtunity to focus on your little one’s development through play. Each mont h\, we’ll feature a different play schema—key behaviors that help kids ma ke sense of the world—and pair it with activities in the party room and a n exhibit that brings it to life.\n\nHosted by Iowa Children's Museum (Co ralville)\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/hLtpgqXGQ8w URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/hLtpgqXGQ8w END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:EV-U_EyZzSI@socialsquares.org DTSTAMP:20261022T044121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261213T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261213T120000 SUMMARY:Toddler Takeover LOCATION:Iowa Children’s Museum\, 1451 Coral Ridge Ave.\, Coralville DESCRIPTION:Join us for a celebration of hands-on exploration designed fo r children five and younger! These special playtimes are the perfect oppo rtunity to focus on your little one’s development through play. Each mont h\, we’ll feature a different play schema—key behaviors that help kids ma ke sense of the world—and pair it with activities in the party room and a n exhibit that brings it to life.\n\nHosted by Iowa Children's Museum (Co ralville)\n\nhttps://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/EV-U_EyZzSI URL:https://socialsquares.org/IowaCityIA/e/EV-U_EyZzSI END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR