Terrarium Workshop Tuesday at Atlas Collective
MOLINE — Sue Herrera, who specializes in creating and teaching others to create expressive terrariums, will lead a Terrarium Building Workshop Tuesday evening at The Atlas Collective. Herrera, whose terrariums adorn The Atlas Collective coffeeshop, provides containers, soil, plants and small decorative pieces for the workshop. Participants are also welcome to bring their own tiny items to include. Sign up here for the night, which is $50 and is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at The Atlas Collective, 1801 5th Ave. (photo features a recent Sue Herrera terrarium)
History on Tap Thursday highlights Iowa Juneteenth
DAVENPORT — The history of Juneteenth, and in particular Iowa Juneteenth, will be the focus of Thursday’s “History on Tap” at Putnam Museum and Science Center. This “pay what you can” event will feature Dwana Bradley, general chairperson of Iowa Juneteenth, which takes place annually in mid-June with several events to honor June 19, 1865, when thousands of slaves in Texas were freed two years after they were supposed to already have been freed by the Emancipation Proclamation. Bradley has also been owner of Iowa Urban Media in Des Moines since 2017.
Registration open for bi-state QC Pride Parade June 6
QUAD CITIES — Sign up here to join the QC Pride Parade happening June 6. Participation is listed in the registration form with a fee of $25. Floats, cars, walking entries and more are all welcome. The parade starts in Davenport at 11 a.m., crosses the Centennial Bridge, and ends at Schwiebert Park to help kick off Day 2 of the Quad Cities Pride Fest. The parade is organized by QC Unity Pride, which formed in 2008, disbanded until 2014, when it started again and organized the first-ever Quad Cities Pride Parade in 2018. You can register for the parade here.
