Dennis Hart gives a summary of Iowa stories in the news of the past week
First in Local Talk’s series: Introducing the Candidates, Susan Herzog, independent candidate for US Senate, speaks about her approach to health care and how she believes that an independent Senator from Iowa could help get issues addressed more effectively and give Iowa more leverage in Washington
Mike Kellner, Prairie Rivers of Iowa PR and Marketing Coordinator describes how Iowa nonprofit Prairie Rivers of Iowa will present a Wild & Scenic virtual Film Festival of ten films focusing on conservation and the environment. This will be a virtual film festival, available via livestream. Friday, October 2, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. It will be followed up with additional streaming available through Saturday, October 7. Go here to purchase a ticket.
Everyone who purchases tickets for the film festival will be invited to a private webinar with our pollinator expert, David Stein. David will host in early November a presentation about planting a prairie, choosing the “right” seed for pollinators, and caring for a prairie over time. All participants will be able to chat and ask David questions that are on their minds.
KHOI board member Meredith Francom and Anna Banana describe KHOI’s Auction House and some of the wonderful items for sale there. Go to our auction house here to see the many items for sale. Only 27 days left to bid!! All proceeds go to support KHOI.
Stephens Auditorium, has joined 60+ other cultural institutions around the country in participating in a nationwide watch party of “John Lewis: Good Trouble,” a recently released documentary that examines the life and accomplishments of the Georgia congressman and civil rights leader who died of cancer July 20. Released this summer, the documentary features archival photographs, rare video and candid conversations with Lewis and fellow politicians and activists. It tracks the Alabama native’s rise in the civil rights movement and his long career in Congress, where he introduced the bill creating the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Virtual Nationwide Watch Party will be livestreamed with panel discussion
Today, Monday, September 21, 2020 at 6:00 pm. Also, Patrons of Stephens Auditorium have 30 days to start the film once they have rented it and 72 hours to finish it once the streaming starts.
Registration is available here.
Originally broadcast 09/21/2020
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