Below, check out top events happening in the next few days. Use buttons for more extensive regional and themed calendars, and to look farther ahead.
Coming Up in Iowa
Sunday Bingo • Cedar Rapids Jan 19, 12:00 pm. Gather at NewBo every Sunday for Bingo, sponsored by Collins AeroSpace and Fast-Trans for people with disabilities.
- "Wine & Cheesus" Pub Theology • Muscatine Jan 19, 6:30 pm.
Gather with Faith UCC to talk about spirituality and religion. All faiths welcome, including agnostics and atheists, and all ages welcome. "This is not a space for hard and fast answers, nor is this a space for condemnation, judgement, or hatred. This is a safe space to be compassionately curious and open to the Divine and how God manifests differently in all our experiences."
- Current Events Discussion • Davenport Jan 20, 9:30 am.
Learn, share and discuss current events in safe company.
- Banned Book Club • Oskaloosa Jan 20, 6:00 pm.
Gather with PFLAG Oskaloosa for a monthly book club focused on books that have been the focus of attempted bans.
Coming Up in Illinois
- People's March •Carbondale Jan 18, 10:00 am.
Start at City Hall, and end at the Town Square Pavilion, in this official People's March for southern Illinois' most progressive city. It's among dozens of People's Marches happening across the country in solidarity with the main march in Washington, on the same day.
- People's March • Peoria Jan 18, 11:00 am. Peoria joins the nationwide effort to hold companion People's Marches to coincide with the large national event in Washington, D.C. March and listen to speakers. RSVP here!
- MLK Nonviolence Orientation Training • Springfield Jan 18, 2:00 pm. Learn more about Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s philosophy and nonviolent social change in this event sponsored by Coalition of Rainbow Alliances (CORAL), the First Presbyterian Church, the Illinois Poor People’s Campaign, Intricate Minds, and Presbyterian Disaster Assistance. Pre-registration required here.
- Carbondale People's March • Carbondale Jan 18, 2:30 pm.
Pride in Action, Southern Il leads this afternoon Carbondale march in solidarity with the massive People's March happening in Washington, D.C.., the same day. You're encouraged to make signs and wear clothes that reflect "defending our rights and our future."
