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Tomorrow is Lucas farms History Day! Below is information about the event.
Activities will be at 3 main interest points all connected by a free narrated bus ride provided by Iowa City Transit:
1.) Plum Grove Historic Site (1030 Carroll St.) 10-5 pm
Enjoy free tours of the Plum Grove Historic Home provided by Johnson County Historical Society. Master Gardeners will show both the vegetable and flower gardens, each part of the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Gardens. The new state-of- the-art Iowa History 101 Mobile Museum from the State Historical Society will also be on site to visit for free.
2.) Iowa City Assembly of God Church (1330 Keokuk St.) 1-5 pm
Stop by the Iowa City Assembly of God Church parking lot for free bouncy houses, dunk tank, refreshments, and other family activities. Pony rides will be available for $3.00.
3.) Yewell Street Art Market (Yewell St.) 1-5 pm
Named for Iowa City’s original artist George H. Yewell, the street will feature art vendors, local art history presentations and kid activities. The street also features the Moffitt houses, where several well-known artists lived.
Project GREEN Garden Tour 10-3 pm
The neighborhood will also host the Project GREEN Garden Tour Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The tour includes eight lovely gardens, with the Plum Grove Historic Home and Gardens as the anchor. Tickets are available for $5 at any of the featured homes; entry for children 10 and younger is free. Walk, bicycle or ride the free history shuttle (mentioned above) between the garden locations.
As part of the Lucas farms History Day festivities, the Yewell Street Art Fair will feature work from neighborhood creators as well as live music. Additionally, University of Iowa Museum of Art Assistant Curator Vero Rose Smith will present information about historic Iowa City artist George Henry Yewell, after whom the street was named.
Yewell Street Art Fair
This research was made possible by the University of Iowa Museum of Art Legacies for Iowa: A Collections-Sharing Project, Supported by the Matthew Bucksbaum Family.
That's a wrap on our Saving Brinton World Premiere extravaganza—an amazing weekend at AFI Docs! Two sold-out shows, hundreds of enthusiastic cinephiles and documentary lovers, hand-cranked movies in the lobby, so many wonderful new friends, great initial reviews and Brinton's name back in lights after over 100 years. Enjoy some photos from the weekend while we get some rest.
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